Heather @Rheall@comicscamp.club

I've never knit anything this complicated before; I've already had to frog it six times. I seem to be on a good kick with it this time around, though!

It's also my first time doing a double knit fabric stitch (https://newstitchaday.com/double-knit-fabric-stitch/), which is interesting! I like how thick and sponge-y it is. Such a nice, comfy texture. ^^

Anyway, the Mission Folk Music Festival is one of the most important and formative recurring events in my life. I love it so much. And as we sit here listening to the music, online for the second year in a row instead of out there at the park, I remember how thankful I am to have it in my life.

Feel free to tune in and listen tomorrow and Sunday if you like: https://www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca/

You can watch online for free! ^^ (But do donate if you can! <3)

Me: *hasn't touched her knitting supplies for months now*

Also me: *places another KnitPicks order*

Anyway, both of these artworks gave me a lot of confidence at the time. The thought that I could sit down and just… create something like these was so amazing to me. And they weren't just pencil scribbles, they had form, light, colour, and 3-dimensions. It felt so good to be able to make something like them.

Anyway. I'm *still* proud of them. Thanks for making them, 16-year old me. 🥰

2) "To Escape the Rain": This was a (rather moody) painting of my character, Creature. This was another full-fledged "painting" I made in 2005, and I thought the idea was so deep… that one could dive under the water to escape the rain. 😅

Still, I love Creature, and even though this was rather simple, it turned out just how I wanted it, with the light coming from below, the composition, the bubbles, the water droplets on the surface of the water… I was so proud of myself. 🥰

As for me, here are two that were extremely important to me:

1) "Forest Unicorn"; the first real digital "painting" I made when I got my first working, saving, version of Photoshop back in 2005 to go with my tablet. I was 16, and I was so proud of it. I used only a round hard brush with various opacities to paint it, which felt super "professional". X) This little unicorn was my avatar on DeviantART for a long time. 😊

I've recently started trying to drink tea in the mornings, and so far my favourite is to have both an Earl Grey tea bag and a Lemon & Ginger teabag steep together in the same mug.

Super tasty; you get the caffeine from the Earl Grey, but the really lovely sharp, spicy ginger taste that makes it super refreshing.

10/10, would recommend. ^^

15 Years later. I honestly haven't touched DA for years, hence why it's all unfinished with these new profile designs. X)

Throwback to May 31, 2006 when I was jazzed at having 10,000 pageviews on DeviantART. XD

Apr. 8 vs. May 15.

I wonder if I'll ever see that decorative grass again. 😅

#Garden #Plants #Gardening #PlantMom #Petunias #SnapDragons #Lobelia

Whenever I feel stressed or anxious I find myself retreating more and more into the Sims 4 and micromanaging my CC, mods, lots, families, neighbourhoods, stories, etc.… it's something I have complete control over that I can get working exactly how I want it to. It's oddly comforting.

(I have a Simblr here if anyone's interested in checking it out: http://rheallsim.tumblr.com )