#personal teatime

[teasidesketches]

I have a question!

I’ve been thinking about it, and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in streaming of my traditional art. If it’s something people might like, I might consider figuring out how to get that all set up for people to see. :’D

What do you think?

[teasidesketches]

Happy New Year!

Giving everyone good vibes so that 2018 brings you progress in all your aspirations and strides towards improvement! Let’s all do our best this year to grow and keep it up! I believe in all of you! <3

Sorry I haven’t posted anything since I came back from Japan--I’ve been having a bit of a rough time artistically and mentally, but hopefully that will start improving more as we get into the new year. ; v; I feel like I have a lot of improvement I need to do because I’m not at a place where I’m at all comfortable with my art yet. I’m going to try to start posting more consistently with this new year, but I think a lot of my time in the early part of the year is going to be spent working on studies and development for stuff... would anyone be interested in seeing that, or should I just stick to posting finished, colored pieces and the occasional requests? I’m not sure when I’ll start having solid things to post, but I’ve committed myself to finally starting one of my short comics this year, so I’m going to have to work a lot on that, haha~.

Wishing the best for everyone!

-Rue

[teasidesketches]

Question about charms!

Hey guys! How is everyone? ^^

I was thinking that I might start making some charms, but I was wondering if anyone would be interested in Princess Tutu, Trio of Towns and/or Rune Factory 4 charms?

Also, are there any other charms I should consider making?

I’d really like to hear if anyone has any suggestions, or would show any interest! Thank you! <3

[teasidesketches]

Just a reminder that I’ll be around AX tomorrow!

I won’t have a table, but if I finished a request for you and you’d like the original, feel free to let me know if you’ll be at the convention! c: I’ll be there days 1-3.

Otherwise, let me know if you’d like me to ship it. I’m afraid you’ll have to pay shipping (which should be basic postage, since it’s very small), but I’m willing to send it over to you!

I know I still have several requests undone--I’ll most likely get to the rest of them once my friend returns home, since of course I want to spend time with her and that makes it harder to draw beyond doodling. :’D

Thanks for reading and have a good day, everyone!

[teasidesketches]

A Few Updates!

1) I’ll be taking a semi-hiatus from 6/22-7/19 because a beloved international friend will be staying with me during that time. I’ll still try to draw a bit when we’re not doing anything too exciting, but no guarantees. I will still accept requests during that time, but just know that their completion will be greatly delayed.

2) I’m going to be at AX from 7/1-7/3! I’m just going as a guest, but if I’ve completed your request before then and you would like the original piece, send me a DM and let me know! We can schedule something. ^^ For those who aren’t going to AX but still possibly want the original, I frequent the post office about once a week. If you’re willing to pay shipping, then I can send yours! They’re pretty small pieces of cut Bristol, so shipping shouldn’t be too outrageous. Just know I will not be sending anything until after my hiatus.

3) Lastly, nearly 300 followers! Wow! I want to say hello to all my new followers and thank everyone, new and old, for your support! I’m happy if I can give you something to enjoy. It also gives me all the more motivation to keep drawing, so I appreciate each and every one of you. <33

[teasidesketches]

An Update Nobody Asked For!

Hello there! It's been a very long time since I've posted anything here -- and it might continue to be a while until I post any art again. But, I just thought I'd put some of my thoughts out there and give a little update, in case anyone was wondering.

Outside of art, I've started taking college courses again to get a second degree to work my way into a new career. It's going well so far! Studying again has been nerve wracking, but also good for sharpening my brain again.

Artistically, I've gone back to traditional art; I gave my husband my old tablet, and there's been a bit of a learning curve getting back into it, but I feel a bit happier getting back to pencil and paper like old times.

Most of what I've been sketching has just been entirely original, self-indulgent characters. My husband and I have a pair of characters we've been playing around with a lot recently, and it's at least kept me inspired enough to have the drive to create at all.

So, on the bright side, I'm finally drawing somewhat regularly again! I've sketched a couple dozen little studies in the past two or three weeks, so my sketchbook is seeing some good use. I only got back into sketching with no finished illustrations, but it's nice to be making something again after so many years.

I don't feel confident enough in myself to be able to share anything yet, especially since it's all original (and the same two characters over and over), but maybe if there's interest or I have the confidence, I may try to share some of my work once I get back into the hang of painting again. We'll see -- otherwise, if I ever start drawing fan art again, that's when I'll start posting.

I hope everyone else has been doing well, and I wish you all luck with whatever you're all up to!

[teasidesketches]

also would you ever consider making rf4 charms??? no pressure!

Hi there!! Sorry that it's been forever since you sent this ask. I've been overwhelmed with my full-time job and haven't had much time to think about my art blog!

Honestly, I'd love to make some RF4 charms eventually, once I have some more money to pay for the order costs -- I had originally planned to either make charms, stickers, or both of those chibis that I've still yet to finish, but life got in the way. Thank you for reminding me, though! I'd still love to finish them eventually.

I hope you're having a wonderful day, and I hope you have an even more wonderful week!

[teasidesketches]

I've been Feeling a Certain Way(tm) lately and so I just wanted to give a little update that I'm not dead -- and to apologize for not posting anything for months now! m(_ _)m

More under the cut, but it's mostly just me bemoaning how things have been for me over the past... year or so? But! I'd like to start drawing and posting eventually again, my mental state willing.

I've been wanting to work on Ivory Weald again for a while now, and while not art-related, I've considered shifting it to a novel instead of a comic so I'll be able to finish it within my lifetime. But, well, both writing and drawing have been rather... impossible for me for months now just because of this intense mental block I have surrounding it right now.

Long story short, I've pretty much lost all my drive and confidence in art and writing after leaving a community that unintentionally broke those down in me.

I've been rather silent because, aside from having a full-time seasonal job until a couple weeks ago, I've been trying to give myself some time and be patient to hopefully "get over" those negative feelings. Alas, time hasn't been doing much to help, so I might need to go about it from a different, less passive angle?

It's just difficult because I just feel the worst, heaviest sinking feeling in my chest that makes me physically ill whenever I try to write or draw now.

And I'm... really not sure what to do about it.

Writing in particular used to be my biggest comfort hobby with art as a close second; now I just feel so lost in my free time. Whenever I try to think about doing either of them, at best, my mind just draws a complete blank and I just, completely stop functioning until I give up and do something else.

I'm open to advice on how I might be able to approach them from a different angle to get past that mental block, but in the meantime... well!

I wish everyone the best and hope that everyone else is doing as well as you can. QuQ Fingers crossed that I can make some progress on my own end soon!