My friend Crystal Driedger tagged me for the “5 things about myself” …so here they are!

1. The first piece of art I sold was a cowskull I painted with a native american motif (they’re popular in the southern US!)

2. I need glasses for driving but not for painting

3. My favourite pet was a grumpy bumpy toad, who I had to release back into the Canadian wilds when we decided to move to Australia (they have a thing against toads here.) I’m working on writing & illustrating my own story inspired by the little bumpkin.

4. I hate seagulls. With a passion. I like to throw my flip-flops at them at the beach to make them fly away.

5. I’m ALMOST as excited for the new season of Battlestar Gallactica to begin in January as I am that my first baby is due in February (only 11 weeks to go!)

I’m tagging damien mason (designer/illustrator), kristin baylis (designer), greg holfeld (illustrator/animator), nick fruhling (designer/illustrator), and zen kitchen (designer who blogs business)!

The rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 5 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.