This may seem silly but this is what I needed to hear in 2016, so I’m going to say it now. It’s okay to feel hopeless or angry or scared or betrayed or even just mildly nauseous. However you feel is the right reaction for you. You’re just not allowed to kill yourself. You are too good, too valuable, too important for this to be the thing that takes you. Yes the world is a mess, but taking one good person out of it isn’t going to make it any better.
So take care of yourself. Wrap yourself in that blanket. Get that hug. Eat that mug cake. Find your life preserver whatever it may be and keep going. You are stronger than you realize.
Deciding to do something when you’re feeling defeated is hard. If all you can take care of is you today, focus on doing that. Tomorrow or a week from now you can look at what your community needs to do to weather the storm in the long term. Yes communities are hurting now, but having to grieve one more person isn’t going to make anyone’s life any better. Please keep going. Please don’t let this election take you too.
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Can't believe it's been an entire year since the LACKADAISY Pilot release. What a blur! Thank you for all of the views, comments, amazing art, writings, and support since then! It's meant so much! ❤️♣️
…and there's more in store!
FINALLY got around to finishing this- I began somewhere in december and this took way longer than it shouldveBUT HERE HE!! !
this also be my first ref sheet :0
RAHH THANK YOU CHIP!! ❤️❤️❤️
SHE LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL IN YOUR ART STYLE 🥹 I LOVE THE LITTLE APPLE DECALS ON HER COLLAR ITS SO CUTE 🥹☺️❤️❤️
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Hey, dude! What is Maríanne’s height? :3
Heyyyy!
Maríanne is 5’5” :>>>
Compared to most people she meets she quite short but she always uses it to her advantage. :D
Thank you for the question bro!❤️❤️
YAYY MAU LORE!!! Once again thank you for taking the time to draw this and answer my question, it came out beautifully and Mau looks adorable!! ❤️❤️
I love her ambition to get what she wants and going undercover! (Literally girlbossing through the 1920s patriarchy and pool💅)
And wait a MOB PURSUIT???? Her Uncle has a speakeasy?????!! Mau what have you’ve been getting into 😦
I’m excited to hear more about Sebastian!!!
Thank you so much for your interest and for the opportunity to develop such interesting topics, it's such a pleasure to work on these asks! ✨💖✨
I’ve been giggling at this for 5 minutes 😭😭
The absolute chaos these two involve themselves in is just outright beautiful LMAO
The piggy back ride, the serenading, and just Calamity and Tracy dancing 😭😭 (I’m still giggling while writing this)
I also love Maríanne just doing the splits on the Mississippi bridge like girl, no, you’re gonna fall 😭
The question remains…WHEN DID SHE LOSE HER PANTS? LMAO 😭😭
Oh.
A few sketches for @ahhhh-118 after Maríanne's invitation to drink some bunny hugs to celebrate Maura's birthday. x))
Featuring:
Rocky Rickaby and gorgeous Tracy J. Butler herself by @lackadaisycats
Maríanne Villanueva by @ahhhh-118
Unknown Creature by @aghostnamedcalamity
and Maura Venza by me 😁
I love UTDM 😭😭❤️❤️ Lottie is so cute!!
Yay Little Lottie fan design!
Character belongs to @libras-interactives and thoughts behind design below
I was reading a vintage dancer article on children's clothes in the 1920s and saw this:
I thought it was so cute and silly that I wanted to draw a Little Lottie with it. But then I had to come up with a design for her. I followed the description in the text mostly, but I got snagged on the hair. It's described that she has a mark up to her forehead which implies you could see most of her face. but i thought having her hair somewhat covering her eyes would convey her personality better. So I compromised and did both at the same time. Maybe Lottie fixes it up for her, but she does that thing that kids do when they don't want their parents fussing with their hair and takes it down when Lottie isn't looking.
The handbag also reminded me of something I used to do when I was you and undiagnosed. I had a triangular metal lunch box I used to carry stuff around in because I liked having the things I needed near me when leaving my room. So I'm assigning little Lottie that trait.
The book she's looking at is The Velveteen Rabbit.
🥹🥹 I AM GONNA CRY THIS IS JUST TOO CUTE, THANK YOU SO MUCH EDDIT❤️
SHE LOOKS SO SWEET AND HAPPY AND SHE WAS A CUTE CHUBBY CHEEKED KID!! 🥺🥺 LIL BABY AND THE LIL SNAKE
AND OMG BABY ÅSE MAKING THIS FOR HER?? AHHH🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️ CUTENESS OVERLOAD
And thank YOU for helping me out when it comes giving me ideas for my OC and your tips!❤️❤️
Happy Birthday @ahhhh-118! have a lil baby doodle on your special day. I imagine baby Maríanne as a cute chubby cheeked kid hehe🍎Thank you for bringing light into my life and sharing your wonderful creations with me. you continue to inspire me everyday!
LMAOO THE EXPECTATION VS REALITY 😭😭😭
I'm only a human size suitcase for him.. well atleast he hasn't drop me..yet!