Erika Gritton 💖

@xweetara.com

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32🔹️🏳️‍🌈🔹️She/Her Voice actor and digital + resin artist, collector of dolls and Precure things, person who makes weird voices at the D&D table to delight her friends. erika.gritton.org

A photo of a sign in downtown Provo, Utah, warning pedestrians not to skateboard or rollerskate. There is a sticker on the sign that reads "Portland's Queer Magical Girl Squad: Magica Riot" and underneath, "A Novel. Magicariot.com". In the background is the brick wall of an adjacent building, with a mural that reads "One time in Provo" painted on the wall.

Selfie I just took, I'm wearing an Arizona Voice Acting Guild shirt with hibiscus flowers on it, standing in front of a railing on the con floor at LVL Up Expo in Las Vegas. Feeling cute and just the right amount of anxious pre-competition.

I'm holding four Pokemon cards, each with a female Nidoran on them. Two of them are the same art, one in holographic and one not, and one is technically a male Nidoran card but there's a female one in the artwork, so it counts for my purposes. One is Giovanni's Nidoran, uh oh. I'm too new to Pokemon card collecting to know things like what sets these are from, whether or not they're re-releases, stuff like that, but all that matters is I'm having fun!

A selfie I took just now in the Arizona Voice Acting Guild panel room. I'm holding their sticker in front of my face. My hair is longer than I usually like it, but it's the perfect shade of magenta.

Mind the moiré, I'm taking phone photos of my Switch again. Shot of the game Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. A Mii that resembles me stands in front of a group of five other Miis sitting on the ground in front of the fountain. Between the standing Mii and her audience sits a little pixel Nidoran, female variant, looking almost but not quite exactly like the sprite from Pokemon Ruby. According to a relationship matrix in the upper left corner, most of these Miis are friends. After all, a true friend listens to you yap nonstop about your favorite Pokemon

Digital artwork of Claire Ryland, aka Riot Purple, from the Magica Riot novel series by Kara Buchanan. She is holding her transformation item, a microphone replete with magica crystals and a big pink bow, and hovers in space while ribbons in the colors of the trans flag entwine around her. The pinks and blues come together to make a beautiful purple.

Screenshot from Bulbapedia of the ability Slow Start. The Gen 9 games state regarding the ability: "For five turns, the Pokémon's Attack and Speed stats are halved."

Digital painting of my roleplay partner's OC Kina, a girl with blue skin, hair, and eyes, standing backlit by a sunset and looking over her shoulder at the camera. She is wearing a sheer sparkly top with a low back.

A sofa with the face and ears of Mofurun from Mahou Tsukai Precure in the back, her paw hearts on the armrests, and a Diamond Linkle Stone bow tie on the front of the seat. It is a Mofurun sofa, hence, a Mofa.

A photo of a fluffy, crusty, incredibly affectionate cat, looks part gray tabby and part seal-point Himalayan with a fluffy cloud-like coat to match. A very lucky person with a crystal and butterfly tattoo on her arm is petting the kitty on the head, and kitty is purring and loving it. A decora frame of pink flowers decorates the picture.

Mii I made in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, this one is me! Mii Erika has red-pink hair in a bob, pinned back with a teal clip. She's wearing a sleeveless turquoise top, striped pink and green pants, and pink slip-ons. There is glitter painted on her cheeks, and a mole on her forehead just like I have. She has a gentle smile as a neutral expression.

A tiny black and white Pomeranian sleeps next to a bunch of Happy Birthday balloons that are bigger than he is. His name is Zigzagoon, Goon for short. I call him Goober, because he is one. The photo is edited with a glittery fame and looks like it was taken by a potato, because the dog was sleeping across the room and I didn't want to disturb him, so I zoomed in with my phone to a ridiculous degree. I still jump and yelp every time he growls or screams, but when he's napping he's frankly adorable.

My original character Frey Herringbone, a fat girl with tan skin, freckles, and dark hair tied up in twin buns. She's swimming in the ocean, wearing a practical dark blue one-piece swimsuit, and meeting a curious seal. Drawing by me.

Photo of me all dressed in pink and black, with a mesh shirt, hair bow, several necklaces, and a pronoun pin with "SHE HER HERS" on it. My blue eyes are open wide and staring in an uncanny way. There are Precure figures and a giant Squishmallow behind me.

A photo of my cat Joey from around 2014 or so. He is a black and gray-brown shorthair tabby, big and fat and happy, lying on his side with his belly out on my teal bedsheets and under my white netting canopy. You can see the black beans on one of his back feet, and he has one of his front paws curled over his eyes, either to keep the sun out or to defer the paparazzi.

Quick mirror selfie I took of myself in a cosplay of Kohane Azusawa from Project SEKAI, in a black hat and a black and cream casual jacket with patches. My nails are a warm bright pink, her signature color. This girly is besties with Hatsune Miku and I love that for her.

A shiny red vintage Chevrolet, looking to be from about the 1950s or so, sits parked outside of my local grocery store. Since there's a disabled parking placard hanging from the mirror, it's able to park right up front. You'd better believe I was not the only person admiring it at this moment.

Closeup on the badge I'm wearing today, it reads "Arizona Voice Acting Guild" across the top and "Masters" along the bottom in orange over a teal portrait of one of the guild casting directors. I made a whole little ribbon decor thing behind it, made with a layer of white ribbon embroidered with gold, a layer of gathered teal ribbon, and a layer of orange ribbon folded into triangles and bedazzled with rhinestones. Everything's shiny and sparkly and lovely.

A graphic listing information about the digital art commissions I'm opening, along with examples. Here's what we've got:

Bust Up: $30
Waist Up: $45
Full Body: $60
Additional Character: +75%
Prop/Weapon: +$10 to +$30
Background: +$10 to +$50

Feel free to reach out with questions. I am Xweetara on Instagram, Bluesky, and Discord (for however long that's viable). Message me to request a commission!

A piece of Cinnamoroll themed notebook paper decorated with holographic stickers, with strips of decorative tape dividing it into a title and three checklists. The title up top reads "OPERATION: QUIT SPOTIFY!" in purple pen. The list on the left had six steps: Build MP3 library, Clear photos from SD, Load music to phone, Download apps, Transfer playlists, and Cancel Spotify!!. The second list starts off with MP3 APP and a blank line to fill in once the app is decided on. The five part checklist reads Must Have: Playlist capability, Ad-free (one time $), Shuffle by playlist/artist/all, Display metadata, and Widget (optional). The last list starts off with STREAM and a blank line to fill in once the app is decided on. The five part checklist reads Must Have: Collaborative playlists, Ad-free (one time or sub), Shuffle by playlist/artist/all, Good (decent?) morals, and Large catalog.

A photo of my hand holding my keyring and set of keys, with the key teeth and numbers blurred out for safety. I carry a keyfob for my Prius, a house key with a butterfly base, a mailbox key, and now a tiny pink 3D printed whistle on a small pink heart-shaped carabiner. The print looks a little rough, but it definitely works!

A photo of a brown-spotted yellow seahorse, upright with its tail straight, in a blue-lit tank with red and orange plants

A photo of a sign that reads "Doublespot Acara" under an illustration of a yellow and black fish

A piece of white posterboard with the words "I 🩷 MY TRANS SISTER" painted on it, bordered by pink and blue painted on stripes.

Screenshot of a Youtube comment I left on a Pleasant Green video. It reads as follows. "I think I'm finally at the point I have to stop watching your videos. It really sucks, because I really like your work and message, but your increasing use of generative AI is just too much for me to let slide anymore, with the thumbnails and everything else. I'm a graphic designer, digital illustrator, and voice actor, and genAI undermines every path I have to try and make a living, not even mentioning the staggering environmental and societal costs. Keep doing what you're doing when it comes to scammers, it's fantastic. But please, stop using AI to do it. I hope you'll at least consider real human ingenuity for your next project, and we can keep drinking clean water for a while longer."

A light post in downtown Provo, Utah, with a racist sticker on it, fortunately already torn up in an attempt to remove it when I found it. One can almost make out the words "Invader(s)" and "Patriot", as well as the phrase "Keep America American", though most of the message is thankfully torn away.

A 3D printed worm on a string, curled into a circle with its turquoise head raised over its magenta tail. It's sitting on a white shelf surrounded by dolls and guarding a rainbow 3D printed dragon egg. From its snoot hangs a silver keychain, a keyring with an assortment of stars, hearts, and miscellaneous charms in mainly a turquoise colorway hanging from it in a cluster.

Fanart of Cass from Magica Riot, rendered in a semirealistic-ish style, performing her special attack!

Photo of me! My hair is chin length, brown at the roots and magenta the rest of the way, and I'm wearing a Hirogaru Sky Precure shirt, rainbow accessories, and mint green star stickers on my face. My bedroom walls are seafoam blue and covered in framed Precure prints.

Photo of the bathroom in my condo. The walls are turquoise blue and the floor is off-white, and there are driftwood brown wall decorations here and there. The towels are aqua blue and sandy tan, and the shower curtain features a watercolor mermaid, mostly silhouetted, in various blues, greens, and golds. The print was NOT generated by AI, which I couldn't be happier about.

A plate of Philsbury orange rolls and a Christmas-themed cup of apple cider on a table. The picture is edited with a cute frame that reads "Merry Christmas" at the bottom.

A bumper sticker that reads "Yeah, I'm LGBT" and then follows up with "Little Guy, Big Teeth". A possum in the middle screams at own ass. The background is a fun and garish tie dye.

I am sitting at table I set up myself, decorated with a turquoise tablecloth and a teal banner that reads "Xweetara" in colorful letters. Various goods, such as stickers, resin dice, earrings, and trays are for sale, all of them homemade and designed by me. I'm wearing a pink Santa hat, a teal face mask, a tie-dye shirt, and a pink shacket (shirt jacket).

Three double-sided cards, one is blue, one is orange, and one is gray. One side reads:

"Help, I can only access beginner and basic difficulties!

On the song select screen, you are given several genre categories to select from. Scroll all the way to the right and choose ALL MUSIC — this is the only category with all the difficulties available, all other categories are meant for new players and have harder difficulties locked away.

If you can't find the genre selection screen, press 7 on the keypad to navigate back through the interface."

The other side reads:

"All the new songs are missing!

Firstly, make sure you're choosing ALL MUSIC as described on the reverse of this card.

Secondly, DDR WORLD has a new song filtering system. By default, the filter which shows only DDR WORLD songs is on. To reveal all the old songs, press 6 on the keypad on the machine, which opens the Filter menu. Then, de-select the DDR WORLD filter."

A picture of a latte with latte art on top in the shape of an elegant swan, from Publik Coffee in Salt Lake City, Utah. I did not know they were going to do that, I love it!

A digital painterly-style drawing of Arya Strakov, a woman with light brown skin, long straight lilac-purple hair, and a slightly hooked nose. She is wearing a stylishly oversized blazer, a white button-up tucked into black slacks, and a gold chain necklace with a large peacock charm that matches her gold eyes. She is standing in front of a graffiti-painted wall, pushing her hair out of her face, and giving the viewer a charming grin.

A photo of a black plastic shed made to look like wood, it's probably 6 feet or so tall, two or three feet wide and deep. A sign taped on the side reads "FREE FOOD PANTRY" and another one on a small door at the top reads "BAGS HERE". A decora frame of orange and yellow flowers has been edited onto the photo.

River the longhair dilute tortoiseshell cat naps on her heating pad by a windowsill framed with sheer curtains. Her legs are stretched out and her eyes are closed. There is a panda head shaped flowerpot in the windowsill, and the glass is flecked with droplets and looks out over blurry distant autumn trees. The picture has an autumn leaf design edited on around the edges.

Screenshot of the end credits of Putt Putt Saves The Zoo (Humomgous Entertainment, 1995) listing Sammy's voice actor as Heather Refvem

Screenshot of the end credits of Putt Putt Saves The Zoo (Humomgous Entertainment, 1995) listing Putt-Putt's voice actor as Jason Ellefson

A photo I took of my desktop monitor with my phone, hence the moiré. My background is a Futago Kamikita illustration of Nozomi and Coco from Precure 5. The settings are open to "System > AI components" and the resulting window reads "There are no AI components currently installed." Hallelujah. We'll see how long it stays that way.

I'm in my recording booth, headphones on, eating a green apple and hoping it helps.

A picture of four small Granny Smith apples sitting on my bed. The picture is framed with cute illustrated ribbons and leaves.

A quart and a half container of Farr Better ice cream in the flavor Brigham City Peach Cobbler. It's apparently a seasonal flavor, probably from last season, which is why my roommate's dad got to take it home.

Screenshot from Dire Kitten Games on Threads, reading "We did it, fam." and followed up by a negative Steam review of their game Heartspell, which reads "1 minute into this game and we got pronounces(sic)? Get this **** out of here." Underneath is a second post from Dire Kitten Games which reads "Cost us a fan. That's on me." Accompanying is a screenshot from the first minute of Heartspell, where the guide character states that they use he/they pronouns and then proceeds to ask the player to select their own.

Picture of my table setup at The Neigborhood Hive in Salt Lake City, Utah. I sell dice, stickers, resin accessories, anything cute and colorful.

I'm sitting in my room in front of a pile of plushies, wearing a blue hair bow and a teal green KN-95 mask, holding a rainbow pillow and making a peace sign. There are pink and teal hearts edited on the sides of the image.

A picture of Rankhar, a hybrid elf and komodo dragon with long brown hair, tan skin, and russet scales, sitting in a child's bedroom and holding a little toy reptile. The sun shines bright behind beige curtains.

My hand holding a box of Ito En Hojicha tea bags. In the background is my journal and pen, sitting on my colorful Neopets blanket.

Photo of my order from Publik Coffee Roasters in Salt Lake City. I've got a hot mocha with a cute latte art on top, and a thick slice of whole wheat sourdough toast with nutella and banana slices on top. My backpack sits in the background, including a little bootleg Hatsune Miku keychain I've had for years.

A bottle of Thomas Le Prince Apricot Nectar sits on a table. The photo is taken at an askew angle.

I'm sitting at my desk and reading from an article about Wheeler Farm in Murray, Utah, a place I'm surprised to find because I've been there and have friends who live in the area. It's a dark video because auto adjust affixed to my window instead of to me.

I'm sitting on my bed and smiling, showing off a bandaid on my arm where I got a vaccine shot just an hour or so ago. There is Precure art on my wall behind me.

Photo of a Volks SDGr Yumepi in a peach wig, pink bows, and a t shirt that reads "girls just wanna have fundamental human rights" across the front. It's been edited to look like a polaroid with cute tape on it.

A drawing by Xweetara of Enrique León, a Hispanic man in modern clothing with unruly hair and patchy facial hair, sitting in front of a wall he's apparently just spray painted. He's got neon colors splattered on himself here and there.

Image made on picrew.me of a white girl with brown and purple hair, short and voluminous, wearing a yellow hoodie and emoting with stars.

A man with long blond hair undergoes a transformation into a vampire-like sea monster hybrid... thing, with large webbed hands and Lionfish spines.

It's me! I have brown and magenta hair and blue eyes, and I'm wearing glitter on my cheeks and purple eyeliner to match the purple on my Galaxy Girl Paida shirt from Ocean In Space. I've got black over-ear studio headphones on, connected to my condenser mic that you can see to the side of me. The heavy sound-dampening blanket curtain on the wall behind me has a celestial constellation print. There are cute retro style hearts edited onto the photo.

A photo of a 12x12in scrapbook laid out on my bed, open to a two-page spread of a collection of business cards, postcards, and illustrations gathered at Resin Rose and featuring a wide variety of dolls, including sculpts from Harucasting, Kinoko Juice, Kumu Kuku, Cocoriang, Dolk, Azone, and more, and mascot art by Rap1993.