26th August 2024 - Chronic pain roller coaster, Book delay

Hello everyone! I am going to delay my book release for the time being due to health and other reasons hindering my productivity that I will talk about below. In the meanwhile, I am pretty active on my second IG account if you want to stay up to date with what I do.

Health
I haven't really been able to to use my PC the past month due to my chronic pain flaring up. I could only lay in bed if I'm not stretching or swimming. The pain is alleviated during those times, but the moment I stop, the pain would return within minutes. So in the end, swimming and stretching can only help so much. I consulted a doctor and a physical therapist half a year ago but they basically only told me to stretch and exercise. (Which is what I was already doing)
I contacted public healthcare last month but they have not gotten back at me so in desperation I used the little money that I had made from conventions this summer to seek help from private health care.Turns out, I do not have muscle stiffness issues.
What I am suffering from are symptoms of long covid, but further testing needs to be done.
What is clear is that my entire back/shoulder/neck muscle groups are Permanently inflamed due to my body constantly sending wrong signals to my brains.I was prescribed inflammation medicine and I have taken them for a week now and they halve helped me way more than swimming+stretching+accupoint+pain killer/muscle relaxants ever did.The pain is still there but it's more manageable for now.

Funds
I was supposed to hire professional editors and proofreaders for my book but now that I have used the funds to get medical help, I will have to save up money again for polishing steps of my book.

Research
I realized that there are cultural elements in my book that I can, should & want to polish further.
I will need a bit of extra time to create a better, more immersive story. Hope you understand.

Varying level of drawing I have done recently. The first one is a commission for someone c:
The rest is either for fun or for my book.

~ Bon kuittaa

I confirm that I'm at least 20 years of age
and I understand the difference between fantasy and reality.
Nothing I see on the internet should inspire me to do harmful
or dangerous behaviour targeted towards myself or other people.

This corner of the website is still under construction.Please keep an eye on Bon's Logs and check back later ~( ˘▾˘~)

who?

Hello! I am "Bon", a neurodivergent hobby artist based in Finland.
I speak english, finnish and vietnamese fluently.
I make music, visual art, handcrafts, stories and (unreleased) video games
to stay sane in the "real world" c:

what?

• Art

I draw anthromorphic animals, creepy cute art and pretty men from ancient fantasy worlds inspired by mostly chinese and vietnamese culture. I enjoy making illustrations for text heavy novels as well as comic panels for self made zines.

• Form

I am currently working on a queer novel with original sountrack that
you can learn more about on my author's page.

• Music

I mostly write story telling songs, character songs and vent music with virtual singers but I also enjoy making video game music, especially boss themes.
I often combine classical or traditional sinospherian musical elements with modern electronic sounds.
Chinese opera or vietnamese ca trù folk singing x dubstep is my current jam. an example of the latter one can be found in my newly released single "Mister Exorcist & his Hopping Undead lamenting"

• Padlet

I make wearable art accessories by hand using polymer clay and resin
like keychains, necklaces, brooches, and hair clips.
I also print and bind original zine and notebooks at home by myself.
I have dreams and plans for original design apparel and plushies in the future as well.

• Itch.io

I have an on-going video game side project that I work on on and off. It's a deck building story-rich RPG that is based on my novel "Mister Exorcist & his Hopping Undead".
I will not die before I've released this one out to the world!
I know a thing or two about game dev and I enjoy it thoroughly for allowing me to combine all my creative skills, but the world of triple A and corporate greed is not for me so...
That didn't work out as a day job.
It killed all my creative juice and now I'm here pondering what to do next.

why?

I have been struggling with mental health my whole life until I took a deep dive into different art mediums in my mid 20s to cope with things.
Nowadays I feel much better and want to give back to the world.I want to inspire people to pursue creative self expression.
Log off social media, stop doom scrolling, stop over thinking and just let your mind wander off to create a story, short or long, be it one single drawing, a series of songs or even something as simple as your choice of fashion for tomorrow.Every creative thing you do is infused by your unique essence and experiences in life.
Each time you choose to get in tune with your emotions through creativity, you allow yourself to heal a little bit in the most natural way.So turn off the outside world for a moment and get a creative hobby you can dive deep into without caring about the end result. Enjoy the process, as long as it's not harming anyone, it will take you closer to happiness and inner peace, one session at a time.

commissions

Want something customised to your specific needs?
Be it a character song or art for your OC, BGM music for your RP sessions or assets for your video game projects, or anything you could think of,
contact me via email for more info and we can discuss about it further!

• Email