Through quite a few series of circumstances of events in my life, I have decided that on my birthday, after all these years or either ignoring or being passive about it, I'm taking the initiative to find who my biological father is. I have no idea what he looks like, I only have a few sketchy details of him and I have a giant void that needs to be filled from a lot of questions that need to be answered. My biological father's name is James Ellick Willis. From the details of what my mother told me, his birthday is on the same month as mine, he used to be able to draw( not as well as me, though) and he used to play the synthesizer. My mother and he attended Evans High in Orlando, FL together. He was a few years older than she was.
Approximately six years ago my mother showed me a letter he wrote to her about him relocating to Connecticut. She received that letter before I was born into this world and kept it for a while. I don't know if I was upset that day but when I questioned my mother about my biological father today she told me I told her to throw that letter away on that day because I knew nothing about this man and he was never there for me. I don't recall ever saying that but if I did, I wish that I didn't. There were no photos, no simple objects of any evidence of him, nothing.
If there is anyone that has any whereabouts and any information regarding Mr. James Ellick Willis, please let me know.

It's official! I'm one of the featured artists of the Juried Art Show for AFRAM Art Festival located here in Norfolk, VIRGINIA! Wow, this is my first time exhibiting ALL OF ON MY OWN ART AT MY OWN BOOTH, this is exciting! I will exhibit some of my more recent work at the and some will be exhibited for a Juried Art contest plus I'll draw random portraits and other commish requests for anyone who drops by my booth.

The show will be held during Labor Day Weekend, September 4th through 6th.

Here is the link to the event if you need more information.
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I'll post more details later. Gotta go to work!

April 11, 2008,
A few weeks ago someone accidentally crushed my finger with an iron drain cover in the process of executing a fuel spill cleanup in the hangar. I had to go to the operating room and have my split in half fingertip bone stitched together. and... the rest of the details is pretty gory. This has not stopped me from drawing but it is slowing me down. In spite of this situation, I've only missed one day of work.
There's an art exhibit coming up in Charlotte, NC hosted by Art, Beats and Lyrics in the month of May that I am planning on attending. Depending on what happens between now and then will determine what I will showcase. I'll keep posting. Lord knows I am praying my butt off while in the process finding other means of making myself more useful.

May 20, 2008
I managed to take time off for leave and was able to submit my watercolor piece titled "In Thy Will." as posted on this site selling as a print. Even though I didn't sell my original piece (I was a bit stubborn to sell it especially after the effort I put in it with a busted up finger) I really enjoyed being at the event. I haven't had the chance to meet all of my old friends due to taking off the next day to Raleigh for my cousin's graduation but it was great to meet them again and to see them enjoy themselves with what they do in the art world.

Here are the known members of the Cadre Corner Studios here on DeviantArt... go check them all out and add to YOUR faves and friends lists folks...

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Have you checked out any of these talented individuals?
If not, be sure to do so and see the parts that help make up the whole of the Cadre Corner Studios.

We're happy to have them all in the "family" and are continuously looking to add more to the "family".

Here's how YOU could become part of the studios...


There is no deadline on response time on this, the Cadre Corner Studios is recruiting talented individuals to be part of their community/online studio.

If you have what it takes and are willing to be part of a team effort or just feel you would like to contribute your abilities in the collective, be sure to let us know.

Contact Jesse "Cadre" Hansen at cadre@cadrecorner.com.

Subject Line: Potential membership

If you have samples, send along in email and let us know what you like to specialize in be it pencilling, inking or whatever, we are working on numerous projects and perhaps you have a project of your own you would like to publish, let's hear it.

With the release of our debut title: Cornerstone, we hope to get an added response as well as more exposure. The release proves that we now have an avenue to expose and promote your talent other than freelance and website exposure.

Couple of questions for ya if you don't mind.
Are you part of a studio or bound to any type of group?
Have you ever thought of being part of a collective.

Cutting to the chase, I'd appreciate you take a few moments to look over our stuff at cadrecorner.com and see what ya think. If it's something you may be interested (or not for that matter) I would be greatly appreciated if ya give me a holler back.

Here's what we're all about.

Pretty simple really, since I approach the studio as more of a "family". We're all assembled simply to help one another grow, become better artists when able as well as get our own projects out. Helping one another if and when we can.

(see Mission Statement at the top of our website)

There are no strings attached or anything, no contract which binds you to working solely for the studio or anything, in fact, our goal is to help one another make it in the big time or if already in the big league, to help promote and add exposure for ya.

Look over the new site, forums and gallery section, see if we're something you'd like to be a part of our community/studio.

I don''t ask anything of anyone unprepared for what lies in store.

We provide for all members:

1. A personal thread on the forums to have their voice to the public and keep everyone informed of their updates.
2. A site to post news, updates and or news releases on current projects.
3. A gallery to showcase their talents which is totally maintained by said creators, you control what's in your portfolio.
4. A chance to improve and work with other professionals all with the same desire, to get better as creators and as people. To grow.
5. When opportunities are presented to us, we automatically make all members aware and allow them first crack before looking outside the studio for the potential clients.
6. We are now officially a publisher with the release of Cornerstone and hope to expand that title base to at least four titles within the next year, so there are avenues to expand and get your creations out there in house as well.
7. Representation at shows when applicable or able.

We ask in return:

1. Professional mentality and representation to the masses.
2. Participation, whether it's on the forums interacting with others, responding to emails in regards to management requests or even perhaps at conventions and/or shows.
3. Assist one another. if you're in need, we try to step up and help and ask the same in return.

That's about all we ask, pretty cut and dry really. I look at all
members as parts of my own family and treat everyone as such.

As we are all either already in the industry being productive or for those that are awaiting their chance to explore those avenues, our best attribute is that we care for one another's goals and achieving said goals.

We supply an online gallery, a dedicated thread on the forums and a place to tell people what you;re working on which can be reached all in one spot. If there are projects in the works that can be promoted; we help do so any way we can.

YOU would control what is in your gallery most importantly.

Payment would be on a case by case basis; if someone has a project that needs something and has the funds to pay for said services, then the two parties work that stuff out privately. That being said, I do a lot of inking for fellow members for free to help the cause; but again, thats on a case by case basis. Not everything mind you. Gotta pay the bills too. lol.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Jesse "Cadre" Hansen
The Cadre Corner Studios
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Now I've got some work cut out for me. We'll see how this goes.

I'm currently enlisted on active reserve in the Navy so as of now I am only capable on concentrating on working on my own comic (which I have been trying to do for centuries) and quite a few Tf commissions that some people have been waiting for(cough, couchalzuchhaticouhgh). Some commission work I had to cancel because it was either something I really did not want to do or I did not want to start on something else when I have not finished with my last project. I joined the millitary because I want to get involved with other activities besides art because for a moment I have to admit I was getting a little tired so I had to back off a bit. Now that I went through boot camp and am currently attending aviation training in Pensacola I'm itching to get back at it, especially when I have soo many references millitary aircraft, machinery, etc that I can use for a few of my stories (and maybe a few TFs).
It'll be a while before I display anymore artwork because it's a pain running around all over the place trying to get access to a computer, especially one that has Photoshop and Illustrator programs already installed in it. (kinko's cost too damn much) The one I had last time is 10 years outdated and somehow it got screwed up and is no longer useful to me. So as of now I am saving up for another one (preferably a Mac)