Hey guys, I've been a bit quiet this week because I ended up with a new dog which I hadn't planned for.  I'm super excited about having her and she's been pretty amazing so far, but it's definitely thrown things for a loop.  Between trying to adjust to having a new dog, working with her schedule so that this transition isn't as difficult for her, and constantly finding new things we need to pick up from the store for her since of course, we weren't really planning on adding another dog... things have been something for me to need to adjust to. So what happened to land us a new dog in our lap?  Well, someone posted in a local group that they

   Tweet August 7th, 2011 marks deviantART's 11th birthdAy, but in true devious style, we're taking a whole week to celebrate! Our original plans for Deviants Appreciation Day were so huge that there was no possible way to express our love for the community in a mere 24 hours. Instead, we've created Deviants Appreciation Week, and what better time to host a week's worth of community-oriented events than in the days leading up to our birthdAy? Each day this week, we have something special organized for you to participate in! Check out the schedule of events below to come party with us! In Skribble, our latest community contest, we challenge

Whilst there are lots of fantastic groups out there on deviantART it is sometimes really hard to pick out which ones to join and which ones do the things that  You  are interested in. Don't forget you can always browse Groups too.  Later on this week Echostar08 (https://www.deviantart.com/echostar08) is going to introduce dALinkSystem (https://www.deviantart.com/dalinksystem) and hopefully give a bit more information on how you can get involved. But right now JamminJo (https://www.deviantart.com/jamminjo) has put together a  Groups Directory  to give you a guide to what's hot... at the end is a condensed list to make it a quick and easy read when you want to refer back to this blog. Enjoy! Groups that Challenge   ~Daily-Drawing (https://www.deviantart.com/daily-drawing)

Just a Normal Day on dA :thumb212745671::thumb212745841: :thumb212745744::thumb212745801: x-SinfulDesires-x (https://www.deviantart.com/x-sinfuldesires-x): Alrighty then, well then let's do the features! Folks while Neko here has an organized set of how he will post the features in this journal, I get to have my own little corner here for artists I think need some extra help and support to make their works even better than they already are! So without further stalling, here are my 3 picks for this feature article on artists that could use some extra support and a helping hand! 1. WithoutRegretx (https://www.deviantart.com/withoutregretx) - Her art is nice, she is a beginner. I know for a fact that with extra support