Hey so remember that sublimation print system I bought? Apparently I can't be trusted with it. Having nothing to do over Xmas, I got high as fuck for two days and worked on designing this in a zooted stupor.

It's a 20 flOZ stainless steel tumbler! Made to look like a very specific parody of a certain energy drink. hmmmmm... gock...

I dunno what else to say about this. If you want one check this out, I guess:

KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/s/b36d21e707

ETSY: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1630373818/girlck-energy-drink-parody-stainless

Circumcision

Neutral Territory Plaques back in stock!

Snoof Snoof, everyone!

I relisted another batch of my Unseelie Accord - Neutral Territory plaques!

Normally, I'd list my Etsy listing here, but that site has become not only ridiculous with it's fees, but openly hostile to doing business there, so if you'd like one of these, I'd really appreciate it if you got it directly through my square storefront. You'll even get a 5% discount there, since I have to pay way less fees!

GET THEM HERE

If for whatever reason you'd like one, but have to use etsy, here's the link: Etsy I guess ¯_(ツ)_/¯

i feel like i had a massive breakthrough with understanding in hindsight how adhd has affected my relationship with art, and i sat there for about an hour just like

I wanted to expand on this a bit and see if it resonated with any other artists. I do wanna preface, all of this is subjective and just me considering my own experiences. I'm not an expert on ADHD.

A huge part of ADHD, as most people who have it know, is executive dysfunction - which leads to procrastination. To cut several studies short, it basically boils down to a difficulty in regulating emotions around tasks, time management, prioritization, initiation, etc. Its why its so difficult to just get up and do the dishes when you realize it needs doing.

Because this causes us to let people down, struggle to meet deadlines, or overwhelm ourselves with TASK BUILDUP, it all sort of preemptively burdens you with feelings of guilt, shame, and stress when you have a task that needs to be done. Yes, doing the dishes isn't actually THAT hard, but its never about the difficulty of the task. Just the emotions that have difficulty being regulated around completing it.

Most people get "the good brain feelings" when they successfully complete a task like this. ADHD people rarely do, because its a matter of brute force; so no reward, and even less of an incentive to do it. The reward function in our brains is wired differently.

And that's where distractability comes in.

Yes, people who struggle with procrastination may put off priority tasks, but most of the time they're not just sitting idle. They'll start deep cleaning a room, organizing drawers, catching up on other things that fell to the wayside (thanks to procrastination whoops). I can't claim to know how the ADHD brain works or the intricacies involved. But I get most things done when I'm procrastinating doing something else important. For some reason, unlike just brute forcing the priority task, the distractions (or "branch tasks" I like to call them) do actually give me the good brain feelings. Is it masking the shame of being unable to complete the big task by completing other low-priority tasks in the meantime? Maybe.

So what does this have to do with art?

For a lot of us, myself included, we started drawing in school. Usually during class. When we had very important priority tasks to focus on. But you know what's better than learning about Henry VIII? Drawing in the margins of your schoolbook. Art sort of began as a distraction, or "branch task" for when I struggled to complete homework, or pay attention in class. It made me feel good in an environment where I otherwise felt like a failure.

Moving into college, coursework became the priority task for 2 years. That's when I started my webcomic, and oh boy did I draw a LOT. Probably because I was procrastinating on writing essays that were due the next day. It was always "I'll just finish colouring this page and THEN I'll start my essay".

When I left college and decided to become a freelance artist, I noticed it wassssss a lot harder to get pages done on a weekly basis. I started falling behind. I started getting bogged down with feelings of guilt and stress and shame for letting down readers, for not drawing enough, for - oh fuck you see what happened, art became "the priority task". Its no longer a "branch task" while I avoid something more important. It BECAME the important thing, and took on the burden of my executive dysfunction's shame and guilt. And whether I want to or not, my brain is desperately trying to drag me away from these negative feelings.

In my case, at least, I think that's why it's been difficult to pick up a pen and draw for the last few years. I finished a contract with [REDACTED BECAUSE NDA], and the entire time I was working with them (unmedicated mind you), I was like "wow i JUST want to work on my webcomic again" (it crept back into "branch task" territory). The second I finished my contract? Boom, all motivation gone. Priority task territory again. Can't have that.

Do I have an answer for this to repair my relationship with art? Not yet. Not really. There are a lot of other factors as well, not just this. But it's something I've been thinking about lately.

reblog to give the person you reblogged this from a fucking break

i haven't seen this here yet so heads up

Here’s the link with instructions on how to opt out of arbitration.

Oh hey, fuck you, Etsy

If a Landsknecht tellerbarret goes through a metamorphosis first it wil shead it's feathers, then acquire new ones. The new, fancier feathers needs to be tied together in pairs or in some cases three piece at a time. Addattional shaping of the feathers may or may not happens.

Then in this case it starts to grow some additional layer on the brim and for a briefe period of time one could think it's for some very fashionable japanese guy

but at the end of the growing process this additional layer will curl up and rippen in proper landsknecht fashion.

Only time will tell how will be the feathers attached to the hat...

Lets make it clear since the fucking brands are starting to make accounts here . We have to cyberbully these corporations harder than anyone ever has before . They cannot stay here . We have to make the social media interns all kill themselves