I found this picture of me painting as a kid and it got me thinking, when did this all really start? Like every kid colors and finger paints, but when did you start favoring art over other activities?

I'm getting ready to ship out stickers to my Patreon! I don't sell stickers, but my Patrons get them every month. :) Where I got everything: - I bought the stamps directly from USPS.com - Pastel envelopes from Amazon - Stickers from https://stickerapp.com/ They get a printed letter and a handwritten note 💖 I launched my Patreon almost 6 years ago and the vast majority of the subscribers are from that era! One of the reasons why a mail club is worth is if someone likes your stuff, they'll probably stick around for a while (business people call this LTV or lifetime value of a customer) :3

This one is Mimi's Mail Club and it's kawaii perfection! Is there a mail club you admire? :)

Ok guys I'm feeling much better after a crazy few days, to recap I had the flu, one the worst I've experienced...I had a 103 fever for days and in the midst of that I had to help my friend and her 10 month old find a women and children's shelter to stay in, which is actually WAY harder than it should be it took 3 days and buying hotels rooms and calling people...anwayssss Taking my first "time off" from this whole art business journey that I started 8 weeks ago, feels weird and slightly stressful and I wanted to make a post amongst our little group here in case anyone feels the same. In our current climate there's a huge emphasis on social media, speed of growth, and consistency which I'm fine with!! It's how marketing works now and if you try to fight it you probably won't be successful. However...What I'm going to try very hard not to do is to let those "rules" takeover my life and define my self worth. This sounds DRAMATIC but I'm a very all or nothing individual, If I have streaks, I don't like to break them, If I have goals I usually do EVERYTHINGGGGG in my power to reach them. This is not always a good quality, especially in this instance because when days come up where I'm not able to post on my Socials or in this community, I feel I have failed, I lose motivation, I lose my rhythm and I feel like I'm "behind". So I had to remind myself that although I may be my own "boss", I don't actually have one!! THAT'S SO COOL!! Plus I'm pursuing my passion which NEWSFLASH -> I'm meant to enjoy it!!! If I'm behind I can apply for an extension and it will be approved, because I'm the only person I answer to right now. I hope someone else can relate to this, I'm excited to get back at it!!!

I made this little reel for my April Envelope design! Let me know what you think 🥰 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXaecGOihzu/?igsh=MXg2dXNwMHZ4bDY1OQ==