let's make stuff!

hi! i'm carina, a queer graphic designer/animator/jack of all trades from Michigan. www.carinave.net

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7/15/19 - 11/4/20

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I tried to make a good one... 😳

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My incredible girlfriend and friend everyone

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'love is not kind. love hurts like a punch to the gut. love makes you want to die, the hopelessness of it all' god i felt that. my girlfriend confessed to me a month ago but now she doesnt look my way anymore. im so scared haha

Oh no, that sucks! Maybe just give her time and try to just be her friend for now, and she might open back up to you eventually. My girlfriend and I went through a lot of phases of girlfriends/not girlfriends when things got too intense for the first couple years. But you also deserve to be with someone who looks at you!! Keep your hopes up because she did confess her feelings to you, but be prepared that she might not be as ready for that step as she thought. I wish you the best 💚

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hi! i wanted to tell you that after reading your comic i immediately burst into tears. the pain felt so overwhelming and i was so sad for you two and then the hope!!! the hope at the end!! it hit me so hard! thank you for telling your story and thank you for the hope it gave me, a young wlw

Oh my gosh, thank you so much!!! We have been together for four happy years now. I haven't felt that yearning in a looooong time, it was almost surprising drawing this comic and remembering those feelings. That pain we felt as teenagers was so heartbreaking and intense, but in a safe and happy environment it all melted away. I am both glad that I can give other young people some solidarity, and deeply sad that others have to go through it. As cliche as it is, things really do get so much better. Thank you so much for reaching out! I love hearing from people that have read the comic 💕

BTW, we still live in Michigan! There is a big trans and queer community here, especially southeast MI. We are truly everywhere!

[nonethelessiexist]

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Go to paypal.me/Samuel762 and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

Hey guys. So I’ve never done this before, but times are tough. I’m moving this weekend so the majority of my last paycheck went to my security deposit and other fees for the new apartment. My bank account is empty and I have bills coming out automatically starting with $70 for my phone bill tomorrow. I’ve been doing my best not to ask my parents for help anymore, but my friends are all as poor as me and we can’t always support each other financially as we’d like. So if anyone can spare a dollar or so please consider helping this queer boy out. If you can’t pitch in, please reblog this so maybe someone who has the money will see it. I really hope to get what I need by tomorrow because my bank charges me $38 for overdrawing my account. And they’ll keep charging me again and again every time another automatic payment is withdrawn. Thank you.

[michiganderlesbianer]

Help my friend, please 😫

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here’s inktober day 2 - tranquil! inspired by this foggy october weather & my seasonally affective moods

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forgot to upload this yesterday but here’s my inktober day 1 - Poison! a lil mushroom witch 

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an old piece from MICA! gouache on paper

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ferdinand, cut paper with hand-painted acrylic textures.

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fall weather is here! here’s a quick lil vector of one of my favorite fall outfits

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I’m happy to finally release my senior thesis film, WEIRD PETS! A loner inadvertently receives a new Poodle after watching a strange TV show. Hand-drawn using Photoshop & Animdessin2. All music/sound design by me!

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your comic made me sob like a little baby (which I am). i hope you guys find that art gallery :’)

aw thank you! no art gallery yet but we have a very curated collection of apartment decor <3

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Hello I would like just like to inform you that your someday comic was incredibly beautiful and made me tear up a lil 💖

hello! thank you so much!! i appreciate the kind words! :’)

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yo just sayin, 'someday' made me rly emotional and i want u both to know how wild that is as someone who often has trouble experiencing emotion properly i hope you're both doing well and having wonderful days, weeks, months, hell, years, you both deserve it, yall seem like you've been through a lot and its the least the universe could do for you

yo im so glad you enjoyed it! thank you so much for your kind words <3 we’re moving into our first ‘just the two of us’ apartment soon <3

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Red and yellow

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Made a lil gif for my mom’s birthday tomorrow - hopefully she’ll get to relax as much as her cat does! Happy birthday, ma!