As noted in my previous post, I have now re-linked two guides I made in 2020 (one for a Tumblr Q&A)! These kinds of posts will now be under tags #q&a and #guides to make it a bit easier to find! 

Moon Field Guide (2020)

Making a Glow (2020)

Thank you for your wonderful messages and comments :)

I absolutely appreciate your support, and promise to get things more organised this time around, and follow up your questions with gifs and tutorials.

Thank you so much for your incredible patience, time and kind words!

The piece I made for you is an interesting one.

At the time I was feeling ‘stuck in-between places’: being in a space I am familiar with, but also yearning to break out and explore. I wasn’t satisfied the rough sketches I’ve come up with, and my pieces felt repetitive.

I appreciate you, and you definitely deserve more than that!  

I want to be able to allow people to escape to another place, and possibly connect with their emotions in some way.

I really hope you like this!

Below: Animated version

Some extra words:

I reconnected with Chinese ink recently. I’ve actually had some training in Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy growing up, but haven’t devoted myself to it until it now.

I love the spontaneity and the textures ink creates. It was a way to free myself form a place I felt trapped in. This is an element my work had recently lacked because of how controlled I’ve become, and I have to be honest, I don’t like it at all! 

Altogether, this pace and style of working had given me something else to appreciate and understand. The way I work has not changed much - I still integrate the skills and tools I know best. But sometimes I do take different forks on the road to adapt to the medium :)

Thank you all for your time 🌙

I wanted to publish this one in time for a week’s long rain. It’s been a tad busy, and being in front of a screen so much had moved me to me go back to using Chinese ink and rice paper. 

Thank you for the all your inspirations and talents in 2020 <3

I had a Q&A in mind when I was making these, but the message ended up turning into a really fantastic conversation that was really inspiring!