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Erika Gritton 💖
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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.

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I don't know what I thought, exactly, I was a little kid. Maybe I thought cartoon characters were really real somewhere, maybe I thought there was a special computer program that could bring them to life. But as soon as I realized voices were PEOPLE? That was it for me. I wanted to do that.
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 Skeeter's voice actor as Patrick Kilbane Screenshot of the end credits of Putt Putt Saves The Zoo (Humomgous Entertainment, 1995) listing Zanzibar's voice actor as Alexander Johnston
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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The first time I remember realizing #voiceacting was a real thing was playing Putt Putt Saves The Zoo as a kid. The end credits showed pictures of the kids who played the animals, and when you clicked on them you'd get a voice clip. Real kids, my age, in front of real microphones! Real voices! Wow!
Screenshot of the end credits of Putt Putt Saves The Zoo (Humomgous Entertainment, 1995) listing Putt-Putt's voice actor as Jason Ellefson Screenshot of the end credits of Putt Putt Saves The Zoo (Humomgous Entertainment, 1995) listing Baby Jambo's voice actor as Brandon Ross Muller Screenshot of the end credits of Putt Putt Saves The Zoo (Humomgous Entertainment, 1995) listing Kenya's voice actor as Katie Young Screenshot of the end credits of Putt Putt Saves The Zoo (Humomgous Entertainment, 1995) listing Masai's voice actor as Amy Christine Maier
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Just "upgraded" (🙄) to Windows 11. You would not believe the work that went into getting it to this point. (Mind the moiré lol)
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.
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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[cronch]
I'm in my recording booth, headphones on, eating a green apple and hoping it helps.
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Been plagued with sticky-clicky recordings in the #voiceactor booth lately, mouth noises drive me batty, so it was suggested I eat a green apple before recording to help. Today, these little guys came home with me. These sour suckers had better fix all my problems, no pressure!
A picture of four small Granny Smith apples sitting on my bed. The picture is framed with cute illustrated ribbons and leaves.
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Community care looks like a lot of things. My roommate's dad works in ice cream delivery. When he noticed people would just throw out the "defective" cartons, he asked if he could take them home instead. Now his entire neighborhood has free ice cream whenever they come over. This one's from him. 🥰
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. A spoonful of Brigham City Peach Cobbler ice cream, it's cream colored with an orange peach ribbon and little crunchy bits throughout.
November 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Never been prouder to be part of a project, I adore @direkittengames.bsky.social 🥰 Guys, Heartspell is dropping SOON, and I voice in it! Yeah, really! Go wishlist it so you don't miss out!! (Just be sure to watch out for "pronounces" 😉)
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.
November 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Market day! Catch me and several other super cool small artists at the Neighborhood Hive in Salt Lake, any time before 4 today! And you can catch us like Pokemon! And peruse our wares!!! #smallbusiness
Picture of my table setup at The Neigborhood Hive in Salt Lake City, Utah. I sell dice, stickers, resin accessories, anything cute and colorful. This is a Halloween market, so I'm wearing kitty ears and a mask that looks like a furry face. I've matched my nails and makeup to the pink, blue, and purple of my faux fur ears.
October 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Some guy leaned out his car window and shouted "FUCKING SHEEP" at me as I was leaving the grocery store. Maybe he was scared of the mask I wear out shopping. But I'm choosing to believe it's on account of how cute and fluffy I am 😇🐑
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.
October 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Digital art is just one of my many pursuits, but if I'm encouraged I could ramble about the OCs I draw for HOURS.
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. A picture of Frey, a half-selkie girl with brown freckled skin and dark hair tied up in twin buns, swimming in the ocean and encountering a curious seal. A picture of Enrique, a regular human guy with brown skin and black hair, sits on the ground in front of a graffiti painting of a cartoon-style rat. His body and clothes are covered in neon splotches of paint. A picture of Shin Juu, a young dragonborn girl with translucent shiny scales showing her pale pinkish skin underneath. She's wearing nondescript beige clothing, clearly oversized, and she's quietly crying.
October 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Fun drink I'm trying today: hojicha! Roasted green tea felt like an autumnal thing to journal alongside.
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.
October 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Life is pretty okay sometimes, actually.
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.
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Fun drink I'm trying today: French apricot nectar! Sometimes (like once or twice a year) my D&D group treats ourselves to food at a lil deli out in Holladay, they have fun drinks 😊
A bottle of Thomas Le Prince Apricot Nectar sits on a table. The photo is taken at an askew angle.
October 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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The last step of my daily vocal warm-up is to read out a piece of text for practice. The video uses Shakespeare quotes, but I don't always have those on hand, so I find a random Wikipedia article and read aloud clearly for a minute or so. I guess this counts as a #VoiceActor tip? It's fun!
September 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Take 2 on trying for a covid vaccine: victory! 💖 Apparently last time the FDA had just tried to rescind approval of the vaccine that was already out, so it was sitting around while no one was allowed to administer it? Just last week it was re-approved, that's what I was told. Keep fighting fascism!
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.
September 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Originally took this picture as a reference for the #BJD themed tarot deck I've been digitally painting, but I thought she was cute so I ran her through some fun filters. Can't wait to get pics of Amethyst in her new outfit next week!
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.
September 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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This is Enrique, he's easygoing, goofy, and loyal 😊
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. A drawing by Xweetara of Enrique León, a Hispanic man in modern clothing with unruly hair and patchy facial hair, and Frey Herringbone, a freckled woman with brown-black hair tied up in buns, lying on a messy floor covered with litter. Sunlight filters in through a window above them somewhere. A drawing by Xweetara of Enrique León, a Hispanic man in modern clothing with unruly hair and patchy facial hair, and Kina Nalzidan, a ghostly woman with pale blue skin and deep blue hair, playing at a carnival shooting range. Kina is pointing excitedly at the giant teddy bear prizes, and Enrique seems determined to win one for her.
September 17, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Xweetara (persona) vs. Erika (irl) 💖
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. Image made on picrew.me of a white girl with brown and purple hair bleached light pink, short and painfully straight, wearing a black tank top and emoting with frustration.
September 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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QRP with something watery #art #illustration
A man with long blond hair undergoes a transformation into a vampire-like sea monster hybrid... thing, with large webbed hands and Lionfish spines.
September 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Ever put on makeup just to take cute #voiceactor booth selfies? Got my new @oceaninspace.bsky.social @paida.space shirt on and I'm feeling confident as hell! Auditions, I'm coming for you today!! ✨
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.
September 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Scrapbook spread of my paper goodies from Resin Rose #BJD Expo. Negative space? I don't know her.
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.
August 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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I accidentally caused some drama in my mom's hometown Facebook group, I got her some banned books for her birthday and she posted them to the wrong account 🤣 Worth it!
I'm sitting at my chair and wearing a purple tshirt that says Banned Book Lover in green, yellow, and orange, with a matching orange bow. There are sparkles edited all over the photo.
August 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Got Amethyst set up in the photo room at Resin Rose today! I simply adore her 🥰 #bjd #volks #volksyumepi #resinrose
A doll with a pink dress with iridescent trim, wearing a matching pink bow in a honey blonde side ponytail, sitting gracefully in an iridescent scallop shell. The picture is decorated with undersea themed doodles. A doll with a pink dress with iridescent trim, wearing a matching pink bow in a honey blonde side ponytail, sitting gracefully in an iridescent scallop shell. She is centered in a horizontal crop. A doll with a pink dress with iridescent trim, wearing a matching pink bow in a honey blonde side ponytail, sitting gracefully in an iridescent scallop shell. A water-themed frame has been edited on top. A doll with a pink dress with iridescent trim, wearing a matching pink bow in a honey blonde side ponytail, sitting gracefully in an iridescent scallop shell. There is shell ary in the corners, and she's brought both of her arms up.
August 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Safely in Oregon, please say hi to Joey, he's 18 years old and I adopted him in middle school. Just an ancient little man that sounds like a hoarse duck.
A black tabby with a distinctive old man face lounges on the carpet at my parents' house. He looks a bit grumpy, but he's really quite content.
August 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Just got up to prepare for today's 13(!) hour road trip to Oregon for Resin Rose #BJD Expo! My alarm said to get up at 6. My insomnia said 4 would do just fine. Good thing I've got some travel buddies 🥰
A pink and white ita bag holding Loretta, my Rap1993 Mae, and my little Hujoo Nano Rabi who might be going through a name change. There are pink and blue silk hydrangeas decorating the bag.
August 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM