It's been ... strange, flattering, otherworldly lately. Artists that I grew up admiring, have followed for decades, are finding and admiring *me* now. I can't explain it. I'm overjoyed, yes, absolutely, but it feels *unreal *. Maybe it's impostor syndrome. 'It can't possibly be my work they like, I must be fooling them somehow.'
I'll take it, whatever force is showing me to the right people. Something needs to be positive in all of this chaos.
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I'm honestly flabbergasted to see so many folks in my quiet little art blog! So I mentioned in my pinned post that I'm a full time graphic designer, which means during the weekdays I'm usually consumed by the 9-to-5 and don't have a lot of sketching time. Buuuut, I do manage to collect as much as I can to release in coming weeks, whether it's running a quick hat or fixing a bad package.
Tl;Dr here's a few things I managed to work on or got in today. Thanks for the inspiration fuel, you are all fantastic! ✨ I appreciate you.
The resurgence of the slur r*tard is utterly infuriating. Keep that shit out of your mouth.
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Someone near and dear to me called crying the other day. They said someone they thought was their best friend was going around referring to them as "the r*tard". They're retired military, though silly and neurodivergent; I've noticed they struggle to read between the lines with people. I've never heard them so broken. They trusted this person, felt safe with this person, and this is how they treated that, like some horrible joke.
Your words matter. Choose them wisely. And shame on you if you think this kind of stuff is funny. Get off my blog and rethink your horrendous life choices.
I got so angry in a dream last night that I picked up my ~20lb weighted blanket like a sack of potatoes, mumble-screamed at it, and launched it off the bed, waking myself up. I haven't sleepwalked since I was 4, but apparently sleep throwing is still on the table.
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2025 has been a ride and a half. My first complete year doing conventions, completely turning my daily life and schedule upside down. Everything changed in an instant.
During my first convention, my long-time coworker left without notice, and not long after, another, leaving just the 2 man production team, myself, and my bosses. My day job dynamic flipped on its head while I figured out how to navigate the cycle of making and selling as a vendor. But I found motivation, passion, comfort and inspiration in these wonderful spaces, feeling safer and more accepted than I had in a long time. It was like finding something of me that was missing.
But we struggled. I dove into this partly because I became the sole income and we weren't making the mortgage payments happen anymore. Brightly colored, angry notices arrived in the mail, foreclosure threatened, all the while I kept calling, explaining what I'm doing to fix my income, and putting everything I have into it all.
My husband's depression has become a severe struggle, and unfortunately, putting so much of myself into income means less time with family, though I do make sure to make a little time each week. I wish I could wrap up the community I've found and give it to him in a box, I know it's someone he longs for. But he takes the lead role as our kiddo's caretaker, and she's definitely not ready to come along yet.
Ah, but the creative passion! The community! I think it's all what's kept me moving forward and sane (along with a good medication balance and some therapy.) I can't wait to see what 2026 brings. I've established my business into its new niche, I've started repaying my debts and making positive income, and even my husband has picked up schooling and started his journey back into the working world.
My new found passion for needle felting was just icing on the creative cake. ✨
Thank you all so much for your support, and happy new year. 🥰
I'm probably reading into this too much, but the first moment this character from The Hollow came on the screen, I went, 'huh, reminds me a bit of Adam (Ellis's) characature, but ~20 years younger.'
Then we find out his name is Adam.
Season 2 we find out he's gay (though they dropped hints in S1, but that's neither here nor there).
There has to be some inspiration, a fan on the team? Or it's all a coincidence because Adam is a common name and there's more than one tall-combed-hair queerish Adam in the public eye.