Neon Zeta Art

Hello, I'm Neon Zeta. You can call me either Neon or Zeta, or NZ. I prefer she/ey but I use all pronouns. Here is a little about me and my work....

Identity

In no particular order, I am queer, a white Appalachian, both physically and mentally disabled, an artist and an autodidact.

For the queer side, I am pansexual polyamorous demifemale. To me this means that my attraction to others is not about gender, I can hold romantic feelings for multiple people at once and my gender is partially feminine. I do not consider myself trans but I certainly do not experience womanhood in the way a lot of femme aligned people do.

I am a proud Appalachian and I think that ethnicity is more important than nationality. I am an Appalachian first and an American second, always. I can change my nationality, Appalachia will be a part of me always though.

For the disability side: I have ADHD, cPTSD, hypermobility, GI issues (IBS identified, I might have more) and fibromyalgia. I walk with a cane so my legs and hips don't stiffen up. I also have to use joint braces occasionally. I'm in pain all the time but it's not always the same kind of pain.

"Autodidact" is basically a fancy word for self-taught and that includes my art, but I also have used this skill for programming, language learning, crafts and occult literature. It came in handy when I studied for my anthropology degree. I love learning, it's the reason I live!

Interests

Animals (faves: true foxes, rats, ceratopsians, snakes, lions, bearded dragons, llamas, seals, opabina)

Furry media

Comics (especially horror, Manga, indie)

Animation

Internet horror (anything from Marble Hornets to SCP to creepypasta)

Esotericism (this shows up a lot in my writing)

Anthropology (especially archaeology)

Visual novels, especially romance VNs

Roguelike video games

Old school and indie RPGs

Art! (Made by humans. AI image generation quickly gets so boring).

Art

I do: digital art, traditional art (especially colored pencil!), writing, sewing, papercraft, beading, knitting, and upcycling. I love using my hands to just make things, it doesn't have to be coherent or even connected to anything. I'm just like this, I enjoy it. It's also a bit soothing for both my brain and body. So my personal blog will just be random stuff that ranges from a one-off thing to something connected to a larger plan or series.

Please see below if you're interested in following any of my comics.

Long form work

Don't Fail the Prince!

This is a comic about Djinn and the premise is that the main character needs to try to do his best in school. The problem is he's not that knowledgeable or savvy in the vast majority of topics.

On Tumblr: @dontfailtheprince

On ComicFury: Click here

I like these OCs and if you want to draw them, here's a summary of the main 10 from the comic.

More comics and at least one VN on the way!

I'm on a lot of sites, if you want to find me somewhere I maintain a LinkTree. I'm not active on all of them (you'll probably see me the most here and on BlueSky) but yeah....

Thanks! NZ

This is an upcoming page of my comic lmao, hope you can comprehend what's happening

I had to put down 2 grand on that car and the only reason I could afford that is because I had to pause student loan payments because I was iffy on if I was going to get my check on time, but on the plus side if I take good care of it (which will be expensive but the shopping for other people will probably pay for that at least 70-80% of the time - it’s a used car so I do expect some pricier stuff down the line despite no accident history and a good maintenance record), it’ll be outright mine in two years.

I don’t plan on living in America forever but my freaking goodness, does owning any car open up a world of possibility when you’re not a city slicker. And even then, I learned when living in an American city it’s sometimes worth a car anyway.

I do miss walking in Africa though, urban and rural and even in that colonial-style town. I rested easy knowing that people take care of each other. It wasn’t until the dealership trying to troubleshoot my numbers with me and landing on our deal that I felt just as taken care of.

No matter where you are, no matter if you disagree with people, no matter if you’re helping or need help: remember humans grew up as a pack species and that means we are stronger united than we are solo. Always.