#thenearsightedmicroraptor

[chick-it-out]

You're always such a delight to see on my dashboard!! I woukd love a Vibe 🎨 and maybe also a wish 🌈 (if asking for 2 is ok!)

a vibe:

1000000 things alive and movin (its all warm, even after dark, & mist hangs over)

a wish: may you continue to be delighted!!! by the richness of the living world 🪲🌿

[jbbartram-illu]

Real person message!! When making your sculptures (or other things too really!) do you ever get bored of making the same kind of guy many times? And if yes, do you have a way to spice up the process, or do you prefer to just move on to something new? (I love your work a ton! Both when the types are very different but also when they are like siblings :D)

Oh man YES I do get tired of Particular Guys! Sometimes because the whole process is so labour-intensive (hello, Woodsbeasts & big Bird Ladies), sometimes just because I run out of creative steam on 'em (most recently, sphinxes), Thankfully (because the timelines of pottery are so so so long) just not making them for a batch or two will give me a minimum 6 month break & by the time I think of going back they feel fresh & exciting again.

I also have the benefit of pottery being the more flexible part of my job (I'm also an illustrator/graphic designer) - when it started to become a viable part of my practice, I promised myself that, with the exception of commissions/prepping for particular sales, most of my batches would be of whatever I felt like making at the time. As opposed to my other work, which takes the shape of particular projects (a book, a report for a client, etc), I can just tootle away at my pottery desk, sculpting weird beasts that make me happy. This has worked well for me & I plan to stick with it as an approach for the time being.

Mugs/vessels are a bit different, as the actual making of the forms almost becomes muscle memory (especially the slab-built mugs), so it feels less creatively draining. I can, however, burn out on particular types of vessel decoration, eg. the EIGHT (8?!?) medieval-marginalia inspired pieces that are in the glaze kiln as I type. They took SO LONG and by the last couple of mugs I was full-on cursing my choices (tho if they turn out well I know I'll forget all about the pain & go oooohhhh let's make more. This is how my terrible brain works).

So yeah! Burnout happens, but I don't let it worry me because I know my weird little guys can wait until I'm ready to make 'em again :)

Note: this starts with 'real person message' because in Oct 2023 I got a bunch of annoying spam messages & asked people for real asks...then I got a ton of lovely Qs & am still working through the backlog in...uhhh...April 2024. Oops/thank you for your patience?!

[seventeendeer]

I would like to see u do the 🐝 ask plbs!

🐝- describe your aesthetic in emojis

🌲🦌🤍🌸🎀💎🌊🐚 !!

[obstinaterixatrix]

Yo hello, as a fellow writer I just wanna say .. All your fics is for fandoms I'm not in so I have only read one (1) of your fics bc I knew enough abt the show from dashboard osmosis but I just want to say, it's good. It's good writing you're a good writer. I know you already know this but now you have external sources ("it's good", - stranger on the Internet 2018) and like ... I just wanted to tell you bc I don't know enough to like, know what to COMMENT, but I still enjoy it so. Uh. ITS GOOD.

ooohhhh,,,,, I heckin love,,,,, external sources,,,,,,, thank you for this validation I appreciate it, it’s like, I’m tucked the fuck in & ready to enjoy a good night’s sleep bc of an internet stranger’s kind words,,,, idk how Our Paths Crossed but Thank You, Thanks,

[thenearsightedmicroraptor]

There is a new design up on my Redbubble! I’ve been using a little too much money the past few months and I realized I might want to work on some art that might. Help me buy food. And pay back what I owe my mom. Only problem is that now i kinda want it on a scarf myself and the intention was not to USE more money.

This little fella is available on notebooks, scarves, shirts and  more. Thank you to everyone who support my art, be finanical or otherwise, it really makes a difference. Take care <3

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art blog - patreon profile

[papermonkeyism]

thenearsightedmicroraptor replied to your photoset: Thanks for the input, peeps! The design base has...

I love the contrast between their ears and horns, Piisku has ears pointing up and horns going down and sorja is the other way round, that’s so cool

Now that you mention it, you’re right!

Haha, it was meant to be!

[chick-it-out]

I just wanted to say thank you for posting such amazing chickens, I'm very very fond of your art, it makes me feel happy to look at :>

yay!!!!! that makes me v happy to hear 💞💞💞💞

[seventeendeer]

Top 5 favourite cats. any cats. I know whos gonna b ur number 1 but i wanna hear u talk abt cats pls

YES HELLO THANK YOU FRIEND, YOU KNOW WHO’S MY NUMBER 1 BC YOU SEE ME W HER EVERY DAY BUT THANK YOU ANYWAY

1. ERIS!!!!

MY OWN LITTLE CAT, who is the light of my life!!! I love her so much!!!! she is so important to me and I would die for her!!!! @ anyone who’s somehow missed me talking about her, Eris is the first pet I’ve had since moving out and the first one I’ve taken care of by myself, so she’s very special to me. I’ve had her for about a year and a half and she is an absolute dream - so sweet and friendly and cuddly and funny. she’s also an absolute baby and simultaneously treats me like I’m her parent and her best friend, and it melts my heart. coexisting with a little cat who loves you is one of the most healing experiences in the world to me … I could talk about how much I love her until the end of time

2. my friends’ and family’s cats!

many of my friends have wonderful cats and I love them too! we have so many different ones, with all kinds of personalities and looks, it’s super cute. one of my aunties has also always had cats of different kinds and she really inspires me to want to be a good cat-parent. I think she’s had over 10 in her lifetime, so she’s got a lot of experience. she hasn’t come to visit me since I got Eris, but when she does, I’m hoping to get kind of … a little cat-blessing or whatever. I wanna hear if she thinks I’m doing a good job haha

3. Mew (from Pokémon)

my favorite pokémon!! I love this little friend! it’s so mysterious and cute. I love the idea of this ancient, super-powerful creature that spends its days just chilling and having fun, it’s so sweet. I wanna feel the way Mew lives its life. also my own cat looks a lot like a Mew, which is adorable and makes me love it even more

4. Kyubey (from Madoka Magica)

ok so I know he caused Some problems for our main characters, but I just love Kyubey so much. his design is absolutely wonderful and his voice (especially his English one) is so soothing. also to be fair to him, he didn’t? know or understand what he was doing to other people? which obviously is no excuse for being a rude little bastard, but I can’t help but feel bad for him anyway lol. I love that him and Homura become friends at the end of the anime, it’s so sweet and I love watching them coexist peacefully. 10/10 awful little space cat, would love to have a plushie of him

5. Mae (from Night in the Woods)

yoooo I haven’t played this game in FOREVER and I really miss it! I started playing it with some friends years ago but we never finished it and I didn’t want to save over our file, so it just kind of slipped my mind. it’s one of my favorite games in the world though!! and Mae is such a lovely friend. I should really get back to this game again, I never even played the updated version