Hey guys! Howzit goin? Work has taken up most of my time lately. It’s been kinda rough, pay is no longer competitive so they haven’t been able to hire anyone so we’re short staffed yaaaaaay! :) I’ve gotten better at managing my time so I’ve been able to work on art more, but boy am I tired.

I’ve got a couple more ref sheets I’d like to get started on soon. I’ve been working on an anthro base but I’ve kinda lost interest in it… I’ve had to do a lot of editing lately when it comes to art and I’m kinda tired of it. I end up over-working my sketches especially, to the point where I can’t tell if they look good any more. Just wishing I could get it right the first time.

Anyways…. My anniversary with Nick was earlier this month! We had some food, painted some mugs, did some shopping, and went to a local coffee shop/record store. It was great to just spend a whole day with each other. We’ve been together 10 years! I can’t believe it’s been so long… I’m so lucky to have him. I genuinely don’t know where I’d be if I hadn’t met him. He’s my best friend and my home. We’ve grown so much as people and I can’t wait to see where we’ll be in another ten years. <3

TFF is less than two weeks away too! I’m hoping I can work on art and relax that weekend since work has been so busy. I’m kinda debating just going Saturday? Idk, I’m not really as psyched about it as I have been in previous years. Maybe it’s because I don’t have as much money to spend or because I worry about the cats being alone the whole time I’m there but… Idk! Idk. I’m gonna try to have some fun.

It’s also gonna be my birthday that Saturday! I’m not really expecting anything big since we're gonna be at the con and my family isn’t visiting from out of state this year. I’m more than okay with that though. I’m the kind of person who would rather use the day to relax or indulge in hobbies. But hopefully since it’s a convention weekend I’ll get to see some friends I don’t often spend time with!

I let the journal get away from me ahhhh! I hope you all are doing well! Until next time!

Character reference for my roommate! I love how peachy this guy is.

Jan 20, 2016

Hi all! I've been meaning to cut down on the sites i post to for a while. I may be back in the future, but for now I'd like to streamline my posting process and reserve my art for sites where I get more engagement.

Until further notice, you can find me on the sites listed here: https://erithacuscreations.carrd.co/#links

Hey! Sorry for the silence; the past couple months have been pretty busy for me. Our little Haus has been moving into a bigger apartment! The new place is much nicer, definitely safer, and we like it a lot. I’ve got my own little space for my animals and desk, we've got a patio, and for once all of our packages are actually getting delivered correctly! It’s very nice now that we’re finally out of the old place. We still have unpacking to do and new routines to settle into, but everything is going great otherwise.

Outside of moving, I’ve kind of been having a rough time emotionally. My grandma began rapidly declining in January, and though I immediately took time to drive out of state to see her in early February, I wasn’t ready for her to pass so soon after that. I’m still processing everything. She was the grandparent I spent the most the most time with growing up. She fostered my love of drawing and dragons and fantasy, so it’s safe to say I wouldn’t even be recognizable as the same person if she wasn’t in my life. I'm very sad of course, but I'm glad she was able to pass the way she wanted to. I’m hoping that remembering her gets easier as time goes on.

I’ve had a birthday in the past month as well, not a very exciting or pleasant one coming off the heels of a fresh loss and in the depths of moving hell but what can you do, really?

I’m also sick haha yaaaaay. Lots of coughing, chest congestion, and mucus that have made working hard the past week. The more severe parts of it are over now, and I just have rattling lungs and congested sinuses left. Y’all, this thing took me out for a while, not gonna lie. Definitely don’t recommend working a full day in a grocery store while wearing a binder and having chest congestion at the same time lmao. I’m taking it as easy as I can though, given that I work in an unforgiving retail environment. Most of my managers have been pretty kind about my current state, some have let me leave early on days where I’m not feeling great.

Uhhh art news… Working on a couple new isopods for my local ad, then I’ll be sharing an updated commission menu with adjusted prices! And maybe I’ll be opening up for telegram stickers? Haven’t opened for em in a while but I enjoy doing them when I get a chance! It’s uh. Kinda been a while since I’ve done any art so I’m going a little easy on myself getting started again. I need to go through my WIPs and figure out what to work on after that! I know I’ve got a lot of stuff on my infinite to-do list that I want to get around to doing.

I don’t really allow myself to splurge on a lot besides snacks, but I’ve gotten some fun pens and plan to start journaling, regularly hopefully. I don’t do a lot of traditional media stuff these days, but I feel like jotting down my thoughts about how my day went will help be build more familiarity with the tools and practice again. I have a little notebook that I’ve customized and keep in my nightstand with the thought that I’ll do little sharpie doodles in it, but I never manage to motivate myself to do it even when I remember to… Maybe journaling will help with the confidence I need to do that? We’ll see.

In final miscellaneous news, I’ll be removing nsfw content from this account and migrating it to another one! I will be sure to advertise the new account accordingly when it’s all set up, but I don’t plan to explicitly link the two. Just a heads up!

Anyways, thanks for bearing with me y’all! Hope you’re doing okay. As always, please feel free to email me if you have any questions about commissions. Have a good week!

Another commission!

Jul 28, 2017

Character reference for one of my roommates again!

Mar 2, 2016

One of my first adopts! Stull proud of this batch.

Nov 7, 2015

Made pride icons for me and the homies. I like how they turned out!

Jun 11, 2022

Design commission! The theme was electroswing.

Aug 5, 2017

I found some older bases in my files and now I'd like to provide them to everyone free of charge, so long as I'm credited!
You can find my shop linked here: https://www.erithacuscreations.com/

TERMS

- You may use this for adoptables, reference sheets, commissions, and more.
- You may edit the lines as desired.
- You may not use this for merchandise or NFTs.
- You can price your final product at whatever price point you like.
- Please do not redistribute or resell.
- Please make sure to credit me at ErithacusCreations (DeviantArt, Furaffinity, Tumblr) or ErithacusC (Twitter).

Hey guys. It’s been a wild month for me! My car kicked the bucket and I got a new one with some help from my family. It’s bittersweet because we were gonna replace the car anyways, but my partner and I were really attached to her. But it’s fine! I’ve got a new one! And it’s green!

Work has been busy but not overwhelming, which I’m glad for this time of year. I’m almost wishing for more hours haha. I’m not off again until Christmas Day, and I still don’t know if I’ll get to see my family since I won’t get next weeks schedule until Friday, but I’m hoping I can.

I haven’t really gotten anything done in the art department lately. I’ve had decent time to do stuff it’s just… split up over the course of the day, and I have a hard time working when I don’t have hours laying out in front of me to use for art. I haven’t been having much fun either: I have maybe tried gaming a handful of days the past month or so. I finally unlocked co-op in Genshin but I haven’t gotten around to advancing the storyline yet hehe… I have really been wanting to get back into Pokémon Legends Arceus too, but I feel like I can’t justify gaming while I work so little on art. I need to stop mindlessly scrolling social media but damn is the constant stimulation addicting.

Uhhhh other updates… my pets are doing good! The cats are all behaving exactly as expected and being very cute about it, I need to get better at sharing pics of them to my personal social media accounts bc they’re always doing something photo-worthy. Our little crestie is doing well too, we’re trying a new flavor of food for her to see if she likes it. She’s a nice healthy weight though, eats her CGD like a champ. Isopods are doing good too, for the most part! All my Thai Spikeys died off, which I’m sad about because that’s like $300 worth of bugs. On the other hand, I didn’t pay that much for them, and the two species I got with them are thriving and reproducing, so I got way more than my money’s worth in the end. In fact, minus the Spikeys, everybody is thriving! I’m going to need to start selling soon. 😵‍💫 If you live in Texas and want isopods, I’m your guy.

Anyways uhhhh I’m hoping I can at least finish up the detail shots on this ref sheet before the year ends, but I promise I won’t beat myself up (too much) if that doesn’t happen. Once I get that finished I’ll be doing a raffle! Not sure what to offer as prizes so maybe suggest what you would like to see? Once I get back in the swing of actually working on multiple things a week, I may update more than once monthly. I tend to update my personal accounts more often than my art accounts, so if you want to see more non-art content you can follow me on Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram @ ErithacusRou. Thinking of opening my art discord server again too… Let me know if you’re interested!

WOW this entry got long. Thanks for reading, and I hope your holiday season treats you well!