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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I have been making these coloring pages mostly so I’d stop thinking for five minutes... thought I'd share. You can download the printable PDFs here: drive.google.com/drive/folder... If you color one, I’d genuinely love to see it.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

They go all over the place and that's kind of what I love about them. I didn't expect gratitude to show up like that but I'm glad that it did.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Also: I am procrastinating a shower and excited (and a little nervous) about starting work tomorrow.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Thank you for snow. Thank you for the rain that washes it away. Thank you for strangers who become friends and friendships that drift or end.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Thank you for love given. Thank you for love unrequited. Thank you for love left unsaid because our hearts are too big.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I started doing Morning Pages a little bit after the new year started. Most of it is nonsense but sometimes they inch into little gratitude devotionals. Nothing crazy. Just gratitude.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

So... I'm not a very social person. I'm what the kids call an introvert. I've been struggling with figuring out how to be on social media... like... what does one do on social media besides doom scrolling and unhealthy self-comparison? So... I'mma just say stuff... idk... perhaps it will be amusing.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Late Night Art club has had to take a bit of a hiatus while I deal with a few things. I'm still here... making stuff... writing... trying to get out here and be a person... but... there's things going on... New blog up over on Medium. medium.com/@crystallaur...

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And Yet… My Breath Persists.

It’s a cloudy morning—grey, quiet. The kind of quiet that weather makes. Snow and fog absorb sound like that, like you’re holding your breath just by standing still. I feel a little like that. Like…

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Color test... new work in progress... It's a very springy palette.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I just watched @luvvie.bsky.social’s TED Talk, Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable, and I love her energy. She calls herself a troublemaker. I don’t think I am but maybe I’m a spacemaker... making room for others by showing up as myself. Still thinking about that... youtu.be/QijH4UAqGD8?...

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Get comfortable with being uncomfortable | Luvvie Ajayi Jones | TED

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Burnout isn’t just exhaustion—it’s when your body starts rejecting your life. I woke up in the dark, already crying. My body was refusing my job, and I didn’t know how to stop it. This is what happened when I finally walked away. medium.com/@crystallaur... Have you ever hit burnout like this?

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When My Body Forced Me to Quit

I woke up in the dark.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I’ve read the guides, watched the videos, taken in all the advice… and I still feel like I’m winging it... maybe that’s just how it is... right? Is that just how it is? medium.com/@crystallaurey39/building-a-creative-business-when-you-have-no-idea-what-youre-doing-e0fe84c08f51

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Building a Creative Business When You Have No Idea What You’re Doing

Today is Monday. The first Monday of March. We’re nearly a quarter of the way through 2025, and this was supposed to be the year. The year…

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

No Late Night Art Club tonight—taking a pause to recharge after an overly exciting week. Back soon with more creativity, connection, and chaos (the fun kind). Take care, and see you next time!

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

No Art Club last night due to some tech issues and stuff, but I felt compelled to make some art anyhow... kind of an experiment with how I work in color... I don't like the black liner. I'm going to play around with it, but I think the lines disrupt some potentialy interesting texture variances.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Trying out something this morning... not sure if it's done, what it needs, or if I even like it... I kinda do... Productive suggestions are welcome.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

"This is dumb. Why am i doing this?" has become "You foolish girl... These childish scratchings aren’t fit for anyone to gaze upon—not even your simple monkey friend, Abu." It's pretty great.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Yesterday, I did this exercise where I visualized self-doubt as a villain, and the image that popped into my head was Jafar from Aladdin. Now, I can’t stop hearing all my negative self-talk in his voice. And honestly? I kind of love it.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Getting ready for #LateNightArtClub and there are choices to be made...

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Lord Arse But Even More Scary 🕹️ @lordarse.com · 04/01/2025

Every damned weekday evening.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Almost time for Episode 3 of #Latenightartclub! It's also the last Stream of 2024! Come hang out and work on whatever you're working on... let's talk fear of practice, perfectionism, new years goals, and whatever else comes up. See you there! youtube.com/@LateNightArtClub

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Late Night Art Club

Late Night Art Club — a live studio session every Saturday at 10PM eastern. Welcome to the Late Night Art Club, where creativity thrives... after dark! This is your space to unwind, create, and conn...

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Getting ready to do the tech check for this week's stream! Meeting #2 tonight at 10PM (Eastern) on YouTube. Bring whatever you're working on and hang out for a little studio time. youtube.com/@latenightar... #LateNightArtClub

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Illustration from Two Too Many by Nora Unwin, 1962.

Ink illustration of a stereotypical with cape and point hat, holding up a candle to illuminate a shorthaired black cat and two shorthaired black kittens. The witch looks very kind and happy.

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I didn't mean to draw a mermaid xenomorph... sometimes things just happen. #wip #alien #xenomorph #mermaid #neurographic

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

This is so interesting! I love the use of the magenta and it's underlying meaning too! To me it enhances the sense of coldness in the picture. Lovely work. Thank you for sharing this!

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

This belongs on a throw pillow, right?

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Lol. I'm good. Kinda bad at internetting though... I'm never here...

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Crystal Lau'rey @crystallaurey.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

So, this is the internet... seems... nice...? How's everyone doing?

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