Now that Star Wars Celebration V is over and I've returned from the hellish humidity of O'Lando we can move on to other craftiness that doesn't always include (but sometimes will!) Star Wars.

Before we do that, I am so proud to announce that the Rebel Legion Quilt sold at auction for $1025 (beating the 501st Quilt from a couple of years ago by more than $300). We've also raised another $100 in patch sales. If you are interested in owning a Rebel Legion Quilt Project Patch, please feel free to contact me (you must be a Member of the Rebel Legion or 501st to purchase one).
I was surprised to find out that it will not be joining it's sister Quilt at Rancho Obi Won in Petaluma, CA.


The Rebel Legion Quilt as it was displayed at Star Wars Celebration 5

Rebel Legion Patch Quilt will be displayed August 12th-15th at Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando, FL

To bid on The Rebel Legion Quilt that benefits The Make a Wish Foundation go to the eBay auction.

Some details on the Quilt...

-64 standard patches & 1 large Rebel Legion logo patch
-it is a Grandmothers Garden pattern
-machine stitched
-it is a "tied" quilt

Donations were received from Rebel Legion members located around the world and coordinated through my Rebel Legion liaison, Deidra Culp, Midwest Base (who has been an incredible help!)

Special Thanks to:
Deidra Culp, Midwest Base
Beth Spires, Bespin Base
Crystal Bass, Rakura Base
Jeffery Vantlove, Benelux Base Becca Kraning
Thomas Riedel, German Base Yavin
Joel Webne, Freedom Base
Andrea Samulewicz, Echo Base
Tony Perez, Kessel Base
Heidi Van Camp, Mos Eisley Base
Bart German, Dantooine Base
Michael Ciaravino, Echo Base
Jon Paulsun, Sunrider Base
Thad Laskowski, Freedom Base
Audrey Marchetti, French Base
Beth Johnson, Midwest Base
Maciej Witala,Eagle Outpost
Andrea, Malaysain Outpost
Tom Kunte, Echo Base
Donna Keeley, Sunrider Base
Kathy Skirmont, Endor Base
Alex Mckeel, Corillian Base
Mike Little, Mountain Base
Marie Cannon, Mos Eisley Base
and of course...Steve Sansweet of Lucasfilm for his approvals and the donation of the Rancho ObiWan patch


Without all of the help and patch donations this project would have never have seen the light.

There will be two group signings for
STAR WARS: TALES FROM THE CLONE WARS, WEBCOMIC COLLECTION SEASON 1

*Saturday 2pm, Artists Katie Cook, Jeff Carlisle, Grant Gould and Tom Hodges will be in attendance

*Sunday 10am, all four artists and writer Pablo Hidalgo will be in attendance.

Both signings will be at booth 536 (The Art of Tom Hodges). The FREE Clone Wars Poster (one poster per book) will be given out ONLY at the signings.

You may buy the book at anytime during the show and have them signed by Katie Cook, Jeff Carlisle or Grant Gould in The Art Show.

Posters will be handed out when Tom Hodges signs and he will only be signing during he scheduled book signings.
Posters will be handed out blindly, pre-rolled. You will not have the chance to choose which of the 2 posters you receive.


Heroes



Villains


This schedule is subject to change at anytime. Please verify at booth 536 any cancellations or rescheduling.

I posted this in the forums on Rebelscum and TheForce.net, yesterday.

Many fans have emailed me wanting to know more about the poster giveaways for Tom Hodges at CV. They are as follows:

Thursday 1pm & 4pm Coruscant Attraction Poster


Friday 1pm & 4pm DeathStar Trench Run Poster


Saturday 1pm & 4pm Gungan Bongo Adventure


Sunday 1pm & 4pm Jabba Palace Grill


The Hoth poster is a "chase" and there will be several ways to capture one for yourself. Details on one way will be released on Tom's pre-CV ustream show on August 6 at 6:00pm (PST).



(and as a not-so-subtle hint I might suggest you follow @hodgesart, @vmperella or follow the hash tag #HodgesCV on Twitter to find some more goodies!)


-I apologize but we will not hold posters for fans who are not present, at the givaway time, for any reason.
-The Attraction Posters are limited to one poster per day, per badge holder. There is a limited edition of 250 of each poster (125 of Hoth) to be given to fans. These will be signed by Tom Hodges but they will not be numbered.
-Poster tubes for free posters will not be available from our booth. Schedule is subject to change at anytime, so please check daily at Booth 536 for any changes.


The Clone Wars posters will be handed out only at group signings for the Star Wars: Tales from the Clone Wars TPB, the schedule to be posted at a later date.

I'm very excited about Tom's Celebration V print.
He's had the idea in mind longer than I have known him so it's incredible to see the whole thing come together in such a perfectly.
RebelScum posted an article about the print today, here.



Title: The Star Wars Universe Dream Park
Size: 26" x 39"
Paper used: 80# Finch Fine Bright White Ultra Smooth
Edition size: 250
Price: $60
Remarque: $20 (pencil only)/$40 (ink/grays)

I'll be posting up a schedule of the Attraction poster giveaways here, Rebelscum and TheForce.net and reminders on my Twitter (@vmperella) with hashtag #HodgesCV.

I can't wait to see everyone there.

We have been batting the possibility of moving, occasionally looking at places in our neighborhood and generally feeling that when the right place came around, we would know.

My friend Bonnie has described San Francisco renters Karma with us, saying that once you've paid your crazy neighbor/crazy landlord/crackhead transient dues that the perfect place will come around and it will be serendipity. Our biggest issue with our current living situation is our crazy (as I have diagnosed her without having any medical degree whatsoever!) upstairs neighbor. Let's start with her red hot hatred for our dog and a general distaste and fear of our cats. She has night terrors, so occasionally, in the dead of night we are awoken to horror movie quality screams. My own feelings about her generally is that she's still pissed off that Dorothy landed her farmhouse on her sister and that is why she is a malcontent. We've had a couple of run-ins with her including a call to the cops after she verbally attacked my husband when he asked her to turn her music down.

Our goal is to find a single family or duplex with a little yard (somewhere to BBQ!) and a separate space for Tom to work. I like wood floors and a kitchen big enough for me to do some baking. I'd like to stay in my neighborhood, because Harley Quinn already knows it and she is happy here. Parking is a must and a view wouldn't suck.

Cross your fingers for me, all 2 of my readers, we checked out a place down the street from our apartment yesterday and I love it. Great! Now I've jinxed it!

My first full day of joblessness has passed.

I was called by my old boss inquiring if I was really gone (despite my 2 week notice) or if I wanted to take a 30 day leave that would require me to return to work in the middle of Star Wars Celebration.

hhhmmmmmm...let me think about that for 1.5 seconds. Nope, I'm gone.
Don't get me wrong, I loved my job for years. Loved the industry I worked in. But things have changed. I got hurt twice in the last couple of months and no one seemed to care. I came home regularly in so much pain that I could barely walk up the stairs to my apartment and bruised to the point of Tom worrying that people might think that he hits me (which is that last thing I could actually imagine happening). I didn't feel safe anymore and nobody was working to fix that. I know that there are people out there who might feel that it was cavalier to leave a job that pays and has benefits in this economy but I had to look at the bigger picture.

So, on my first day A.J. (after job), I slept in till 8:00, where normally I get up at 2:00, Trimmed my hair (yes, by myself!). Gave myself a mani and a pedi. Napped. Rearranged the the kitchen cabinets. Considered packing away many things from the kitchen (maybe later). Watched TV and screwed around on the internet. So far, today I packed away all of my uniforms which I found extremely cathartic. Today I will also resume work on the Rebel Legion Quilt Project which is due in just over a month...frak...