Sorry I have been posting so little art. I would love to share my stuff with everyone, but unfortunately I've had very little energy, as I've sort of been in and out of several mental health crises and been on and off recovery since January. I won't get into depth but January and April were especially rough, and it's not been an easy time even with the sun coming out again.
I'm in a mostly stable place now, but I am dealing with a very intense amount of anxiety over every small thing, and my nerves about posting my art has been a big contributing factor. I know I shouldn't worry so much about the engagement my art gets, and that it still has worth even if only a small amount of people sees it because it's something I like to do, but the act of posting itself often feels like putting my heart on a butchers block.
But one thing I do know for certain is I want to start getting comfortable sharing my art without worrying about the engagement it will or won't get, and just posting for the sake of sharing what I love. So, hopefully there will be more sketches (maybe even colored ones, if I have the energy,) soon.
There will also probably be a shift into more OC-focused content, since I have been working on refs, even though I don't know yet whether I will participate in artfight. I'd like to, but with the state of my mental health and everything mentioned above it remains to be seen. Who knows, maybe I'll end up joining halfway through lol. Better late then never.
I will still make fanart, because I love to do it and to share it with other fans, but I wanna mess around with my sandbox OCs (<- this is what I call my guys who I have no clearcut beginning-middle-end plot for but who I have ideas and thoughts about and like to put in situations) because that's what is making me most happy right now.
Thanks everyone for your understanding.
P.S. Happy pride month :)