So...yeaaaaah...I have picked up a part time job at a local video rental store...and that means Customer Service, which I really am just no good at...But it's good practice in maintaining my "social" side.
This is pretty much my "Happy Valentine's Day" to you all. Please don't get all creative with your compliments, a simple, classic "You look nice today" will suffice. Why make things more painful and awkward than they already are?
xo!
Em
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Hellllllllooo. I kind of disappeared again. Here's a picture that will kind of explain where I'm at:
I've decided to relieve myself from the unnecessary and ridiculous pressures of creating art that I no longer feel a connection with. In other words, I'm retiring my Darkling Treasures art style.
I had this whole long explanation all written down, but you know what? I don't owe anyone a gosh-derned explanation. It's not even that, really. Hell, if you want one, here it is at its base form- I can do whatever I want, and I am going to. And what I want to do is draw silly cartoons and write stupid comics and make people laugh. I am going to make art that just comes out of my hands and my head, art that feels less like I am dreaming my life away and more like I am playing.
It's not that I'm dumping on my fantasy art, or anyone else's fantasy art, or the genre (which is VAST and encompassing). I'm simply not feeling it anymore. I've struggled with the notion of putting my fairies and mermaids and sexy naked ladies and dragons away for a long time. And the reality is that I don't necessarily have to put them away. I can just cartoonize them. It's a matter of style, and my endgame is focus. I cannot have two competing styles anymore, it's dumb. (At this point in the post, I am just ranting to rant, so I will move on...)
I have lots of art, it will still be for sale, my shops will remain open, but eventually will be moved/rebranded/closed/etc. There will be MORE cartoon art, more comics, more crazy ranting (of a slightly more inappropriate nature, I am sure) and more cool stuff. If you have questions or whatever, just email me. Ummmm....I guess that's it for meow, I'm gonna go brainstorm some cool stuff.
xo!
Em
zombietoes is always OPEN
Crafty time!
xo!
Em
It's a little late to get things shipped in time for holiday gifts, but...it's never too late to shop for yourself. :D zombietoes
Heeey...
I kind of disappeared on you guys, huh? My bad. (Yeah I still say that).
I don't know where I've been, I think probably at work.
I did pick up a second job at a local video store (Yes, they still exist).
In the process of churning up the energy and time to get some new comics inked and colored and posted for your entertainment.
There are piles of thumbnail sketches and lists of ideas on colorful scraps of paper littering my desk. Inspiration is not lacking.
Motivation, however, is lacking.
The epic worker in me is saying "All the greats just sit down and work, whether or not they feel like it" but the silly hippie in me is all like "Ah, just relax and take a break, man." And then there is Holiday Emily, who is basically like "Fuck this, fuck that, fuck you, fuck everything, I need a drink."
So that's where I'm at right now. But here's a seasonal comic for you at this time:
In other news, I have a small sale running in my zombietoes etsy shop
this week- 15% off your order with the code 15TOES at checkout. This code expires next Tuesday (Dec 10) so go now. I have new small prints of some of my cartoon animal art, and zombie prints, Ralphies, all sorts of fun stuff, all made by me.
xo!
Em
Uh...hey there. Sorry, I totally disappeared from the internet for awhile. This is more or less why:
xo!
Em
New stuff on the way to my zombietoes shop in the next few weeks!
Tom Waits says "when life gets you down, and you've lost all your dreams, there's nothing like a campfire, and a can of beans". This is my personal version of that (though life is not getting me down at the moment):
xo!
Em
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