Idk how to write this, but I got caught in the south Brazil floods. My partner and I have been homeless since last Saturday, we've stayed until this Thursday at a shelter, but things were getting worse and worse, and my partner's company paid a hotel stay in another town till the next week or two.

Thursday/Friday on the week before the last (may 2nd and 3rd) we were housing two friends, who were already homeless due to the flood which had just started. They're also both trans and have no family to support them.

Friday morning the power went out and our friends left for a shelter. In the evening, my partner and i went for a walk to check how bad things were, and it was already flooding a mere 3 and a half blocks from our house. On the time it took for us to walk across that block, the water was already covering our feet.

We rushed back home and the street in front of where we live was starting to get covered in water. We carried everything we could to the attic, mostly my art stuff, computer, etc. We originally planned to stay home and survive a couple days until it got better. I barely slept that night because I knew the water was coming, so my brain was on maximum alert. I woke up after 3 hours of sleep, from a dream that I was trying to escape the flood.

When I woke up, we organized a bit more and ate lunch for breakfast. On the time it took for us to eat, the water was already at our doorstep, and we rushed to pack. I had a panic attack as the water rushed into our house, and a police officer rescued us and carried our bags inside a barrel. I only got a few clothes, medication for two weeks, basic hygiene stuff, plushies and some food. My partner got clothes and their laptop. I regret not picking my computer.

We had to swim and waddle through 1.60m+ (5'3") deep water for two blocks. On some places it was probably close to 2m. It felt like an eternity passed while we found our way through the cold water. Some neighbours who were also helping us recommended us a place for shelter. After we crossed a bridge, some person gave us a ride, so at least we didn't have to walk 3km to the shelter.

We got there really early on Saturday, the university which was one of the places being used as a shelter had just opened, so we were able to shower and eat. They also gave us new clothes. As it got more packed, we got help from volunteer psychologists, who gave us a separate room in another floor, since both my partner and I have autism.

I had more panic attacks but we got some help from other volunteers. Things were otherwise fine throughout Sunday and Monday, we managed to shower once more. Stuff started getting worse on Tuesday, as the place went from sheltering some 100-200 people to around 700. We were seeing the psychologists only once a day for a couple minutes and food started getting delayed for hours. Water was also scarce and we started having power outages.

Wednesday we were without food til 4pm, and since we also had pretty much lost access to the psychologists, we accepted the offer from my partner's company to take us to a hotel in another town. Thursday we left for the hotel, I showered for the first time since in four days, had lunch and finally changed my patreon password so I can post from my phone, as I do pretty much everything from my computer. Yesterday and today (friday/saturday, one week later), i finally managed to have computer access on my partner's laptop and log in to tumblr, cohost and so on.

I'm still not sure what we'll do about the future. Our place was rented and all the furniture that belonged to the house will be lost. Our landlord lives in another country and it's almost impossible to contact her. The kitchen and laundry appliances are still underwater and I guess we'll lose all of these. We can't afford to renew a house that isn't ours, and buy new appliances on top of that. We have nowhere to go that's nearby after this is over, no family, and our few friends are worse off. I'm not even sure I'll be able to recover my computer since the roof on the attic is leaky, and there'll be even more rain this weekend.

I feel absolutely crushed inside. Some people have tried to get me art supplies and I did draw a bit on a whiteboard in the classroom we were staying at in the shelter, but it's not the same thing. I can't feel any kind of inspiration knowing I might be completely homeless in two weeks, knowing the only two friends we have here might also be homeless, knowing I might have lost more than 15 years of art and music that were on my computer, that I might have lost thousands of physical drawings and so on. But I'm just trying my best to not think about any of that, so I just feel numb, occasionally I cry and feel anxious. My partner has also been trying to cheer me up since we got to the hotel, but i still feel pretty terrible. I haven't slept more than 5 hours straight in some 10 days. A lot of the time I dissociate and everything feels surreal.

I'll leave my ko-fi here in case anyone wants to donate. I also want to help our two friends with at least 100usd if possible, since they're even more vulnerable than my partner and I. If you have me on discord, please dm me instead and I'll give you my paypal address.

Coyote is Smart P.11

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I've waited many years Every print I left upon the track Has led me here

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song art commission for @vyl3tpwny's upcoming album, "Girls Who Are Wizards" !

We stare into each other's eyes Like jackdaws, like ravens

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I just uploaded... 94 Avian August pieces today as well. I put them all in this inPRNT collection to make them easier to find, if you ever wanted one of those pieces from the past four years!

40% sale on inPRNT until Sunday, with some new prints up.

Check out my page if you're interested!!

https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/uzon/

40% sale on inPRNT until Sunday, with some new prints up.

Check out my page if you're interested!!

https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/uzon/

sheep... 🥀

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does clever girls have gay dinos

All the playable dinos are female, and all of them will be able romance each other (or just be friends, or rivals) depending on the player's choices. In short: yes!

I'm so excited to finally share the coming soon page + trailer for a game that I've been doing illustration and art direction for, Clever Girls! If you're curious, the very talented team and I would love for you to add it to your Steam wishlist to follow its progress! (:

A commission for Rax over on cohost!

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Phaedra it is you that I owe all my lackluster

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can you spot all the bugs? 🦗

Black Bittern, a close call! 🐟💦

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fall into the rapids / cool your feathers and face

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I've said so much in DMs already but I feel so unbelievably spoiled- the thought and care you put into not only this piece but the accompanying story, god!!! I'm so in love with everything about this 💙

slightly belated birthday gift for @uzon!!! accompanying story after the break

Once there was a Coyote. By many names she went, and nicknames many more, but we'll not hamper ourselves with that, and simply The Coyote she will be. She was often accompanied by her faithful friend, Bishop the Cat, and they both very much enjoyed their lives in the grasslands of what is now claimed to be Alberta, Canada.

One day, while walking through the bushes, the Coyote saw a magnificent magpie. This was no ordinary magpie either, it was a giant and magical magpie, the Coyote noticed. Slowly sneaking behind the bushes, the Coyote managed to snap a picture of the Magpie, then another and another. The Coyote became at ease and, too soon, snapped a branch behind herself. The Magpie roared "Who is there", and approached the bushes where the Coyote was hiding. "Too late", thought the Coyote, a mere moment before finding herself face to face with this ominous, but not any less fascinating, creature. The Magpie stared into her eyes, then to the camera and back into her eyes, and the coyote let a rather boastful smile take over her face as she understood what was going on inside the Magpie's head. Bishop the Cat, who had been hiding in the bushes up until now and just happened to gather up his courage, came and hissed bravely at the Magpie, who stood in confusion as to why such a tiny beast would challenge her, who was godlike in comparison. The Coyote took the opportunity to get up and run, while laughing and taunting the Magpie "Yes, I stole your spirit with the picture camera, dear Magpie - and I'm going to frame it and hang it on my bedroom wall!"

Having stolen the likeness of the Magpie's spirit with the picture camera and finding herself being chased by the giant Magpie, the Coyote used her own magic to turn into something similar to a snake or a lizard, even larger than the Magpie, covered in splendid hues that lured the curious Magpie back as she tried to fly away. It seems some of the Coyote's - now Snake - magic spilled onto her faithful friend, Bishop the Cat, for he grew many times as well; but that was no disadvantage, no, much on the contrary, and they both put on chase to the Magpie, who was just the size of an ordinary bird by now, at least for them.

"Give me back my picture", screamed the magpie, "I had such a silly face when you pressed the shutter button!"

a companion piece, again for @itsrepaki over on twitter!

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