The Twelve Tealings

The Twelve Tealings, six boys, six girls.
Twelve, like the zodiac signs. To which each one of them corresponds to. Some are very obvious, I think, others maybe not so much. 

So let's take a look at them all together and find out their signs ;)

Aires. Ruled by Mars. Cardinal. Fire

Taurus. Ruled by Venus. Fixed. Earth.

Gemini. Ruled by Mercury. Mutable. Air.

Cancer. Ruled by the Moon. Cardinal. Water.

Leo. Ruled by the Sun. Fixed. Fire.

Virgo. Ruled by Mercury. Mutable. Earth.

Libra. Ruled by Venus. Cardinal. Air.

Scorpio. Ruled by Pluto. Fixed. Water.

Sagittarius. Ruled by Jupiter. Mutable. Fire.

Capricorn. Ruled by Saturn. Cardinal. Earth.

Aquarius. Ruled by Uranus. Fixed. Air.

Pisces. Ruled by Neptune. Mutable. Water.

Do you have a favorite? Do you relate to your own sign? Let me know!

This was a fun series to make! I enjoyed ending up creating characters (it wasn’t the plan at first) and I would like to explore that some more in the future.

Coming up with series isn’t easy (for me, at least) but I always end up liking the experience. I need to think about a new one. Any ideas?

I've made a big decision. Part of me thinks it's a stupid decision, but I'm doing it anyway. 

I'm leaving Instagram behind. I won't delete the account or the content I have there now, cause I think it's still important to at least have a presence there - in case someone looks me up - and info on where to find me. But I'm logging out, deleting the app and not coming back.

I'll be trying other places. I will probably end up with too many to keep up with, but I need to try them out, see what I like and what sticks. 

From now on, what I post here will also be posted on Substack, Cara, tumblr and Ko-fi. And for now, that's it. When I find other places I feel I can stick to, I'll let you know.

In other news, I stared crocheting a 6 Day Star Blanket. Apparently it was a big thing a while back. I only found it now. Always late to the party, this one... ahah 
I started it on Christmas Eve, but I doubt I'll be finishing it in 6 days. Cause, naturally, the bigger it gets, the longer it takes to finish just one row. And I'm quite slow, so... maybe 6 weeks is more accurate for me than 6 days. Or maybe even 6 months, cause I know that if I stop the project to do something else, it will take me a while to get back into it.

Why am I over explaining so much? Like I have to prove that I've been working on something, cause if I just admit to doing nothing all week that makes me worthless? It's what we've been taught isn't it? Time is money, and if you're not making money with your time then you're worthless to society. What a messed up mentality we live with.

And on that happy note, see you next week! Next year, even! =D

Julian - The Diplomat

And now, ladies and gentlemen... The last Tealing! They're all are out and about now! 

I'll make a post with all of them together in a few days, but for now...

Meet Julian!

Abigail - The Realist

 No, I didn't almost forget to post my last Tealings. Shhh!

Here she is, Abigail! My hero, honestly.

 

Remember when I said I could totally play games all week if I wanted to? 
Didn't play, not even once all week. Are you surprised? I'm not. 
It seems I'm really bad at having fun...

But I did start working on a new look for my website. I don't want to completely change it, I love the look in general, but I want to add more things and make it more fun. I'm just not sure yet how to do that and where to host it, cause Carrd - where I have it now - is really nice, but limited. 

I can either adapt my ideas to work within Carrd's limitations - which can be a fun challenge, like a puzzle to resolve, but the end result will never be exactly what I want - or I can invest more time into making it all from scratch myself, somehow. 
I've made a few websites back in the early 2000's. I used Dreamweaver and Flash. So even it that knowledge is rusty, I have it. The problem is Dreamweaver died and Flash was killed dead. So I've been looking into what options are available these days. 

I don't like how all the websites look the same now. All very modern. And adaptive to mobile screens. *shudders* I hate using the web on my phone. I can't see anything in that small screen, it absolutely sucks! I want an old school website, to be seen on a computer screen, with the elements exactly where I want them, not jumping around. I want a visual experience, not a commercial venue. I don't want to sell you anything, I just want to show you pretty things!
(Well, ok, maybe I can let you know that you can buy this or that, if you want, and provide a link, but that's it)

Oh! Another thing I started is getting on Substack! So from now on, I'll be posting both here and there. Same content though, it's hard enough to have something to say every week, ahah. In fact, here I separate the text posts from the art posts. There, if the idea is to turn it into a newsletter kind of thing, I'll post everything together, only once a week. 

Usually I write these posts in the morning, and then post the pictures in the afternoon. I have to see how that will work now. It will take some trial and error until is flows properly, I suppose.

Eugene - The Humanitarian

Today I give you Eugene, my 10th Tealing!

 

Esther - The Fearless

Everyone, meet Esther! 
Please let her through, she has places to go. 

Life keeps happening and I don't even know how I got anything done at all last week. But I did! The Tealings are completely finished! Yay! 
As promised, I'll post 2 this week and the last 2 next week. 

Now that I'm done, I don't know what to do next. I have a list of things, and although I totally want to jump into another project, I'm feeling a bit stuck. That's fine. This time of the year isn't ideal to start new things anyway. So I'm giving myself permission to do nothing new this year. 

You know what? I'm giving myself permission to play video games every day if I want to! (I'm sure I won't, but I won't feel guilty if I do).

It will be raining a lot today. Can you believe it, seeing this sunrise?

Well, yes, ok, there are clouds. But those colors!! How do we have these colors in December? 
To be fair, it was only for a few minutes, as soon as the sun was actually up, it was grey.

Ok, I need to go before the rain comes and stop by the post office to send another postcard. 
I've been sending and receiving one or two postcards every week! It's so fun! I don't always know what to write, but I always come up with something. And I love the surprise of getting them, never knowing what country they come from! 

Oh hey, Christmas is coming. I'm not asking, but if you're feeling generous, you could drop by my Ko-fi, or even take a look at my Throne wishlist. *wink wink, nudge nudge* 

Ugh. That felt so awkward. But what's the point of setting these things up if I never even mentioned them anywhere? 

Orange

 Finally a new one for the Color Series! 

Orange! 

I got a little cheeky with the tigers there. Blame Pantone (and people's *colorful* reactions =D)

 

Lawrence - The Philosopher

Meet Lawrence, my 8th Tealing! 

 

 

Only 4 more to go. And, good news! They're all done! The character sheets, though... are not. 

But I *will* post them all this year. Probably two a week in the next two weeks. 

I have to admit, I'm having a bit of a harder time with them, in terms of defining their characters. With most I just need to look at them and I immediately know who they are. These last four though, have been more elusive. They have names, and they certainly have personalities, it's the writing it down that I'm having problems with. It's not them, it's me, you know? Ahah. 

This week has been... well, I'm sure it has been, but I barely remember it. Life has been getting in the way of getting things done. I mean, usually it's me getting in the way of myself, so it's really frustrating when I feel good and focused and then life laughs in my face and says no, not today either.

But hey! I'm going to a D&D one shot this Wednesday, so that's nice! I hope it will be nice...  I'm both excited and dreading it, as I usually do. It's a thing I signed up for, I don't even know who else is participating. And I've also been with this constant nagging on the back of my mind, what is if I forget about it? What if Wednesday comes and I forget it's Wednesday? What if I forget I have to leave at 5PM? 
I know I won't forget, cause I have been thinking about it constantly! Chill, brain. Please.

This Christmas tree is coming out of the box today. I think. I have zero interest in get it done. Even though I think there's a good side to the tradition, to maintain a connection to the world around me, to celebrate the little things and have something to look forward to. But I don't look forward to Christmas, that's the problem. I don't hate it, I don't dread it, I just don't feel it at all. It just feels like and obligation. It does feel like to have an excuse to gather our favorite people and have a nice afternoon/night together. But we do that frequently anyway, so Christmas is just another date. 

Ok, how about this? I'm gonna try to fake it until I make it. Fake the enthusiasm - or rather, look for it deep deep down in my childhood memories - until I feel something. I do like the lights, so I'll start there, I guess, and then try to build it up some more. Sounds like a plan. Maybe I'll take a picture and show you next week!

Vivian - The Loyal

Let's pretend I didn't forget to post her yesterday, yeah?

Meet Vivian, my 7th Tealing! 

I feel like we're rushing towards the end now. Like I'm running down a cliff, my legs can barely keep up, but gravity won't let me stop or slow down. 
Basically, I feel like I'm going to crash at any moment. 

Oh, Vivian, right. Here she is! 

 

I had a busy weekend. 

It was my kid's birthday this past week and he wanted to celebrate with his friends on Saturday, in separate from the celebration with our family friends, so he could give each group the proper attention.

So, starting Friday, I was busy grocery shopping for the weekend and stressing about it. 
Saturday I was busy writing a letter (started, didn't finish) and then I was busy being in bed with a headache and nausea instead of socializing a bit with my kid and his friends that came over and I haven't even met yet (still haven't!)
Sunday I was ok, thankfully, and busy helping my mom cook for the afternoon, and then the afternoon came and I was busy socializing with our family friends until 11PM.  

It was really nice, but I'm drained. Good thing today is a holiday and everyone can have a day to settle down and rest. 

Although to be honest, I'm quite in the mood to work, cause it feels like it's been forever. And being in my space creating is my happiest place.

I've been feeling completely disconnected from the passage of time. Anyone else, too?
I know today is December 1st, but I don't feel like it at all. I still feel like I'm at the end of September or start of October. And you know what? I will not be running to catch up. 

I wonder if this is what it would feel like to be an immortal. Time loses meaning, you just keep going, day by day, week by week. The years blend together, even the months too. But you feel in no hurry to catch up cause you have all the time in the world. Of course being immortal brings the advantage and disadvantage of never aging. Advantage, cause who doesn't want to be young forever, at peak physical condition and energy levels? I sure would! But then everyone else around you gets older and older and older and then it gets weird when you don't, and eventually you have to move, change your name and start over somewhere where. Sounds like a hassle. Then again, maybe you just get used to it.

In conclusion: considering my disconnection from time, I might have started becoming immortal!