Crystal Lau'rey
@crystallaurey.bsky.social
I like movies, music, food, video games, and making things.
I write about all that plus culture, connection, and weird feelings.
Maybe we should hang out…
👉🏼 https://substack.com/@crystallaurey
I write about all that plus culture, connection, and weird feelings.
Maybe we should hang out…
👉🏼 https://substack.com/@crystallaurey
I wrote a thing on Substack... It's about empathy and social constructs... Fun!
open.substack.com/pub/crystall...
#Empathy #Humanity #UnconditionalLove #SundaySubstack #RantsandThoughts
open.substack.com/pub/crystall...
#Empathy #Humanity #UnconditionalLove #SundaySubstack #RantsandThoughts
You Loaded the Gun
This morning I’m caught in a doom scroll.
open.substack.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I wrote a thing on Substack... It's about empathy and social constructs... Fun!
open.substack.com/pub/crystall...
#Empathy #Humanity #UnconditionalLove #SundaySubstack #RantsandThoughts
open.substack.com/pub/crystall...
#Empathy #Humanity #UnconditionalLove #SundaySubstack #RantsandThoughts
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.
June 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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.
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...
New blog up over on Medium.
medium.com/@crystallaur...
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…
medium.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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...
New blog up over on Medium.
medium.com/@crystallaur...
Color test... new work in progress... It's a very springy palette.
March 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Color test... new work in progress... It's a very springy palette.
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?...
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?...
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable | Luvvie Ajayi Jones | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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?...
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?...
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?
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?
When My Body Forced Me to Quit
I woke up in the dark.
medium.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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?
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?
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
medium.com/@crystallaurey39/building-a-creative-business-when-you-have-no-idea-what-youre-doing-e0fe84c08f51
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…
medium.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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
medium.com/@crystallaurey39/building-a-creative-business-when-you-have-no-idea-what-youre-doing-e0fe84c08f51
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!
February 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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!
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.
January 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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.
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.
Productive suggestions are welcome.
January 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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.
Productive suggestions are welcome.
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.
And honestly? I kind of love it.
January 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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.
And honestly? I kind of love it.
The work has to be before it can be better
YouTube video by Late Night Art Club
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Getting ready for #LateNightArtClub and there are choices to be made...
January 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Getting ready for #LateNightArtClub and there are choices to be made...
Getting ready for Late Night Art Club tonight like... 🥱
I'mma still be there though.😘
See you soon!
www.youtube.com/@LateNightAr...
I'mma still be there though.😘
See you soon!
www.youtube.com/@LateNightAr...
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...
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Getting ready for Late Night Art Club tonight like... 🥱
I'mma still be there though.😘
See you soon!
www.youtube.com/@LateNightAr...
I'mma still be there though.😘
See you soon!
www.youtube.com/@LateNightAr...
Reposted by Crystal Lau'rey
Every damned weekday evening.
January 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Every damned weekday evening.
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
youtube.com/@LateNightArtClub
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...
youtube.com
December 29, 2024 at 2:18 AM
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
youtube.com/@LateNightArtClub
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
youtube.com/@latenightar...
#LateNightArtClub
December 22, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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
youtube.com/@latenightar...
#LateNightArtClub
Reposted by Crystal Lau'rey
Illustration from Two Too Many by Nora Unwin, 1962.
December 22, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Illustration from Two Too Many by Nora Unwin, 1962.
I didn't mean to draw a mermaid xenomorph... sometimes things just happen. #wip #alien #xenomorph #mermaid #neurographic
December 5, 2024 at 1:02 PM
I didn't mean to draw a mermaid xenomorph... sometimes things just happen. #wip #alien #xenomorph #mermaid #neurographic
This belongs on a throw pillow, right?
December 4, 2024 at 5:18 PM
This belongs on a throw pillow, right?
So, this is the internet... seems... nice...? How's everyone doing?
November 18, 2024 at 6:37 PM
So, this is the internet... seems... nice...? How's everyone doing?