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Cartoonist and illustrator Commissions Open, email [email protected] for direct inquiries Sometimes nsfw🔞 Next con: Morphominal Expo
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Super weird to be like, “don’t worry y’all I made it home from my flight!” On socials but like, the times we live in and junk so, 🤷🤷🤷

Been going ham at the airport trying to get these dnd tarot cards thumbnailed. Flight still isn’t for another 2 and a half hours😅 but I really wanted to beat the chicago traffic

Every artist I know is really struggling right now. Financially, emotionally, their confidence, in general. If you like an artist's work, support them any way you can. Buying their stuff or subscribing to their Patreon is great, but words of encouragement are also incredibly helpful.

Last day of magic con chicago. Had a great portfolio review yesterday, idk if I mentioned that? Kind of felt like I got a wind back into my sails to want to continue this line of work.

Been walking to and from the hotel. Like 45 minutes in the 25 degree weather but really feels good walking through a city again

Seeing all the tokens priced at $5 makes me wonder if charging 3$ is too little. Tho they are actual mtg artists so 🤷🤷🤷

Here basically all day getting stuff signed for peeps who couldn’t be here. I’m pretty inconspicuous aside from the kamen rider sweater but if you recognize me from other cons reach out. I’m giving out tokens haha

Not able to get into the hotel room JUST yet so I’m in the lobby working on thumbs and designs for the tarot cards as well as writing questions out for my portfolio review. Helps me to remember what I want to ask by writing them down on paper

Important life update. I didn’t perish on the flight into chicago. Tho I feel like death since I’ve been up since 3am

Don't wana jinx it but got an email asking for 3 illustrations haha. Either way! Closing comms for February, but you can always get on the waitlist for the next month! DM of rates and details!

more on patreon but I am updating some of my prints as it's been over 3 years since my last repaint of them.

It wasn’t my first con but at least my first solo show where I wasn’t sharing with another artist. This was 2016! Time sure does fly when you’re in constant existential turmoil! 9 years since!

In that sort of last minute panic mode about stuff that’s basically out of my control at this point.

Artists are a big part of what makes your social media experience worth it. Most of them post incredible work out there for free (in this economy ??) Remember to support your favorite creators so that they can keep making things you love. Seek out their patreon, shops, share their work.

People started to make it their job and the shift into needing the booth to look like an inviting shop to compete for attention with everyone. It's also the reason for the shift from printed media and zines to trinkets and baubles. it's cheaper to make and easier to turn a profit on.

Crashing out early it feels. Usually it’s not until after I finish most of my work but stressed about travel, stressed about work (or lack there of,) and stressed about interviews and job searching.

Sesshomaru Poll art winner from patreon. 1$ gets you a vote in all my polls. check out my current ones here: www.patreon.com/c/maecaart

I'll be closing comms briefly starting tomorrow for my trip to Chicago, get them in today! I might not make it back haha

Thinking that maybe since traveling via plane is getting more and more dangerous, anytime that I’m forced to fly for work and whatnot I should do like a nice dinner before the trip as sort of, “hey this could be your last meal” thing haha

got ghosted on a comm so back to 3 slots available!

The time has come to redraw these two old staples of the booth. Hope I can do them justice in their redesigns.

Oh I should probably make up some print/playmat menus since I’ll be at AX. Guess I need to push up the Eva and berserk print redraws….

Sorry if my alt text on posts seems a little sarcastic. I'm a snarky and jaded motherfucker and I don't know how do things seriously without needing to make it funny or a joke in some way lmao.

Hey Congrats! That's a hellova lot of support! Thanks for the chance to share as well! I'm Maeca and I have comms open! Check my pinned post for rates!

If you see this post a knight! #art #illustration

One day events are always hit or miss and being able to walk away with a week’s worth of groceries is a hit in my book.

Gonna be a long day from the vibes so if you want to grab a commission I’ll be free all day.

At anime uwu market in Lewisville! Here until 6 or until I get bored lmao

Won’t quit my day job but made the significant otter a chocolate crepe cake.

2 slots left for the month!

Valentine's Day ammi right gamers?

Spent the day updating my online store! Check it out! www.maecaart.com

Finished this last piece for my portfolio. Doing a series of the major Arcana as tabletop classes. based off an old shirt design I did that used tarot cards to represent gauntlet legends classes. Titled "Necromancer's Death"

Waking up to rejection letters for unpaid zine work is like a great reminder that I shouldn’t put any faith in getting paid work from a portfolio review. Like if people wouldn’t pay to see my work, why would the alternative be true?