Favorite Characters
About The Webmaster
- Name: Marie
- Pronouns: they/them
- Age: 25+
- Birthday: May 22
- Signs: Gemini ☉ Virgo ☾ ↑
- Email: slushiecafe@proton.me
Hi there, its nice to meet ya! Please call me Marie. I'm a digital artist, toy collector, and this site's webmaster from the midwest, USA. And, if you can't tell already, I'm queer and neurodivergent as hell.
I struggle to describe myself, so here are some traits my friends came up with: big sister energy, aloof, dork, optimistic, crybaby, nerd, and shy. I think I'm funny too, but they'd never admit it.
My hobbies are drawing, animation, reading, animanga, toy collecting, fashion, music, and nature. I enjoy learning about paleonology, myth/cryptozoology, and aliens/speculative-biology, aka what I like to call "what was, isn't, and might be". I indulge in most of my interests in a creative or educational way, I'm most happy if I'm making or learning something new.
I have a large collection of fashion dolls, plushies, blind box bjds, horse figures, and anime figures. My absolute favorites are Monster High, My Little Pony g3, and Hatsune Miku figures. I'm in the process of cataloguing them all on my /collections page!
Likes
- fruit and veggies
- oversized shirts
- low poly/pixel graphics
Dislikes
- cringe culture
- social media
- car dependency
My Favorites
| Color | Green, Pink, and Soft Purple. |
| Animal | Horses, Toads, and American Bison. |
| Food | Shrimp Alfredo |
| Drink | Coffee (Hot, Iced, or Frozen) |
| Flower | Tulip |
| Pokemon | Slowpoke, Morgrem, Torterra, and Lugia. |
| Vocal Synth | Yuzuki Yukari |
| Sanrio Mascot | Usahana |
| Genres (General) | Slice-of-Life, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, and Supernatural |
| Genres (Music) | Indie rock, alternative rock, electronic, and folk. |
| Video Games | Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. |
Favorite TV Shows
Favorite Movies
Favorite Albums
Frequently Asked Questions
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What tablet, programs, and brushes do you use?
I use an iPad 6th Generation, Apple Pencil, Procreate, and Toonsquid to draw and animate.
For brushes, I use Jingsketch's Basic 10 Procreate Brushes, TheDawner's Brushset, Fanghaunt's Nasty Brush Pack, Madeleine Bellwoar's Ghibli Inspired Brushes, and Azu's Best Men (unfortunately no longer online ;_;).
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Who is the cat character all of your site?
That's Marie! They're my fursona and the main character of my project THRIVE IN SPITE! They are a nonbinary bobtail housecat who likes gardening, Minecraft, and dinosaurs. You can read more about them on my /characters page!
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Can I draw your characters?
YES, of course! I'm always so thankful and honored whenever anyone likes my OCs enough and takes the time to draw them! Please let me know via email or social media, so that I can see it and thank you!
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How did you learn to code?
I've known some pretty basic html/css from tinkering with my profiles on sites like Toyhouse and Neopets, but when I wanted to make my own website I took the webcoding courses on freecodecamp! I also spend a lot of time referencing w3schools and mdn web docs walkthroughs.
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Can you help me with my website?
Sure! Though I'd like to point you to my /links page first, as I have a ton of beginner friendly tutorials and templates there! If you've already looked through that and would still like help, feel free to email me!
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Why did you shelf -insert project name-?
Most likely, the project either outgrew my current self or I wanted to focus on something else. I'm the only person working on my projects and I don't monetize any of them (nor do I want to), so sometimes I need to shelf things until I have the time, energy, and inspiration to work on them again. I also prefer to work on projects when my heart is in it, so I shelf them if I start to get bored or overwhelmed. I do plan to bring them all to some kind of conclusion, someday...
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How long have you been drawing? Are you self taught?
I didn't start drawing until I was 13 years old, and I've been self taught ever since. I went to a couple college demos, but they were not good experiences so I've never gone back. I learn best from books and speedpaints/tutorials on YouTube.
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Do you take commissions?
Sorry, no. I'm currently on an indefinite hiatus from commission work to focus on my health and personal projects. If I ever open commissions again, I'll make a page with my prices and terms of service on this website!