I suppose I should start by introducing myself (though most of the people who see this blog are going to be people I know in real life anyway). Here goes!
My skater name is Knuckle Sammich, though my teammates call me "Knuckles" for short (feel free to do the same). I started roller derby in July of 2011 when I joined The DuPage Derby Dames. By now I've only been derbying it up for a year, but I completely fell in love with it right away. It's an amazing, fast-paced, action-packed sport that embraces people of all backgrounds, skill sets and body types. I may be constantly covered in scrapes and bruises, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I only wish I would have thought to give it a whirl earlier in my life!
In addition to being a derby girl, I am also an artist (and nerd-o supreme)! In fact, I'm the main designer for my roller derby league. Thus it's only natural that I've started racking up a bit of derby-related art. I already have another (admittedly neglected) art blog, but I thought I'd put together another one to specifically feature derby art. And so here we are :)
So to kick this blog off right we have my very first derby-related drawing!
In August of 2011, my league had a photographer come in to take everyone's headshots. Unfortunately for me I missed it, so I drew this as my replacement :P I tried to mimic the same style of the photos themselves, from the stark, black background, to the glow of the back-light. I rushed this one a little bit (which isn't saying much still because I'm slow) so it doesn't look much like me in my opinion. And it's not as polished as I could have made it. Even so, it was a fun little way to christen the crazy derby adventure I was embarking upon.
Now, almost exactly one year later, we're having a photographer come in to take new headshots. And this time, I won't miss it! I'm getting my headshot, dag nabit!
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