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Hey, I'm Avian and I'm on a mission to reconnect with my art as we had a falling out. Most of my uploads are from the backlog, but I'll also be posting new pieces to keep myself accountable.
My favourite themes and subjects to draw include but not limited to;
Carnations | Carne | Carnage
╢Personal work and characters╟
Gift for my hubby @sundiessoon 's upcoming birthday!
A bit of a life update for no other reason than just jotting down thoughts and the state of things. There are many things that have contributed to things being nothing short of a Mess ™️ but I'm gonna stick with the less personal aspects; work!
I've had a situation with my workplace that started almost exactly a year ago, but it was subtle, slow and has never once slowed down since. Up until now; sudden uncertainty that has a tentative light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe. We'll see about that next week hopefully.
But the abridged version is; housing issues > begging work for a remote contract > being denied such several times despite my senior vouching for me & despite my whole ass team had been remote aside from me > looking for new jobs that might offer remote or relocation or in a certain city where I have housing secured.
Then. A ton of interviews > a ton of promising interviews > only to get second place on all of them > using this as leverage to maybe once again ask for a remote contract > gets bullshit excuses to why I can't > continue to look for new jobs.
Then. Mass layoffs number 1 > distrust and uncertainty growing in company > another massive layoff wave, this time affecting my whole team > me going into mourning because all the people I saw as my mentors are just GONE > rift between developers and management bigger than ever > I'm being prevented to work with tasks I'm passionate about because somebody decided I'm better used someplace else (I'm not, they just don't want to budget me for a different project) > feeling miserable because I can't really leave the company as I haven't secured a different job, miserable that my closest colleagues are gone, miserable because I don't know how long I can stay because my initial housing issue is still ongoing, miserable because my grudge towards the leadership is growing deeper.
And now. Sudden reappearance of an old colleague who joined back at the worst fucking time > me clinging to him like he's a saint in this glum mess > also kind of Tired But Not Surprised ™️ that he rejoined with a remote contract > We also got some new leadership > maybe I have greater chance to convince them for a remote contract now > I asked this new leadership guy and explained my situation > he's gonna look into it next week > ???? > maybe profit??
I'm so tired and this is only the work aspect of everything that's going on LOL It's a miracle I'm not getting any gray hairs yet.
╢Personal work and characters╟
But on the matter of work in progress; been chipping away at a redraw of a gift I made for @sundiessoon a few years back. Liking how her face is structured :>
My dream has been to one day be froggified!!
ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE!
Spaglam! You're a long-legged wood frog now! They've got the longest legs in the whole frog–species–thing. Yes they do in fact slay, queen *snap* *snap*
What the heck, how did you know that my legs are actually long in proportion to my body 😂😂 Straight up meatball on stilts
Exactly how small is your oc’s birdy monster form??
He's actually about the size of a medium horse! I just like drawing him tiny because it's amusing to me :>
Taffy's huge though. Maybe three stories tall.
Not a fully accurate proportion between the two, but close enough so I'm tossing this in anyway!
╢Personal work and characters╟
🫀 A silly monster pattern 🫁 Made for my gf @sundiessoon a few years back :>
He will never know that his father was a Prince, but he still became the king of his own empire of thugs.
I have just hit a milestone, as this is my first post that has gotten a four digit number of notes! The support has been overwhelming and I can’t thank everybody enough who has liked, reblogged or followed me!
2015. A piece I keep forgetting I actually made, despite having the most notes! Definitely rough, and I wish more time was spent on it, but I like how the colours and the composition turned out. Backgrounds should definitely be more often included in my future works, I need to stop avoiding them.
Oh look, a post from my ghost of the Tumblr past! It's crazy to see it circling back to me, and it's also crazy to see people are still leaving tag comments a decade later! Come to think about it, I need to check if I did re-upload a Slackjaw compilation.
Thanks @tea-me-and-salt for dragging me down memory lane :')
╢Personal work and characters╟
🫀 A silly monster pattern 🫁 Made for my gf @sundiessoon a few years back :>
