Crushing Hip and Amy

This is a piece I sketched months ago intending to make into a physical painting, but never did. So now that I've thoroughly fallen in love with Procreate and digital painting, I decided to go ahead and create it digitally. The inspiration for this piece came from a dream. I can no longer remember the... Continue Reading →

Motivational Lettering

I tried something a little different this week with hand lettering designs to share on Instagram over the next few days. As a person living with mental illness I want to do my part in reminding others that who they are today is already worthy of love, care, and support. A person's value is not... Continue Reading →

In My Style

Instagram is always full of fun hashtag challenges for users to try, and the artist community is not exempt. Recently there has been the #DrawThisInYourStyle challenge wherein artists recreate other artists' works in their own style. I tried this with two pieces this week. Enjoy! With love, Alyssa

Color Me Satisfied!

Oh my goodness, you all! I got my iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil and downloaded Procreate and started having some fun with it and I made this for you using the symmetry feature! OH. MY. GOODNESS. I am in LOVE and hella excited (if you couldn't tell by my run-on sentence). This is just... Continue Reading →

Uncomfortable

Does it make you uncomfortable
 to digest this defective conception
 that we, with two flowers, stems,
 and one humble home for some 
potential someones ~flower children~
 must collect the soft pillow
 they’d have laid their little heads on
 in a soppy, sloppy bandage,
 or else cork the very rite of passage 
they didn’t go through,... Continue Reading →

To A Young Girl

Listen closely, pretty girl, to these words. Others will lie and say they are not true and that you must focus your energy on keeping that pretty look. But that is a lie. You might think that you are less than the girl with blue eyes or blonde hair or clear skin or subtle curves... Continue Reading →

Logo

I am saving up for the iPad Pro and Apple Pen so I can fully enjoy the awesomeness that is Procreate. Until then I am using Procreate Pocket for the iPhone, which is how I made my logo. She's a bit rough (you try drawing with a phone), but isn't she cute?

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