I know this is a bit lengthy...but please take the time to read it....
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I took the Fall 2005 sememster off to plan my wedding and get married. My husband and I tied the knot in October. We were quite lucky when we found the perfect apartment for a couple just starting out. Great location, decent price, everything was wonderful. We did not expect to be left homeless after one month of marriage. Late November, our half of the duplex was devastated by a fire. The fault lied equally with our company and us... so we neither had to pay... nor received compensation. Unfortunately, we were still in the process of looking for renter's insurance, and had no coverage on our belongings. We had alot of posessions to replace, many of them very expensive as it was mostly electonics and furniture (Monitor, printer/scanner, tv, couch, ). the worst of it being, we had just spent the last of our gift certificates from the wedding and my shower.
We took residence in my parent's spare room (the smallest in their house -.-) for a couple of weeks while our management group found us another place to live, while our home was repaired and restored. But when we moved in, we were forced to get rid of our dog. We lived in that apartment from December on until Febuary, when, on Valentine's Day , there was an escalation in gang violence there at our complex. A group of youg men from one of the local gangs, came with baseball bats, and threw a brick through our neighbor's window. I was home alone, and terrified. I knew my husband was on his way home from work, and after I had made a 911 call, I called him, and told him, that whatever happened.. not to come home and park, to just keep driving around until I told him it was ok.. .or when he saw the police arrive. It was truly terrifying.... I decided that our safety was worth the cost of a daily commute from my parent's home 30 minutes away.
We packed up our more valuable things and moved back into the 15'X15' room. We were moved out of the apartment within the week, most of our belongings went into storage. It has been difficult the last 3 months, never getting a clear answer about when we would be able to move back home. I have only recently begun working again. It's a steady job. But even with my pay and my husband's full time job, we are still finding it hard to get on. We still bear the weight of the debt we fell into, replacing our things.
At this point it is needless to say that the first seven months of our marriage has been like a struggle for survival. It still brings tears to my eyes when I think about the day we had to go through a burnt and blackened home, trying to salvage what we could. I have been wanting to return to college, to pursue my degree in theatre, as I had planned to do for the Spring 2006 semester. But now, with the debt that sitts on our shoulders, I can't imagine how I would be able to. It's not a matter of tuition... I'm sure I could get help with that. It just that, with all this money we owe, and the bills that have to be payed, and the bills that will come when we finally go back home, I can't afford to work any less that the work week I have now. It is a tough decision between future and present... but it is one that has already been made for me.

I would like to ask all of you, the deviantART community, for help. What I need right now, is an extra income to help ease the load. I would like to ask you all to give me a chance to earn some extra money through commissioned pieces. My artwork has been my sanity as of late. If you are not interessted in any of the services I am able to offer, I would also like to accept monetary donations. Please... don't take this as begging...... I'm a very proud person... and I would NEVER ask for donations unless I was badly in need of them. Anything that any of you can do to help either of us....It will be more than appreciated....
I thank you for taking the time to read this....as it is so very important to me.
If you are interested in my services, I can be reached by way of Deviant notes.... or by email: keluswulf@hotmail .com
Here is my list of Services Availible and the corresponding prices:
B&W Lineart Comissions:
8.5x11 -$10
9x12 -$15
14x17 -$25
Color & Mixed media Comission:
8.5x11 -$20
9x12 -$30
14x17 -$50
Con-Badges -$5
Special Con-Badges -$10-$15
(wire and bead accents)
Digital Lineart Comission -$10
Digital Color Comission -$20
Modeling for Photography -$20 per hour (Plus travel expenses for anywhere outside Fresno County, California, USA)
Modeling for Traditional Media Artwork -$10 per hour (Plus travel expenses for anywhere outside Fresno County, California, USA)
-See 's gallery for samples of my modeling-
If you are interested in prints of the artwork in my gallery, contact me through email to discuss pricing.
All non digital artwork comissions are on quality paper and can be framed
Email to discuss framing prices.

Once again... thank you for taking the time to read this.