Pause next month and important notice.

Next month will be paused for billing as I haven't been able to do much art wise and only managed to get one reward nearly completed so far. 

I'm going to be honest; I will probably be closing patreon soon. Please read, or at least skip to the TLDR for the actions I will be taking involving everyone.

In the start it was fun and things got weird, like my initial plan which changed as I listened to everyone and continued to work my butt off on stuff I really enjoyed... then setback after setback happened; being forced to move, the death in my family, a few personal problems I've been struggling with, and eventually having to get a job in order to just *survive.* I thought I had a plan, but it looks like things are twisting again and I cannot keep patreon going while these things are happening. 

-The details-

As most of you know I have a new job that has me working 10hrs 5 days a week, and it's allowed me to actually pay off and catch up with a few of my more outstanding debts that have had me getting calls all hours of the day. I've had little time for anything else besides, ESPECIALLY art, because the only time I've been able to really do anything is during downtime between assignments at work. While this does give me a tiny window to work on stuff it is random, unreliable, and more often than not back-to-back which sometimes leaves me without breathing room.

I need this job. I cannot stress the importance of it, especially since as of last week or so, my car was hit as it was parked in the street. Hard enough to shove it clear into the neighbors front lawn. They were kind enough to leave their insurance information and everything which was nice, but I still haven't been able to so much as contact their office yet because I've been too damn busy. 

I'm always busy. There's too much I need to look at, make calls on, repairs, maintenance, house refurbishment still isn't done, roommate situation is not good as one will be leaving us probably soon (increasing my workload) - I won't go deeper on the details. Just know that it's a big ugly mess, and I can't leave everyone here waiting while I deal with it all, especially as it just gets bigger as time goes on and I have no clear idea of when things will be 'stable' again.

-TL:DR-

So with that being said, I will be closing my Patreon probably the end of next month. This is what I will be offering;

REFUNDS - I will happily refund those who have pledged up to this month and haven't gotten any sort of reward. Please note that I CANNOT DO THIS ALL AT ONCE. I will start with the newest Patrons first then work my way down the line. 

(Above also applies to pending commissions, some of you have already been refunded.)

If you want to have your patreon refunded send me an email with your payment details, number of months at what tier, and any other relevant information so I can begin making a list right away. 

Send with the heading "Refund (name)" to birdbuttb@gmail.com. My manager will be organizing them to assist in processing.

OWED BACKLOT - I can still work work for those who really REALLY want it *but* it will be extremely slow in coming. If you wish to receive your reward/commission I will try my best in getting it completed as I can. Let me be clear again, however; due to the nature of my job and everything else, I do not and will not have a turnaround time available. 

They will be clean sketch w/flat colors. (Instead of just clean sketch lineart)

If you wish to be part of the owed backlot list use this link and complete the form; https://forms.gle/t8PmVsExWiKg53f7A

I'm terribly sorry to everyone here. I tried my best, I really did, and it's been a lot of fun. I learned a lot, made new friends, and got to try out stuff I never thought I would. It's been an adventure, that's for sure. 

I'm sorry to those I have disappointed, never followed up on, or generally didn't have time to get to know better. I'm just totally overwhelmed, and there's so much to do still it hurts. 

Thank you all, truly. I will not be able to reply to anything for a while as I've still got a lot to do today before my shift starts tomorrow. I'll do what I can to help how I can.

-B