Hi gang!


So query for you, since I still feel like I Quantum Leaped from the fandom, Whats the alternative for Furbuy these days? I see DealersDen is still going but theres really not as many listings as I expected on there.


What I am planning on doing is: I need to go through a remove 2 massive crates worth of sketchbooks from my storage unit. This is every sketchbook I've ever owned since I started drawing! SO what I had in mind was to auction batches of decent sketches or old commission sketches in collections. Because otherwise they're just being burned or recycled. From the feedback I got at the few con dens I've had tables at since I got back, you guys really like my random sketch pages and marker pen experiments/doodles.

So I am thinking I am going to set up a stream (maybe 2) so we can go through these sketch books together. They will be a hell of a time capsule, lots of memories and potentially lots of drama reminders LOL.
I cannot keep these sketchbooks - the dream was that my ex and I were going to be able to convert a farm outbuilding into a full art studio space for me including a sketchbook archive store to put all these in. But alas, I now need to downsize so much that I will be living in single rooms for the foreseeable future. Why? Read below.

Any pointers or advice appreciated. If you tune into the stream, I will be happy to send off/retain any commission sketches you recognise the sona of! I cant do this for everything as i need those boxes empty. Hence the wish to auction sketch batches off.

Otherwise I guess ebay works? I'd rather not hang onto these sketches for too long waiting for cons to come round. I may take a bunch to Soctiacon though for the auction.

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Life change - I wanted to do a video on this.
I have decided to pursue a new life in horse care, in training to be a stable groom/yard hand. Im 34 next month and scared honestly. Ive accepted that I will never own a home on my own, even renting is proving hard. But life last year with my ex just felt RIGHT, to live in a working horse yard. I know its hard work and long hours, but i fucking loved it despite not doing it for long. I am throwing everything into getting that lifestyle back. It will affect my art time, so I will be getting stricter on commission management.
We're a few months to go before I get there though. I am signed up for care courses and have a checklist of qualifications to aim for this year too!
Maybe Ive had a mid life crisis, but I cannot see my life back to how it was with my last Ex, where I was sat behind a desk for 10 years. Its just not me anymore. I am getting a life with horses again and taking the highs and lows with it.