Hello, everyone

At this point, I assume that many/most of you are aware about the sad recent news:  Dragoneer , owner of FurAffinity, has tragically passed away xT
Before moving on regarding my own work and how things are gonna be from now on, I'd like to say a few things in respect to Dragoneer.

Art has always been a huge part of my life and who I am. Drawing has been a way of connecting myselft with the world and people around me. I'd draw as a hobby/for fun when I was a little kid, draw with my group of friends trading pieces while chatting about everything, draw to give gifts for those I love, draw as scapism or to help me deal with problems I had to face in life, and I was fortunate enough to find strength in me to make art a fulltime job and pay for my bills.

The furry fandom is one of the most fantastic communities in the world, I owe a lot to you all and I feel honored to be part of something so beautiful, creative and unique. I don't owe all my artistic/professional skills to the fandom, but I'd be lying if I said that I don't feel blessed that I met the fandom and became a furry myself. I feel like the community and the arts have helped me a lot to grow up and learn more about myself as an individual, an adult, and a lot more.

And ... maybe I would have never become a furry artist if it weren't for Dragoneer and FurAffinity. Sure, there are other websites out there, other plataforms for artists to expose and sell their works. But for me, it all started here!
I was making art on DeviantArt first, but the place that actually helped me becoming a freelance artist, and part of the community I love so much definitely is FurAffinity.
Sure, I've seen many people saying over the years that the website has its problems, that it isn't perfect and could improve a lot in some ways. But that doesn't take away from the fact that the website is very important to many of us. It is a great place to unite all kinds of people from the fandom, helps connecting artists to new audiences and commissioners, helps many creating a portifolio or share some cool memories from events, has helped many meeting new friends, and so much more.

I never got to know Dragoneer in person nor online, nor do I know much about them in general, their history, tastes etc. But I do respect Dragoneer a lot for creating this website, for being such an important piece of my life and of so many others, for providing an online place which feels like home, a "safe place" to several people which has connected many of us.

My condolences to Dragoneer's family, friends and loved ones. My thoughts and prayers are with you, and I hope your hearts find comfort when the right time comes.
 Dragoneer ... Thank you so much for having existed. I'll carry your memory dearly in my mind <3

---

Now regarding my work and commissions, I'll try to be brief:

- The art queue remains and I'll keep working on all arts normally;
- The situation of FurAffinity is uncertain, according to some chats I've been reading around the internet. I'll keep my FurAffinity account and will still post all my works here, but it would be greatly appreciated that, if you only follow my work here, to please check out my other galleries and social medias;
- If you are a commissioner, I have several other contacts where you can reach out to me. Please give me a head's up where it works best for you, so that if anything happens to FA we can still talk about your art;
- I've made a backup of all my art recently, and I'm gonna be uploading it them on my Twitter, e621, etc;
- Twitter/X is where I have been most active. I'm still learning how to use some other websites as galleries like bluesky, SoFurry and similars. But like I mentioned, I won't leave FurAffinity unless the website really is taken down and will keep posting stuff and etc as usual.


My contact info can be easily found on my profile page, down at the "Contact Information" section, and if you'd like to talk about something don't be afraid write a message on this Journal, send me a DM and etc.
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/st12

Stay safe, folks. Don't forget to give your loved ones a hug and say how much they mean to you <3