pupdates
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wow it has been a minute! i have been Going Through It as the kids say and don’t really have much to talk about here— the xiu xiu zine is out, yay, but finally getting it online has shockingly not solved my creative block. well, okay maybe it’s not a block per se so much as a “everything i’m making takes forever??” phenomenon, which i’m not used to given my typical speedy pace.
currently on the docket is the novella (draft is hesitantly done!), which i’m waiting for people to test read so i can edit it further; i also have some ideas for the doomsaying zine hanging out (it’s going to be a 8-side single page type zine, with the verso a 8x11 illustration) which will be fun to write and awful to read; and i’m likely going to be carving the lino block for new shirts/prints very soon. i tend to have more energy for creative pursuits as it gets warmer out, plus i’m taking a social sabbatical, so these projects are going to get moving as soon as i can make them.
i’m also looking in to some smaller illustrations that i can turn into various prints, specifically postcard-sized things. these i want to draw with coloured pencil, but i haven’t totally decided what i want them to be of yet and need to do some thumbnailing and research. i hate research! i wish i could draw anything at any time.
outside of the above i am also sewing a LOT lately; currently finishing two projects, a bee-themed cowboy shirt and a kim kitsuragi (of disco elysium) style bomber jacket. unlike kim’s, this jacket is fluorescent orange. it’s coming together pretty quickly but i didn’t order enough ribbing for the cuffs/collar/waistband, so i need to go on a little voyage before i can really get it done. here’s hoping i don’t have to order the dang ribbing and slow myself down by another week and a half.
photos of all this stuff should be coming soon. i’m also thinking about starting a sewing blog, if i get decent enough at this shit to have anything interesting to say. we’ll see!
if anyone wants to write a grant for me also please lmk