lehowa

Thanks everyone for watches, faves and all the support I got through the years, it continues to blow my mind that people like my scribbles this much. Ahh, I’m getting sentimental thinking about this. My Bluari chapter was an amazing ride, inevitably cut short much sooner than it should. Under this name I experienced my first conventions and my little bit of fame that, I have to admit, was going to my head too much sometimes. But the end taught me so much, about myself and a proper work ethic.

Sorry if it causes confusion for anyone. I know from my own experience how names of regular artists create a mush in my brain, I don’t recall following someone sometimes.

You can still call me Bluari on the new profile, I don’t mind <3.

Even two days ago, I sat down to post that first artwork and make everything official and I hesitated again and didn’t do anything. I did yesterday and, as soon as I saw that new page coming to life, it felt as the right decision.

I hope you will be willing to continue following me on the new account. Bluari will stay in use but I already think of Lehowa as my main project. That’s what it is, a new project. I like to think of Lehowa as more serious, more professional, anthro will continue, symbolism, paganism, historical themes and high fantasy will continue. Bluari will be like a happy artdump, for toony stuff, yiffies, chibies, Pokemon and styles and artworks just for fun or experiments that went off the rails.

The art that I was making over the years is pretty far from what I would like it to look like. It seems like I will be experimenting with style for a lot longer. Putting everything on one account just hurt my recognition because I don’t attract neither group of potential followers. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s social media marketing. You open some profile and you take a few seconds to make out what it is about, how it differs from others and if you want to continue interacting with it or not. That’s why you read tips from artists to keep social media profiles visually uniform, it helps recognition.

I was thinking about starting with a new name since 2017 or 16. I didn’t want to loose followers though and, above all, I wasn’t sure if changing accounts will solve my problem. Ever since I started posting drawings on the Internet I had numerous different aliases and accounts and none could ever stick. With Bluari I realised – with time I start to dislike everything that’s me, and that’s at the root of everything. It’s the same kind of reluctance some people have with taking photos of themselves. Same was with the fursona I once had. This nymph running through forests, flowing hair everywhere, I realised that it is how I want to see myself and not how I actually do. So if everything is in my head and the problem is me then I can have hundred new beginnings and it will all be the same. Better just stick with Bluari and don’t overthink it. Or use real life name(boring as f.) The "new project" way of looking at starting a new account became my definitive reason.

There are also several people who had and have aliases with -ari at the end and I assumed this similarity will again be bad for recognition. There is even some bloke with exactly the same nick, Bluari, you can Google him, not furry, just some content creator.

Lastly, even though probably most of it is in my head, Bluari have so much weight on it. You know, those things that you did or said in the past which you will never take back and which keep you awake at night during especially severe generalised anxiety episodes? Yeah, those happy times. And I don’t mean what happened last year. I mean five years ago. Go, team anxiety.

I probably won’t be doing any reposts of older art this time, enough of this reheating old porkchops, you know.

Again, thanks for all your love and I'm looking forward to the future <3