sending lots of love back to you

so happy to hear this♡ zines are the best. hope you have lots of fun making it together~~ sending love from taiwan

i made it with cargo and customized it with html and css :) it took me sooo much time to put everything together, and i'm still learning and fixing things along the way there are so many website builders out there with different features, so it's fun to explore and see what works for you! i started with a basic template and slowly made it my own. hope you have lots of fun making yours too

thank you! i'm glad you could see each member in the characters :) hope you have a lovely day too

thank you! it makes me really happy that you found me through the credits and even came to leave a message on my website. about the process, what i can share is that they each have very distinct personalities, so when creating the characters, finding a way for each one to feel unique while still fitting into the overall style wasn’t easy. but i’m really happy that some of the little details i put thought into were noticed and appreciated by fans. seeing the characters eventually become part of the album was really moving for me, and i’m also very grateful to the whole design team for bringing them to life in this form. and i really love the phrase “fantasy-innocence” too. i’ll keep it in my heart <3

so glad you shared this with me! lately, getting to talk about making art with different people through this guestbook has made me feel really alive. it reminds me of the simple joy of being on the internet when i was younger, making friends and just talking to each other. everything on social media feels so fast now, and i feel like we've lost some of that real connection along the way. so seeing your message and knowing that reading about my process made you feel something really makes me happy. i totally understand what you mean about having to get yourself "ready" to make a finished piece. i feel that pressure too sometimes, especially with commissioned work or bigger projects. i can even get stuck procrastinating for a really long time because just thinking about starting feels so overwhelming. but usually, once i actually start, i realize the hardest part is already over. once i'm in it, even if i get stuck, it somehow feels easier to just keep going and figure things out along the way. one little thing i do is whenever an image suddenly comes into my head, i'll make a super quick doodle in the notes app on my phone just to remember the feeling. sometimes i also doodle without thinking at all. then when i want to make something more finished, i'll go back through those little drawings and see if there's anything i want to develop further. it makes the feeling of "starting from scratch" a lot less intimidating for me ◡̈ unfortunately my riso prints are only available through Shrub at the moment, but i'm preparing for a solo show at the end of this year, so maybe i'll get a chance to make some new ones for it! if i do, i'll definitely post an update on my website~ and it's so nice to hear that you're a risograph printer yourself!! i love riso too, it's such a fun medium

it’s actually really hard for me to choose one particular piece. a lot of the time i draw pretty freely and really enjoy making things. sometimes something i never expected just comes out naturally, which is one of my favorite parts of drawing. but when i’m trying to break away from habits i’ve developed over time, it can definitely get difficult and draining. that’s when challenging myself and being willing to fail becomes really important to me. failure often shows me something new, and then through practice i slowly get better at understanding it—whether it’s lines, colors, or a certain way of drawing. but once i get too comfortable with something, i usually want to let go of it a little and move toward something unknown again. it feels a bit like a cycle. it’s not always a comfortable process, and strangely, the more things i learn, the harder it can get sometimes. but i think letting go of what i already know and bringing something unfamiliar into my work is really important. sometimes it makes me disappointed in myself, but other times it feels like i get to start all over again. i’m not sure if this really answers your question because it’s really hard for me to choose just one piece. they all come with different emotions and different challenges

thank you♡ it means a lot to me. hope you keep making the things you love too, sending love back to england!

i have a few tattoos, most of them were done by friends, some are tattoo artists, and some just like to draw. i really like letting my friends freehand something on me. recently, a close friend i’ve known for 10 years and i tattooed little shooting stars on each other to represent our friendship hehe sometimes friends also ask if they can get my drawings tattooed, and i’m always happy to say yes, it’s really sweet that someone wants to keep my work on their skin :)

i feel like everyone finds their own way of making art. my previous answer was really just about how i personally work, it has its freedom, but of course it has its limitations too. taking the time to sit down and really focus on creating can be a really good thing too. maybe working like that gives you more space to think about and develop your ideas, and that kind of attention eventually stays in the work. so whether creating comes to you naturally, or you need to actively make time and move toward it, they're simply different ways of entering the work. in both cases, you might discover what you want to create and communicate, or sometimes simply enjoy making something. and whatever comes from that will carry something of you in its own way, and i think people can feel that too🌷

it's hard for me to say exactly how much time i spend making art. creating is just part of my life, and it's also one of the ways i feel most alive. some people can divide their time more linearly and have a certain "creative time," but that's always been difficult for me... whenever i have free time, i draw. it's a habit i've had since i was little, simply because it brings me complete happiness. recently though, i've also been practicing having "time without creating." when i can fully enjoy each moment, i find that creativity comes back to me from unexpected places. the longest i've spent on a drawing is maybe around two months? it's hard to measure time (i have a terrible memory lol). sometimes i'll find an old drawing i never had time to color and come back to finish it years later. other times i'll stay focused on one painting for a long time. when i work from a sketch, i have to control the work while also letting it grow. without a sketch, it feels like facing the unknown—nervous and exciting, and sometimes very time-consuming. you have to become friends with the work, observe it, challenge it, and learn how to handle it. you never know what the result will be. sometimes it's quick, sometimes it takes forever, so all you can do is enjoy the process. and like you mentioned in your last question, there are definitely moments of doubt and tiredness. but i'm usually not that interested in work where i can already see the outcome. i like challenging it in those moments. since i was young, i've had a habit of always finishing a piece no matter what—even if i don't like it that much anymore. those moments often become really good opportunities, and something i never could have imagined comes out of them. that's very exciting to me. it's actually a little like being in love—both sweet and painful, but if you asked me whether i'd do it all over again, i'd still make the same choice! i hope this answers your questions and is helpful in some way. i'm really happy i got to share these thoughts with you :') i ended up saying a lot haha

thank you :D really happy the drawings brought you here

you too :)

thank you ♡ i'm really happy i got to be part of this project! hope you keep making the things you love

this made my day, thank you! <3