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“This is so fucked” written over artist gripping phone shakily.

“How am I supposed to feel?” Image covered in speech bubbles all varying with everyday worries and fear of ICE murdering and kidnapping people.

“Its all too much” Artist gripping her stomach dropping her phone

“One day at a time. Hold tight to your loved ones. If there are things to be joyful about, dont feel guilty. Fight back in small ways. Take breaks. Cry. Dont give up” artist is surrounded by her fiance and two cats. Being comforted.

This is the only way I know how to process things.By drawing.I feel so guilty trying to maintain some sense of normalcy.With the wedding coming up, I feel such immense joyBut with all that is happening it makes me feel sick.There’s been too many murders.Too many kidnappingsHow am I supposed to feel?

Me as Natsuko Hirose from Zenshu

Natsuko Hirose from Zenshu

I had this sudden realization that my hair was long enough and I had a purple hoodie to look like #NatsukoHirose from #Zenshu. AS WELL as a peg board and animation paper. So I had to make it happen.

Painting if my cat Loki sitting under a lamp menacingly

We have this picture of Loki lookin menacing sitting under a desk light. I had to paint it.

#artvsartist2025

My cats Loki and Tobiko sharing a churu

I have a few New Year’s goals, one of them is to draw more. This past year, the world felt too heavy to want to draw and I was too exhausted. I’ll try more this year, even if its all my cats.

Here’s your A Swole Year Wrapped 2025! These were the top five items bought the most. Can you guess what kind of year we had based on what was popular in my shop?

The old woman and kid she saved from the final episode of My Hero Academia

#MyHeroAcademia ending truly warmed my heart and made me tear up. The idea that any small act of kindness can make you a hero is such a statement. This scene in particular makes me cry. So grateful that I chose to stick it out watching this anime.

Lulu, Rikku, and Yuna from Final Fantasy 10

Don’t talk to me or my daughters ever again. #Lulu #Rikku #Yuna #ffx
My fiance and I take turns playing through games the other has never played. He’s doing X and X-2

Punk Sakura looking listless

Punk Sakura #cardcaptorsakura

French Bread story book character in different poses. パンどろぼうとなぞのフランスパン

There’s this Japanese children’s book called Padorobou. My fiance and I love this little guy named フランスパン (French bread). He’s just a cat wearing a baguette and we don’t see enough merch of him. So I feel like I should remedy that by making my own.

Buff Hinako, my cat Tobiko, mega Starmie with boots on

I got some new stickers in my etsy store! aswolenewworld.etsy.com

This trend is on twitter where a person tried to draw #frieren at a difficult angle and so many artists are teaching them how they approach the angle. I redrew this so many times figuring out the angle. Proud of this person effort makes the end result feel so worth it. I hope they continue to try

The Creature from Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein holding his face in his hands in despair looking at the audience

“What I am made from. I am the child of a charnel house. A wreckage, assembled from refuse and the discarded dead. A monster.” -Creature #frankenstein #guillermodeltoro

Magical girl readying a magical blast with her staff

Makima from Chainsaw Man being menacing

I needed to make something for myself and I couldn’t decide between cute or scary. So i did both. #MagicalGirl #Makima #ChainsawMan

Doodle of buff Hinako Shumizu from Silent Hill f

Im still thinking about #silenthillf so here is a dumb doodle of stronk hinako. Potential sticker???

Shimizu Hinako in front of the Bride monster with spider lillies on either side

Finished #SilentHillf and even though it gave me nightmares i loved it. It was a great story. My fiance watched me play and every night we would talk about our theories. #shimizuhinako

Statue of Liberty smacking D.Trump upside his head

This is my sign for the #NoKingsProtest! I thought about what WORDS i wanted to put on there but i realized I CAN DRAW. It was good to see so many people out there. There was a lot of creative signs too! I felt hope. Got a lot of compliments on it!

Olivia holding the current broken Gwen by her tendrils like a doll. With words “I remember everything” written.

Im obsessed with #knightsofguinevere

Artist with her two cats

New profile pic crops my boys out so i gotta show them.

Girl with pointed ears and long hair with hand up.

Girl with pointed ears hanging from top of canvas and long hair flowing downwards

My hair is so long it’s its own entity.

Superman grinning and holding a squirrel

Kindness is punk rock! Finally watched Superman. I had always been told I’m too kind and too trusting, but in times like these its incredibly important to keep those values at my core as best I can. It was refreshing to watch a movie like this.

Ice stands menacingly pointing rubber bullet guns and battering sticks at peaceful protesters with the words “DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE” written on their backs.

In the face of tyranny do not obey in advance. Im so proud to live in California. And I hear art is a form of protest so…

Drawing of Lune from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#ClairObscure:Expedition33 anyone? #Lune

Girl dancing to gnarly

Everything’s #gnarly #katseye

Artist looks at her fiance asking “why he is he so cute right now?” While he talks about racing

Artist’s fiance is drawn very handsomely

“YOU SHAVED!” artist exclaims as her fiance smirks thanking her for noticing

It happens EVERYTIME. Im getting better at noticing that my fiance shaved, though! #comic

Drawing of Nani Pelekai from Lilo and stitch sitting on a surfboard

Drew #Nani for no particular reason 👀

My fiance came to bed telling me he fixed the tv. I told him i spent 10 minutes trying to learn how to twerk. Look, i just need to know if I can throw ass or not.

Woman with pink hair putting on her heels as she sits. Her purse has a pink labubu dangling off her purse.

A little doodle cause I got labubus on my mind.

A couple dancing happily together

I hadnt drawn for myself in a long time. I think i needed it to balance myself.

My partner caught me eating chocolate and he gremlin walked over to me like this. I laughed so hard I had to draw it.