#AtoZchallenge 2019 Reflections

My third year of drawing and creating repeats of Fluevog shoes (and boots!) alphabetically went smoothly, for the most part. There always seems to be ONE shoe that gives me a hard time and this year it was Miss Jodie:

I worked on a stealth version of the repeat at the day job, but was not satisfied with the results:

The printout, with hand drawn "possible additions" has been pinned to the wall next to my computer since 4/12:

Wait, let me give you a wide shot of my workspace:

Ha! Feel better about where you blog from?

OK, enough about Jodie. 
And my messy desk.

Allow me to opine upon the A to Z Challenge.
Well, what can I say? I work well with parameters.
The A-Z helps me zero in on getting a body of work completed, or in the case here, started.
Every year, through the challenge, I discover new blogs to follow, catch up with blogging mates, and generally have a blogging good time.
This year, I added an A-Z blog roll at the footer here [see bottom of page], as well as an A-Z Pinterest Board.
I used to use Bloglovin', but haven't gone over there in eons. Maybe it's the interface.

What's next?
I hope to keep my Fluevogging momentum up and get these repeats uploaded to Redbubble, Spoonflower, etc soon. [I get a commission for sales. Thanks for your support!]

Have any favorites that you'd like me to do first? Let me know in the comments.
Here's my A-Z Fluevogs 2019 table of contents, in a randomized alphabet form.

A to Z Blogging Challenge 2019: A-Z Index

 The 2019 A-Z Fluevog footwear collection

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

#AtoZchallenge Z is for Fluevog Zachary

A men's style ends our A-Z Fluevog journey:

Fluevog Zachary link

Have you enjoyed the adventure? In case you didn't notice, there is are sets for 2018 and 2017.

And if you're curious about how others worked their ABCs, here's the A-Z Challenge master list.

#AtoZchallenge Y is for Fluevog Yolanda

Fluevog Yolanda link

#AtoZchallenge X is for Fluevog Xie Xie

Fluvog Xie Xie link

#AtoZchallenge W is for Fluevog Watusi

Fluvog Watusi link

There was a movie with a good Watusi scene. Anyone remember which? Was it Hatari?

#AtoZchallenge V is for Fluevog Victoria

Fluevog Victoria link

This was a special request from Century, a Facebook Fluevog Friday member.
(I seem to have been blocked from the group. Sigh.)

She saw my sketch and wanted to purchase it.
I decided to offer her a fully painted illustration:

She bought both!

#AtoZchallenge U is not for Fluevog Ursula, it's for Ucayali

Fluevog Ursula link

Silly me, I did this one last year -- which I didn't realize until late in the day.

I put out a desperate call in many Facebook Fluevog groups and Nikki came to the rescue.
She's been working on an extensive Fluevog archive on Instagram.
Here is her entry for Ucayali:

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#fluevog #vog_rivers #vog_ucayali #nolongeravailable

A post shared by Find Your Fluevogs! (@findyourfluevogs) on Sep 5, 2018 at 7:55pm PDT

Thanks Nikki, this one's dedicated to you!

RESTART!

Fluevog Ucayali link

#AtoZchallenge T is for Templeton

Fluevog Templeton link (black) | (teal)

#atoZchallenge S is for Fluevog Safia

Fluevog Safia link

#AtoZchallenge R is for Fluevog Ros

Fluevog Ros link

Another redraw required:

#AtoZchallenge Q is for Fluevog Quincy

Fluevog Quincy link

This one is a men's shoe.

#AtoZchallenge P is for Fluevog Portage

Fluevog Portage link

This one required a total redraw:

#AtoZchallenge O is for Fluevog Odette

Fluevog Odette link

From Fluevog:
"Having quite the soft spot for misfits, John created The Esoteric Temptations Family to prove that even outsiders can find a common home – as Fluevogers of course!  The Odette is an homage to every misrepresented Witch of the West there ever was. Virtually commanding a double take from every angle, these outstanding mary janes feature the supplest of leather, a dramatic 3" heel to die for, a subtly bumped toe and a custom skull buckle. A perfect fit for the bold, unafraid and unapologetic, these shoes/statement-makers will have routine skeptics thinking: Dorothy who? Temptations…be vigilant, protect your sole."

Odette is part of the same family as Fantine, which I drew two years ago. 

I recycled Fantine's repeat elements:

#AtoZchallenge N is for Fluevog Nap

Fluevog Nap link (blue) (XO pattern)

I could use a Nap. How about you?

#AtoZchallenge M is for Fluevog Malibran

Fluevog Malibran link (blue)

Yet another Fluevog with lots of colorways:

Since these were a special request from Aimee, who has several pairs,

Aimee in her beige Malibrans. Not beige. [from Instagram]

I chose the beige color to put into repeat:

#AtoZchallenge L is for Fluevog Lover

Flue Lover link (black)

This is another style with many many colorways:

Images from @findyourfluevogs on Instagram

And I chose another one.
Here is my muse, Terri:

#AtoZchallenge K is for Fluevog Kanawa

Fluevog Kanawa link

#AtoZhallenge J is for Fluevog Jodie

Fluevog Jodie link

I need more time to do this one properly.

Here's a single Jodie for now:

#AtoZchallenge I is for Fluevog Iguazu

Fluevog Iguazu link