❤️ MEET THE MOD - @kiwicartwheels ❤️
TWITTER: @kiwicartwheels 🗡️ INSTA: @kiwicartwheels
Tell us a little bit about yourself!
Hi! I’m Sarah, and I’m just a kiwi bird bumbling around in the Midwest. I have two absolutely perfect cats named Snickers and Ace, and I spend most of my time talking with my friends, on the phone with my wonderful boyfriend, and creating! I love to draw, sew, sculpt, paint… a little bit of everything! Currently I have an affinity for drawing beanie baby inchworms.
How long have you been drawing?
I’ve been drawing for about a decade, and it’s one of my favorite things to do! I love doing it traditionally or digitally, it just depends on my mood. While I don’t believe I’ll be doing it as a full-time career, it’s definitely a passion I want to realize more fully in the coming years! I definitely want to improve more, and business wise - I take commissions, I’m planning on opening up an online shop with my boyfriend, and possibly tabling at conventions!
Tell us about your Undertale/DELTARUNE Experience! When did you first play/watch? What does it mean to you?
I first watched a playthrough - and subsequently played - Undertale back when it first released in 2015, a friend had told me about this cool game they supported on kickstarter, so I gave it a look once it was out, and I was just blown away. The themes, the characters, the music, the idea of a pacifist run at all - just all of it spoke to me! I was completely obsessed for basically all of 2015, well into 2016, and though I didn’t have an online presence at the time, I consumed copious amounts of fan content. It really helped me through a rough period of my life, too. I met some of my closest friends because of this game, and though my interest died down a little over the years, I replayed it with a close friend during the summer of 2018, just in time to be refreshed when DELTARUNE chapter 1 was released! And I can credit THAT game with helping me meet my boyfriend, so yeah, these games mean a lot to me. And I’m really excited to see what comes next!
What inspired your piece for the It’s Only You Zine?
As a Mod, back when this zine was just a concept, I knew I wanted to do a piece involving Rouxls Kaard, because he was my favorite character at the time. When it came time to draw, I also wanted to push myself and try and do an environment - I really admire pieces that have a lot of environmental details, but I’ve never really attempted something this big for a fully colored piece, so I’m really proud of what I did. I’m excited to be able to share it!
What’s next for you after this project?
Mod Tanya, @ladywiltshire, is planning One Is All: A Fullmetal Alchemist charity project, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the manga - and I am already on board as a co-mod and creator, so if you like Fullmetal Alchemist I hope to see you there! Aside from that, I’ll be working on my own merchandise to fill out that aforementioned shop! And as a Mod, this project is far from over, so stay tuned for production and shipping updates from yours truly =w=!
