Artsy Fun

Thursday Monster

This is also a note to self.

I forget to rest sometimes.

A round orange monster with 5 eyes and 5 limbs
Image description: a drawing of a round orange monster with 5 eyes and 5 limbs sticking out in different directions. Text next to the drawing reads “Meribel hopes you can add a little more rest into your day tomorrow. Bonus points if you do it BEFORE you’re completely exhausted.

Today’s Monster

Betsy has some important stuff to say.

Image description: a purple, orange, and teal monster with giant ears, and a potato shaped body with 6 arms and two large feet. Text next the image reads “
Betsy is tired of hearing you be mean yourself. She’s hoping to help you break the habit by reminding you that you’re doing best you can with the resources you have.”

Saturday’s Monster

A blue and purple teardrop shaped monster with black tendrils
Image description: a purple and blue raindrop-shaped monster with curlicue tendrils and big round glasses. Text next to the monster reads – Terri wants to remind you that it is okay to feel however you feel.
“Go ahead and feel your feelings,” She says, “Let them wash over you like a wave and they will pass.”
She knows it isn’t easy to do but it will get easier in time.

As I said on Instagram:

Some advice from Terri today.

You want to use good judgement with how you express your feelings but accepting/understanding/feeling them is the only way to deal with them.

Be kind to yourself out there, please.

Today’s Monster

I’m a bit tired and grumpy today and so is today’s Monster.


Image description: a drawing of an orange monster with tendrils on top of her head. She has a blue blanket over her shoulders and is holding a grey teddy bear. One of her eyes is bigger than the other and her mouth is a bumpy line which makes her look a bit disgruntled. Black text on the right reads:
Penny is feeling a bit grumpy today
so she’s cuddling up with her favourite blanket and her teddy bear. When the world feels hard, she tries to find as much softness as she can
She hopes you will too.

Monstrous May

Okay, so May isn’t actually monstrous but it is when I do a personal drawing challenge called ‘MAYbe20Monsters’ in which I draw, you guessed it, maybe 20 monsters over the course of the month.

I’ve decided that this year’s monsters are all going to have a question to ask.

First up, Marion is wondering if you can take a little break and catch your breath?

A drawing of a yellow monster with grey splotches all over and purple trim at the top of their head.
Image description: a drawing of a yellow monster with wiggly grey spots and a sort of heart-shaped head that is trimmed in purple. Marion, the monster, has eyes that look kind of like an infinity symbol, and their mouth is open to reveal one triangular tooth. They have just two arms but the bottom of their body spreads out into five shapes almost like tree roots. Grey text on the right side of the image reads “Marion is wondering if you can take a little break and catch your breath? She worries about you!”