A cat peeking out of a dresser.

Yuki approves of the new furniture.

Success!! 4th's time the charm!!

I mean the insane insanity line, but yeah! XD

Welcome to the department of redundancy department!

I totally didn't realize I wrote the same word twice in one sentence. XD

Trying to build my business within my energy levels is really challenging.

Do I want to be online all the time and opening myself up to being a personality? No.

Do I need to find a balance? Yes.

Is my undiagnosed autistic brain going gzzzrrrrgkhkhkhkh?

Absolutely.

Went looking for two needohs during the height of the insane overconsumption insanity. Stupid me.

Ended up with a really nice lipgloss instead, and remembered how sexy I feel wearing lipgloss.

I want to kiss myself. XD

Look how cuuuute

Had a day of translating stupid so I rewarded myself with the Sinners LP. I'm going to try listening to it on my old Victrola. (Not sure, but online estimates 1910?)

It still plays like a beaut, and I really like the idea of Sinners playing on there because of the meaning behind the music.

It might be? I know I was struggling because the site was showing US and the mobile version was showing CAD. So I was doing conversions trying to balance things.

So should I try to add a $1 tier? I tried and it yelled at me saying I had to make it at least $3. XD

So since I haven't gotten any feedback, am I to assume these tiers are fair?

I'm feeling really discouraged after being overlooked for a job. I want to move to where my best friend is, but I feel trapped where I am, and don't feel like I can sustain myself - like my business will fall through no matter what steps I take.

Can I get some encouragement? 🥺 A crumb of hope? Plz?

I'm feeling really discouraged after being overlooked for a job. I want to move to where my best friend is, but I feel trapped where I am, and don't feel like I can sustain myself - like my business will fall through no matter what steps I take.

Can I get some encouragement? 🥺 A crumb of hope? Plz?

Hi #portfolioday! I'm Cheru, and I draw my #OC, #Fanart, #FurryArt and #Comics!

Want to learn more about me? Check out my website: CheruSake.com

Here's some of my work!

a portrait of Lady Halea from Phantomarine she sits in a backstage area, dressed in her fanciest ceremony outfit, holding the mask that she will wear to Phaedra’s funeral the shadow she casts is skeletal and birdlike

the redundant masquerade

Currently my Patreon levels are:
1. $4.50 CAD ($3 US)
2. $14.50 CAD ($10 US)
3. $25.50 CAD ($17.50 US)

I'd like it to be level and accessible. And despite my friends saying they'll beat me if I lower prices, I'm looking for opinions.

3rd tier is a monthly mail thing, so it needs to cover costs.

It wouldn't be so bad if it was just a single wall I had to do all over... But I have seven I have to do. And they're big walls;;

I'm about ready to cry.

3rd time colour matching and yeah, it's close, but it's not ...matching when it dries.

Like, it's really noticeable at certain angles. But it's the right sheen and colour so I dunno what to do;;

Exactly!! The type of people willing to give money are usually the ones who have been there before. And may still be there!

The people who will feel guilt seeing those are often already struggling! I wish they could have some empathy and think about how it feels to be in their financial situation AND have strangers telling you that you're personally responsible for not improving theirs. 😭

I burnt out before from trying to be perfect, and I lost the fun of it for several reasons.

I gotta remember that drawing was my escape from everything else. It's supposed to free me, not weigh me down.

For instance, I've been drawing the first shot of Chelsey in Requiem Mask for like ...8 days. It's the first shot of her in the redraw, and so in my head, it needs to be perfect.

But perfection isn't the goal of a comic. It's to tell the story.

But try to convince my brain of that!

I take so long to do art now because I overthink. Like, I've been drawing for over 20 years, so I expect my style to be perfect by now. It's not, though. And I know that that's one of the reasons why I end up not doing art at all.

Perfectionism is a poison.

I just blocked two people who were guilt shaming people into supporting them.

My people, don't demand people to give you money by saying "or are you just going to ignore us like you usually do" and "Guess I'll die". Jesus Christ that is so fucking manipulative and evil.

That I can't match, so I have to text my landlord and ask for the exact pai-

•gets a text from her as I'm typing this•

...she doesn't have the paint and wants me to cut the wall just like I already did. Welp! Permission to take a bigger slice!

Wughh. I needed to do some touch ups in my rental. I asked the landlord what paint colour it was and brought it up at the store. I had brought in a little chip of the wall to compare, and even the mixer said no way, it was too dark.

But we can't get it to match and now I've got big blotches (1/2)

I try to keep my grumpy off SMS because I know nobody wants to read that stuff unless they can be rage-baited into replying. But I'm not about that life. I vent, sure, but I know even that can sour someone's opinion of an artist.

One thing I've always struggled with when it comes to social media is that I only have two modes:
1. Reading others' posts
2. Making my own posts

I'm so used to just making my art in peace and loading it, that it's a whole other mental hoop to jump through to be sociable. Hard still when it's both!

I built furniture today. I'm quite proud of myself!

finished comm! .✦ ݁˖
#vgencomm