MOTH👑MONARCH ain't dead yet

Sketchbook page scan of a cartoon moth bust in black brush pen with accents, rays, and sparkles in glitter blue-purple gel pen. The moth is smiling at the viewer. "keep shining" flanked by two four-pointed stars is written curved around the lower left of the moth bust.

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Photo of part of a sketchbook page in Copic art marker of cartoon insects and various accents themed around autumn and harvest time. Large to the center-right, an ant in a beige brimmed hat and green neckerchief looks at the viewer with a smile with many fruits and vegetables doodled around it. A note in tiny handwriting reads "Something about autumn & ants... maybe it's the harvest". Other bits partly cropped include more ant characters and a teeny scribbly scene of a bug walking through a forest with colorful leaves, with a note underneath reading "autumnal piece in sepia ink w/metallic leaves & foliage details??" Art by Moth Monarch.

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A rough month for me, but I still did what I could. 💚

Page of pencil artwork of several cartoon moths with crops of much older drawings inserted beside each one using the same or similar species and poses.

Some recent pencil drawings compared to their original sketches from 2013. Seeking precision and commitment through sketching in ink taught me things I took back to pencil!

It's the big day!! I've been excited about this for ages. I know at least a couple of you are deep dungeoneers, good luck out there!

Thank you! 🐛

A little of both! They're a pleasure to draw with. I almost exclusively use the brush tip.

do you have a wishlist of weird art supplies or stationery you absolutely do not need but still want

Photo at an angle of a sketchbook page of various cartoon insects drawn in colorful Copic markers. Some Copics visible on the desk to the right of the page.

I've had some of my Copics 12+ years and they still haven't dried out.

That'd be hilarious. METAL MOTH

Getting there, haha.

Had second iron infusion today. Been kind of up and down recently. We're still sorting out a few things & I have more tests but I promise I'm hanging in there and doing what I can. 🐛💖

It was a turnip. I'm hanging in there! Thank you!!

Point of view shot in a hospital bed of a Nintendo Switch and a cute Ditto plushie in the lap of the bed's occupant. The Switch has Picross on the screen. The Ditto appears to be looking at the viewer smiling.

This isn't so bad honestly. My hand pinches now and then from the IV but I'm otherwise just vibing.

First of three iron infusions this morning. I'm gonna power back up!! 💪🐛

Gonna go even further: don't refer to it as "consuming media" when doing this. You aren't a consumer - it's not a product. You read books. You look at art. You watch movies and/or videos. Be careful about word choice.

Reject "consume" and REJECT "CONTENT."
IT IS ART.
YOU ARE ENGAGING WITH ART.

Good luck. I know it's fucking hard as hell but we're proud of you for keeping at it.

Photo of open sketchbook with assorted pencils, pens etc. to the right. A cartoon moth in a whimsical magic outfit waves a wand with arms out, eyes closed. Blue and golden metallic swirls come from the wand and wrap around the character. The moth's outfit is dress-like, with a large pleated skirt and longer front piece, round buttons over a layered top, puffy upper sleeves, gloves, and long boots with little crescent moons on the feet. They also have a witch-like hat with a crescent moon decoration on the brim. Most of the rest of the page is blank except for a tiny bug in a simple outfit carrying a glowing staff doodled in the space to the upper left. Art by Moth Monarch.

Still weaving magic. 🪄

It’s hard to know what to even do with everything going on but when stuff is shitty one of the things that keeps me going is looking forward to seeing the art other people make (comics, music, movies, books, whatever). So I’m trying to keep trucking, and sending love to those trying to do the same.

asking the real questions as always

That's very kind of you, thank you!

All of your pieces this month have been spectacular.

I've had a lot of really varied experiences where I'm at. Pretty sure my family doctor has no idea what's going on with me and stays out of it, haha. Hopefully my next GYN is cool because that's... real tough otherwise. No one should have to worry they won't get proper care because of who they are.

I'm at a hospital for a GI test & this is the very first time I've had a wristband that says "Moth" and had my proper pronouns on it. The world is scary in many ways, but at the beginning of my identity journey imagining being addressed correctly in a general medical setting seemed impossible. Wow!

Blue marker butterfly watercolor

I’m starting up a new series for small critters, still with my patterning and design elements, but with full background.
This is the current WIP - a Blue Karner butterfly with sundial lupine flowers.

#SciArt #invertebrate #butterflues

I am ever working on trying to love myself and give the kind of grace to myself that I do my best to afford others. But your energy is necessary and helpful, too, very much.

I don't know if I really have a worst enemy; most of the people I've had beef with I wish a very "please find your way to self-reflection and personal growth because you're the cause of your own misery and refuse to see it"

I'm trying my best. I got a lot I still want to do. Really hoping the infusions get me back together.

Mine's been low for a long time but my body finally hit a wall, it seems. Fortunately I didn't have to argue for infusions, the hematologist I saw was pretty surprised I made it this far without more help. Really hoping it'll be a big relief, I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

Photo of sketchbook page in art markers of cartoon insects. Left, bust of a red-eyed black cicada in a blue and white jacket over a thin gray hoodie, holding onto the jacket zipper sides and smiling. Central, a tiny green cicada with the lower part of a bug wearing a brown jacket, jeans, and brown shoes visible above. Part of a brown stripey moth next right, then a tiny bee and an orange and red moth with squiggly waves of red and yellow surrounding it.

Iron infusions got scheduled to start near the end of the month. I am hobbling my way there. The fatigue is unreal. I've tried to ride out health stuff several times before, but I know people worry about me more if I'm silent too long. Thanks for being around.

Thank you. I love doing stuff like this.