We are really really in a bind. We are looking into some disability but that takes time. I am supposed to be on work rest since my right shoulder and knee have been really bad since the car accident a couple years ago and have gotten worse so I got two cortisone shots and am in PT but I’ve been told not to sculpt or draw for the month and am doing some freelance editing to get close to rent. Without my only other option we are really in a bind. They are treating my shoulder and I WILL be back to drawing soon but will need to catch up on a few backlog things.

On top of this my landlord informed us our rent is going up by 500 more dollars when we were barely getting by. We are looking for a roommate but that also takes time.

We would have been ok had I gotten accepted to a local show this month I was counting on but I didn’t get off the waitlist. Hubby is still struggling to get steady work and has been helping take care of me.

My credit card is maxed out so we can’t even get food or cat food we are waiting to see if we are approved for food stamps. It’s bad. I don’t really share everything but it is really bad and it also feels embarrassing to reveal this. Like I’m a failure or something. My minimum card payment is 200.

I’m not asking for free handouts we have lots of art and products to sell.

We have uploaded more products to our store much of which is on sale! http://shopshottsyarts.com

And I have brand new options and tiers for patreon and you can receive actual art merch from me for as little as 5.00 a month! Every bit helps. I’ve also opened a special patron only discord where people can chat with me. https://www.patreon.com/ShottsyArts

We also have new metallic fantasy laptop bags I plan to offer some custom fursona silhouettes for 300 each
example here: https://www.facebook.com/1000634684.....flite=scwspnss

I wouldn’t ask I had a whole plan that was working to get us through the next two years so we could try and get a house and now I feel like things keep trying to push us down. I am not a quitter and keep working as hard as I can and do my best to stay positive. If you want to help out please check out or shop and patreon or if you just want to send anything our way I’ll link PayPal below.

http://www.PayPal.me/shottsyarts

Thank you all for supporting my art journey thus far. We are working towards so many things when we get out of this hole including adorable fat dragon plush we want to create and kickstart and more but we can’t do it all alone. We appreciate all of you even watching me and commenting helps me so much. You can also support me by following my twitter account shottsyarts. It’s more my realistic fantasy stuff and my novel but I always reply on there!

If you’ve read all this thank you, and thanks for keeping me going.

-Shottsy / Waffles