all my current comics to date :-)

 i am applying for shortbox comics online comics fair. here is my application.

if you don't know what shortbox is, i highly recommend you check out their website!

https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/

note: i draw digitally and traditionally. therefore, some comics are digitally drawn, and some are hand drawn on paper and scanned. :-)

also note: it says alexia in my application form, but all my comics here are signed alex as that was the name i used at the time but it doesn't reflect me anymore.  

alexia / tinyapples is my name/pen name always, so yea :-)

ok here we go, feel free to browse at your own pace!

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short comic title:  moon girl

short comic title: oh my god my girlfriend is a cyclops!

short comic title: space girl (song by Chloe Moriondo & Frances Forever)

link to the song

short comic title: flamingo (song by Kero Kero Bonito)

link to the song

final example: cute short comic self bio / biography of why i'm making comics 

other examples of my art can be found on this blog.

I have more comics than this, but this is what I could fit. 

Also since some of my other comics are for a larger story I’m doing, I thought I’d stick with small contained stories for now.     Since it does say on shortbox FAQ you can’t use any previously published works or works you plan to publish later on.   I guess that’s why I used these more random examples.    That’s okay with me. 

But yes if you are so inclined feel free to check out the rest of the blog to see more art here and there. 

some nsfw art things are here and there, so be careful!

Feel free to ignore anything you don’t feel like looking at if needed. 

bye!  thanks for checking me out, and i'll write more next time :-)

- tinyapples

Bro just my thoughts (comic stuff)

 

working on my senior thesis is a lot of work ! Also last night I was thinking about the fact that my story Little Dreamer Kyandi is rather a bit personal because when I originally wrote it, I was having a hard time, it was a difficult time in my life. So I’m considering sharing it when I’m done but just not making $ of it. I think I don’t want to make money off my art sometimes. But yes, I want to share it among people who’d like to see, may be interested, like the idea etc. :-)

Kyandi and Aka’s dynamic as a starting point is very funny to read looking back at my story 

But for senior thesis class I’ve been adapting it into a comic anyway, just because it’s easiest for me to use what I already have instead of coming up with something new on the spot lol (which I could if I wanted but I was gonna make Little Dreamer Kyandi into a comic anyway! So why not)

But um so I have ideas for other story concepts. One is the Bunny story but that is very different from what I’ve been writing and my writing style— because it is a horror story. I don’t usually write horror, so it’s different. It’s similar concept wise to something like Elfen Lied or Jennifer’s body as those were some inspirations for it. 

trigger warning- there is some blood in my Bunny drawings.  (She is a dangerous woman haha)

But yea I don’t know. I’m just considering my options at this point. Going to SVA, going to art school is one thing but putting these elements into practice is another. I guess that’s the way it goes.

Anyway I’m gonna sign off but I’ll write more later!

Thanks! Also Halloween is coming up!

 (I still haven’t thought of what I want my costume to be lol) (I’m considering making my own costume from scratch like sewing an outfit of a character but IDK that would take a while and time is ticking!)

SEE YOU ON HALLOWEEN!!!!! :-D

Tinyapples <3

Finished my lesbian frog plush :-)

 Finally finished!!!!  My lesbian froggy = COMPLETE!

Bro I am so happy with how she turned out! She has freckles so I think I’m gonna name her Freckles… haha :•) sort of like the animal crossing villager who is a pink duck named Freckles, lol

^^^ that be Freckles from animal crossing heh

Anyway I’m very satisfied and I will keep crocheting. She’s much cuter if you see in person, she’s squishy and soft too… very nice on the hands :-) a soft froggy, she’s amazing!

Also, since she’s a lesbian froggy maybe I’ll make her a girlfriend hehe :-) in another color or something maybe pink or red or yellow, as ideas! 

Thanks for reading! Byeee

Tinyapples <3

MY DESK BUDDY :-)

 Hi !!!!! Asuka nendo came. I want to get the clothes for her, that are already available. 

Though I could also sew some myself…haha :-)

…also I drew Crona 💜

…also I finished the first tapestry crochet project— my first finished tapestry crochet 🧶 

…also I made a cool stop motion animation for a Charlie XCX song “spring breakers” with my awesome Harley Quinn crochet doll hehe

…also some new doodles

Mkay so otherwise I’ve been thinking of ideas for more crochet dolls, I have a list I’ve been going off of yea :-) I’m almost done with my recent stuff and then I can move on and start new projects! 

Later I may post better more consistent photos of all my crochet dolls, amigurumi + plushies, and even some other things like clothes, doll clothes, patchwork squares/granny squares, blanket/tapestry/image to crochet grids, or even household items + Zakka?  

…In Japan there’s a crochet trend called Zakka and it’s essentially household goods or items you use everyday, but CUTE :-) cute + functional :-D if you’re not sure what I mean, you can look up on google “Zakka crochet” and you can find articles, even Pinterest boards on some ideas for Zakka. It’s great!

When I do post my crochet collection of stuff I’ve made it’ll be organized mostly, so feel free to look out for it, if you want! 

Ok that’s it for now, see ya!

tiny apples 🍎❤️ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

hats

 

Hi :-) today I found some old hats in my stuff and I put them on my art dolls 

It was a slightly bit hard to put some of them on but the result is SO CUTE

And the hats can easily be removed . Here’s them together :-) they’re cuddling ❤️ yee

All together now!!!

I am also crocheting some art dolls as well.

I mostly sew my art dolls, but sometimes I crochet them too. ^-^

See ya :-)

- tiny apples 

idk . I want to find the fun in making art again-

Hi. This is a bit of a rant  post or feelings post, whatever you may call it

 I’ve given it some thought and I don’t like using instagram. 

For me art is about the fun of doing it, not the possibility of people asking for favors, asking for free requests (which is a problem on its own), looking at your art, finding your art and sending whatever comments (positive or negative). Art to me is the enjoyment of doing the art and feeling comfortable with your hands, exploring your ideas, and feeling love and passion for actually doing it. The act of doing art alone is enough. So why I use instagram or try to at least, I don’t know. I feel pressured. Social media is pressuring. Making people feel like they NEED to get attention. To be heard. To share. Why can’t you share your art with  your friends? Why do you NEED an audience? Can’t having some close art friends be enough?

Anyway, I’m not going to pressure myself to conform to this and use instagram when I often feel depressed or shitty. I need to take better care of my mental health. I haven’t updated my instagram in a long time, and you know what? I’m okay with that.  It’s not like anybody asked. I can take a break if I need to. 

I need to appreciate the fact that I am struggling and I have a lot of stress from other things. Past thoughts and conflicts, overthinking the bad experiences in the past. Remembering my shitty high school experience even though it’s already been more than 10 years. recalling being insulted, being sexually assaulted and being made fun of and laughed at. It all burns my brain. I need to realize I am a person first. I’m trying to accept even though i’m an artist, that’s not all I am. People are PEOPLE. If you’re an artist, you have to try to separate yourself from your art. You have reasons why you feel certain things, draw or tell certain stories. So just because you are an artist, you have to remember you still have a body  

Ok this was a rant post. I’m sorry if it was a bit personal. I have a lot more I’d like to express, but I’ll save it for another time. This blog serves me well. Journaling is healthy and important . Thanks for reading. I may make more interesting posts but for now I just needed to express this. Feelings I have that I don’t talk about much, still need to be written on occasion.   Thanks for understanding :,)

I hope you remember regardless of your art, if you are a beginner, if you are a seasoned artist, if you draw one thing more than the other, if you struggle with a certain skill in art, if you’re getting better, if you’re confident, if you like colors or not, if you draw a lot or just sometimes, whatever at all, no matter what type of artist you are— you are a person who matters. Don’t forget to take care of yourself. 

❤️❤️❤️

Tiny apples