alejkhan's Secret Santa gift for ashtree house
Thank you so much to everyone who has posted their Secret Santa gift art! I have been absolutely blown away this year by the quality of art that everyone submitted. You all obviously spent a lot of time on your gifts!
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Picture books
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 11, 2015
My love for art - and narrative art in particular - began well before I had ever laid eyes on a comic book. As a child, my parents and my grandparents worked selling books for publishers. Every few weeks we would get a big box of sample books and it would be ...
New experiences!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 20, 2015
Yesterday evening my friend and I donned our prettiest dresses and went to see The Marriage of Figaro. Neither of us had ever been to the opera before, and we weren't the only ones - it was “student night” where they sell cheap tickets to the final dress rehearsal, so ...
2015 Secret Santa Sign-Ups!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Nov. 13, 2015
The absolutely incredible gift art I got from fallopiancrusader last year!
We had our first tiny snowfall today (surprisingly late for us), which means that I am officially allowed to start preparing for Christmas! And it wouldn't be Christmas without DRUNK DUCK SECRET SANTA!
I'm doing Secret Santa ...
Happy boxing day!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 26, 2014
I hope you'll all forgive me for a short newspost this week as I spend time opening presents, watching movies and baking with my family.
I'd like to thank everyone who took part in Secret Santa this year. I was completely blown away by the quality of the ...
Santa Claus is Coming to Town this Thursday
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 22, 2014
This week, everyone's favorite jolly ole elf will be coming to town. That's right, I am talking about Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, but mainly Santa Claus. In order to prepare, there has been an on going Secret Santa art exchange in the forums where the Christmas ...
Handmade versus Store-Bought Gifts
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 15, 2014
The tradition of creating handmade gifts began sometime in elementary school when it was not only appropriate, but expected, to give our parents original creations. Eventually, a handmade knick-knack has a difficult time competing with the latest smart phone or drawing tablet and is pushed aside to make room for ...
Happy Rabbit, Rabbit Day!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 1, 2014
Today is December 1st which means the holidays are around the corner on The Duck. A common thread between most denominations and cultures is that traditional foods are served around this time. For the month of December, I am going to include a traditional holiday recipe at the bottom of ...