WIP Roundup + Blog (Patreon)

Hey fam! Long time no post. Here’s a sampling of WIPs from the pile. I get to draw a lot of cute characters as I work through the commissions on my plate. I love my job!

How’s life, Molly?

For starters, I’m happy to say I am finally a Chicago resident! My partners and I found an adorable little apartment in the Chicago neighborhood we all love. There are coffee shops, beaches, comic stores, and other cool things all within 10 minutes walk, and that’s not even counting everywhere we can reach via train. The neighborhood is very pretty and very, very queer. I love my new home!

That said, the move itself was grueling and costly. Packing, loading, and unloading taxed me to the limit and beyond. My body is still recovering over a week later. We ended up hiring some movers to help with the final unload of the U-Haul, which unfortunately drained the last of our reserves. There’s a lot of money stress in the air as we work on unpacking, setting up our place, and finding our routines. 

I am deeply eager to reclaim my productivity. The past two years, I’ve been scattered and unfocused. Confronting my trauma, navigating a new relationship, and making drastic life changes in the name of my happiness and health left my art, my career even, in the backseat. I find myself struggling to step out of survival mode.

My coach, Ryan, told me when I began art coaching that “a coach is always their own first client.” Right now, I notice a tremendous fear within me. The fear says to me “You are never going to get your shit together. You are never going to catch up, never going to get out of debt and owed work, never going to succeed. No rest for the wicked, you fool, and you are wicked beyond measure.”

My inner voice has a penchant for drama.

The truth is, I’m not the person I was when this all started. All the limiting beliefs, all the negative self-talk that has sabotaged me my whole life - I don’t have to listen or accept any of it. Those narratives arose to protect me when I was in an absolutely fucked-up situation as a kid, and for what it’s worth, they got me through. Now I get to let them go. 

I’ve been Molly Skyfire for a little less than a year. I am only just getting to know who Molly is and how she works, what she needs, how best to support her growth. What I do know is that she is kind, determined, creative, and most of all, passionate. She’s got a heart that doesn’t quit. And I know she can do this.

Talk again soon, pervs. Much love!