#“this is where I keep the remnants of my rudimentary swedish here's the history trivia section and that's the enclosure for my priest dog”

[canisalbus]

just wanted to say i've been following your art on & off for years (in the way that i am online on & off, and especially on art sites on & off, lol) and i feel like machete has been an artistic cornerstone in my brain forever. im not sure when you created him, but it feels like his imagery and spirit have been in your art for the decade or so that i've loved it. i barely post my own anymore, but you are still a huge inspiration <3

Aw dang, thank you so much! I'm honored!

Machete predates my entire online presence actually, I first started posting my work on deviantart in late 2010 and Machete was already several years old at that point (my best guess is he's from 2007 or 2008 but it's hard to say for sure). He's been around since the beginning, he's one of my oldest surviving OCs and I've been drawing him at least semi-regularly throughout the years. I didn't mean to make him a mascot for my art but that's essentially what he is.