Hey folks! It's been a bit, so I figure it's time for something up in these journals. And I know a bunch of you have had some questions you've been asking, so it seemed like an okay time to go about answering a few. I'm going to be as honest as I can with these; none of them are intended as attacks or snips against anyone, just how I feel about myself and the stuff I'm doing.

Can I get a commission? Will you open up soon?
A lot of folks have wound up asking this one. I do appreciate you folks showing interest! And honestly, I'm not entirely sure when (or necessarily if) I'll be opening again for public stuff. I've hit burnout several times in my life trying to keep up with doing art for the public, especially during times when I needed the money to get by. At the moment, I'm doing okay just drawing stuff on my own (and giving you wonderful folks a doodle a weekday!), and I'd rather just keep going with that for now. I know it's been a long, long time since I've really been available to draw stuff for folks, and I am sorry that I've kept y'all hanging.

Okay, but why do you still post commissions for some people?
Those people are generally my really close personal friends (like, I spend all day every day with these folks), and they do get a bit of a pass there (Plus, some of them refuse to let me do free art for them xD). Like I said above, it's nothing against any of you folks, and it's not like you've upset me with asking for stuff or anything. It's just kind of where my headspace is.

What about the drakens? Will we see art or stories of them again?
I've gotten this question from a few people, and the answer kind of goes deep into my head, a bit. The long and short of it is, no, probably not. To be honest, I feel like I've grown past where I was when they started, way back in the day. I used a lot of shortcuts back then that I've improved past needing now, and I can't really do anything with them without relying on those shortcuts again. I love the draken characters and their stories. They're what got me started, a long way back now, and I wouldn't trade them for anything, but I think they're just going to stay back in the past.

Do you have any plans?
For the future, it's a bit uncertain. Among other things, I've only got so many hours in the week for work, art, games, and all kinds of other stuff xD I do have some ideas for new commission rules and pricing and whatnot, but there is a lot of working-it-out I have to do (including sorting it out in my own headspace) before I get to that point. I can't really make any promises one way or the other on how that's going to go.
With that in mind, I have had thoughts of a couple quick events I could do for you folks. They'd be a bit like doodle YCHs (not auctions, but like a cute thing I could draw different characters in). What do you folks think about having your own doodles? I know a set thing like that isn't something I've done before, so let me know below if it sounds like something you might be interested in doing!


Thank you wonderful folks again for sticking with me, and for every fave and comment you've given!