Hello shining diamonds,
Happy Sunday beautiful Patrons. This post is a little love letter to you and my sketchbook who have both been so dang good to me. One of the things I've been working on is dedicating more time for playing around in a sketchbook and leaving space for those crucial moments spent on play. The first image is a recent sketchbook spread and the second is just the riot of art supplies and mess of a desk I love to work from.
I think all the time about w...
2024-02-25 15:28:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello beautiful Patrons,
During our last hangout, some of you had the brilliant idea to have a spot you can purchase extras of the perks when I have them available. If there was a design that really made your heart happy, I love the idea of being able to send some extras to you. Right now, Patreon only has the option for me to load digital perks in the shop so I'd like to get your input.
Do we make the Patreon items "digital" on here and I'll fulfill them using your Patreon info /...
2024-02-19 12:44:42 +0000 UTC
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Beautiful Patrons,
Thank you for the amazing hangout and for touring the inaugural QUASAR GALLERY! The gallery is now open to all and you can take a look through all the artworks here: https://www.artinjest.com/quasar-gallery .
It is a joy to make these pieces for you and they wouldn't exist without your support so thank you for making them possible.
If you are in the QUASAR ...
2024-02-17 19:44:14 +0000 UTC
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Hello shining diamonds! Reminder of today's lil' discord hangout where I'm super excited to share something new with you that's been in the works for a while.
We'll be in the Patrons only section on discord TODAY, February 17th at NOON est.
If you'd like to attend, make sure you're in one of the discord tiers and that you have your discord account linked here on ...
2024-02-17 15:11:44 +0000 UTC
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Ohhhh Patrons it never fails. We have this sweetly warmer week during the colder part of winter and everytime *EVERY TIME* it lulls me into a false sense of spring.
Without fail I will hv=ave a fleeting moment where I will BRIEFLY CONSIDER putting away the winter boots - sometimes I even get them packed up as early as February!
DO NOT. DO NOT DO THIS.
This is obviously the thing that summons it snowing sideways and then being the kind of cold that freezes your tear ducts AND...
2024-02-15 12:13:32 +0000 UTC
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Hello you shining diamonds,
Happy new week and slightly-more-spring weather where I am at least! Since I'm eager for Spring, there's a bit of long-overdue spring cleaning I'm in the process of doing on here! The amazing Luke reminded me that the shop link is now outdated since we've moved to a Patrons-only commission queue. I used to include discount codes that could be used for that purpose or on purchasing through artinjest.com, but thanks to YOUR support, I now take commissions exclu...
2024-02-12 18:38:01 +0000 UTC
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Thank you all for voting in the poll to help schedule our next hangout!! We'll be in the Patrons only section on discord on Saturday, February 17th at NOON est.
If you'd like to attend, make sure you're in one of the discord tiers and that you have your discord account linked here on Patreon (Shooting Star, SuperNova, HyperNova or QUASARS). If you're not a di...
2024-02-05 15:29:36 +0000 UTC
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Magical Patrons,
It's no secret that I am enamoured with all things to do with space - the names of all our Patreon tiers should have been a dead giveaway! I recently went down a rabbit hole of low earth orbit, mid earth orbit and high earth and geosynchronous orbits and the satellites or shuttles that explore each one. I wanted to paint these beautifully complex and incredible objects...
2024-02-01 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello Shining diamonds! It was so helpful to get your input on days /times for out Patrons only hangout - thank you for this big brain suggestion! Some options are listed below. Let me know what you think!
ALSO *IMPORTANT INFOGOODNESS* These hangouts are open to tiers with Discord Access (Shooting Star, SuperNova, HyperNova and Quasar) so if you'd like to join make sure you're in a discord tier *and* please check your payment status. If you're in "declined" you won't see the disco...
2024-01-29 15:36:31 +0000 UTC
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Magical friends!! Patrons got an early look at the vid for this sketchbook tour, but since we never got the chance to tour it on stream, I'm sharing this one on socials.
FUN FACT SKETCHBOOK TOURS ARE STILL TERRIFYING.
I got to do this tour with the Patreon fam during one of our discord hangouts, and touring sketchbooks on stream has definitely made the process easier but there's still something utterly terrifying about showing folks the unpolished parts of the process.
2024-01-26 15:41:38 +0000 UTC
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Hello wonderful Patrons!
I love our sketchbook tours so dang much Patrons. This one was particularly special because we got to do the tour during a Patrons only hangout rather than during a livestream. The streams were just TOO RIOTOUS to get through a tour so we got to cozy up during one of our hangouts and walk through this lil' sketchbook I just finished.
I hope you dig the vid and since we never got to tour it on stream, I'll actually be sharing this one publicly on socials bu...
2024-01-25 20:48:35 +0000 UTC
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Oh my HEART you incredible Patrons,
You have *once again* sold out the QUASAR tier and I am still trying to process the gratitude. Thank you ALL for supporting me in whatever way serves you, at whatever level works for you. I am so incredibly grateful to every single one of you for making this platform a place that makes me feel both creatively motivated and so supported.
QUASAR members, I am amazed that you even exist and question if this is real life. I'm working on someth...
2024-01-22 14:20:30 +0000 UTC
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Hello wonderful Patrons,
Do you ever come across an idea or a quote and just get stopped in your tracks? I needed a minute to spend reeling when I first heard this one.
Where I live, we're clearing depths of snow and putting on layers to leave the house, bundling up and scurrying and holding our balance on icy parts of the outdoors. It would be a totally understandable thing to avoid the outside and cozy up in hibernation, and believe me that is tempting sometimes.
But...
2024-01-15 11:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Incredible Patrons,
I have been in AWE of your support over the course of 2023 and one of the ways that hit me most in the feels was the addition of the Quasar tier. The tiers with physical perks have been sold out a couple of times which is incredible to me and I'm so grateful. I also want to keep trying to add spots really mindfully and you've all been so helpful in doing that and being patient while they were all full.
I am overwhelmed at how quickly this tiny tier sold out, an...
2024-01-13 18:29:43 +0000 UTC
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Hello magical Patrons,
Reminder we have a little discord hangout coming up and I'm so excited! The event is up now for Saturday January 13th at noon est over on Discord. There's some special announcements and let's just say if you've had your eye on another tier this might be a good one to join!
If you'd like to attend, make sure you're in one of the discor...
2024-01-10 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Patrons,
It seems only fitting to share this video here with you first before it goes out on socials and before we do the reveal for everyone on stream this eve. If you're not familiar, we count crayons over on my Twitch channel as a way to track when new people subscribe. We put the crayons into a fishbowl called The Frannex and it...gets.. well... out of hand in the best possible way. I take apart this sculptural phenomenon every two months in the great DE FRANNEXING and it is truly s...
2024-01-03 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Patrons! Welcome to 2024!
I can think of no better creature to greet us in the New Year than the Tardigrade or "water bear" and sometimes MOSS PIGLET omg. These microscopic little creatures can withstand everything from dehydration to outer space and I'm OBSESSED. If ever you're looking for inspiration, just look up some Tardigrade facts and enjoy one of my favourite rabbit holes I've ever ventured down.
This time of year is full of fresh starts and new beginnings, and if th...
2024-01-01 11:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Dear Patrons,
We're wading into that bizarre holiday week from now until New Years where time takes on a whole new nebulousness and the feelings around celebrating are everything from elation to grief, sometimes in the same second. I've collected a few of the Feetie-Pyjama-Brenda drawings that I've made over the years and thought I'd share them here for you all.
I started using Feetie-Pyjama Brenda (FPB for short!) as a sort of alter ego, a dialed up cartoon version of me and a wa...
2023-12-24 13:20:47 +0000 UTC
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Glorious Patrons,
Does anyone else get chilled once and then stay freezing for ages?? I swear every year I have to add more bundleables to my person before leaving the house. It is CRUCIAL AND METICULOUS because it gets COLD where I live.
That said, there are some upsides like living in a place where there are virtually no giant-scary-stingy bugs because it's too darn cold. But one of my favourites has to be the Yeti Hat. I put this muppet-shaped headgear on and invariably people ...
2023-12-15 11:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hello beautiful Patrons,
Some of you were hanging out when we did this recap of the year on Twitch but in case you missed it, I wanted to share our version of the Twitch Recap here with you all before it goes out on socials. Twitch sends out a summary to streamers and viewers that captures all kinds of stats from the past year. They can super fun but the wild fluctuations online can be challenging for many. I loved getting a chance to look back at some of the things these numbers don't ...
2023-12-14 17:35:13 +0000 UTC
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Hello magical Patrons,
Thank you to everyone who voted in the poll to help choose our Patrons only hangout for January! I can't wait to talk shop about all the goodies on deck in 2024. The event is up now for Saturday January 13th at noon est over on Discord.
If you'd like to attend, make sure you're in one of the discord tiers and that you have your discord acc...
2023-12-13 13:30:31 +0000 UTC
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Sweet shining diamonds,
What an amazing hangout we had. Our last Patrons only discord hang was one for the books. I debuted the new spots in the QUASAR tier and you promptly SOLD THEM OUT and I am still processing my feelings. THANK YOU wonderful friends.
We're going to try something for our next Patrons only hangout on discord that came from our chat in the last hangout. You all had the brilliant idea to try polling for possible days / times for our hangout. Note that all d...
2023-12-06 13:25:05 +0000 UTC
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Incredible Patrons,
We're rounding out a wonderful year and there is much to be celebrated. I think sometimes I forget to turn back and look at how far we've come and this year has been a complete game changer. We've chatted occasionally about the fact that I've been on Patreon since summer of 2018 and there are a LOT of things that have changed since then. I used to make primarily daily comics and I was feeding an instagram machine that never stopped demanding new content. I was on a t...
2023-12-04 15:05:28 +0000 UTC
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Loveliest Patrons,
December is such a strange time of year. It's full of major holidays and gatherings, and all the complexity of joy and grief and delight and stress and magic and challenge that you can pack into one month.
The weather where I am turns to winter-in-earnest and the shorter days send all kinds of hibernation signals. This coincides with the time that all the holiday gatherings and gift exchanges and various traditions and two sides of family dinners and such ...
2023-12-01 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello magical Patrons,
December is close and I have a new lil' location to share. There's a Patrons only discord hangout Monday December 4th at 2pm est over in the Artinjest discord. We're going to chat about a project coming up and a Studio Update.
If you'd like to attend, make sure you're in one of...
2023-11-29 13:40:30 +0000 UTC
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Hello wonderful Patrons,
I'll be sharing this on socials but wanted to link it here for all of you first. Many of you know I recently had the absolute pleasure of taking part in the Patreon Hot Topics series and speaking with Nico, an amazing fellow Patreon creator and ...
2023-11-21 12:56:53 +0000 UTC
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Wonderful Patrons,
I wanted to share the early stages of a very special art piece I've been working on lately. Many of you know that we're in our second year of making a Community Calendar featuring artwork by some of the incredible creatives I've been lucky enough to meet through Twitch.
Last year we featured twelve different artists who made an original piece for every month and the outcome was stunning. It turned out so well that this year, we've got twice as many artists...
2023-11-20 18:58:48 +0000 UTC
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Wonderful Patrons,
Does anyone else feel a sense of total upheaval with the time change? My little ecosystem goes into a full on revolt for the first week after and it feels like the sun rises and sets within minutes. Sometimes it takes me a while to put my finger on what's got me feeling so thrown off what I'm unsettled and the time change is certainly one of the culprits sometimes.
Thank you always, for making the space for me to ponder these things and turn them into stra...
2023-11-15 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello Beautiful Patrons,
Some of you will have seen me share this lil' video on stream but I wanted to post it here for you as well since it just went out on YouTube. Every two months I dismantle this absolute monument of chaos, love, and support only to have it built back up more spectacularly ridiculous every time.
From the vid description over on YouTube: We count crayons for subs over on the Art in Jest Twitch channel because a portion of what we make on this channel goe...
2023-11-11 13:47:47 +0000 UTC
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Beautiful Patrons,
November is one of those months that can draaaggggg on in my city. It can get grey and rainy and cold without being COLD cold and everything feels overcast. For some reason this always sends me looking for brighter, warmer, sweeter inspiration and I went down a rabbit hole of Highland Cows as a result. These splendid creatures look like they have an enviable haircare routine and I had to draw them. If it's going to be drizzly and cold out then I shall make the most sw...
2023-11-01 12:00:05 +0000 UTC
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