🌈Mid-May check in

Hello there, Patronz! Apologies for the quietness, I’ve been up to a lot of tricky mental roadblocks and such that relate a lot to my comics. I’m very happy to be slowly grinding out some new pieces though, it’s been good to exercise my comic muscles with some genuine practice.

As for the other bits, I’ve been realizing a lot as to why comics have been harder for me to make the past few years as opposed to when I was younger, and I’ve reflected on it lots.

****///I’d like to note that further down there are mentions of emotional abuse, proceed with caution if that’s something that might bring anything up for you///****

Aside from the responsibilities that come in general with being an adult plus the entire lockdown (which has totally contributed to some of this struggle), I’ve noticed a lot of it has to do with the years I was communicating with the person who would go on to be my abuser. I realize now that the stress I had to endure through being told my love for my comics wasn’t good to have, or something to just dismiss, has stuck with me and made everything I’ve made from the years 2013-2020 feel heavy with pain and stress, and it makes it very hard to pick up my pen and get working again, even though I’d very much like to!

I’m considering making a small minicomic detailing some of this and getting into these feelings, definitely with some good humor and funny visuals. I know a big part of healing for me is going to include just as much focus on loving my past self as loving what I am today. Just gotta get to work, ya know? :^}

I hope you’re looking forward to more Gold Moonbeam Hollow, too! As the weather heats up and my immunity to covid kicks in (YAHOO!!!) I’ll defo be doodling more out in the sunshine. Thanks so much again for your support! :”^} means so much to have ya here!