All About the Covers

I had the pleasure of meeting Chaz at LepreCon. I enjoy his artwork and his passion. He’s one of the good guys. — I call my Patreon the “Ashelon Tarot Project” and it’s been a long time coming.  Ashelon is a world that my fiancée, Carolyn Kay, and I are creating.  It’s a blend of fantasy and steampunk and takes place in the mid 1800s.  A comet struck what is now called South America and it had the effect of revealing all of the hidden faerie creatures the world over – no longer could they hide behind faerie glamour.  Not only must they learn to co-exist with humans and their steam technology, but they must also deal with the most unscrupulous villain the world has ever seen… Queen Victoria. The tarot deck will be divided into 4 courts of 13 cards each. Each of the cards will be a character...

I’m not a natural redhead. I had a lot of red in my hair (part of my Scottish heritage) when I was younger. I used to put a gold-blond dye on my hair and came up a deep strawberry blond. Then I dyed my hair purple-red. Then I settled into a nice burgundy-brown; redder than my natural color but not too red. Now my hair is starting to gray. I can’t tell how much of my hair is gray but I’d say 10-20%.  It makes keeping up with the hair dye a bit more noticeable. At least to me. I really don’t like the skunk look next to the vibrant red-brown of the hair dye. Recently, I visited with my family. Both my sister and mom have their natural hair color and it’s a beautiful brown. All their red has mostly vanished. I’ve decided I want to see my natural...