So.... I want to make a public apology.

In the last year I have been struggling with fatigue, working full time with my job and then trying to spend some of my 'free time' trying to work in making my soaps and things while helping my mom and sister. I've been trying to figure out a balance between work and home and it has just really been frustrating for the last year. I am always tired and I feel like nothing gets done that needs to be :(

Due to all of that, I have not had the energy to finish owed art and it has eaten me alive. I have not felt the urge to pick up my tablet in months. I have picked up coloring a really neat coloring book by TheLatestKate that I'll color while I'm at work on my down times, but it just comes and goes. I had hoped it would kind of provide a jump start to me wanting to draw again but I'm just kind of in a stagnant state where on my days off I almost always want to just do -nothing- and.... I'll be honest it is quite scary. I've been telling myself that it is after-covid fatigue and that it will eventually go away and I might be able to get myself back together and have the energy to back back to 'normal'

So yeah, it's still a hiatus, I hate it, its depressing me and eating me up, but I am still around. Any questions or concerns please let me know.


As of now commissions are permanently closed for... well indefinitely. I don't know if I'll ever be able to offer commissions again :(

I hope you guys are doing all right.

Just a general journal wishing all of my friends and watchers a very happy holidays, whichever holiday you are celebrating <3

For Christmas this year it is a small and kind of lonely one. Last year the middle sister got Covid and her family were still in quarantine by Christmas. Not to be defeated by the holiday, the bf hauled me and my mom with gifts to their house and we left them on the porch for them to still be able to enjoy!

This year the oldest sister's kids either caught the virus or they are busy and cannot come here, so due to physical limitations we are likely going to postpone celebrations with them until they are better and out of quarantine. This year its me and the bf, mom, the oldest sister, and the middle sister's hus and kids. Slightly chaotic but it will work out all right. My mom is looking forward to spending more time with her grandkids and I couldn't ask for better. Monday she was dismissed from all home health care/OT/PT visits and she's ready to move forward with getting better.

I'm slightly itching to do art. Hopefully soon I will be able to pick that up again :)

Hey there guys!

I just wanted to keep everyone in the loop that I am still struggling to find balance in my life. There have been many changes made, particularly that my mom is still moving about in a wheelchair and my oldest sister with her health issues is still at our place and needing help being taken care of. A LOT. My mom does her best to take a lot of that burden off my shoulders but I still spend 2-3hrs each day total helping them both. Working 8hr shifts 5 days a week definitely doesn't help as I have only 2 days off to relax any at all and get chores and stuff done.

With that being said, I'm still also struggling to find my way out of another apparent art block caused by stress. I want to draw so badly but there's just hardly ever time. So my hiatus continues whether I like it or not :( I'm also going to put out there that until my lifestyle changes for the better, I will not be taking anymore commissions, YCHs, or anything of the sort. I've been depressed because I have owed art that needs to be finished but I refuse to try and push my way through them as the quality suffers greatly and my commissioners deserve better than that. If you as a commissioner would rather have a refund I would totally understand, just send me a note privately and we can discuss it.

I have placed an amazon wishlist on my private FB account for items that my family may need for those that would like to lend a helping hand, but I'd rather not link it to my journal unless many people are interested. If you are just say so :) if you'd like to ask for the link privately you may also do that as well, but please take note that we are currently doing all right for the most part, it's just stressful trying to keep 8 cats and a dog fed through the winter season when they eat more. We go through 22lbs a month in dry food alone with the cats, for example.

TLDR: Art is going to continue to be scarce due to stress at home/work.

Hey guys!

I just wanted to post a small update here to let everyone know how things are doing here at the homestead.

My mom came home Friday and is doing all right. Her trach was removed Tuesday last week and she's still not able to walk very much but she's more independent than I thought she would be. Since she has been home we are still getting to know her limitations, but she is already learning and able to do things that she was not able to do at the rehab center. We are hoping that she will continue to get better as time progresses so that she can get back to where her physical/mental health was before she got sick. She remembers things a lot better than I do so there is that....
My sister on the other hand is not making as much progress. I've been having to take care of her since the hospital booted her out about a month ago and she is not able to walk and has not made much progress with that aspect. She recently had another medical emergency that will likely cause another setback in her getting back on her feet.

It is hard to take care of two individuals with their needs, working a full time job 5-6 days a week, especially with holidays coming up it's going to be a bit more stress on top of what I have already. Did you guys know that hair loss is a side effect of having covid? I found that out the hard way and I've lost more than half of my volume. It is a daily struggle to put my hair up hoping that it isn't too noticeable. The daily stress and increased depression does not help very much either. When everyone is able to take care of themselves and don't really need me anymore I am very much going to want to take a vacation just to unwind from it all. Even if I have to go to a hotel somewhere and just camp out in the room for a while.

I continue to appreciate those that I owe art to, and I will get to doing the art as soon as I possibly can. However, if you feel the need that any of you want a refund just send me a note and we can discuss that. I'm still checking messages and email and things daily or almost daily, I'm just too busy to be able to sit down and do anything such as art or even to really make anymore soap :C

I just wanted to keep everyone in the loop that I am on a semi-hiatus relating to my mom's health and my mental health surrounding the circumstances.

My mom and I got sick with the virus early July. She was having some difficulty breathing and was losing strength/fatigue to the point we had her taken to the hospital. She was on the ventilator/life support for nearly 3 weeks, they were able to remove her from it and she started going through phases of delirium. My sisters and I were able to visit her shortly after the virus quarantine was up for her and the delirium was a shock for me as I have never seen anyone with it. It has thrown me further into a state of fear and depression. Last week they felt confident enough to move her out of ICU to her own room, but it only lasted for 24hrs before she started struggling and they had to place her back on the ventilator. They are currently exploring other options so that she will not be on the ventilator as long this time around.

We have been struggling to get caught up on her bills as we realized later in the month that she had not been able to send out any payments. I swapped jobs that will allow me to make more, but less hours so it is technically a part time job working 3 days a week. I'm ok with that for the most part aside from being able to keep bills floating, mostly because of my mom in the hospital. I would love to take on more commissions to help with the slack, but I still have outstanding art for a few people and I am not comfortable with taking on more until all of those are complete. At this time I am also not comfortable to ask for donations from anyone.

Other things going on with family and mom's properties that I'm just not going to get into here, but it definitely adds on to the level of stress.

I have been such a nervous wreck and mentally it has been so hard to focus on anything outside of my mom/hospital, work, and trying to take care of things at the house. With it being the last half of summer the spiders are starting to come out and they are taking over everything and anything that don't move. It's like living in a nightmare that I cannot quite seem to wake up from...

It finally hit our household. Out of us all I was the only one that had a 'negative' test result though I displayed so many of the symptoms. We're doing better but low energy is the worst.
The one to be noted is that my mom is currently hospitalized and on a ventilator. Due to pneumonia she was struggling very hard to breathe and a couple of days after being at the hospital, with her struggling to calm her breathing back down on her own, they decided the best route was intubation/ventilator. My mom was coherent when this happened and consented to the whole thing but it is still very scary when you know things can be very serious, that words like life support and not being able to see her for at least 20 days if not longer...... She had been on 100% oxygen for several days. I was updated today that she has now been weaned down to 60% which is great in comparison.

I try to focus on my own healing but my nerves are so rattled at the thought of losing my mom so easily to this. I want her to make it out of this so that we can go do things together. I want to be able to discuss stuff that never even crossed my mind until this point. Everybody tells me not to blame myself for her getting it as there is no telling where it came from, but the guilt is there. My mom literally goes nowhere other than the grocery store to pick up groceries and medications for herself and my oldest sister.


I don't even know when I'm supposed to go back to work, they were all so vague about it. Nobody has really called to ask how I'm doing, what they need from me, etc. I don't understand this.

So, as some may have seen or heard through Twitter or other resources.... friends and what have you, shortly after the journal I posted that I was employed.. the position that they created didn't hold for one reason or another... and I found myself unemployed after a few weeks. The people I was conversing with through the temp agency tried to set me up with another location that through my own mistakes during the interview, decided not to choose me as their temp. Which is okay, that is why interviews are a thing and I honestly did not feel comfortable with the owner of that company anyway.

So it has been a couple of rough months with family issues and all that. I struggled with depression where I barely wanted to get out of bed much less look for a job. I filled out countless applications online as most locations are still real strict on Covid precautions. Countless applications got ignored, or denied and rejected. One of the companies I really wanted to work for and had put an application in twice for different positions still rejected me and it was a downer on my confidence. One location wanted a receptionist but then I found out after going through the job listing -again- they were looking for part time, as well as someone to be remote and I decided in my best interest to turn it down without an interview.

I was recently approached by a coworker that boasted about her rehire for a security company, and invited me to get hired on there since there is always a need for security. I am not 100% happy about this opportunity and would much rather have a job outside of security/LP but when one looks at my resume you can see that is clearly my strong suit. I know I ramble a lot about RL stuff in my journals, and some of you may not care or read this and that is ok! I just want to let my watchers know that hey, no matter how many times I get pushed down I'm going to eventually get back up, dust my legs off, and move on.

So I'm moving on, and hoping for things to improve..... :) Fingers crossed that this job will hold out for a bit until I can find something better.

I'm a bit nervous and excited but I'm now employed again and I start tomorrow :)

This does mean that I will likely have to go back to my limited arting on my days off, provided it is during the time that the boyfriend is working. I know that I have not been that active art wise and I want to say a lot of it has to do with depression and stuff going on at the household, but I'm keeping details to the minimum. Let's just say I'm glad that I have a reason to leave the house again :)

Just wanted to let you guys know! Hope everybody is doing all right~

Hi guys!

So this past weekend I had my first little craft fair selling my soaps and such with my best friend and while we did not make a ton of sales it was an experience! We definitely had a few lessons learned.
The main thing that I took away from it is that any soaps made with glycerin will need to be away from the sunlight to avoid any potential melting issues in the heat and to use different colorant.

I also sold a handful of my treasure gem soaps so they are definitely an attention grabber as I have a small treasure chest that displayed them nicely! The price for it made me slightly uneasy (it was previously 4 pieces for $5) so I may adjust it a bit for online purchases in the near future so that the buyer will get more especially if it is being shipped. If you're interested in this lemme know!

I also have plenty of transparent glycerin and goat's milk pastel rainbows should any of you want a bar or two! I currently have them as $6 or 5/$25. Priority 2-day shipping to ensure that they get there safely will be an extra fee for my small little business self but it does include a tracking number. For pictures and to see more just check out my Little White Lyes page on FB! I do have large bars of soap made 100% from scratch (they were made with lye and olive/coconut oil blends) also available as well for about the same price :) I'm still in the process of working out the Etsy page with my partner in crime so please let me know if you want to get something from me! I will still send orders out to you and I do accept payments through Paypal AND Venmo, with Square as a possibility in the near future.

In the last year, I've gone through a lot of changes and I have lost some people that I held dear in my life. The pandemic took a toll on my mental health due to stress at my job as we were the front lines of making sure everyone practice social distancing (this was hard in the hallways) and keeping masks on and available. By the end of May we had a thermal camera that caused even more stress because while it was less hands on that we personally had to do, it picked up the summer heat quickly. You can imagine that stress. By mid September I was laid off with severance in which I immediately picked up the art of making soap and starting a small little side business to test the waters. It took off better than expected but by November I've come to terms that it won't be a full time job any time soon. At the middle of November two uncles were admitted into the hospital, one needing urgent vascular surgery and then diagnosed with the virus.....and the other was quickly diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and cirrhosis. He passed just a week into December. Days before that a work friend of mine also diagnosed with cirrhosis passed while in a coma. This put me into a state of depression, but to make matters worse a very close work friend of mine passed unexpectedly a week later from surgery complications. A week after that we found out that one of my sisters was diagnosed with the virus and her family were going to be in quarantine through Christmas. Plus side is that after 27 days in the hospital, my other uncle was finally able to go home and is doing well. My sister is feeling better with having only mild symptoms, and nobody else in her household (husband, teenager and 2yr old)

My goals for 2021, first and foremost is to find a new job. I have said that worst case I can always go back to my old job, because I would be paid better than when I had left. But before I do that (IF I do that) I will first try to find a job somewhere else that will hopefully make me happier, or at least have far less stress. I want to be more physical and exercise more. I realize this is something everybody says but... I really want to be healthier than I am. Other goals are soap related as far as getting my little business fully registered/licensed so that I can participate in markets and fairs. I do plan on getting Etsy up and running, but I also want to get out there and be a little hands on with customers/clients. My more immediate goal to this, is to make a logo, business cards made, and to get a printer for invoices, printing different labels if needed. Fingers crossed on these goals! Artwise I'm not setting any more goals because I never achieve them :')

Hope you guys have a happy new year!

Hi everyone!

So I've been trying to build up inventory on my soap to be able to start up an Etsy and I just have no earthly idea what I'm doing with the site!
Do any of you guys have an Etsy or know someone that runs an Etsy shop that could tell me the pros/cons of having one? Is there a better site to use to sell handcrafted items?

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On the plus side, I'm actually doing fairly well with my soap in the fact that I have had a few designs actually sell out on me just as I am making them and it has blown me away. I'm not complaining about that!
The only downside is that I do not effectively have enough molds to continue to make bars of soap continuously, so I am having to basically create 6 at a time and often I have to stop to take care of other things such as cooking or other household chores, working on art, etc. Again, I'm not exactly complaining I just have not gotten my feets solid on the ground just yet. I do eventually need to buy more molds just so that I have enough to do more than 1 batch at a time and get 12 bars added to my inventory instead of 6? Haha.

For any of you that may not have heard or seen my last post, I have been laid off from my full time job and I am making an attempt to start up a little side business making soaps! I am SO excited about it all and I really hope that I do well with it so that maybe in the future I don't have to work a full time job. I'm also thinking realistic in the fact that it may be a while before I can get to that point, but I am trying to think positive and in the mean time have fun and enjoy myself in what I am creating.

IF you have not, please do check out my Twitter as I have posted some of my soapy creations there and eventually I would like to offer some giveaways for my followers as everybody is awesome and I would love to give back to you guys. I have thought about creating a separate account for Twitter to divide my soap from the fandom just on a business/professional viewpoint but I have not gotten that far just yet. With Christmas coming in just a few short months however, I do need to start thinking ahead and preparing for potential gifts for family/friends.

If you guys happen to want to pre-order for Christmas gifts in the form of soap and you've checked out my Twitter (with only some of my soap posts), and you've seen what I've got on my Little White Lyes FB page, and you still haven't seen a scent or idea for gifts that you'd love to order from me, please please send me a message with your ideas and I will get back to you! I would love to help anyone out!

Also if you haven't seen it yet I do have a YCH currently available that I am working on now of 3 costumed characters. The only slot available left is the Mummy character and I will have to close on the 15th to give me appropriate time to finish the commission by Halloween so please do catch it while you can! https://www.furaffinity.net/view/38579996/

Hi guys! Anyone else as excited about it being fall as I am?!
Summer has been brutal.

I wanted to make the small announcement that for those of you that have not heard, the corporate people for my job decided to make some budget cuts and decided that they no longer needed me. No biggie, it hurt at first because I had been with the company for over 4 years. They did give me a package deal as a send off so I'm taken care of for the next couple of months, but it also lands me right around the time where places are hiring seasonal. Looking around now it has technically already started. SO I figured, why the heck not, let me try to float until the new year and hope that 2021 will treat me better than this year.

Currently I have started making soaps. Yaaaas guys, you have no idea how long I've been wanting to do this for and now that I have time to do so it has been a REAL learning experience. Plus selling my soaps on the side as made me kind of want to start up a small hobby business that I have aptly named Little White Lyes (you can find my page on FB under this name). Starting this is a real challenge, I hope to one day have enough inventory to be able to go to farmers markets, festivals, etc. I know it is a challenge this year due to Covid, which is why I had started up my page on FB to hopefully build a following. Once I get enough inventory started I will be able to work on my Etsy page that is.... currently... collecting dust. Eventually I would like to spread out and do other crafty things such as sugar scrubs and bath salts/soaks... and maybe some really nice signs and wreaths for your doors but I have to start somewhere :) I've been wanting to do creative things that are a little more hands on and hopefully I've found a little niche to hang on to for the time being.

What this also means is that soon I will be offering a few YCHs for you guys! I am currently working on a reference sheet for someone, but I do want to be able to do some commissions for you guys since I currently have the time to do so.

I have been so stressed and worried about my day job and now that I no longer have that stress weighing on my shoulders, I want to be able to have fun and reconnect with others in creative outlets.
I am fully aware that this will not be a permanent thing as art has never really been a stable job for me (I'm so slow haha) but I will need the help through the holidays. I do not want to resort to begging for donations as I am stubborn and believe in earning money (even if it meant working myself to death). The BEST thing to come out of this is that I do not have to worry about the holiday season at my company where they hire 100+ people seasonal, constantly, and all the stress I had to deal with my job duties in the addition to working 50+ hours a week for nearly 2 months straight. Like I said, I was upset at first, but now I've come to realize it is a blessing in disguise and that I literally have a world of choices in front of me.

Let's have some fun! :D

My workplace decided to close the warehouse on Sunday for the first time -ever- to celebrate Easter and for us to spend time with our families.
They will not be paying us holiday for this however, and I want to avoid having to go in an extra day to make up for it as I do not get along with certain coworkers (one day a week is plenty for me)

So I'm opening small commissions to do over the next couple of weeks to help offset this. (if I do not get enough commission to make up for it I'll have to go in for OT but possibly on a different week)
I am a slow artist, so please do not rush me! I will communicate with you and show you WIPs within reason. Due to the nature of these commissions being small, payment and all details will be required upfront - any adjustments afterward will only be minor/if I missed a detail in references. Reference images only and no descriptions, please!

What I have available is:

~Googly Eye Commissions - $10 each character (15 slots available)
Examples:
1 https://www.furaffinity.net/view/29668782/
2 https://www.furaffinity.net/view/29420106/
3 https://www.furaffinity.net/view/30497073/
SFW ratings only

~Icons - 900x900 $15 or 2 for $25 (9 slots available)
No examples at this time, will feature your character of choice portrait style (head/neck only!) with your choice of expression and simple colored background.
Will be done at 900x900 px, give me dimensions and I will resize it for you! :) Icons will not be posted individually in my gallery. SFW rating only!

~Artistic Freedom Pin up/Single Character - $30 (3/4 available)
SFW/NSFW - Refined Sketch with full shaded and colored single character of your choice. I'll ultimately choose the pose but I do like input! Simple colored background
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35777370/ (nsfw)
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35868291 (nsfw)

Comment with the following form filled out below :) I will ask you to note me your paypal address so that I can invoice you!

Form -
Type of Commission:
Quantity:
NSFW/SFW (Pin up Image only):
Reference images:

Just to let everyone be aware that I'm going to take a short hiatus this weekend as I will be going on vacation and will be without my laptop for a few days. You can probably reach me on telegram or discord if you need me, but I am not sure what my phone service will be like where I am heading! Who knows, I could be completely out of service but we will hope for the best xD

I should be back by Sunday evening/Monday. This is the first time in a while that I have been able to really get out of town so fingers crossed that it'll be a fun trip!

Hi everyone! It appears that I've been really productive as of late! I had mentioned how I was going to close down commissions for the summer and well, that didn't exactly work out. Totally my fault of course!

In the next month or so I do have a couple of projects that I need to complete for a convention, and for a close friend. I also have a large commission lined up after that that may take a few weeks. So I'm not taking any new commissions until further notice :) I apologise for the inconvenience this might cause to those who recently asked about commissions, but I will let everyone know when I'm back up and running!

Until then, I will be posting some finished art that I have not posted yet soon! :)
Thank you everyone for your continued support!

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EDIT: These are now closed. Missed your chance? Opps! I will likely open for another round of themed commissions in September.
Thank you for being amazing!


I'm feeling pretty positive since my last round of sketches and I want to go ahead and set aside a week in July specifically for drawing noodle dragons! I don't draw them very often at all and I would kind of like to.... If you do not have an eastern/noodle dragon or a similar type of character, I can always turn your character into one (Noodlify).... or maybe create a design for you! Pretty cool right?

I am only planning on taking maybe 5-10 slots total depending on how it goes so please grab a slot while you can!

THESE WILL BE DRAWN SFW ONLY! ALL DOODLES WILL BE FULL BODY


Each sketch will start at $20 for B/W and cleaned up lines. Minimal shading may be included.
If you would like, I can also offer a colored version with a little extra detail for $30!
*Complex characters may have a small fee (no more than $5), please ask if you're not sure!

Character designs start at $40 as it will include colors and double as a simple reference sheet :) As an added bonus I will also give you a discount on future commissions with this shiny new character for up to 5 times! I will only have 2 slots for these available.

Prices are listed as USD, and can only be paid through Paypal.

To claim a slot, please comment below with:

B/W or Color?
Character Name:
Character Reference:
Do I need to Noodlify?

When I am able to get to yours, I will send you a note asking for your Paypal address and possibly other details.
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I'm only going to take on 4 slots this week!
Last minute decision, I've decided to be a little patriotic and take on a few firework themed sketch portraits. I'm not doing a show again this year and I've also decided not to do any overtime on the 4th as well.

$30 usd each these portraits will include:

Original size A4
Your character's bust portrait (Chest up)
Colored
Shaded
Fireworks as a background! Artist's Choice in Fireworks


To claim a slot, you can comment below or send me a note!
It should go without saying, but Paypal only at this time.




Random fact: Did you know that I am a certified Pyrotechnician? :) This dragon knows how to set up, set off, and properly clean up professional grade fireworks!

Hey guys!

So two weeks in to my hiatus for taking on commissions I ended up getting sick with bronchitis and two lovely ear infections. That being said, I'm having constant coughing fits that seem to be irritated by talking.... which means I'm taking the next day off of work. I took today off to go get seen by a doctor, and anyone can tell you how much of a hassle it was to wrestle that arm around my back and make me go instead of going to work.

I am now "resting" but I do need to kind of re-balance myself financially. I really don't know how much my doctor visit is going to cost me with this new insurance, plus medications, and who knows what my next paycheck is going to look like as any overtime I do at work will not officially count as overtime (this job screws people over that way, any overtime during the same week as a sick or personal day will be considered regular hourly pay).


SO HERE IS WHERE YOU GUYS COME IN!

I'm going to take on about 10 more slots for sketch commissions at $20 each.
They will be:

Full Body
Wing-it style - (I pick the pose/artist's choice)
Refined sketches - (I'll clean it up the best I can to show better quality/detail)
Black and White - (no color this time around, sorry!)
Minimal Shading - (nothing too fancy!)
Rating N/SFW - (Just make sure you state which one you want from the start!)

To claim a slot, please comment below with references along with rating, and I will comment asking for paypal details in a note when I'm able to take yours :) Please be aware that I am a -slow artist- as I take pride in taking my time and making sure your art is the best quality that I can give you. It may not be completed this week, but I am always willing to communicate with you! Any rush orders may come with a small rush fee if necessary.


As always, I appreciate it if you guys could spread the word! If you want to help support me without commissioning me, I have the Shinies system enabled for your convenience but it is currently not necessary. Any amount sent through Shinies will be placed to the side for future emergencies such as medical bills, medications, etc that I may need in the future. It will also help me in the long run as it may keep me from opening emergency commissions such as these sketches, to help with financial needs. I thank you guys for your support no matter which way you decide to do so!

Hey guys, Meko here.

So this week is a very rough one for me in a few different ways.

Wednesday marks the first year of my dad's passing and let me tell you.... my mind is very much not where anyone would wanna be. It's difficult, its highly stressful as I have to look after my mom and try to distract her but Wednesday is going to be near impossible to do so. This is why I'm likely going to take a break from all social medias and focus on her.

Also, I had a doctor's appointment last week and I've gained weight - again. More or less about 20lbs in the last year, which I blame on stress/grief eating for the most part. I have to get back on track on eating healthier and being more active.

Lastly, as a reminder that I'm not going to take on any new commissions for the rest of the summer. I'll be looking into coming up with a price guide for when I do take new commissions so just as a heads up prices might change a bit to reflect that. I have not really changed my set prices in a couple of years..


So that is pretty much it from me right now! I'll post a new journal once I'm ready to start taking on new commissions again :)
I want to thank everyone for their patience with me for the last year or so. I hope that I can definitely make up for it!

Edit: Closed for Now! Thank you Everyone for helping me raise a bit of money to be donated to ALSA!
I will hopefully have these finished as soon as possible! If anyone has any questions, please send me a note :)

As many many of us know about Dogbomb, he had a special place in my heart. I did not know him in person or was a close friend or anything like that, but I have been following his journey on Twitter for the last 6 months or so and I had grown affectionate for his positive outlook on life. Tonight in his peaceful passing I have decided to give back.

I am offering head portrait sketches sporting colorful leis in his honor.

They are $10 each, and 90% of the profits will be donated to ALSA.org in Dogbomb's name. As much love and passion that he's given to all of us, we all need to show more support and passion to go towards finding a cure so that in the future we can end this disease. Even if there is no cure, if there is a way to prevent it or finding better treatments for it to ease the pain that ALS causes.... I'd say that is a gift in itself.


I do want to make note that as a community we have come together to see him off, so ALL portraits will be posted in a group together. As a community.

Please comment below with a link to the ref of a character you want to use and an email I can use as contact if you do not use notes. I will send you a note/email when I'm able to get to yours asking for Paypal info.

Thank you so much!

Edit: Just so that everyone is in the loop, my full time job schedule is Sun-Wed so I will not be able to get much of anything done on these days. My apologies! However I do want to let you know that so far we have raised $50 for the cause :) You guys are awesome! If you'd like to spread the word you are more than welcome to!

Completed: Dogbomb/Krisa/Aries
Currently Working on: Scystorm/Drakkor
Next On the list: Sirfy

Saturdays I will be hosting an event for coffee flavored sketches!

These wing-it style refined sketches will be fully colored in various shades of browns and creams - like coffee! They will also have coffee stained backgrounds.

I will ONLY open for 5 slots per week for right now.

Journals for the coffee flavored sketches will be posted on Friday afternoons so that I can begin working on them on Saturday mornings with my coffee :)

Each slot is $40, again these will be refined sketches that will be colored and shaded in browns will a simple background
First to claim one TODAY will get theirs at a discounted price of $25 for being used as an example!

Payments via Paypal. Comment to claim a slot, one character per image at this time please!


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Hey everyone!

I'm going to be offering some sketches as I really need to order some tablet pen nibs before I run out. For some reason I'm going through the nibs on my new tablet far faster than what I am used to. I'm not sure if it's the combination of my nibs and the screen protector we placed on the tablet, or if I'm somehow just too hard on the nibs themselves. Either way they're getting worn down really quickly so I'm having to budget in buying nibs so that I can do more artwork for you guys!

At this time I'm offering full body black/white sketches for $15 each. They'll be refined sketches, so nothing too fancy and not too messy.
I DO have an option for color/shading to be upgraded to $25 each.

Only 3/4 slots available currently as I am still working on completing a commission at this time.

Referral system bonus:
I will do a sketch for you for free IF you refer me to others. Conditions are that they get a sketch and give me your FA handle. If you refer more than one person I will then upgrade your sketch to a colored/shaded sketch :)


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Is anyone going? :) I had really thought about going as I know the GOH and would looooove to meet her in person after knowing her for years! Though now I'm really curious to see how many others might be going to see if anyone would be interested in possibly meeting up there as well!

Depending on how many people are going that I know and wanna see, I can plan on being there and possibly for the entire con instead of a day or so. I may live somewhat locally but it is still a bit of a drive, and I''d like to be able to look into rooms if needed.


SO WHO'S GOING? 8D

I was going to plan this just a little bit better but here we are!

I was talked into making a Patreon page in effort to help fund me working on personal arts outside of commissions!
I had always wanted to draw more art of Mekolai and Gemma and her crew but I always fell short of that by accepting more commissions and doing art for others.
While I LOVE doing art for others, I was always limited to what I could really do because I was always afraid to mess up somehow and the commissioner hate what I produced. I always faced periods of times where nobody was interested in what I had to offer, or I simply just took too much time to get something done.

My Patreon page is simply a page where supporters of my art can pledge any amount and be rewarded accordingly. I'm still working on the Tiers/awards, but while I plan on posting the finished work publicly here on FA, supporters will be getting far more from it! It ranges from WIP stages of sketches, linework, you would be able to vote on what I would be able to work on next, and I hope to add tiers in the future for pieces of written literature from the book I (eventually) plan on writing! One of my current tiers even offers a random supporter to be chosen for a free sketch each month!

All of this will go towards publishing the story about Gemma, and eventually I want to write a book with short stories about Mekolai as well.
I also hope to be able to write and illustrate my own children books for those of us with children.

It is going to be a LONG road ahead of me, but I'm excited for what it may bring!
With your help, I may get there! With your help by spreading the word, I can reach my star filled dreams even faster than before :)

I plan on launching my Patreon page the first of February.

If anyone has any suggestions on what they would like to see as a reward for being a supporter, I am ALL ears! I would love to be able to offer what I can for you guys! Keeping in mind that I have a full time job and with me having to take my time working on art, any rewards being art related may be delayed.

Thank you guys SO much for always being here for me! Let's do this together! :)

Happy New Year, everyone! Let's just say that I was definitely ready for last year to be over with.
Best thing to come out of last year was that I had gotten more art accomplished, but I think a lot of it had to do with certain circumstances that I'd rather not discuss :) In 2018 I posted 15 completed arts, about double to 2017. Pretty neat!

On to year 2019!

I'm starting off the new year in hopes of interacting with my viewers more, maybe see about growing my audience as well.

So I wanted to ask! What sort of things would you guys like to see this year? :D
I've got some plans that I'm not ready to fully announce yet but I am excited if I can get them off the ground.
Would you like to see more art of Meko? Gemma/Jeremiah things? I also have characters I've adopted and have not been able to really draw yet that I'd love to do sometime this year!

Commission wise what kind of things are you guys looking for? Finished works with the full shading, sketches, icons?


One announcement I'd like to make is that I will be retiring my old laptop and tablet for good this year. I've kept holding off but I think I am finally ready to let them go :) I may or may not sell my old tablet, as it is still working just fine but will need at least a new nib in the future and it will need a new cable. I'll post a journal about this tablet should I decide it is in good enough condition to sell.


I hope that this year will bring more positivity and light to everyone, myself included :)
What are your goals this year?