welp, I decided to create a Welcome Home AU! The Apple Picker Au!
I have never created an au before and I came up with this while doing dishes like some kind of vision.
so the details are still kinda fuzzy buuut! Wally is well… an Apple orchard owner and has all kinds of apples and such! (This was probably made before but I have a bit of plot to it)
the Orchard has been in his family for generations all the way from the great Wally Appleseed. (Yes a spin on Johnny Appleseed) Wally’s Great, Great, Great Great great great great great great (many, many greats later) Great grandfather.
all of Home helps him with the Orchard and he sorta makes a business out of it Ig.
Frank is kinda like making sure everything is alright and up to snuff.
Eddie does the shipment stuff (also yes Frank and Eddie are married like canon)
also Wally’s personality is close to how canon Wally is (just a tad bit different and human)
And more that I shall figure out later! But I really like this idea lolz!
I have been working on this piece for AGES aajsdfjkndf AUGH
I just! I just want Wally frog catching with his bestie to exist into the world dang it!!!! The idea of him slowly catching frogs and running straight to Barnaby to show him is one of my favorite things to think about. Now I can beam such an idea into yalls mind with the power of art I spent too much time on
Would you look at that! Its The Sun!
The Sun: Full of positivity, warmth and optimism. Just like our reliable mailman Eddie Dear! Maybe sometimes a little too optimistic, but that sounds a lot better than just being grumpy, doesn't it? Always practically radiating with optimism, when Eddie is around, you know that everything is going to be okay.
But...why is the Title crossed out? Is that the moment our beloved Eddie is stripped of his optimism with the shadows of Home's Eye directly between his eyes, just like a crosshair on a target? And are those the letters that the Welcome Home Restauration Team were recieving? The black goo is all over again...
Oh, and please ignore that out-of-place-looking butterfly. What's a nice neighborhood without a pesky bug or two?
We all know it by now: I am not experienced with the usage of tarot cards, so please don't expect me to know more than their basic meaning. Also, if you think that I should've chosen a different card for Eddie, don't come at me, I just picked what I thought fit best!
ALSO, FIRST EVER SPEEDPAINT DOWN BELOW!! Check it out if you wish!
sorry I haven’t posted in a bit!! I’ve been busy helping my grandparents move and moving myself, but I’ll do my best to post more, even if it’s a little doodle :>
here’s some little Julie doodles I’ve been working on for a bit, I’ve been trying to figure out how I want to draw her and I like this a lot!
After all this time, all this hard work, I can finally tell you all more about my work on Welcome Home beyond "Dude Just Trust Me I Work On It I Swear" !!
I've been calling myself the "production manager" because a lot of what I've done has been in that realm - making checklists and spreadsheets, doing research, sending emails, and generally keeping our wonderful team on track to do the incredible things they do, with all the support they need! I'm very lucky and grateful to get to support Clown and all the incredible actors and artists we've brought on!!
that said, over the time I've been part of this project (I looked back and realized February 1st this year is when it all Officially Began, can you believe it), I've gotten to work on some more obvious, visible things you'll find on the site today as well! most prominently, I am very proud to say, I was the curator of the very real Welcome Home exhibition!! Clown was extremely generous and supportive in letting me bring his work into the world this way, and with their help it became bigger and better than I ever could have dreamed! Though this iteration was very small and private due to our venue, I hope the few of you I know who attended enjoyed it very much, and for the rest, know we hope to find ways to host the exhibition in other and more public venues in the future! (Where and when, I don't know, but I'll work hard to make it happen...!)
As part of the exhibition, I was able to create a lot of new props to help build the world of Welcome Home! Most excitingly, I was able to create a real working toy telephone, and help Clown to find our talented group of voice actors to provide the recordings! And of course, I was able to meet dear sweet Wally and Home themselves, who were the sweetest little peanuts and a true pair of professionals! Just delights to work with!!
Though this was my most prominent contribution, somehow, that wasn't all! You will find bits and pieces of my art and writing all over the newest website update (some places more obvious than others...), and I was able to contribute to building many of the new and updated site pages as well! We've all worked so hard on everything you'll find there, so I hope you all enjoy the exciting new additions to the neighborhood!
My final little statement while I have my sweet little soapbox here... every last one of you who has provided support, even just one ko-fi tip, has Directly made this update Possible!! Not only do these tips allow us very literally to pay for supplies, art, voice work and the like, it very directly Supports and Improves the livelihoods of every single person involved!! so if you have the means, and would like to do so, please do consider tipping or subscribing to Clown and/or any of the other artists and actors involved!
And with all that... thank you, neighbors!! And Welcome Home!!