cartoonconnie comics blog: A Long Time Away

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

A Long Time Away

I've been a long time away, but I'm back! Though I was offline for longer than expected, I never stopped writing and cartooning, and I'm excited to share what I've been working on with you.

Starting this month, I'll resume sharing updates and artwork regularly again, on my blog and Ko-fi page. I'll be back on Instagram selectively.

My new portfolio website is up as well, where you can also sign up to hear from me directly, if you haven't already.

Thanks for your patience as I iron out my schedule and get my systems up and running again. - Connie

Illustration of a cartoon girl in a cave with a messy bun, sitting alone in front of a fire. Titled "A Long Time Away." Original artwork by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2024

Illustration of a cartoon girl in a dark cave, making rudimentary cave drawings. Graffitied on the wall is the text, "How can you even call yourself an artist?" Caption reads, I took a break from social media for over a year to relearn how to make art offline, free of algorithms." Original artwork by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2024

Illustration of a cartoon girl in a cave with a messy bun, sitting alone in front of a fire. The shadows cast by the light are scary and taunting. Caption reads, "It was hard to start over. Cartooning online had been my first love and longest relationship of 12 years." Original artwork by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2024

Illustration of a cartoon girl stranded on an island, dressed in rags, looking out at the water under moonlight. There are frogs on lily pads croaking, "Fraud, fraud, fraud" at her. Caption reads, " I struggled to find my bearings again and make some sort of peace with being 'lost' for a while. There were a lot of ups and downs and difficult lessons along the way." Original artwork by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2024

Illustration of a cartoon girl with a bun sitting at a desk, drawing, no longer stranded on an island. Caption reads, "But most importantly, I'M BACK! And I can't wait to share what I've been working on with you!" Original artwork by Connie Sun, cartoonconnie, 2024

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Welcome back! It's been a long while. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.; October 8, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Anonymous said...: Welcome back Connie!; October 8, 2024 at 9:52 AM
TeresaA said...: I’m looking forward to see your work again; October 8, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Anonymous said...: We love it. You're the best!!; October 8, 2024 at 8:34 PM