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Mossfrog Blog #1 - It Begins

Who would have thought I’d be so nervous to make a post on the blogging platform I’ve called home since 2013. The Mossfrog Press tumblr is not that old but I, Brooke, have thoroughly enjoyed many years formed by my relationship with Tumblr. I of course would not say that to even a therapist much less anyone outside tumblr, but it’s true. I love tumblr, but truthfully I have only ever made inconsistent, halting attempts at contributing to the massive pool of creativity and consciousness that has grown here. 

In recent years, I have to keep my blogging brief--there’s a dopamine addicted ghoul in my brain that will let me waste away looking at funny images if I let them. But I do want to use this platform more thoughtfully and actively than I have ever before.

It’s gonna be a little rocky on these first few entries I’m not gonna lie, but I hope to have fun with the experimentation!

🐸🍀 Below the read more are the details of plans going forward with this blog, but tl;dr is: I plan to share more art, sketches, and behind-the-scenes content with you, as well as engage more directly and share information on events and deals!

- Sharing sketch journal entries This is perhaps what I am excited about most at this time, even though it’s a ways off. I hope to share most if not all journal entries of the development of my personal style and brand direction. I’ve always wanted to share more behind the scenes processes, and my sketch journal is the primordial soup of Mossfrog development. I’ve always been a fan of artists who share the intimacy of their sketchbook, and I look forward to doing the same. In 6 months to a year I should have a more solid backlog of content to begin sharing!

- Sharing weekly/monthly inspiration Knowing a work contextualized by the framework of its inspirations can add so much richness to it. I hope to collect the various works that are inspiring me in the moment and share them in some sort of retrospective newsletter format. Theoretically, once my journal posts begin circulation, one would be able to follow the dates and see the trends of inspiration to execution, which I always love to see from other artists. 

If I'm feeling spicy we may just see reviews or essays on things I'm interested in. I can only keep the infodumping in for so long, so I don’t think I foresee a way out of becoming a blogger without letting my media analysis freak flag fly. I have so much to say about Dune

- Regular art posting As I currently do, I will be posting the art I create as well. I’ll work on formatting my Instagram cross-posts not to have the tags and shit lol - Community Engagement Replies, asks, fanart, customer photos, sharing cute, funny moments or additional behind the scenes. Lifestyle blogging if I have anything to share. and things of that nature

- Marketing/News Of course this is also where I will notify you of sales, deals coming up, live events, and anything else time-sensitive/salesy. (Or notifications for twitch streams, Tiktok/IG Lives, and other engaging activities I don’t actually do yet but really want to start!)

And most importantly, I hope to see this blog become whatever it’s supposed to be. These are guideposts towards a grand goal and intuition and time will ultimately determine the path  ✨

🎨 If you’ve made it this far, great! I’m shocked. Hopefully the text-dense posting will be infrequent lol. I gotta get back to feeding the ghoul that likes to look at funny images.

[fluffclan]

Can y'all look at tumblr, or just post? If yes to the former.. What kind of content do you each like??

(//ooc: featuring all my favourite clangen blogs!! Go check them out!!)

Rustbee and Mossfrog belong to @fallenclan

Rimestar and Foxflit belong to @bitterclan

Pachirisu belongs to @sporeclan Belle belongs to @almaraclan

Mistlestar and Slightpaw belong to @whistleclan

Rainpaw belongs to @cats-of-rainclan

Coniferpaw belongs to @castaway-clan

Luckpaw belongs to @lotusclans-luck

Fieldfeather belongs to @gray-thistleclan

Sootsnow belongs to @chasing-faith-and-fate

Bleakpaw and Howlkit belong to @dawn-clan

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Blogging! Thinking! Plotting? Under the cut:

I really need to post with some amount of consistency to stay in the mood for it, and it can't just be advertising or I'll quickly resent the process and disappear again. I've been replenishing my "creative sponge" for the last year and a half, give or take. It has been extremely necessary and needed, but like everything in this reality, freedom relies on money. To fully pour myself into my interests I had to allow time for it, which meant working less. Paying for this "sabbatical" out of my savings is a decision I did not make lightly. Now that student loans are back on the horizon, I really can't afford it. All things considered, it was just about getting to that point for me anyways, and I know that even if I had the money. I could stall for another ten years before ever putting anything out. Money aside, a very real thing keeping me from sharing my work and what I've learned is that I am deathly afraid of: 1: shame 2: being wrong But I realize too that these fears can be truly transformed by investigating them. Like other things I've faced in the last year or two! Driving (at 27!), family illness, trauma, autism, new relationship, getting engaged, a big change in beliefs and values. Isolation and OCD keep me spinning inward like a constantly tightening spiral. It keeps me from my work, from my family, from my friends. ironically, this deep investigation of myself has kept me from myself as well. But I'm starting to actually trust that there may be something good on the other side of the terrifying ordeal of being known (and "not-knowing"). So I need a process of "getting out there" that is rewarding. Sharing my thoughts is rewarding. Writing is rewarding. Infodumping is rewarding!! Aggregating images and posting them in cohesive groupings is rewarding. it's time to blog, baby. I basically moved into the e-neighborhood of internet artists 3 years ago (arguably longer) and have been a shut-in. I got to get out there. Say hi. Embarrass myself a little. Show up to the bake sale with something to provide. Change someone's tire. idk. Get involved! Least I can do is start by sharing some things so you can get to know the real me before I decide for you that you're not interested.

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Howdy!

My name is Brooke (any pronouns are OK!).

I’m here to draw funky little creatures, have fun, and learn somethin in the process. I am an artist and designer interested in concept development and character driven illustration that embraces everything I love about this life, from the minuscule to the macabre and every silly detail between.

If you want to support my work, buying something through my Etsy shop or leaving a tip through my Ko-Fi are the most direct ways!

I have a twitter, tiktok, and facebook, though I don’t check them as frequently.

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You can find my original works under #clover, #burnouts, #PiCOandPOPPi, or peruse my #illustration #sketchbook or #journal.

Generally; any art I post can be found under #mossfrog-art

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