sorry for being a fail therian
so when i first started drawing Xenarthron, i made him because of how "alien" i felt as an autistic person. i had just cut contact with some former friends, and its been a struggle to make new friends after that these were like the proto drawings i made while trying to figure out the design
im at a point in my life where im safe, and im supported by people who love me for the real me, tho - stuff that i dont talk about often, and all. maybe i can be a little funny on the internet. as a treat #🖤
i also find myself sanitizing my artwork, too, just because im afraid others will interpret me wrong or that my art is too weird. (that, and posting sexual art is weird for me because of the whole aroace thing) #🖤
i dont want to become a cool, popular, nameless artist that just posts art and nothing else. my art is a conduit for my emotions. how am i supposed to do that if people have no idea who i am, what i stand for, and what i love? #🖤
ive been trying to separate my/our private social accounts from my art accounts, mostly due to us being a system, but i get frustrated doing that sometimes. it feels like im trying to separate myself from my art, which is not what i want to do
does anyone know how to turn notifications completely off? i have them completely turned off for tumblr, and id like to be able to do that with bsky too