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Calling all Dublin-based (or further afield if you fancy travelling up for the day) artists and art-lovers!  There's going to be an auction of art by animators in aid of The Children's Sunshine Home and LauraLynn House, in The Science Gallery this Sunday from 1pm 'till 6pm.  It's for two great causes and there's some fantastic art waiting to be snapped up.  Here's the link for all the info; http://animationartshow.blogspot.ie/2012/07/art-show-schedule.html?m=1 Hope to see you there!

I've just started guest-reviewing for US music-blog The Round Table.  For every post I write, I also draw an artist image (a portrait/version of their album cover/etc) so it's keeping me busy. Here's the link if you fancy a read.  http://www.theroundtableonline.com/  I love the blog because it's all about music and not the gossip that so often comes hand in hand with that.

So, having abandoned my WP Blog for quite a while, I revived it and have been actually posting regularly since :D  A spell of unemployment gave me plenty of time to work on personal stuff while joining a collective blog gave me a monthly deadline and a group of peers I can bounce off of for inspiration & encouragement. Anyway, my blog is here http://elainesnowden.wordpress.com/ while the collective blog (called Collective Thinking) is here http://collectivethinkingblog.blogspot.com/ so if anyone wants to have a poke around that'd be cool :D I also have a Tumblr if you're bored http://elainesnowden.tumblr.com/

Hey, so I've recently submitted a design into a competition for a Pete Yorn poster and I'd love some help to possibly win.  If you can spare a minute, go here http://www.creativeallies.com/, join up, and then go here http://www.creativeallies.com/creation/c49-Pete-Yorn-Flyer-Poster?job=126-Design-the-commemorative-art-poster-for-Pete-Yorn-s-new-self-titled-album-and-upcoming-shows-in-LA-and-NYC and rate my submission. Thanks a million :D

I'm really keen on getting a new tattoo, one that symbolises my two loves of art and music, but I'm completely at a loss as to the design.  I'd prefer it to be small so I can get it somewhere easily concealed, but I'm just looking for ideas right now. Help anyone?