Monkey - Progress

Hi Everyone!

We have a few new folks that have joined up. Welcome!

This past week I've been teaching at the Fantasy Art Workshop Illustration intensive in Milwaukee, WI. And was it ever intense. Let me just give you a small example based on the hours. Wake up at 7 everyday and it's go, go, go until crashing into bed around midnight. Rinse and repeat. Needless to say I'm as amped up to work as I am exhausted. 

We spent a week getting people used to how some of us illustrators work. And I'm jumping into Monday to do everything we had our students do. One more Magic painting to go for this round. Normally I like the painting to be complete before the end of the month, but as many of you know occasionally we go into a wave with a work in progress. I know I'll wrap up the painting in July. We'll have the Monkey Wave signups cap on June 30th. 

I have a new vendor we'll be working with for the metal tokens. I go my samples in and I'm very happy with the quality and the turnaround. They had some other metal color options. I was only able to get the gold version sample. It seems to add a slight tint. Not sure I'll use it much but it's neat to know it's an option if the application for it arrises. I'll be adding the gold version to the Member Store in July. 

Depending on when I finish the painting I'm tentatively planning on shipping Monkey Wave at the end of July into August.

Mask Wave Metal

OMG I'm as tired about posting updates with "it's coming" as you guys are probably tired of waiting. I got an email they were being shipped on Thursday. I had also placed a duplicate order with another vendor hoping it would arrive soon. But no word on that one. Hence the notice above about a new vendor. I LOVE supporting small businesses. But I am at the mercy of those small businesses in return. I will post a celebratory post once they arrive. 

I still can't believe an order I placed in April is taking this long. So, trust me when I share in any frustration if not more. I have to be embarrassed about not getting things to you as promised. 

Tressure Skull Collection Kickstarter

I'm officially launching July 1! And I'll be making a really cool post on my socials soon about the new addition later today. I have in hand the first cast of the precious metal pendant. Which will be cast in gold plated silver. 

I don't ever plan to make you guys feel like you have to make options in the same month. Even though the Monkey Wave ends right when the Kickstarter begins remember the billing portions will be over a month apart. I think about all these things. 

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