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1.  We get to start the new year off with a joyful announcement.   We'd love to

welcome DJ MonkeyBoy to iCE!  Despite the name,  he's really a cool guy and

we're going to enjoy bringing his art to you.  We had to tell him no on the

photo-mosiacs from his recent trip to Dover, Delaware, but his other stuff,

well, aside from his award-winning "Most Filtered 2001"  pic and his  "Lens

Flare Olympics" pics, are all really impressive.  (See, it pays to join iCE

on months where we accept more than one person.   That way you only get 1/N

of the made-up abuse, rather than all of it)

2.  Three new quilts  coming  your way  this month!  Yeah, those crazy  awesome

members  of  tiles.ice.org  are  cranking  them  out.    This  month  is  a

spree-quilt (a quilt that is done in a few days, ideally) called  "Animalia

Artifegibus Multis Creatur", and  our large "M. C. Escher"  tribute  quilt.

Finally,  we have our  fantastic "Train Ride"  quilt in a cool  flash form.

Once again we prove that collaborative artwork kicks more ass than empyrean

kicks mad phat beats.

3.  Bit of an  announcement  this  month...  it  seems as  though  Gecko  wants

everyone  to know that  she thinks cabbage  is sexy.   And she  shares some

warm fuzzies with you.

4.  Be sure to  check out our  tutorial by Mongi  this month.  It's a fantastic

step-by-step on how  to draw a portrait  (much like last month's, but until

you guys do it right we'll just have to keep trying to teach it :).  Thanks

Mongi, you get a gold star sticker on your report.

5.  Also  this  month, see  our  interview  with  Tetanus.   Tim  is  a  really

interesting artist, and he has some things to say.  So go check it out.

6.  Be sure to check out our flash animations this month, from DJ MonkeyBoy and

our Train Ride quilt.  DJ MonkeyBoy has given us a great vector pack for

everyone to share and enjoy - you're free to take his vector art and do

whatever you want with it.

7.  Apologies for the few  extra days to get the pack out.   We Staffers were a

enjoying our New Years a  bit too much, and then it took an extra couple of

days to get the flash stuff all finished up.  You have our apologies!

8.  That's all - enjoy the pack!  Seeya next month!

Wishing you a disease-free new year,

Slothy and Root88

Lord Soth                    Root88