what’s goin on recently! (updates)

Hello buddies!! I wanted to sort of. Sit down and get a little update chat out here, since some stuff has changed recently (whole new user n all) and I don’t like feeling like I’m leaving anyone in the dark- what I wanted to go over was really important to me so I apologize in advance if it’s long winded!! (There’s a TLDR at the end don’t worry)

Post rebrand- and before it, when I was figuring it all out- has been such a wonderful time for me art wise. I really feel like I’ve started to come into my passions and what I want out of art and the kind of projects and details I want to develop and continue to pursue moving forward and it’s been absolutely fantastic!! But it did also put my sort of. Work balance in perspective if you will? And I realized that I really just. Don’t feel I ever have the time to do any of these things, let alone for myself. That big 35 hour piece took me like two months- which was well worth the time but on the other hand it kinda sucked that it took so long. And it wasn’t for necessarily bad reasons! I’ve been hugely enjoying what I’ve been making for everyone recently, and irl life has its own events and tasks, but it started to get to me a bit just how little time I’ve felt I had to pursue personal project interests or just. Do stuff on a whim. I feel like I rarely draw my own characters and bonus content & rewards here have visibly been a struggle which I’ve felt quite saddened over if I’m honest.

I’ve had these fantastic bonus base concepts written out since June/July that I’ve wanted to start but things just get dead busy in person, and then I’m doing paid work for monthly bills and whatnot, and these really cool ideas I have to give back to everyone here just keep getting pushed back further and further. And it sucks for everyone- because you guys deserve them, and I feel awful that I haven’t been able to deliver because of that but also because I really just want to stop and do these things, but other obligations stack up quicker than I can get to them sometimes. I’m doing my best whilst also taking the breaks and off time I need but it’s a rough balance. Without getting horribly personal, taxes this year really hit hard for me, and groceries are expeeensive, and my focus has really had to be making enough funds monthly, because otherwise I wouldn’t be doing much of anything really and that would be much much worse obviously.

But the imbalance has been effecting me more negatively the past couple months, so I’ve been seeking out some part time work outside of art (which also hasn’t been easy, but I’m hopeful October will bring around some seasonal work) to try and bring that balance back around. If I can rely on a little more income elsewhere my focus could shift to doing these fun bonus things and not having to worry so much about if I’m covered month to month. Obviously that would effect my schedule- I wouldn’t be stopping Patreon by any means, but depending how things play out I may have to edit some things. I’ll keep you all in the loop of course as it comes, nothings changing as of now but it may be a necessary thing.

TLDR is; shits been busy as hell but I’m doin my very best. I am genuinely very sorry tier benefits have been slow and inconsistent- I’m doing what I can with the time I have but unfortunately my focus has needed to be on making sure my month to month income is able to support myself and my family. I’m looking for side work to divert some of that so I can put more focus into benefits & personal/larger projects here and actually get into what I’ve wanted to do with my art for a looong long time. I’m still going to work on these bonus things, like the tutorials and bases, as I can! But I unfortunately cannot promise a deadline until I get a bit of relief in other areas.

I wanted to be as transparent as I could be, because my heart is in my work and it means the absolute world to me to have you all here. And I cannot tell you all enough how grateful I am for the patience and understanding you’ve all shown me. I’m hoping I can get things stabilized in the next couple months and start off on the paths I’d really like to be on. 💛