Nut Case Corner Pocket

Mood music: "To Be Human" by Sia (ft. Labrinth)

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Let's see if I can't bring this dusty blog back up to speed.

I moved back to Georgia last week. Transferred to a new store in Atlanta while shacking up temporarily with my sister and her boyfriend. Brought a cat back with me, raising the personal deadline I have for myself with finding a living space of my own. Two cats of my own, along with the three dogs my sister has adds to a packed house, especially since they require smelly, messy litter-boxes.

Today was actually rather nice; only one grumpy customer who didn't like me asking for ID with an alcoholic purchase. Got at least five coworkers vying for my promotion to head cashier, which, aside from being a huge Yes Please moment money-wise is a nice ego-boost on its own. Got props for coming to work despite tropical storm weather. That's a sweet little nugget, too.

I feel pretty confident in my ability to move on to that position. I like my manager, but also feel like I'm about on par with her and so I should be closer to it. Another head-cashier told me I was reliable and I get along pretty well with everyone while also coming off as competent and flexible.

'Wow, Nova,' you might be thinking. 'Sounds great. How many arms do you need to keep patting your back for all these minimal human achievements?' Well hypothetical and tart-toned critic/reader of this desolate webspace, you have been duped. This is actually a clever ruse set up to cover an insidiously hacking brain-sphere, wheezing on the track of mental health and stability for this sad set of rails called life.

In lame-man's terms, I'm struggling to stay happy with these seemingly great developments. I'm excited for my future, I have hope, and I'm even daring to associate with dreaming big again. Yet, borderline personality, depression, anxiety, and my deadening need to be liked and at the very least admired by peers and superiors alike has me like: "Now what."

Put it on an endless loop, randomize the medication that helps me stay mindful and less susceptible to Bad Thoughts Central, and throw in some Mid-Mid Life Crisis over Wayward Life Plans for a fun adventure that's as temporal as it is mundane in subject.

But yeah. That's just it for a Tuesday.

Not bad, right?

Emerald Avenue [Sample]

There's going to be an Art Show for good cause at a local organization, and I was able to submit a piece. Don't feel comfortable posting a mark-free sample yet, but here it is.

Art Hour

I've been collecting great tutorials and livestream examples from various artists on youtube, and it's been both insightful AND inspirational. Here's the public playlist.

Art Hour Playlist

Whoo!

We're all about having fun, here

Deviantart Link

Holy moly. 

Santa Mama (WIP)

Trying to get back into the swing of Illustrator. This isn't quite up-to-date, I already changed the position of the sun, since the color almost fades into the bathing suit. Also made it smaller. I'll post more as I get further, later on. 

bustin'

Makes me feel good, man.

Portfolio Website

Holy art case, Batman!

http://novarama.carbonmade.com

Cat Parent

even 3000 miles away, I get my cats, somehow.

Pixiv Sketch

Got a little friendly with the last of my coquito last night...here's some of the results.

draw on the PAPPEr. just...dRAW ON THE PAPOR

Anxieties

Vegan's alright so far

Concept Content

It really has been a while, hasn't it? 

wonder girl and robin

prosthetic

kneel

2015 me

casual

not casual

Yikes

So sorry for pretty much abandoning this blog! I'm trying to figure things out - get a kickstart on the new year, you know? I'm afraid I'm not very good at organizing, or I'd have tackled this place right away. I mean, I am good at organizing, but tend to get over-invested when it's my things (mostly because I only want to do it once).

I have made a new (more "professional" for the public) blog on my alternate e-mail. It's here. It's clean. It's NEW.

That said, it will have less, ah, zesty content. I'm not really ashamed of what I like or do, but I do prefer to keep it a bit more on the safe side with content, if and when I can. Some things I personally don't feel require censorship (breasts, for example - it just feels silly), and I've almost never been one to filter myself. That's not the same as refusing to think about one's stances and beliefs, by the by...I'm all for learning and very much for self-applying it!

Anyway.

Just a quick dust-off post, I suppose. I'll be organizing and updating tags, designs, etc, if not in a slow manner. My birthday is in four days (24 years old!!), and I'm unusually aware of it. I wouldn't go as far as to say I'm excited, but...I think it's, maybe, a turning point? We'll just have to see.

See you around~

compy times

I need to start developing these concepts! Love making them, but they just don't go anywhere.

Say, any up-and-coming writers wanna team up...

000-000-000-000

Anyway, fan art first:

iscribble combo, w/ a friend, Noa

MS comic practice by me

for those who follow xiaolin chronicles, that kid is "The Egg". Less egg now.

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Original:

vents

don't panic

lafy

maksim and lafy

2015

There is way too much to write about. I've been going through a lot of extremely personal things that I don't feel comfortable exposing, even on this remote, desolate blog. Let's just say things need to change, and slowly (maybe too slowly), I'm trying to get to that. I am getting some help but it's going to take me some time to get into a working schedule.

At any rate, yesterday and today were very productive for me, art-wise. Goody, right?

First is a walk-through of a, drum roll please, FINISHED illustration piece of my original character, Suit (xe/xer/xerself). Have a look:

2014 drawing I believe?

Inked Saturday, 02/28/15

Colored Saturday, 02/28/15

Complete Sunday, 03/01/15

a warm up in manga studio

a quick concept for Tumblr's witchsona week, which I missed :(

Steven Universe me (human)

I'm pretty happy with my progress. Hope everyone else is, as well.

Spillin the beans

Or: why can't blogger be as easy as tumblr, I hate that website. Writing full sentences again is tough...

Anyway, I'm going to try dusting off this dang blog and keeping it a bit lively with work, ideas, and personal thoughts. At least until I have a nice website.

I did lose my laptop and haven't had a chance to recover my things, so, I don't have as much to post as I'd like...but I've been getting into the swing of things. I did most of Inktober and plan to draw straight on through November. I don't have much else to do.

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ORIGINAL 
COPYRIGHTED TO ME

Inktober piece. I wish baths did this for me.

fave oc to draw

cute kid a friend and I saw in Savannah

Newest OC, Arigold

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FANART 

(all rights reserved)

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TMNT

Human TMNT Leonardo concept

homestuck...

F1X TH1S

Str

Lalondes

other...

Inktober the 1st: Rin-chan!

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