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It’s time for a recap again!

Like wooow what a ride it’s been :O
Like always, nothing went like I planned it to be. Not all was that bad and even though it’s been rough, it’s been a bit less stressful then previous years. It’s been overwhelming tough, steps/choices had to be made and there was allot to process, good and bad. Looking back I am still happy I have still accomplished allot, even though allot of projects have been pushed forward or refunded. Luckily allot of people where super supportive and understanding.

Starting this year I introduced a new Splatoon hat based on the new Splatoon 2 game for the Nintendo Switch. I was totally in love with this hat! Sadly I haven’t made any more of these hats tough, since just a few months later I decided to close my Etsy Shop. To be honest, after so many hats I was happy I could take a break from it and to celebrate the release at least I did a giveaway! ♥ I was happy to move on and was super hyped to work on the eeveelutions and start new projects based on a poll I did early in 2017. Allot of you guys wanted me to offer custom plushies (a welcome surprise!) and backpacks! I was so ready to make it all happen that year, but then something huge changed. In March I got accepted for a graphic designers job, an offer I couldn’t resist. With the financial stress I had been dealing the past couple of years I needed this job. It turned everything upside down, scrapped my freshly made schedule :O emailed my clients and went on this new adventure. However while working my new job I continued to make art in my spare time and was able to finish a hoodie at least. In this new job I was mainly working as a promotional designer, making merchandise and clothing for companies as such. It was a very nice new experience while it lasted :P :)

Looking at the summary, the biggest change comparing to the previous years was that I was making more art again. I really have missed it and was happy I could spend more time drawing again and even more happy that in my eyes even though I barely have drawn I actually gotten better. The thing I love most in my art is that it's quite consisted, I am happy I am developing my own style and I really love the way I draw eyes. I would love to experiment more with soft shadings, so I could combine that more with my cell shading. It might be less bold, more detailed looking that way...since I feel my shadings are still a bit in the kiddies shoes atm. Also it might be a good practice to make more different emotions, since all my drawings are so extremely happy :P hahaha ♥ :D

During the Summer it became extremely difficult for me, I got exhausted and I had to call in sick from work and eventually had to let my job go :( I was very sad, that working a job was again a very painful experience for me again. For this reason, I feel blessed I have you guys that support my freelance work. Without you guys I would be nowhere and thanks to you guys I can grow as an artist and make people around me happy with my art. I have to stay positive, with all that has happened and failures I need to enjoy the things that I can do. It’s still a very hard thing for me to do, but I am slowly more accepting my limitations and how to deal with things. I just hope 2018 will be a productive one, because the fact is there is still much to do. I need that fresh start!

I keep allot to myself and I am very anxious, so I have a difficult time to socialize or talk about personal stuff. But I want to be honest and it might help talking about it and might help me to deal with struggles. This summer I got diagnosed for Autism and heck it explains so much. Allot of anger, regret and sadness have been going through me, I felt so overwhelmed, my world just collapsed. Not because I have Autism (I am still me ♥), but just everything that I have been dealing with and then after 29 years you got this on your plate and you are like f* wish I would have known sooner. As an adult there is allot to process, but I am dealing with it allot better now and I am relieved I've gotten some answers at least! I will go in therapy for it this year, since there basically have been a huge waiting line for it :O I will mainly focus on coping techniques and mindfulness. Some sad things happened too, but I don't want to overwhelm myself too much so I will take it one step at a time and like to stay positive ♥ Like I said It's very hard for me to get out of my comfort zone, I don't like to be vulnerable (it's my safe bubble). I just feel these are things I have to deal with myself and don't want to bother you guys with. I just feel I want to show my good sides, but then again who doesn't right?! ^__^ I guess that's also a reason why I can feel more comfortable in this community, since my fursona represent a powerful bright character ♥ ♥ ♥ All tough for me it still feels as just a glimpse through that split in the wall, which I hope to break someday! O_O

Later that year I just tried to take it easy and tried to make more time for myself, mainly to recover. I took the time to make myself a new elephant girl, she is going to represent my older self (since Suu basically is my fictional younger self, she will stay my fursona tough and still want to make a comic) and felt another character was needed (I mean I will become 30 this year omg). I can’t wait to draw her more and show more of her :) I also introduced some adopts, but sadly they were not a success at all, nobody wanted them loll At least I had fun making them :) Also pretty happy all around with the art I made, just a bit of a shame I haven’t finished more commissions. That will definitely be my priority this upcoming months! Need to have room for new art yakow! I feel so blocked atm.

A fun experience this year was the Inktober I did for the first time. I didn’t do the full 31 days, but still made allot of drawings! I chose to do them all traditional, since not only it was a good practice, but also I had to avoid computer/sewing due to my back getting worse. This way I could still enjoy drawing and not overdo it too much. Really happy with how some of these drawings came out and will make sure to share them here too.

Last but not least, I finally finished one of the 7 eeveelutions! Yup finally after pushing it forward so many times, I finally did it. I am so happy with how the Sylveon onesie came out and can’t wait to share it with you guys :D This one was one of the more complex designs, so I am sure the other ones will be completed allot faster ♥

With any luck (it really depends on my health, how soon I will recover and how busy appointments will be) I am hoping to spend more time on sewing and art again! I like to start this year with finishing the hoodies and art, then start working on the eeveelutions one by one. With any luck I am hoping to open for plushies and onesies later this year, but I can’t promise anything. But it’s definitely my intention to finish everything and make a fresh start. I have been getting extremely amount of interest in my onesies, it's actually kinda overwhelming. With that said I will be doing the best I can to open custom onesies again as soon as I can. I just don't want to get lost in it all and forget there are also other things I want to do.

Soooo phoee sorry it’s allot to read. I didn’t even mentioned everything, so much more happened and have been made…but yeah pretty much this sums it up :) Even though there was allot to process and everything got turned upside down, I am still happy with the progress I’ve made and in the end I am just super grateful to be part of this community. You guys are awesome! Thanks for everything and wish me luck for 2018!

Please leave a comment below and share your 2017 experiences too ♥

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