~Yavanni
Sweey
Artist | Professional | Traditional Art
United States
Sup, my friend! Thanks a million stars for dropping by.

I am Yavanni, otherwise known as Sweey. I am a proud to be Irish-American who looks to perfect my skills in both writing and art. Music is more of a hobby of mine. I amn't much for those unkind to others, but I'm pretty fair to get along with.

And I do my best to befriend as many in the world as possible! For myself, I am a great appreciator of culture and those that are diverse in the world. I will hopefully be one of the first of five generations to return back to Ireland, we'll see how that goes. My cousin is Japanese-American, so as you can see, I have also been affected by their glorious traditions. We also have Crow Indian though unfortunately I am not very certain of their customs, though I do look forward to learning more. I am beginning soon my research of the African and Persian cultures to further extend the borders of my knowledge as well as apply my new found knowledge to the book I am currently battling in my head to get on paper.
Thus we come to the subject of my book. It's title: Wanderlust. It is to be realized that the title is the actual definition of the word, not seen as a compound denotation. Anyhow, if you'd like to have a sort of "sneak peak" so to speak, there is a Character Development Story that I have made significant progression on in my journal if you are truly interested in what I write. Most of my art is of my original characters along with some fan art and such. I try to be as outrageous to break off from the norm of typical fantasy as much as my imagination is capable.
Anyways, I would be honored to meet you and speak with you. I promise I do not bite!

Here's somma mah art! ;D
works in progress


some of my good stuff

Interests
Favorite visual artist
Michelangelo, Yuki Urushibara, Tomoko-sama, all my buds on DA, Kozumi Shinozawa, Atsuko Ogawa and Henry Moore
Favorite movies
Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Super 8, Rango, Robin Hood (R. Crow), Prince of Persia, and VeggieTales
Favorite TV shows
Angry Beavers, Avatar the Last Airbender, Naruto, Sengoku Basara, Nabari no Ou, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Pucca, and Mushi-shi
Favorite bands / musical artists
Audiomachine, Michael W. Smith, T. M. Revolution (Japanese), The Cranberries (Irish) The Pillows (Jap), Mucc (Jap), Yoshida Brothers (Jap), Sofa (Jap), L'Arc-en-ciel (Jap), Muse (British), Artic Monkeys (Brit), Nightwish (Finland), Badly Drawn Boy....more
Favorite books
Ranger's Apprentice, Lord of the Rings, Moribito, Chronicles of Narnia, The Art of War, Brotherband Chronicles, ON A Darkling Plain, the Vein of Gold, Annotated Mona Lisa, Black Beauty, the Indian Paint, and..... yeah
Favorite writers
John Flanagan, C.S. Lewis, Ted Dekker, Avi, Nahoko Uehashi, Walter Farely, Glenn Balch, Jan Freeman, Scott Appleton, Akira Himekawa, Kathleen Duey, Michael Williams, and Hidenori Kumai.
Favorite games
Zelda Skyward Sword, Metaknightmare Ultra, Zelda Majorah's Mask, Wind Waker, Shinobi, Sengoku Basara, Banjo Kazooie, Goemon's Adventure, Pokemon, Kirby, Animal Crossing, Super Smash Bros., Assassin's Creed, Skyrim......and the list just goes on and on!
Favorite gaming platform
Nintendo Wii, 3DS, DSi, Gameboy Advance SP, Gameboy Color, N64, Super Nintendo, Xbox, Xbox360.... I think that's it.
Tools of the Trade
Watercolor, Sakura Manga Ink pens, Paper (heavyweight, multimedia), charcoal, Koh-I-Noor Proffessional Graphite Pencils, and random things that I think "OH! That'd be perfect!" Like... like feathers! lol
Other Interests
I am preparing to get published this coming August! WOO!