updates and such

[fashion] Hi Barbie! Barbie lookbook video!

Hi Barbie! I made a 4 second video clip of myself in 5 different Barbie outfits inspired by the 2023 movie that released recently. Even though it was only 4 seconds long, it took hours to film and edit lol. I didn’t buy any new stuff specifically to wear for the movie, just tried to …

[fanart] July 2023 artwork – Ramza Beoulve

Here is fanart of my specialest boy, Ramza Beoulve, protagonist of Final Fantasy Tactics. It was one of the first Japanese RPGs I played on the Playstation and I still think of it fondly. I also cosplayed Ramza’s squire outfit here as one of my first cosplays. If you want to read my FF Tactics …

3 of spades white bunny

[cosplay] Sakizo Alice’s World – Three of Spades

The last of my ultimate cosplay goals, a Sakizo cosplay, let’s talk about it! For those of you who don’t know, Sakizo is an illustrator from Japan (website: http://sakizo.jp/) who has collaborated with lolita fashion designers to make dresses and other accessories, but also creates their own artbooks and calendars and stationery with gorgeously detailed …

sketch of a young woman with big wavy hair and a cottage core dress with a leafy frame

[artwork] June 2023 artwork (failed lol)

I didn’t get around to finishing a monthly piece of art for June this year. I want to make the excuse of working on two costumes for summer cons but honestly, I couldn’t muster the focus to draw anything after work. Here is the usual midnight sketch this time in a moleskin mini sketchbook I …

back view of Xinyan cosplay with homemade drum backpack

[cosplay] Xinyan from Genshin Impact

I wanted to start posting long-form content on this blog for archival purposes rather than social media, and which better than my latest cosplay from the game Genshin Impact, Xinyan! Xinyan is a punk rock musician from Liyue and her costume is relatively simple compared to other Liyue characters, but still has a lot of …

10 months of art lol

[artwork] 2020 in review – art survey

Here is my yearly art survey, 1 piece of artwork from each month. Obviously, due to the pandemic and ensuing depression, there were a few months in which I managed zero or only one piece of art. I don’t expect this year to be too much better, but at least the government will only be …