Newsletter #3 August + September

HEY Y'ALL! Long time no see.

So I've been like MIA for the last 2-3 months... I debated on making a post on my socials but I don't think it's THAT deep. The long and short of it is, bad medication cocktail + new job + stress from old job + graphic novel publishing = a bad time.

I haven't been able to draw for what feels like months, but in reality I haven't drawn and sat at my desk to draw or work or create much of anything since last month, and prior to that I was really pushing myself through this whatever... burn out... art block... I still don't know exactly what this is.

I thought maybe it was time I took a break from relying on art to support myself so I got a new job. So far it's been really nice, since I'm someone who craves structure and like, someone telling me what to do vs. me being my own boss and struggling to create my own routines and structure... plus the added bonus of every time I sit down to draw I can't seem to create anything worth showing.

I also had some medication mishaps that really messed with my head for about 2 months, but thankfully I'm off them and starting to feel a lot better.

It hasn't been all bad though! I've been finding time to start engaging in my hobbies and little fun things again like miniatures, knitting and doing my nails <3 I feel like I was in a dry spell when it came to doing anything fun for a while but I am starting to feel better.

I just really needed a break and I can't say for sure if it's over yet. My new job has me working 4 days a week, my other job working 1 day and then I am still working on my graphic novel that's estimated to be published 2026 Spring so that's obviously not giving me a lot of free time to work on my own personal comics and projects. I think once I've established my new routine more, I'll be able to find more time to create and create more freely which is all I really want. I've come to the realization a lot of the art I make is for the sole purpose of making money and not because I enjoy making it, so I'm really trying to dig deep and figure out what I like to draw and create.

I want to start having more fun with making art and creating things again, I want to start streaming and socializing with you guys again, I want to share more of my art and the things I'm working on again but it's just been hard and is taking me a long time to feel like my old self. If I'm being TRULY honest, I haven't felt myself in a few years, but I think recently I hit a really low point.

I can't and won't make any empty promises for things that are coming soon. The Bubbline Celeb comic is on an indefinite hiatus, I don't have any plans for halloween or winter/seasonal art coming out, I don't know if I'll be able to find time to stream soon... but I'm hoping just being a little kinder to myself and giving myself some room to breathe and really think about what I want and what I need will help me return to this space feeling recharged, refreshed and able to make things like I used to.

Sorry this newsletter is a bit of a BUMMER but I wanted to give y'all an update if you've been wondering where I've been. I'm going to be uploading some sketchbook stuff that I've been slowly working on, random doodles and other things this week, maybe a little different than my normal stuff, but hopefully now that things have settled a little bit more for me, I can get back into my groove! I'm staying hopeful!

Thanks for catching up with me and I hope you're all having a nice fall so far!