//gardeniamarvally_dot

//WELCOME_

Welcome to GardeniaMarvally.com, the digital portfolio of Seattle-based artist Samantha Larson. Here you will find a collection of my best and most important work, from sketches to animations to 3D renders. You can also check out the commission work I've done for clients, and view tutorials I've made. See my Links section to visit all my other online haunts.

If you would like to contact me, please send me an email at gardenia@gardeniamarvally.com. Feel free to use my link buttons to link to me from your site! To get exclusive peeks and info on my long-term projects, chat with me, and request constructive critiques from myself and others, join my official forum, Welcome to FORNAX.

//SITE UPDATES_

[mar_24_2008]
Continuing to populate the emptier sections. Every section in the gallery has work, including stuff you've never seen before; not even my oldest of DA watchers! I'm talking progress work, people. Check it out, my glorious little automatons. I finally have some animation work (gasp! I know..) but am having difficulty with the upload size limits.. Be patient! Nothing will stop the wee cyberchick from her conquests.

PS: Find any Easter Eggs yet? And no, I don't mean from a giant anthropomorphic bunny; I'm talking right here on the site. Oh that's right... there's hidden fun to be had. >_>

//ABOUT_ME_

I was born and raised in Alaska, but moved to Seattle after graduating high school in 2004. I have also done foreign exchange in Rostock, Germany. World travel, foreign languages, video games, and fashion are hobbies of mine. I am in love with neon colors (especially green), cyberpunk and biopunk punk styles, and EBM. And if you haven't noticed it by now, yes; I am a huge Blade Runner fan.

Currently, I am earning my BFA in Media Arts & Animation at The Art Institute of Seattle (3rd year). I focus mainly on character design and illustration, but I also enjoy Flash animation and environment concepts. My goal is to create characters and stories that appeal to a female audience, because nerd girls need fun things to enjoy as well! :D I want to create strong female leads that girls can be inspired by and look up to. Art has always been my passion in life, and I feel that I have a lot to offer the world with my unique style and vision.

//ACHIEVEMENTS_

I have launched my online comic, "Belltown" which can be found at BelltownComic.com. I have done voice acting for various projects at AiS, won a Daily Deviation award on DeviantArt, recieved four Weekly Features on SheezyArt, and have been spotlighted in seven news articles on DeviantArt. In the future I'd like to publish my in-the-works, full color graphic novel titled "FORNAX."