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LIFE UPDATES: Burnout So I survived the Summer of Hell where I had four events nearly back to back. I expected to face burnout but I was surprised by just how BAD it got!! It didn't help that there were other life changes that took place exactly at the same time as well as some emergencies. For one, the transmission died in the car, trapping me four hours away from home. All my con money ended up going to the expensive repairs, and I wasn't sure when I would get home. But eventually I did, just to have a good friend of mine who has faced extremely difficult times move in about a week later. Add some serious family struggles and mental-shif

Hey guys! It's been a bit too long since I've updated. Mostly cause I know a lot of people don't read journals as much. Still, I think it's important to roadmap and point out the important landmarks on my journey thus far. Last we updated, I had just finished Winterfaire, and we had car troubles. Let's begin there. -NEW CAR! We got a new car. It's newer, and much more reliable. There were some... Issues at first due to my own cluelessness, but it's been really good for taking me to and from conventions. Plus roomy enough to carry all my supplies without a problem! -NEW HOME! We moved to a new place... Same city. Our attempts to move clo

The Convention Crunch is over. I attended Winterfaire and it was so, so fantastic. It has allowed me to break even this year with all my business expenses, which I hear is pretty hard to do the first year of starting a business. Granted, I will be starting it all again in January, but for now, I'm just finishing up the final commissions and work before Christmas so I can rest. And boy. Rest is definitely needed. Things got a bit... Dicey, I think is the right word, when the oil started to leak between the three hour drive from my house to my parent's house for Thanksgiving. My husband had to return back the long drive to work, while I staye

Hey guys! I have a bunch of updates. Some are just life stuff. Others are art stuff. First off, I have some of my work published in a book! I had a friend of the family commission me to do some of the interior art for his short story and first published work. I mostly drew a variety of props and objects. You can check out and support this book here! http://a.co/1wZ6AXN ---- I have gotten  a kitten! His name is Nero, and he is my companion to help me from getting overly lonely or anxious from working at home alone all the time. He is a flamepoint siamese mix and the most adorable snugglebug ever. --- I am moving at the end of the year!

So for those who have noticed, I changed my username! The reason being is that the nickname "Nithak" was one from my early, early days on the internet. I am working on rebranding and making things the same throughout all my social networks for my business. Don't worry though, you can still tag Nithak and it will tag me! SO. Some upcoming events!! - I am teaching an art summer camp next week! I've been working on a lesson plan for that! -I have been accepted as a vendor at Utah Winterfaire in December! -I've started branching out and using different social media to try to reach different audiences. I am now on Instagram! I am also thinki