We finally made it safe and sound
(second time trying to type this out with no outline so i’m sorry if it isnt as wonderfully articulated because now its late and i cried today and im trying to keep my spirits about my art projects as a whole up by doing this in passing while watching t.v with my husband)
So yeah! we made it dammit! Gosh, all the energy from the first time i typed this is just gone. I am so sorry I’m just isttting here trying to remember what I said and why it sounded so nice. We drove through 7 states in 4 days. I drove my packed up little sedan with my kitten and my husband drove a 16 ft truck with his cat and we drove far far away from my home state. I lived there for 26 years. I had so many reasons to leave, and things I will miss. But ultimately, we have both finally made it to the state we’ve been dreaming of since we were young. We got to run away together, and thats something I’ll cherish forever. The trip was beautiful, we saw all of north dakota, drove through yellowstone, Idaho was gorgeous, montana was a beautiful sunset. And I was really sad we wouldnt be able to see the badlands, but we stopped at a rest stop that ended up being part of the badlands! Its one of my favorite things about the earth. It was gorgeous. I would love to do the trip again when we dont have to drive separately, with two stressed and tired kitties, and a place to be 4 days ago.
SO jumping right in, I’ve spent the past month or so finalizing my residency and getting adjusted to everything. its been really hard physically and mentally so I have been taking my time.
I am currently working on a re opening of my shop. Here are my plans for that specifically.
redrawing old sticker sheets, new stickers themes, packs.
postcards! more freebies.
I’m putting in orders for stationary and notebooks this week. they are going to look great. I’m also making my own stationary items as well because I just love doing it.
I’ve been working really hard on earrings, pins, magnets, patches, keychains and more treasures. I’m so excited to finally have time and room to handmake things and do crafts. I’ll be posting updates on that starting tomorrow on my patreon and IG and Ko-Fi
I’ve been making new packaging, waste free and cute. Making new tissue paper ad envelopes and characters and just spending time doing what I want to do. It’s been nice. All of this takes time. so a reopening probably own’t be until mid- August. I’ll be making it very accessible on my etsy if i cannot figure out why squarespace wont let me.
I’ve been noticeably shying away from the normal social media apps and trying to get used to using other ones to work on social skills and stuff. Its all just too hard to keep up, and i create for myself, not for algorithms.
I am reworking my site, and working on a little app option , I’ll probably add a 3$ digital tier on my patreon for those who are interested and youll get the password and access to downloadables, like phone icons, wallpapers, digital stickers and more. Also, I hope if enough people eventually are interested I would like to form. little community where we all share are or whatever. I think it could be fun.
Ive been drawing what feels like non stop to try and like, make up for lost time? I know it isnt neccessary- but I feel extremely behind. I’ve been working really hard. And just cuz ya’ll cant see it, doesnt mena im not constantly doing something. I just dont have the energy to post all the time.
I’m also going to be starting to figure out a steaming option, I’ll go live while i’m working, drawing or painting and maybe I wont feel so alone. I really dont expect much from this but I’m trying to explore more options if I’m not satisfied with the way things are now.
All of this is taking time but I promise you its worth it.
I am excited for you to see it.
