I’ve just given JoieArt.net another facelift in favor of something a bit more professional. I know blog aren’t supposed to change their look this often, but JoieArt is still a relatively new blog and so hopefully it will only have positive effects instead of negative.

This particular theme is more streamlined, professional, and easier to organize. It also forced me to revamp my categories and add tags, but that’s something I should have done to begin with. I’m still tweaking and adding things as I go, but hopefully this can be a theme I can stick with for quite awhile.

This theme was designed by Samk.ca, and is quite lovely.

I’m messing around with the layout for the site this evening, and like what I’ve got so far. It’s a theme called Pink Orchid that I’m modifying to meet my own needs… and so far it’s looking ok. I’ve got a lot of color and layout tweaking I’d like to do, but I’ve run up against one major issue…

What to do for the header image? I’ve pondered it for awhile now, and any input anyone has would be greatly appreciated. I have tried several pieces of my own artwork, but none of them seem to fit the 1020 x 145 pixel size that I need. I’m hoping one of my readers has a brainwave, because my own brain is still fried from the holiday this weekend. Dodging green mortar fireworks was not particularly what I had in mind for “fun,” hehe.

For those of you on RSS Feeds or email, check out the new layout here: JoieArt.net

That’s right… it’s happened. I started a Twitter account to help keep my blog and website updated, fresh, and interactive. I had originally sworn to never have a Twitter account, but… well… I did it anyway.

Please feel free to follow me! I’ll be Tweeting website updates, random art-related thoughts, and other creative and artistic activities that I’m currently up to. Check it out! JoieArt on Twitter.com

As for Vinny news– I’m working on the logo as we speak, and once that’s done I’ll be finishing up the front cover! The lettering is almost complete (it’s about a week behind schedule due to technical difficulties), but then it’s off to the printing press!

It’s official– Vinny is being self-published by Arguing Idiots and will be available to purchase very soon. There is a website dedicated to our favorite vampire in the works, and of course I’ll have more information as I get it!

It’s certainly been awhile since I’ve updated, but I want to let everyone know that I’m not dead. I’ve been dealing with a lot of things, but mostly I’ve been recovering from a rather severe injury and haven’t had time to do a lot of art (much less update my blog). For those curious: I will be fine, I just need some physical therapy and healing time.

Vinny #1 did not quite make it to HeroesCon with the writers, but it is just days away from being sent to the printer– I’m so excited! More info tomorrow. Just thought it might be good to warm the old blog back up with a short post about where I’ve been hiding.