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Not quite back yet, but here's an update! [March 2023]
2 years ago
Hello everyone, it's been a long time since I've posted here!
I don't expect a lot of my followers to see this journal, but here is an update for people who have been curious as to where I've been for the past 3~ years and a brief explanation for why I have not been taking commissions or posting new art in a long time.
Shortly after the move I discussed in my October 2019 journal, life became extremely difficult for me. At the time, I moved out and was renting a home with one of my older siblings, who passed away suddenly last year after a series of very complicated and painful events (which many people were very hopeful to see improvement on, at the time). I tried for a very long time to provide my family with financial and emotional support through everything but I've been feeling hopeless to pursue my own dreams and hobbies.
For years it's been difficult to feel like creating things to share with others can be a meaningful use of my time anymore. I've received so many encouraging messages from people in our community, praising my work, wondering when I'll return to creating art, but I've felt helpless, convinced that it will all be a meaningless endeavor. The happiness I used to feel socializing with other furries, networking with artists and commissioners, now was a void where I felt mostly paralyzed with fear and indignation.
Recently, however, I felt moved again by the desire that people have to create, and the desire people naturally have to do what they believe will make others happy. You can see how much people really care about one another when they create art. Artists are always putting themselves out there for every possible person to love or hate, just for the chance that someone might stumble upon their work and feel something positive. For me, to think that even one person could feel more confident with who they are or what they enjoy because of a single art piece is enough of a reason to continue creating art.
That being said, I want to inspire others who might also worried that their contributions to the world are insignificant to others. You will never really know how impactful something you say or create may be to someone else, especially when it seems small from the outside. The strength in your actions contribute to the good in this world and inspires others to do good as well. :}
Some time over the next few months, I will fully return to FurAffinity and I will be releasing a couple of new resources so that I can give back to a community that has consistently supported one another. One of my projects, a customizable furry emoji maker, will be one of the first things I will share for free upon my return to FurAffinity: Preview
I don't expect a lot of my followers to see this journal, but here is an update for people who have been curious as to where I've been for the past 3~ years and a brief explanation for why I have not been taking commissions or posting new art in a long time.
Shortly after the move I discussed in my October 2019 journal, life became extremely difficult for me. At the time, I moved out and was renting a home with one of my older siblings, who passed away suddenly last year after a series of very complicated and painful events (which many people were very hopeful to see improvement on, at the time). I tried for a very long time to provide my family with financial and emotional support through everything but I've been feeling hopeless to pursue my own dreams and hobbies.
For years it's been difficult to feel like creating things to share with others can be a meaningful use of my time anymore. I've received so many encouraging messages from people in our community, praising my work, wondering when I'll return to creating art, but I've felt helpless, convinced that it will all be a meaningless endeavor. The happiness I used to feel socializing with other furries, networking with artists and commissioners, now was a void where I felt mostly paralyzed with fear and indignation.
Recently, however, I felt moved again by the desire that people have to create, and the desire people naturally have to do what they believe will make others happy. You can see how much people really care about one another when they create art. Artists are always putting themselves out there for every possible person to love or hate, just for the chance that someone might stumble upon their work and feel something positive. For me, to think that even one person could feel more confident with who they are or what they enjoy because of a single art piece is enough of a reason to continue creating art.
That being said, I want to inspire others who might also worried that their contributions to the world are insignificant to others. You will never really know how impactful something you say or create may be to someone else, especially when it seems small from the outside. The strength in your actions contribute to the good in this world and inspires others to do good as well. :}
Some time over the next few months, I will fully return to FurAffinity and I will be releasing a couple of new resources so that I can give back to a community that has consistently supported one another. One of my projects, a customizable furry emoji maker, will be one of the first things I will share for free upon my return to FurAffinity: Preview
