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hi :0

there’s been some new peeps lately so thought it’d be nice to make a pinned post with various links:

FAQ

website

instagram

inprnt (print shop!)

itchio goodies (pay what you want treats)

faq: hey can I use one of your artworks as a profile pic/banner/phone bg etc? yeah go for it, no need to ask! if it’s for a profile pic or banner credit would be great please, thank you! ^^

#guess who realized you can pin posts kfhdfjkdgf #welcome to my humble tumblr abode where currently I don't post much because I'm busy lmao >:'D #I made this faq years ago and I sound insufferably chirpy dfghf #wheezing laugh #edit: tumblr please let me edit the tags to humblr tumblr abode hSDJH

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Hey tumblr folks! If you so desire you can download the Mermay coloring book for free right now over here

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might sneak in a merm this year? who knows but anyways yall can still download this coloring book for free either from the link above or on itchio :>

#reboop #merfolk #coloring book #artists on tumblr #last but not least here's your uhh...not-quite-annual reminder I have a free merm coloring book hshss #every year I'm like what if I did a merm :0 #and then will immediately back off because my brain says no hshsjdh

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summer's coming so I made them some fancy little drinks

#LITTLE SIPPY SIPS AOHHWHGHG #fav #other peep's art #oh my goddddd #rough patch #glasswork #everyone look at the little glass creatures

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Shrimp/krill merm?

yes : 0

#still really like this one :'D #merfolk #artists on tumblr #reboop #the 'attempting to paint like gouache but digitally' phase haha #didn't last very long because they took a while to do but they were very fun #and was very proud I was able to get the look I was going for haha (esp. for the pea crab one)

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I tried spinning boucle yarn for the first time and while it is technically boucle yarn, the proportions are....a little bit off.

here is a gorgeous handspun boucle made by DragonThistleFibers on etsy:

....and then here is the very funny/extreme example of boucle I made >:'D

will see if I can even rug hook with it but if it's too bulky I can always deconstruct it a little

edit: I showed my older sister who knows what boucle looks like and it made her cackle hshshjs and we both agreed would be nice to keep because of how ridiculous it is (maybe hang as a garland? decoration?)

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boucle attempt number 2! size wise wayyy better (plys could still be even thinner honestly) but I'm a little annoyed because the flip flop twist didn't click in my brain this time till I was almost done with plying haha (something about how I spaced out the initial twists on the ply; there's portions of the yarn that looks more like a normal twist ply rather than the boucle loop ply)

#fondly referring this to fancy dryer lint hshshs #I love how it feels/it's very squishy #this one can def. use to hook so excited about that haha #yarn spinning #purely personals #rambles #getting a yarn winder has helped so much with plying and not having to spend hours detangling if things get twisted up >:'D #will attempt boucle again another time; it def takes longer to spin rather than a normal single or 2 ply haha

perhaps a stupid question. i know comms are currently not open but have you considered opening them anytime soon? i've been looking around all sorts of artists and i love your art

not at all haha, thanks for asking! :0 and awhh thank you! :'D unfortunately don't think I'll plan on opening drawing commissions any time soon bUT I am technically open for rug hook commissions if that's something you're interested in.

#saturday asks #and if you're not that's totally fine/no sweat haha #I keep forgetting I have the commissions section that says closed for however many years >:'D #lemme go change that right now actually #edit: alright the commission section is now up to date msdhj

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Mermay part 4!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 5

Compilation post

Redbubble / INprnt

#reboop #artists on tumblr #merfolk #-squints-#did I not have the giant squid on its own post #I think it's because I drew it for instagram specifically hm #there's a lot of merms here that I like in this post anyways though shjshj so here ya go #ignore the old redbubble link haha

I tried spinning boucle yarn for the first time and while it is technically boucle yarn, the proportions are....a little bit off.

here is a gorgeous handspun boucle made by DragonThistleFibers on etsy:

....and then here is the very funny/extreme example of boucle I made >:'D

will see if I can even rug hook with it but if it's too bulky I can always deconstruct it a little

edit: I showed my older sister who knows what boucle looks like and it made her cackle hshshjs and we both agreed would be nice to keep because of how ridiculous it is (maybe hang as a garland? decoration?)

#muffled laugh #purely personals #rambles #yarn spinning #there's a really neat book called spinner's book of yarn designs by sarah anderson #and yeah it tells you how to spin different types of yarn #and for boucle you need like 3 separate singles and combine them all together #but for the loopy single it said 'thick' and my brain automatically went oH cool chunky! which was nOT what it meant hfhdfkdjf #like it's bulky as hell BUT it is doing that flip flop loop thing that boucle is supposed to have/look like! :O which is cool haha #I've kinda just been spinning yarn the past two weeks hshhs #I'm starting to get rough patches/calluses? on my fingers from spinning #also more like kinda wanna have a range of colors before I start rug hooking with them as well

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I'm formally requesting a sea urchin maid but I'm informally requesting inklings or octolings

omg jackie also hm. she’s not quite a merm? maybe a sea urchin fairy or like some kind of parasite ahhsd

#another one I particularly like #merfolk #artists on tumblr #reboop #I think I drew this on ipad/procreate? color included (unless I fixed adjusted it some more on photoshop after)

watches ep 5 of witch hat atelier and oh my fucking gOD

#cryign and screaming ans sobbing #MUSCI #that one scene near the end!!!#oH MY GOD #what a gorgeous scene auauhhhhhh #gave me goosebumps and a little teary!#goodbye I'm goign to watch it ten more times >:'D

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For mermay suggestions, perhaps a colonial jelly or janolus cristatus?

so how about a hula skirt siphonophore

#artists on tumblr #more old merms I like #including this bloodborne ass merm ahhshs #reboop #gonna reblog the spooky ones

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Have u ever done a barrel eye fish mermaid? Or a hatchet fish mermaid? Love ur art hope ur doing good

oooh I have yet to do hatchetfish! :0 (also I love the difference between freshwater/marine hatchetfish haha) and thank youu hope you’re doing alright too anon!

#artists on tumblr #wait I forgot that it's may have some old merms hssh #still like this one a lot #body horror #merfolk #reboop #oofhhf this is from 2021