Hhhhmmm.... So I suppose this is where I explain what this is. I guess this is my spot for my ramblings, what's happening, etc. Let's start with Hi! I'm Calicoe or Urtica. Those are my main two online alias that I tend to go by. I'm an avid anime/manga fan and I try to do art in my free time. I'm married and have a one year old son and two cats. I'm here to make friends and hopefully improve my art. On that note I am willing to accept safe for work art requests, but depending on demand and my available free time it might take me a little while to fulfill. I am a stay at home mom so my free time is in short supply. Also I mentioned it once on one of my pieces, but I tend to keep clean line art of most of my drawings so if you are interested in doing a recolor of one just let me know all I ask is for credit for the line art.

Manga, drawing, and life..

Lately I've been trying to get back into the drawing groove. I've been in that not sure how much I'm feeling it phase? I've been debating putting together a commission sheet so we'll see if I follow through on that or not... Getting back into doing DTIYS challenges which are always really fun. I love seeing how other people take the drawing and change it into their own thing! It's amazing how different one person's idea can be from another. Nothing like art creating more art!

Switching topics onto manga! Humble bundle had a fantastic deal on manga in e-book format. I got something like 59 volumes for $25. If I spent $30 I could have got the first 24 volumes of The Seven Deadly Sins, but I already have the first 22 from a previous bundle. This bundle was a must get though as it has That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime! First ten volumes! I absolutely loved the anime and I have to say I'm actually pretty impressed with how close the anime was with the manga. The best thing about the manga is the Veldora insights at the end. I feel like it's giving me a lot of information I didn't get previously from just watching the anime. I haven't got started yet on the other books that came with. There's Farewell My Dear Cramer, Tokyo Revengers, and several others I'm looking forward to diving into!

As for life.... I think I mentioned I got a hot pot. Life changing! It's so good! My only regret is that I got it now and not in the middle of winter. I do not plan on letting this limit my use! My kiddo who is now two is showing me why it's called the terrible two's. He is a wild child! In everything and all over the place all at the same time. We recently had to purchase doorknob covers so he can no longer get into rooms (or outside) the he isn't suppose to be in. He's also a parrot, language is something we're constantly reminding friends to watch. The other day he was just saying "Oh my god!" on repeat. It's impressive how fast kids learn things! He's also developed an obsession with garbage trucks. Real life ones, youtube videos, toys...he loves garbage trucks. Well that's my brief update this time, stay safe out there!