Hey all. So I know I don't really showcase my artwork (or many of my creations, really (yet)) here, but recently, I achieved something pretty sizable. Over this and last year, I've been working away at my college thesis: a major art project to be installed at a public gallery showing, which was just yesterday.
I'm... really, really proud of what I've made, and maybe some of you would like to see what it entails! But since image embedding is still a little weird here, I've made a thread on Mastodon, complete with alt text and transcriptions, showcasing everything that it involved, as well as my feelings on the whole accomplishment! (Even if it wasn't that popular with everyone.)
Here's the full thread on Mastodon!
But wait, before you click a link to lands unknown, leaping before you look - maybe you're curious as to what lies in there? Aside from a rare and coveted selfie from yours truly, of course.
Well, there's worldbuilding, cool monochromatic robots, uniform colors, and lots of lore. The robots are particularly cool, and I've done my best to make each synthetic individual diverse in body and ability, and discuss to great lengths their role in the mysterious machine society in which they reside.
And what society is that? Why, the machine empire of The Hex, of course! The Hex and I have had a LONG, ancient history - they're arguably the first collection of Things I ever drew as a child. I was worldbuilding even back then, and the little hobby project has since expanded into this enormous, all-spanning... thing of indescribable size that I dream of bringing to full fruition someday. I'm not 100% sure what form that dream will actually take, but I wanted my Thesis to involve taking all these old sketches and doodles, and refining them into something "final", with all the skills I have gained thus far.
If you enjoy what you see past the link, please share it with your friends, or anyone you know that you think would enjoy a glimpse at this world I've created, and worked really hard over the past two-ish years to bring together so others could admire it at last.
I'm so happy that I've managed to come this far. I honestly didn't know if I'd even be around at this point, but... here I am. Thank you all so much, friends and strangers alike, for your support and kindness. Every ounce of it means so, so very much to me. 💙