Welcome to tragic-butterfly.com, the personal portfolio of Jess, also known as eLfie; a young woman based out of her home in central wisconsin.


Through this website I offer two main services: web design, and photography. I sell prints through deviantart, but can be commissioned to take specialty photograhs for any occasion.
For an outline of what I offer in web designing, see the commissions link above.

-Jess

(05.08.08)     added two new photographs called "golden summer", and "the vine"...

(16.07.08)     new photograph called "white", it can be found in the photography section.

(03.07.08)     new layout! this one is called "japan" ... if you haven't already guessed by it being plastered everywhere.

(25.06.08)     new photograph! called urchin.

(23.06.08)     another new/old poem called transformation, from my angry break-up days.

(26.4.08)     new poem called "whist, whist" can be found in the poetry section.

(10.4.08)     New layout! also a new old photograph added to the gallery irreparably damaged

(20.10.07)     updated with a new poem I Used to Love a Girl, and a new photo called mossy green.
xxxjess

(26.7.07)     some minor tweaks around the site. still working on a new painting... will probably take me many months to finish this time. my inspiration keeps fading in and out.

(23.7.07)     I've reinstated the photo watch you after finding it stuffed away in one of my old gallery folders on my hd. enjoy.

(26.5.07)     new poem, Absent at the Wheel

(26.4.07)     alright, so the site was down for over a weak because of a thing w/ my domain, but now it's back! yay. sorry for the inconvenience.

(7.3.07)     about a week and a half ago I got a puppy! a (now) 11 week old basset hound I named marmaduke.


(4.1.07)     after what feels like forever (if you haven't already noticed) I finally posted a new layout! I finally had an idea for one!... and the ambition to get it done. I hope you enjoy the new layout, feel free to contact me through email, or just use the form in the commission link.
xxx jess

(24.12.06)     happy holidays... I actually wanted to post this a few days ago, but I'm lazy. a new photograph, twisted wing, featuring my tattoo (as of 16-12-06).. my wings! yay.

(12.11.06)     updated with a new poem Misery, I'm Called

(28.9.06)     ! update. I added two... doodles to my traditional gallery... they're sort of ideas that I played with when I was bored in my classes.. so they're done on lined paper... but still worth checking out.

(20.9.06)     wow, I realize it's been a while since my last update... which is really because I have nothing to update with, and I haven't gotten sick of this layout yet. I am working on a new mixed media painting, and a ... poem, I think. I'm not sure what to do with it yet. as well... I added a little info to the sample layout in commission.

(23.7.06)     new photograph called "the groom".

(13.7.06)     updated with a new poem called eating cherries.

(5.7.06)     updated with a new burtonesque type drawing called "self image". you can find it in the traditional section.

(27.6.06)     another new photo. this one is titled "I Like to Swing" and it features anna.

(17.6.06)     I've updated with a new photograph "dawning" in the photography section.

(30.5.06)     another new photograph titled "GIRL"

(27.5.06)     new photograph titled "shadow and age"... have a looksy. there's also a print available in my store on deviantART which I just recently opened back up... along with many other prints of the photos in my gallery.

(8.4.06)     I've updated with a new poem titled Nothing Much. have a looksy and feel free to comment on it in my guestbook. Also, I'm still looking for some new links to put into my links section on the "girl" page... so if you'd like to swap links or banners, send me an email.

(31.3.06)     I've updated with a new painting called "detrimental secrets"

(6.3.06)     I'm currently working on the "girl" page so a lot of it is going to be fucked up for the next couple of days. please don't rreport bugs to me right now... I probably already know about them. thanks.

(3.3.06)     20 more days.. until I'm... 20 o.O I feel like such an old fuck. I just updated with a new drawing.. it's a little weird.. and very not up to par in some books.. but that's the way I saw it.. it's too messed up to be drawn correctly. again.. please sign the guestbook if you get a chance.. it's been a while since I've seen a stranger (non-spam) post. thanks.

(26.2.06)     I've recently been playing on themexp.org and you can download a couple of the logon screens and matching wallpapers I've made and uploaded there through this link. click the next button above the first two to see the next two (my pride and joy) fantasia glow.

(17.2.06)     there's an update to the "photography" section. I've added two new photographs: "sandy" and "snout" enjoy.
also... I had a fluke with my guestbook again, and I've had to erase all of my messages, so feel free to re-post with thoughts on the new layout, or even a simple hello.

(10.2.06)     yet... another new layout. I wanted to bring t-b.com's original glory of layouts back to life... I wasn't feeling comfortable w/ the fou fou layouts I've been using lately.

(5.2.06)     I've thrown together a few visual layouts here. they're only visuals... please don't steal them...

All of the words and images found on tragic-butterfly.com, unless noted differently, are copyrighted to jess.
Please don't steal!
Not all of the language and images are suitable for children under the age of thirteen, please proceed responsibly.

the photo used for the v4 layout was taken by this photographer
the legs found in the digital piece "sometimes life" belong to this young lady
the tomb in the digital piece "swallow ink and die" originally comes from here

Welcome to tragic-butterfly.com
t-b.com is owned, designed, cared for, operated, updated, (etc...), by jess. (also known as eLfie.)
tragic-butterfly.com (as a domain) was first registered april 16th of 2004, though the idea of my site was first born as a cheesy bravewebs name "syanriah.blahblahblah" formerly called A Butterfly's Kiss; then later became a geocities site, butterfly wings. it was used mainly to host my poetry. slowly I added more content about myself, and finally I became interested in photography.

this site is currently hosted at ataraxy (I HEART YOU ATARAXY!)

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- v10 | japan - v.9 | dot - v.8 | dreaming - v.7 | ink - v.6 | waking up - v.5 | promise - v.4 | illness - v.3 | POSE - v.2 | Vintage - v.1 | grey

eLfie design is currently open for commission.
for local or near-local commissions, please contact me through email. (leave your location and number) if you're interested in commissioning me through seeing my sites, please contact me and be very specific about your needs. I'm less likely to accept some online clients. (sorry)

*   all graphics/photos used are made/taken by myself; as to retain the initial author copyright on all of my work.

*   clients are accepted locally, as well as over the net.

*   I charge a one-time low fee that you simply can't get anywhere else. (though the fee is subject to fluctuate depending on the clients personal needs)

*   I agree to work with/for small businesses as well as free-lance clients wanting to promote their art, and/or other talents.

*   I'm currently familiar with html, javascript, css, dhtml, xhtml, and php.

*   I currently do not have knowledge of flash, but am willing to learn.

*   I do request that we exchange a signed contract before any work is started.

eLfie design is run by myself, jessK. out of my home in central wisconsin. for more information on myself and my background as a web designer, please contact me. if you have more questions about eLfie design, that are not found here, you may also feel free to contact me.