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    Feeling Creatively Stuck: Some Thoughts About My Art and Fan Art

    I don’t know how obvious it is in my posts on this blog, but right now I feel creatively stuck. For over ten years, I’ve posted anything I made online. After all these years, I feel… stuck. As I write…

    By essieofwho August 27, 2025
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    Book Review- Sugary Girls: The Art of Eku Uekura (Japanese Edition) by Edu Uekura

    For many years, I enjoyed collecting art books. I own art books from movies, artists, and other media. As someone who has always loved art, I loved collecting them. Since the 2020 Covid pandemic, I have substantially slowed down in…

    By essieofwho March 19, 2025
  • Anime,  Arts,  Black Friday Sale,  Blog,  Books,  Books,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Lifestyle,  Manga,  Movies,  Shopping,  TV Shows

    Art, Fan Art, and Book Fan Inspired Small Businesses to Shop on Black Friday 2024

    It’s Thanksgiving week which means so many great things. For shoppers, and anyone looking for bargains, it means it is time for Black Friday sales! This year, I wanted to share small business I really like that are available to…

    By essieofwho November 25, 2024
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    5 Tips on Purchasing a Currier & Ives Print (From a Non Expert)

    In the well known Christmas song Sleigh Ride, there are lyrics in the song that goes… “It will Be Like a Picture Print By Currier and Ives” When I heard that part of the song when I was young, I…

    By essieofwho December 13, 2023
  • Arts,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2023,  Lifestyle

    6 Gift Ideas for Artists (Drawing and Painting Only)

    The holiday season is known for many things, including giving gifts. For many people, this can be a challenge due to a lack of ideas for presents. Some of the people I sometimes hear are hard to buy for are…

    By essieofwho December 5, 2023

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