Last year I wrote about how I was asked to draw some quick sketches courtesy of a channel redeem on my Twitch livestream, where viewers could redeem channel points (a reward given to them automatically for time spent watching a stream) to make me sketch something they want me to draw for them while I’m live (as long as it’s family friendly, and doesn’t violate TOS).
That redeem is still live, despite how many times it’s been abused and I’ve itched to remove it. Not only is it still live, but I’ve had enough redeems of it that I’ve decided it’s time to start keeping the archive of sketches in one place so I don’t lose them, or accidentally damage any more of them (sad, but true that this happened)! So, somehow these odd little snippets of random discourse and moments in my chat have been captured in a rapid sketch, and are now being pasted into a visual diary.
It had been a while since I’d updated you on this side-quest, especially given I stated it was my intent to share these sketches here more frequently. So I decided the time had finally come to revisit this here on my website. I hope looking through this collection of sketches brings even a little joy to your day.
I’m still a chronic procrastinator, and still see limited value in the things I create, but still: I persist. For so long I’ve been stagnant and stuck, drowning in my fears and anxieties of inadequacy, but sometimes being creative means creating things, sometimes a lot of things, that aren’t great. Seldom does one create something that is perfect the first time around. Or even the second.
My “draw something” redeem may not be the pinnacle of creativity, or art, but at least it keeps the creative juices moving, and means I’m doing something creative, and forcing me to take a deep breath and share it with the world.
Often that’s the hardest part. Being brave enough to share something, especially when you know you can do better.
If you’d like to spend some time with my beautiful community and I, you can follow me on Twitch, and come say hi when I go live. I stream a mix of co-working, writing, cosy gaming, and meme reaction streams, and am live every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at 11am AEST/AEDT (daylight savings pending of course!) and if plans change, I let my community know predominantly on my Discord server.
I hope to see you around!
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