October mini-update (Patreon)

Hello again! It occurs to me that I never even mentioned the fact that Halloween is right around the bend, and honestly I forgot it was. ^^; That said, I'm trying to work on something for it; the likely candidate will be a simple "Paeran in a costume" picture, though I do have a wishful concept for something bigger involving trick-or-treating. Time's a little too tight to realistically do the second one, but maybe, as a post-Halloween Halloween picture...

Expect the former, simpler piece sometime soon! Mimi was one of the suggestions in Discord, and seeing as I was already in the midst of an update for her, that's likely going to be the character in question. Depending on how well it goes, squeezing in a couple more costumed renders might not be too tall an ask, either!

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I'd also like to make a small, personal aside.

I really don't like getting too personal here, and certainly not anything political, but in this case it's relating to my work progress as well. In short, I've been struggling a lot with stress and depression for the better part of this year, and it only seems to get worse; the usual "artblock" I can't seem to push through, but also general lack of energy and motivation to do even basic tasks to take care of myself. For those who haven't already made educated guesses, I am based in the US, and I'm sure you're all at least vaguely aware of what a mess the political climate is here right now; as a queer person myself, it's honestly a little terrifying to sit and watch as each day there's something new coming from our government that seems to be aimed each time a little closer towards myself and those around me. There's little that's had direct impact yet, but it's scary to be reliant on other politicians to keep everyone else's interests at heart, when that seems to be more and more rare lately.

That sounds a little extreme when I put it into words, but I can't think of a better explanation. I'm just under a lot of stress right now and struggling to get things done.

There's not particularly an answer to it, I'm still working on how to deal with things and get back into the rhythm I enjoy so much with this content, and with life in general! Weather is turning cold, but I'd like to try being more active, so sitting and working can be a little less hard on my body and I can build more energy. I suppose all I'm trying to say here is, I'm sorry for the slowness for the past number of months, and I'll likely need some more patience for a while longer still. I love this work too much to give it up though, and even if I might struggle to produce at times, producing is exactly what I want to be doing. ^^