misotober 1–2: miso in kauai (deborah)
I’m thankful that this is the fifth year of Misotober. I’m thankful for J, who encouraged me to cross-post Misotober here. I’m thankful for E, who asked if I was doing Misotober this year. I’m thankful to explain that Misotober is my annual art challenge where I draw every day for 31 days, originally supposed to be the whole month of October, but usually I miss a few days and finish late. I’m thankful for Procreate and Kyle T. Webster and all the artists who make my art possible. I’m thankful to surprise myself with my consistency and my ideas. I’m thankful for sugar, and for treating myself with sweets while I draw, even if I’m lowkey afraid that I am giving myself diabetes. I’m thankful to realize that, as always, some things fall to the wayside while I focus on this series. I’m thankful to experience in miniature an artist’s life while I sit on the couch with my tablet and stylus. I’m thankful to publish these in a place where you can, hopefully, see them on a screen bigger than your phone. I’m thankful to think about publishing these elsewhere too, if people would be interested in that. I’m thankful for everyone who reads my comics. I’m thankful for Miso, who is my ikigai.
