Taking it back to the early 2000s!

 I was feeling nostalgic thinking back to how I used to obsess over making my own websites over the summer. There was a particular style back then of comic sans and webrings. I came to blogger to see what's up, and I'm just DESTROYING this blog theme. Lol. They never made it easy to customize your layout and that still holds true. Anyways, back to playing Baldur's Gate 3!

Everything Is Going To Be Fine. (Townsends)

 

Tiny House Motivation Returns!

It has returned! Motivation! Recently, I have been putting more effort into getting my dang tiny house designed. The number one thing I want most in life right now is my own home surrounded by nature. When I removed distractions this came into full sight and I started getting back to work on designing the plans!

I've been putting all my research and drawings in this moleskine journal for the past 5 years. Some ideas I'm keeping and some I'm no longer into. The ideas for the sink and loft space that I yoinked from someone else's tiny house design aren't going to work for me anymore. The sinks are too small and I want a big farmhouse sink! The loft having storage in the floor sound more like an inconvenience than a convenience to me. My loft will have a bed and some books, that's IT! I'm not the most organized "put-er away-er" type person ever, and I don't want to ever have to worry about a mess of laundry or stuff on my bed ever again!!

My closet/laundry/changing area will all be in one place downstairs near the bath/shower. Speaking of baths and showers; I really love traditional Japanese houses and am using them as inspiration for my house. One thing I always wanted was a bathing room with a soaking tub that's separate from the toilet. It's going to take a lot of brain power to create something that will work in a limited space, but I'm determined! I feel like once I get this bathing/toilet/laundry room design situated the rest will be easy. Next will be that country style, baking madness kitchen!

SketchUp is the program I'm using... well trying to use to get my ideas out in 3D. It's taking a bit since the UI is somewhat frustrating and it's unlike any other programs I've used before. But, I'm slowly getting the hang of it. I'm not being too fussy with the details right now like tires, wall studs, or a roof (it took me ages to even find the VERY IMPORTANT and very hidden "pan" tool! I don't have time for roofs!). I'm just trying to get somewhat of a floor plan placed first. There's so many possibilities that I don't know where I'll stop, but I'm gonna keep going. At least we're going and I hope to keep you updated as I do go!

Coming back to the tree house!

I finally did it! I have figured out what kind of artist I want to be, how I want to represent myself here with meggilu house and other artistic ventures. Most importantly I figured that I need to utilize the internet/ platforms in a more smart and minimal way to make more room for real life and even my health. 

Lately, I have really opened my eyes to how awful and harmful social media like Instagram and Facebook really are for at least my well being. To make a long rant short, these social media platforms started out as a great way to keep in touch with family, friends, colleagues, artists, and communities around the world; but they have morphed into these data/content machines that mine human behavior for revenue. It's quite alarming to me, and it also depresses me. I feel disconnected, unproductive, and absolutely drained with nothing to show for it. As an artist I used these platforms (more like felt forced to) in order to get my content out there to maybe get a job or even grow my own business. However, all I'm really doing is handing my hard work over to these social media companies for free stream of content that keeps people glued there, scrolling. The longer they're there, the more ads they'll see of course! This video I found explains it best, and really helped me make the move in a direction away from most social media.

Over the past few days I have gotten rid of 3 out of 4 (yeesh) Instagram accounts. One was my personal account that I have had for 9 years, and I do not feel bad about it at all. I actually feel great, I feel like I have freed up more of my time to focus on actually doing stuff rather than finding myself scrolling an explore page or dash for hours throughout my day. Meggilu House is no longer going to be on Instagram (the account is still active to point people that followed me here), and instead I'm super excited to be back here blogging like I used to. It feels way more like home, comfortable, and real. This is my own little space where I can express myself as I please; and I'm not struggling to stand out, getting discouraged by "better art than mine", or at the mercy of an ever changing, greed motivated algorithm. The one account I have left somewhat active on there will be like an artist portfolio account until I can find a better alternative (I really miss old Flickr).

I'm sure this post's tone seems way more negative than positive, but I can assure you that things are definitely looking up and I hope to return here from time to time to tell the world how and what I'm doing!

Playing and Planning

I have been wanting to really hone in on my drawing technique and style so that I could start drawing up plans for myself, characters, or other projects; and at the same time I would have some cool artwork to share with everyone.

Fear and woe of imperfection has always stopped me from drawing in the past, but now I'm just going to embrace it and have fun! So, I randomly doodled a self-portrait of how I wish to dress to get ideas for a new wardrobe. I really love, instead of loathe, how goofy the arms and legs turned out. I am a goofy person so it works!

Also, I just received a new doll in a trade and I want her character to be a dream version of me at 12 years old. It would be great to make a tiny doll outfit based on this doodle! I hope to scan and get the color scheme down. I will post it once I do~!

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Holo Dolls Tutorial!

It's here! It's finally here! In this tutorial I use the same fine milled holographic powder that they use on nails and apply it to my dolls! Do watch and enjoy! Make your dollies covered in holographic glory!

MerryDollRound "Fang" Mock-up Speedpaint!