New project coming up!!

 

A snapshot of my Figma canvas! dated 9pm, Saturday 19 September 2026

Good day everyone! 

I'm finally crawling out of my depressive spells to really commit to another creative project. This is the third year I'm making a calendar, and I'm surprised that I'm still going with it.

Unlike the previous two years where I had a clear theme—One Piece pinups and giant mermen—I don't have too much of an idea this time. The general consensus in my mind is that I should be grateful that I even have the motivation to draw!

The art for January, April, July and December are what I consider 'the big four'. Each of them represented an era where I wanted to try something new with my art, aka moving away from thick green foliage and the same old lying down pose. As such, I love the colours they bring to the table. I love how bold I've gotten with the highlights. 

Shame the art didn't get much traction on social media, but I like it and I've never been prouder of where my art's going creatively, so that's okay too. I fear I'm secretly regressing, but I guess I'll only know in aty least a couple months down the line.

Regardless, I'm working on the other drawings that'll go in the calendar. I have one for Vista, lulaw, Sabo, and Thatch (not pictured here, but I do have a draft), and am planning the others. 

The art may look a bit messy, but I intend for every drawing here to go on my updated portfolio site to kickstart a personal renaissance in art. I've been unhappy with my art for a long time, and I'm finally starting to see some progress.

I plan to make a fuller YouTube video with my feelings on the project once it's finished, but I'm happy with it so far. Like my baking post, I feel a little melancholic that I don't have people to share my art with, or give calendars too. I won't say I'm feeling better about it, but at least I don't have to spend so much money getting multiple copies of it printed. Even if I'm sad about it, my wallet will be fine 😎

If you'll indulge me, I want to talk about what I did yesterday. I ate Yakiniku with my sister!!

I got 250g of beef with plain rice, an egg, seaweed soup and a salad. For the sauce, I put garlic and their house brand sauce.

It was beefy heaven. To be honest, I think I'll always prefer the KBBQ place because it's a real buffet of meat. If only it wasn't associated with painful memories... That could be a fun essay if I think about it.

Anyways, yeah, this was a very yummy lunch, and I'm glad to have gotten footage of when our grill caught fire.

I did not realise the gif would look like THIS when it's compressed so much, but there is a charm to it. I like the fire.