OK, so I said I may do a travel blog, but it's probably obvious that I haven't done so, so apologies to those who were expecting it.

Anyway, it's been 2 weeks since the hellish 24-hour journey and it's been an amazing experience. For those who don't know, I'm part of the Jamaica Project, a group of 23 people, mostly young people, and we've been fundraising for about a year to partake in a missionary project near to Ocho Rios, spread between three sites - Colegate Basic School, Pineapple Basic School, and a house in the village Exchange. I'll give more details about this later, but mostly we've been doing renovation, with a little construction mixed in. At Colegate, we built a dining room for the students to use, as well as refurbishing the classrooms, outside walls and toilet block; at pineapple, we renovated several classrooms (I even left my mark by painting some pictures on a few of the walls - there we go, dA's reached a school in Jamaica ) and at the house in Exchange, owned by an old man named Bob, he was given new walls, doors and a floor, as his house was effectively just a shack.

But it's not just been work here. We've also been getting to see the island and its culture, and we've done some amazing things - crossed the Blue Mountains in a coach driven by Victor, the world's most legendary driver; climbed Dunn's River Falls, 500 metres of rocky waterfalls leading into the sea; snorkelled in a reef just off the coast of Ocho... the list goes on. It's been an amazing experience for everyone involved and we've really changed the lives of the local people.

We're travelling home on Monday. When I get back I'll post a full account of the trip, and (when i get them) I'll put up some photos too.

Til then!

Just revamped, The Solar Sanctuary is better than ever. With articles now coming out once a week, and scope for critique in the forums, if you're a writer or a wannabe you should come and take a look at [link]

So yeah, now that my exams are over, I have a lot of free time on my hands, and this site revamp is the first thing I decided to do. Now I need to get started on all those articles EDIT: I just wrote one which is now up on the site. How's THAT for service?

Also, you'll see I finally put up some new artwork, and there's more where it came from when I scan it. Stay tuned.

Well, it took me long enough XD It probably would have been quicker if I posted art and writing more regularly, but oh well. I have tons of random pics I should probably upload.

By the way, read the book "Halting State" by Charles Stross. I've not read a more engrossing book for a while.

Finally, anyone who plays Mario Kart Wii online, note me with your friend code. I need some people to play. Although, might want to wait until late June, when my exams finish...

Gah... why is it that I never do a new full piece unless it far surpasses my last one?! I'd probably be able to update more if I didn't always attempt to beat myself so badly XD

Anyway, I'm really pleased with Ascent. I've always thought Angelfish looked awesome, so it was good to get them so prominently into a picture. Naturally, the wings are done with some artistic license

It's also a little photomanip because of the silhouette. I thought of using stock for the fish, but I decided I wanted the challenge

And my texturing is improving too.

In other news, my site's forum is up. [link]

And I'll upload Post-Apocalyptic Monotony, my recent short story, in the next week or so.

-- BeeZeroOne

10 deviations in under 24 hours?!

Yep, I've been stockpiling!!

And I still have more!!!

And I love exclamation marks!!!!

More to the point, my Phoenix picture PSD has been lost to a dying computer

I have a low res screen dumped jpeg of it which I might upload to my scraps, but the full picture can't be recovered until the comp is fixed.

On another note, Impossible Reef is the best landscape I've ever produced. I looooove the ocean

I may do a follow up. Stay tuned.

And soon I will put up my current contest writing short story (i.e. when the contest's done and been judged). It's entitled Post-Apocalyptic Monotony.

See ya all later!

--BeeZeroOne

PS: Time to plug my website! [link] is a haven for writers. Anybody who writes (mainly fantasy) or is interested in doing so, come and take a look! The forum will be back online with (hopefully) the next update, so some interactivity will be restored.