About
…the two crazy women who created this comic…
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WRITER & CO-CREATOR: Anastasia Regina Olashaya-Grill
moonpie@evernightcomic.com
DOB: 06.26.87
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa (born in Hemet, California)
Occupation: university student; (setting up) Fallen Angel Studio & Production, “Ever Night”
Hobbies: video games, reading, writing, music, role playing, tabletop gaming
Inspirations: music, games, books, anime/manga/comics in general, life, good films
Writing Methodology: lots of music, Microsoft Word/hard-backed, spiral-bound notebook and favorite pen; right-handed
I’ve been writing for as along as I remember, but really took to it when I turned twelve. After that it quickly became a downward spiral of me dreaming up stories and subjecting my poor mother to endless hours of my rich imagination (she actually didn’t mind that much). Stories have always been a fascinating and important feature of my homelife, so when I started studying characters as people, I really started to understand them. I’ve always had an active imagination; subsequently I don’t read as often as I should or would like to. I tend to prefer to create my own stories, my own narratives, over merely copying someone else’s style. It’s inevitable I will “borrow” from other texts, however, there are only so many types of stories.
It’s the telling that makes them interesting.
So when Sarah and I were incredibly bored one day and really started tossing ideas back and forth, we got this.
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ARTIST & CO-CREATOR: Sarah Jeanne-Deliz Obomsawin
kitasaurus@evernightcomic.com
DOB: 06.23.86
Hometown: Manteca, CA (Good God, let me OUT D: )
Occupation: Freelance Artist; Lead Artist of Fallen Angel Studio & Production, “Ever Night”
Hobbies: Drawing, video games, reading, music, role playing, singing, socks (You shush, socks are SO a hobby! D:< )
Inspirations: Music, books, other artists, movies, comics/manga/anime, people, random thoughts… anything that may give me some sort of creative stimulation.
Drawing Methodology: Music, warm up sketchbook doodles, White board notes, Adobe Photoshop 7, Tablet+pen; Right-handed
I’ve been drawing since I was small, really. My first clear memory of drawing was when I was six and I one-upped my Dad by drawing a better horse than he had. I’ve been going strong since then.
My family has been nothing but supportive of my art, always praising and encouraging me; I really can’t thank them enough.
Through everything, I’ve only strived to better myself. I never stuck with one style until I was absolutely satisfied that I had mastered it in my own way (or found something better and more challenging) and even then…well, I was never really satisfied. Growing is a constant thing and I hate stagnating. (Polite critique is a beautiful thing).
Honestly the hardest part with drawing for me is that I’ve learned almost all of my skills on my own. Frustration often sets in but I learn through whatever means I can come by (Internet, books, constant practice, critique). I’ve had no college courses under my belt and only the basic High School classes in art. Though I thank God that I never go a day without feeling accomplished in some small way.
All because of hard work and good people can I say that I’ve gotten as far as I have.
Admittedly, all of my own personal projects have gone nowhere fast; that is until “Ever Night” was born one dull day in October.
… life hasn’t been the same since and I never want to go back to the way it was before.
