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Impulse hat idea

I want to make a hat. What should I make LOL. Comment below if you have specific suggestions. This is super impulsive, I WILL JUST DRAW IT AND MAKE IT. It'll be fun.

You can vote more than once!

May Update (June Paused)

Like May, June is also paused because this month was a bit much for me. I'll aim to have stuff out for July but we shall see 👀 I have been better about work life balance rather than just trying to do EVERYTHING EVERYTHING. 

Even tho I paused this month, I still wanna share updates with you guys. May was all about catching up with friends! Early in the month we visited a frien...

Help me pick blanket colors

The fleece blanket did so well at local Seattle markets!!! I actually sold out completely so I will order more for my online store (aiming for June opening). I also wanted to play around with a rainbow version. What do you guys think of these two options? Personally I like the salmon version; I guess I like that red gets another friend near its spectrum haha. And then I felt like purple was just too.. rainbowey? But I'm also torn because I like purple as a color. Help!!

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April Update: GUCCI, Sakura Con, Store Stuff

Hi Patreon, it's been a hot minute since I did one of these newsletters. I want to start by saying thank you to every one of you that is here, it means SO MUCH to me. This last month has been kind of crazy for me and I need a break so I will be pausing next month's updates. You won't be charged next month!

Last and this month:

My GUCCI collab dropped! It surprised everyone hahah it surprised me too. I had been working on it for a year plus now, so...

April Wallpapers: Bathroom

Here are April's digital downloads. I am super late, so sorry guys, Sakura Con kicked me in the butt this month. I hope you guys enjoy!! The full bathroom wallpaper is cut off cause only a portion fits on the phone. If you want the full version, it is only available via print (Full Fledged Doge Tier). No horizontal version for desktop.

Bag update!!

Hi guys, after working on bag designs for monthssss, I finally have some more updates. Not quite ready for launch just yet, but here are the latest colors for the dark shiba.

I am a bit conflicted with the colors. For those with black shibas, I really want your thoughts on: should I go with a black/gray bag color to be more accurate? Or should I go with these browns because they're kinda cute too. My only concern with a black bag is it will be hard to see the shiba face...

Feb Vlog (pt 2)

I had so many clips for Feb so I made two vlogs for it, the one I posted last month and this one I posted recently. I hope you guys like this one too!! There is some lore about me and Phong in this video if you can catch it 👀 Some up coming ones that I have are:

*GUCCI collab
*Sakura Con Prep
*Behind the scenes: store opening
*Planning Smol Art Mart: a local art market

April 2023 Rewards: Washroom

I needed a print for my bathroom so I made this for myself hahhaha. It matches the laundry one from last month! I hope you guys like it. The perspective was kinda challenging for me because of all the patterns.

Digital wallpapers are the print and the stickers. They are available for iOS, Android, Desktop, and Tablet. The physical stickers are the three you see here, and the physical print for the top tier comes with stickers + this print. Available all of April!

Give me ideas for May

I'm thinking about the May rewards and these are the topics I have decided on. Super random, I know, but here they are. These will be prints and stickers for the following month. You can only pick one!!!

March Wallpapers: Laundry Day

March wallpapers :) I love the laundry theme I did this month, and I added the lil calendar for the sticker designs. The full illustrated laundry one only comes in vertical, so no desktop versions, sry!

Feb 2023 Vlog

New vlog!! Up on Youtube now. I am actually hitting my goal of making vlogs this year hahaa I think what made it easy is knowing that it is just a personal goal and not tied to my business. Also that I am just really only sharing it with you guys and Discord peoples. Enjoy!! Let me know if there is anything else you would like to see.

Also that moment when you rewatch a published video and start seeing mistakes oops. I'm not gonna reupload though and just hope it's fine haha.

Password to March store opening

Password!!! Go to pikarar.com, and the store, and this will be the password (below).

Up to 75% will already be applied.

PW: pikapika

March 2023 Rewards: Laundry Day!

Omg I am very stoked to share this month's rewards! I actually finished them a month earlier because I had this idea vividly in my mind and needed to draw it immediately haha. I love the idea of mundane things and just shiba-fying it.

Digital wallpapers are the print and the stickers. They are available for iOS, Android, Desktop, and Tablet. The physical stickers are the three you see here, and the physical print for the top tier comes with stickers + this print. (Also there's a new bac...

Store Reopens 3/1 for Patrons

Store reopens 3/1 for Patrons, and public access is on 3/3! You guys get early access and I will have the link here on Patreon for you when the date comes. I'm planning to open the store at 2PM PST (hopefully I am not late like I always am LOL!)

This store opening is a special one for me because I am finally retiring my fan art work. All fan art will be discounted at 15% and discontinued. If I end up having leftover stock, only Patrons will have access to fanart in future store reopenin...

Feb Wallpapers: Lunar New Year

They are here!!!

I'm really lovin the calendar piece I added to all of these, I hope you guys are able to use them! The full illustrated one only comes in vertical, so no desktop versions, sry!

Wanted to say again, thank you for all of your support. It means so much to me.

First Artist Vlog!

I've been talking about making vlogs for a year (I even had videos as a reward when I started Patreon awhile ago) but I never got around to making them. I think I put it off for a long time because I wanted to make super curated videos that were aesthetically pleasing/full of "rich content". But I decided to be more raw and just record for myself; it reminded me how much I enjoyed editing vids. Super mundane and not curated at all haha.

The video will be available Feb 7 10AM PST! I hope...

Feb 2023 Rewards: LNY

Happy Lunar New Year! It's the year of the rabbit AND cat (Chinese and Vietnamese). I feel like lately my pieces have been really pushing me, and I'm surprised by what I make. I had a really hard time with the dragon but I think it came out cute lakjlaskj and the designs of the stickers were also a challenge for me. I hope you all enjoy this set and have a great year/month!! It's also my bday month hehe.

Digital wallpapers are the LNY print and the stickers. They are available for iOS, ...

New Bag Alert!

I've been working on bags for what feels like such a long time now.. we're almost there! I'm picking the first two colors that I want to launch this year and I am town between these option. Pls help me choose TWO of your favs.

I am also open to other ideas you might have like: should there be more pockets and where? What other things should I consider when making bags? What is someth...

Jan 2023 Wallpapers!!!

Here are the wallpapers for this month. I made two versions of the Shibee knives ones, and the charcuterie one is only in vertical; I didn't like it in the horizontal format. Hope you all enjoy!!

Thanks for being patient with me <3 I am a week behind on posting this. Also I realized I can organize my posts on Patreon so I'll get on that soon :)

Next month's rewards

It's Jan 1 but I'm already thinking about next month's rewards. These are the top ideas I want to try drawing right now :O What do you guys think? You can vote more than once.

Jan 2023 Update: A New Year!

Happy New Years!! It's been a while since I have written here with an update so I wanted to start the New Year strong :-) Here's a recap of what I have been up to and what I plan for the upcoming year.

The last couple of months have been a juggle: me trying to relax because it's end of the year but also me trying to wrap things up because it is end of the year. I finished sending out all the preorders from Anime NYC + my store opening from Black Friday; to be fair my partner Poiibo did ...

Pikarar Lanyards?

Help me decide on the type of lanyard?? I think the smol one looks cute and works as a keychain, but the long standard one you can wear around your neck and at cons!!! And maybe it's harder to lose the longer one haha.

Anyways I wanted to see what most people gravitate towards! So many projects in the works 👀

2023 Rewards!!! Shibee + Charcuterie

I know it's only early Dec but I was IN THE ZONE and did this all in one sitting for next year LOL. In honor of announcing Shibee's existence on social media, I wanted to make some stickers for him. The print is also Shibee inspired and I am really happy with how it came out, I think it's a level up piece haha.

Wallpapers are the Charcuterie print, and only the Shibee hugging the knife; I didn't make all the stickers wallpapers because I just didn't like them as wallpapers *shrug. They ...

New logo!!!

I've been working on a new logo!! Need your guys' help with readability and accessibility. This is less of a poll about preference and more about a poll for: can this read well and does it scale to smaller/bigger sizes?

Also fun pics below!! Has a lot of sketches I did for this. I might upload a video of my process cause it took DAYZZZ.

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More of??

Re-evaluating my Patreon rewards and what I should share with you guys, let me know what you think! Was recently inspired by some of the other Patreon artists I follow out there~ You can vote more than once.

Nov Update: Book Time!

Omg I just realized, you can upload a carousel of imgs on to Patreon LOOOL. I found this out because I just become a Crisalys Patron and I noticed they post carousels.. so I can here to try LOL.

I also came to say that I will also be pausing payments for Dec because I didn't get enough time to finish the print/sticker rewards for Dec in between cons + opening my store + life stuff. Also want to be more realistic wi...

Store is now open for Patrons!!

Hi everyone, the store is now open!! It is open for tier two Patrons and up, and will be open to the public on black friday so you guys have two extra shopping days before everyone else. Pics are still raw and I'm reshooting/editing them later today. If there are any typos or mistakes, pls let me know on discord! I will be monitoring all day. I'll fix it for the public opening; thanks so much for helping me catch mistakes always! Also note that some hoodies are preorder.

Don't forget to...

Store Opens 11/23 12PM PST

Store opening for Patrons only!! I just got back from Anime NYC and have some stock left so I will open the store early for you guys. Public opening will be this Black Friday for everyone so you guys will have two days to get stuff beforehand.

And of course, you may see some typos and mistakes since I'm opening it a bit early for you guys LOL feel free to give me feedback on the discord or here. 

Oct Wallpapers: SPOOGY

October Wallpapers are here!!! You can download them below, available for iOS, Android, tablet, and desktop. Let me know if you guys need help with anything; feel free to tag me in a post or share your wallpaper on Discord/socials!! It's been fun seeing everyone's phone screen hehe.

help!! tote bag poll!!

QUICK POLL ON A NEW TOTE BAG COLLAB BETWEEN ME AND SMOLEART (more deets coming soon)

We are stuck on color, should we do green or red? It will be on a canvas tote bag.