Taps Commissions

These are commissions I've had done of Taps (and some of her other world friends):

Art piece description: Taps in her rose garden with magic, fairies, and butterflies all about her. She's checking the time so she can keep an appointment.

Artist: Camilla Nelson
Website/Contact info: https://www.instagram.com/camilla_art_247/?hl=en

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Art piece description:
1. Taps as her amazing self.
I've just always loved this pose that the artist was able to give her.
2. Taps and Aneth Willish (child version).
Taps is placing a cautionary hand on Ann, as she allows the child (from another world) to hold her tapper. A rarity indeed. A western meadow lark (bird) and Chizy (my sister's character) watch the magical stick with wariness. Jeffery, knowing all-too-well what the tapper is capable of, uses a magical serving tray to provide some possible protection. And the poor teapot is shaking with worry! XD
3. Ann (now an adult) shows Taps the way.
Poor Carth Onasi! XD He's always had trust issues and now a member of their party has powers that can't be explained.
(If you've ever played the Knights of the Old Republic 1 video game, or seen any of this artist's work, regarding Aneth and her "Crazy Revan" adventures, you'll understand these characters references.)
4. Raspberry? How did you know?
Revania Everett hands Taps a lollipop as a sign of friendship. Whenever Rev hands out a lolli, it will always be the responding character's favorite. I thought the idea was a fun one. (Revania belongs to MaskedSugarGirl)
5. Taps meets Ky.
When I first wrote Taps, I always thought it'd be fun to have her meet my SW (Star Wars) Kotor 2 (Knights of the Old Republic 2) exile.

Artist: T. K. Arispe
Website/Contact info: T.K. Arispe's art blog, T.K. Arispe's Facebook - book page

Art piece description: Taps in her Level 5 garden, allowing a western meadow lark to perch on her fingers.

Artist: Lostie815 (Deviant Art name)
Website/Contact info: Laura H. - Deviant Art  (Please be aware that not all art on Dev. Art is appropriate for family. Use at your own risk!)

Art piece description: Taps in her base garden (this is just a small part of it).

Artist: Mates Laurentiu
Website/Contact info: Mates Laurentiu - Deviant Art (Please be aware that not all art on Dev. Art is appropriate for family. Use at your own risk!)



*Author/artist note: I'm a very picky commissioner - I want things "just right". There in, I make few compromises.
Taps' world is bright and beautiful. There's SO much I want to add, but there's a limit to my wallet right now. (Hopefully that'll change soon. I like seeing the world unfold from different artists point-of-views).
If you're curious as to why I constantly have the word 'Believe' above Taps, it's a big theme of the series to believe in yourself.


-T. Erickson

Taps' Mansion Garden Picture

I commissioned our cover artist (Mates Laurentiu) to work on this picture. I think he did a very good job, especially since we have 2 very different styles. But he was kind enough to work with my constant corrections and now you have a wonderful piece of art to look at.

Description:

Taps: Realm Keeper (RK), Royal bodyguard, Highest ranked Club of her time; Teresa Accolade Persimmons is one of a kind. She delights in pleasant company and beautiful gardens when she has time off. Here she can be seen speaking with General Zizzor.

(She would normally be wearing her mother's lacy gloves, but, due to my excitement, I didn't have the artist do it.)

General Zizzor (Gold and white hummingbird): Watch out for his battle prowess! 

(There's a lot more to know about this cute little fellow in the books.)

Smitten Rose (in the vase): A creation of Jeffery, Taps' butler. (See HOC Bk1 for the deeper reason)

Books: Taps is all about expanding her knowledge and deepening her understanding. *They actually are: the Holy Bible (brown), Book of Mormon (blue), Children's Song Book (small green), and the open book is...hmm...I'll have to think about that one.

Bench Decor: The moon and stars represent Taps' office. As a RK, she's one rank below royalty.

Mer-man statue: King Tempest, whom was courting Taps at one time...

(This isn't the pose his statue has in the books. But I liked what Mr. Laurentiu did, so it stayed.)

Ghosty Butterflies: There are several varieties in Taps' gardens. These blue butterflies are there to help one relax.

Roses: Taps loves roses, especially enchanted ones.

Tava Tree: This special tree is literally "out of this world" and was a gift. 

(If you've ever read my mother's COS prequels and specifically books 3-5, you should know ALL about the Tava tree.)

Garden (In general): Everything in Taps' garden does something magical, from the plants to the decor.

(Several of the BG trees should actually be fruit trees, but I didn't think about it before Mates had done a lot of work and since there were other parts of the picture that I felt more important, the correct trees weren't put on. Should've added a distraction creature too, and fairies...oh well, thoughts for next time.)

So there you have it. :) One beautiful picture and an idea about what a small part of Taps' garden looks like.

-T. Erickson