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Eugene @saochiang

No thirst traps from this profile! Just an aspiring creative looking for purpose and community. Will eventually make a profile pic. Fuck AI Art.

Almost there!!! Trying to find a good balance between pose and smoke. But aside from that, all that’s left is to spray the varnish and FINALLY finish this drawing with a little more charcoal for the darkest shadows, and white chalk for the highlights! YAY! 🤩

Sooooo yeah…. If you don’t like war violence, don’t watch “Apocalypse Now”. If you truly love yourself, steer clear from the director’s cut. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to put my new copy of “Heart of Darkness” in my bookshelf…

Ran into some issues putting the layers together so I decided to work on the pockets instead. Then I remembered I have this mossy/olive green cotton velvet I could use as pocket flaps. But I’m wondering if the velvet works well or clashes too much… What are your thoughts? I’d love to hear! 😁

Juuuuust in case a certain political party tries to wipe the internet of certain written works that may or may not still have relevance in today’s society…. Also they’re some of my favorites and I’ll be pissed and upset if they do disappear.

Hood and hood lining, DONE! Now to sew them to their layers in waiting…

Sooooo yeah, looks like our “President” officially decided that he prefers Putin over protecting Democracy. And paused funds to Ukraine… To all the fellow Americans on here. This is the link to donate to them, if you are able to. Please share the link, and spread the word! 🇺🇦Glory to Ukraine🇺🇦 https://u24.gov.ua

Just sharing the heavy metal goodness.

FINALLY MAKING PROGRESS! Imposter syndrome still kicking my ass though, can only manage 5-10 minutes until my mind starts screaming and energy goes down…

I’m so sorry to all of our international friends that half of voters in our nation chose the one of the most incompetent human beings as “president”… I’m embarrassed to be an American right now…. I mean I’ve been embarrassed since 2016, but this is a whole new level of “what the fuck” that I’ve fallen into…

THE UNIVERSITY I GRADUATED FROM ELIMINATED THEIR NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IN COMPLIANCE WITH PUTIN’S ORANGE PROSTITUTE. All that time and effort myself and many others before me to put sexual orientation and gender identity into it, GONE. Here’s hoping any people I know who are secretly MAGA sheeple, keep it that way. Remove if you must. I just REALLY needed to at least scream this into the aether…

More power to everyone who’s left the Meta shitstorm. The AI advertisments, Christian Nationalist, and MAGA Conservative hive minds are getting out of control over there. I’ve never had to block so many pages on Facebook before. Friends and family are the only reasons why I’m still there, but even the the temptation to at least deactivate my account is getting stronger…

More metal goodness, wasn’t in the mood for death metal so I went for the more symphonic and lighter side.

Big Drawing WIP. Charcoal. No Title (… Yet).

I was about to sew in the quilted silk I was going to use as shoulder pads, when I realized that they weren’t going to be sturdy enough. So I pulled out my collar canvas, THAT wasn’t holding well either, so I had to use some batting that was 50/50 natural fiber and poly fiber to help it 😤… Oh well.

It’s 11F outside. Which would be fine, if my heater didn’t stop working…. Time to make some tea, pull on my favorite vintage wool shawl, and get some sewing done.

I’ve already eulogized about you, but I can’t stop telling others on the internet about what a joy and honor it was to be your uncle. Rest in peace Sarafina, my beloved fur niece, my fierce Beast Queen. I’ll see you again my dear, with my shoulder ready for sits, and plenty of metal music for naps.

Slow start to the day. So why not do some sketching while waiting…. At least until the manager comes back here… Shhhh.

⚠️BIG RANT WARNING⚠️ DO NOT THROW AWAY A WHOLE SHIRT JUST BECAUSE A SINGLE BUTTON GOES MISSING. LEARN HOW TO USE A NEEDLE AND THREAD, AND SEW IT BACK ON. IT TAKES 1-2 MINUTES MAX IF YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL. IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, IT’S A BASIC SKILL. 😤

Just listened to Lady Gaga’s latest single. Pretty damn great! 2009 fresh out of the closet baby gay me would be screaming and learning the choreography.

We have a lining! We have a shell! Things are coming together! Still got a few pieces left to put together and this coat is done!

Blasting Arch Enemy’s latest song release while sewing in some sleeves. I’m loving every second of it! I may or may not mosh in my sewing room afterwards… I hope they turn this cover art into a big patch so I can sew it on the back of the leather jacket I want to DIY. Fucking badass.

At work, listening to YouTube in my headphones. Then somehow the algorithm decided, “I think you want some Supernatural compilations”. Wound up listening to Destiel being cute and stupid… I forgot how sad Castiel’s ending was… 🥹

Back at again, and finally attached a lining sleeve to the lining body. It took a while to talk myself back into continuing, I’ve already made two big mistakes with this silk and I REALLY don’t want to make another obvious mistake on this expensive fabric. 😰

Awful… Definitely won’t be driving anywhere today…. I may mess around in -20 F, but I don’t mess around in freezing rain. Time to get some work done!

As much as I appreciate being back on meds for ADHD and anxiety. I forgot that the feeling of being, “bleh” royally sucks and how it comes in waves depending on the day and my mood. But I guess that’s the price one must pay for rewriting your brain to learn how to manage and cope properly.

Stuck at work and will inevitably see clips of Donna Dump being sworn into an office it does not deserve to step even a grungy toenail into. Good thing there’s anarchist music blasting in my ear drums and this lovely community to keep me sane. 🖤

It -15 F outside, it’s my weekend, and it’s cozy in bed… But errands and therapists must be done and met…🥶

Finished meeting with a friend, who I still kind of have a crush on. But alas, he’s with another guy I know. Still sucks, still stings, still hurts, but at least he’s still in my life as a friend. Despite the bitter aftertaste. 🥹

Is it really that weird of a thing that there’s a gay man out there who prefers heavy metal, goth rock, all the alternative music over pop artists like Chappel Roan, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Adam Lanbert, etc. Every gay guy I’ve ever talked to would be some form of suprised. It kind of sucks…. A lot. Sorry, just a thought I’ve had for a while now. Vent over. Back to happier, and more artsy, crafty stuff now.

MISTAKE NUMER 2. It’s always the damn lining isn’t it?… Anyways, while making awful French seams I thought my fabric shears were well away from the silk… CLEARLY NOT 😤🤬😤🤬😤. We’re just gonna make a little patch so this doesn’t fray. Shhhhhhhh!

Starting off the new year right with my first ever collaborations. Just came back from one meeting, gonna start planning the next with the other 🤩

Ending the first day of the new year with some noodle soup and a slice of German stollen later…. Pardon the mess.

Another lunch break sketch

All the pieces of lining and interfacings are cut out. I’m missing one wool sleeve but I’ll put the rest of the wool I didn’t use in cold wash and cut out the missing sleeve with it. Aside from that we’re almost ready to put it all together into one new coat! 🤩

Just got back from watching “Nosferatu”. Who else has seen it? Please share your thoughts because I have LOTS to say. Long story short. I’m glad I watched it with my free ticket, it was really good, but I won’t be going out of my way to rewatch it. I also got a Nosferatu collectable poster and tin popcorn coffin so it was all worth it in the end. I dressed relatively basic Corporate Goth for it, but to see others dressing fabulously vampy for it made me happy. And mildly jealous… Next time.

WELL IVE MADE MY FIRST MISTAKE. I put the silk in cold wash, machine made an error and used HOT water, and I think the silk stained itself everywhere , not big stains but definitely noticeable close up, the sheen is barley there and there are permanent wrinkles. Future me will use only steam now…

Gotta free movie ticket, and despite everyone insisting I use it to watch “Wicked” I’m gonna use it when “Nosferatu” is in theatres because apparently commiting gay heresy is just how I roll. As I’ve been told…

The scariest part of the project is done…. Pre washing the wool. I was really worried about ruining the color of the wool and it shrinking. But one cold wash and cool dry cycle later, the color is still intact and no shrinkage. There is some pilling, but a lint brush will fix it. Next, the silk… 😰

Here we have the fashion fabrics for my new coat. 100 percent natural fiber fabrics. 100 percent wool coat fabric, 100 percent silk taffeta, 100 percent quilted silk for padding and interfacing, 100 percent antique Victorian button, AND 100 percent silk thread. Still have to pre wash. I’m scared.

One of my favorite coats has started falling apart so I decided to take a pattern from it. After a few adjustments and redrafting I finally have everything ready. Next is to pull out the materials and make the final product. Kinda scared to cut into the fabrics because they were EXPENSIVE.

Lunch break sketch.

Cutting out stars of all shapes and sizes for various projects while listening to some really gruesome metal music. Standard Thursday evening things.