I LOVE Dune. Love it. It’s my favorite book. Though I’m ashamed to say, especially at my age, that I only read it this year. I was supposed to read it in high school, but……well, I don’t think I would have appreciated it at that young age anyway. But that’s the great thing about literature and fandom in general. This book was making fans and inspiring creativity well before I was born and it’ll continue to hook new sci-fi enthusiasts for as long as human literature exists. What an amazing thing it must be to have written such an immortal story.

As I type this, I’m halfway through Children of Dune and there are still 3 more I get to read! How exciting ^_^ That’s why I’m always confounded by people who say they never read books. Your next favorite thing could be out there waiting and you’re denying yourself the chance to make its acquaintance. Why would you do that?

Anyhoo. It goes without saying that I need my own Fremen character (I love the Fremen). This is Tanno. He’s way into plants and worms and his lover, Pike, who I have yet to draw. My skill at rendering humans is…..they’re not easy for me, yet they’re such a large part of my inspiration (You suck, Irony). Almost all of my own characters are human or nearly so, yet I can’t settle on a style, I can’t visualize facial construction (not enough melange in my diet) I spend so much time studying references and it doesn't seem to make it any easier…..well, like my partner says, each attempt is more practice. So it goes.

I wish sandworms were real…….