as usual, hit the arrow buttons to navigate and click to zoom :) 0. thumbnail 1. drawing of brian may!!! super duper happy with this one even though scratch ruined the quality... it had been ages since i'd done any queen fanart but slkdjfdl I still love the band so much (especially under pressure and '39 aaaa) 2. entry for @greninja714's dtiys; i'm also super proud of this one! I feel like it gives off stained-glass vibes and the lighting is pretty fire so yay. didn't win anything in the contest but I had a ton of fun drawing it and it helped un-artblock me so I call it a win 3. my Star wars OC astra!! 4. siege of Mandalore bo-katan and ahsoka because @fiercechaos asked me to draw ahsoka :) also I went to a bricks and minifigs for the first time and dropped a pretty penny on Minifigures (I got adult ahsoka, endor Leia, and two nite owls) and it was such an amazing experience but i'm so glad that there's no b&m in my town because i would be so broke hhh 5. another of my Star wars OCs, Kallie -- she usually wears a green flight suit but orange fit better with the other stuff glued on the page lol. when I designed her I didn't know there was a Kallie already in a John jackson Miller SW book but yk what?? its a big galaxy so it makes sense that there would be multiple people with the same name. also her full name is kallia so it's not exactlyyyy the same right? (right?) 6. doodle page featuring rummy scores ("world champ" is my dad. who I absolutely destroyed in rummy when we played one-on-one but when my sister joined my luck ran out) 7. the package for my playing cards broke because I am a rummy FIEND and have taken those cards to three countries (besides the us), the beach, every summer camp i've been to since i've gotten them.... they literally follow me everywhere. the box died but the cards are still going strong I just use a hair tie lol. also the character is my pookie Althea (my favorite OC). 8. close up 9. brook owns a labubu. canon by the way 10. REXXXXXXXXX so in love with this collage page. yes I put the package for my violin strings on there. credits: art by me song is smile by lily allen (clean version don't kill me st) zoom script by @colorsnatch thumbnail is a screenshot from sky cotl
guys. lemme tell you that over the summer my mental health absolutely tanked. and lemme also tell you that getting the help you deserve and learning to advocate for yourself is so important. like if you know you're struggling but are procrastinating talking to your parents about it (aka me this time last year) just get it over with and tell them because it took me getting attacked by yellowjackets and having panic attacks every time I stepped outside to finally ask for a therapist. and I wouldn't wish yellowjacket attacks on anybody. obviously it's a financial investment and obviously you might not have the family situation where it's safe to ask your parents for help but don't try to handle ts alone, there are online resources and hotlines and etc and you deserve to be happy and healthy!! it took me literal months to accept this summer for what it is and to not be mad at myself for having a mental health low point but I finally did and I feel the rough period lifting now!! over labor day weekend I reconnected with nature, frolicked, etc etc and I think it really helped. I tried whitewater rafting for the first time, spent the weekend with my friends, made brownies, hiked a portion of the Appalachian trail, sat in a field to watch the sunset, took photos with a digital camera,,, just generally did things that made me happy around people that made me happy and it helped lift me out of that rough period. what I was telling myself when I was in the midst of it was "i'm gonna be such a baddie when i'm out of this" and like. yeah I agree. because I Lowkey feel like a baddie rn. i'm not afraid to be cringe if its what makes me happy, and i'm not afraid to set boundaries or express my needs, and i'm okay with accepting myself with where i'm at even if where I'm at isn't where i'd like to be two weeks down the road :) so if I can do it you can too!! also I watched kpop demon hunters and it was indeed worth the hype
