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I'm Mukky, and this is my website! Here, you'll find blog posts, videos, and more. This post stays up here, as well as the latest 3 updates.
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25 July 2024
Kaybug Kollective
A thought-splatter about my time running Kaybug Kollective
It's late 2022. I had just had what I could describe as one of the worst years of my life mentally, and also one of my most hopeful years of my life. I had gone through a breakup the year prior that haunted me the entire year, and I picked up graphic design again after first learning it in highschool. Through my exploration of design and art, I had found a lot to love, and a skill I never knew I had that I could really take pride in. I wanted to do something with this skill to help empower others, I had just about reached my first 1k followers on twitter, and took this as a sign to start something. I'm not one to take the spotlight, I didn't fancy the idea of opening a discord server in my name, but I wanted a way to spotlight other artists using the influence I had and was gaining.
I had collabed with a few other artists at this point, Ghostmemory and Nobonus being two who had reached out to me and had a good rep with. I thought, hey, why not reach out and see if they're interested in starting a little design club so we can boost eachother up? Quickly after the name "Kaybug Kollective" stuck into my head and wouldn't leave like a catchy song, and the others agreed it was a neat name. We called ourselves the "Founders" and started work on what would be our first collection; Growth. Fitting for everyone in the moment, as the purpose of Kaybug was to help everyone grow, and to showcase the growth we had all gained over our time as artists. When creating Kaybug Kollective, I was inspired by other collectives and groups, such as desktopGeneration and Arte et Labore, however it was clear from the start that we didn't want Kaybug to be a business entity of any sort. We wanted to create and inspire everyone, and make our art as accessible as possible. During our first collection, we brought along lunar polygon and Nthercyte, two amazing artists who helped make Kaybug's first collection the kickass beginning we needed to ensure we'd make a splash on the scene.
Now, I won't go over our entire history here, as I don't really have the time while writing this but it's safe to say that Kaybug Kollective has really changed my life. The people I've met, the friends I've made, and the experiences I've had while running this small collective has been amazing, and I wouldn't change it for the world. We're still operating at the time of writing, and I don't see us stopping anytime soon. From our somewhat regular member collections, to our occational Community Collection, it's been a blast cultivating this positive and awesome community of artists, designers, and creators who've come out and messaged me telling me how much they look up to the work both me and the entire collective does. How it inspires them, and drives them to create more and better artworks. That's why we started this, to boost eachother, to inspire others, and to make this community of ours a positive and awesome place.
I also wanna quickly touch on a question that gets asked in the Kaybug discord or DMd to me every so often; "How do I join Kaybug Kollective?". I don't wanna crush any dreams here, but since the start we've kinda been running on an internal "Hey this person looks like they'd be a great fit, lets send them an invite!" and so far, that's been working out for us! Right now we're happy with our offical member numbers (16 at the time of writing) and we're not looking to expand any further, rather cultivate and boost our existing members. But if you still wanna get involved, that's what our community collections are for! They're a chance for artists of all skill levels and styles to submit something for a Kaybug Kollective collection. We feature it on our socials as normal, and tag the artists in the hopes it gets more eyes on 'em! In my eyes, the community collections are a big pillar in what makes Kaybug Kollective what it is.
Anyways, I've been typing for too long about all this. I don't know if there's any central point to this blog post, I'm just really happy to see what we've all accomplished as a group. I'm so proud of y'all!!!! Keep at it, and I'll see ya in the next post ;3
09 June 2024
Recording My Life
Little snippets of everyday living
So I went shopping the other day, from store to store, to find the cheapest handheld camcorder I could. Y'know, one of those with the flippy screen and hand strap that makes it super comfy, small enough to fit in ur pocket (kinda)? Couldn't find one. At least not for the price range I had in mind.
See, I've had this idea in my mind for a while now, recording my life. Just little snippets, little moments. Thing is, with pictures, they'll go to my camera roll, sometimes to the group chat, but most are never seen again. Anything I record on my phone? Gone. Doesn't matter, I save so many images and memes that anything worth recalling upon will be lost to time. If i were to buy an expensive camera, and it breaks while I'm doing something like exploring a storm drain? That's money down the drain. Literally.
It was an idea on the back-burner, that was, until, while listening to the Lil RES podcast (highly reccomended for chill, "just friends talking about interesting things" podcast) where they mentioned buying a cheap kids toy camera for like, $20, and using that to record stuff. Due to the quality of the camera, it gives off that early-2000's first-mass market camera vibe. I was stunned, like, duh! Kids toys! They're designed to be thrown around the ringer and not be cared about, if it breaks, it's cheap to replace, and it's low-quality enough that the filmography isn't so much of a concern. So I went hunting.
As stated above, I couldn't fine one in time for the start of June. There were some video cameras but none in the form-factor I was after. Those one-handed camcorder ergonomics are too good to pass up. I took to ebay, and bought the cheapest camera I could find. It was like, $25 from what I can remember? cheap as chips. So it comes in, and on the same day I'm gonna go exploring a storm drain with some friends, prefer chance to give it a whirl! I chuck in some batteries (it doesn't charge, just takes AAAs), an SD card, and record an opening to listed back. It sucks! The audio is terrible, the video quality is equally bad, but that's exactly what I wanted. It captures the raw beauty of the world in all it's 4:3 stretched to 16:9 glory. So i went out, recorded the day. Everything from my friends and their thoughts, the walk to, inside, and from the drain, the food we bought afterwards, the convo on the car ride home. Editing it together that night... I fell in love with the concept!
I've been doing this for a few days now, and I already wanna upgrade my camera. I'd keep both, one to capture stuff in high quality (and with the audio synced, the cheap-o's audio does not sync AT ALL with the video) and one to capture stuff in places where I don't feel safe carrying an expensive piece of equipment around. I could get a few cheap-o cameras with some cheap SD cards and throw one in every bag I own, that way I'm always ready to record the day, bringing along the good one when I know something good is gonna happen.
I won't be uploading my personal vids here, they're personal after all! But I may post some interesting findings with the cam on my site someday, perhaps on it's own dedicated page, but for now, I wanna tell YOU to try this out! Find the cheapest camcorder you can, and record your day! Little snippets, walking around, talking with your friends, experiencing life. Look back on these moments at the end of the day. Look back at them at the end of the week, look back regularly, and see that you have enjoyed life. Even if you show these videos to nobody but yourself, there's an inbuilt incentive, when you dedicated yourself to recording your day, to do something interesting. Maybe you go for a walk, capture the streets, maybe you take a different route home for a change of scenery, it's up to you!
A few recent events have upped my mood lately, and this camera is no exception. In fact, I can see this high lasting a long time. I can't wait to see it all edited together at the end of the year.
That's all for today's post! I wanna quickly put a shoutout to those who've commissioned me over the past few days, I'm struggling financially a lot lately, so that support means SO much to me!
See y'all in the next one :3
31 May 2024
The Good Ending
Plushie once stolen, is now in my hands!
LOOK AT IT!!!!!
Small blog post today but I'm happy so I wanna post!!
This is the Eggbug plushie, the mascot for cohost.org! It was supposed to be delivered to me roughly a month ago... but was stolen!! Porch pirates came by, opened my mailbox, (our landlord never provided us with a key to lock it) took the package out, opened the package on the spot, took the plushie out of the Makeship bag, and threw the bag and packaging onto the ground! It lookeded like a crime scene when I walked out. With what little income I do have to spend on hobbies like plushie collecting, I was devistated, to the point of tears. Why would someone steal a plushie of all things, of such an obscure website, and to leave the packaging all over the ground, as if to taunt me?!
Of course, I immedietly reached out to Makeship and the delievery company, to which the couriers responsed first, confirming (with pictures) that the package was delivered inside the mailbox. Makeship however... took THREE WEEKS.
THREE. WEEKS.
However, when they FINALLY got back to me, it was a smooth proccess. They asked for an address, and I gave them a postal box address this time. I aint ever getting stuff delievered straight home anymore. A week later,
EGGBUG!!!!
Now, while I do wish the original porch pirate a very stubbed toe tonight, now that I have my own Eggbug, I can only hope the thief is enjoying their plushie! Who am I to be mad when we BOTH have plushies now?! It's a win/win.
Anyway, short update, but I wanna do more of these little posts about life, cuz this is my net space and I can do what I want!!!!!!!
