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Pulling my posts of commissions bought from others because..
2 days ago
"I remember Owen you a hug,
You Otter get one!"
"Helloe, it's Chloe!"
You Otter get one!"
"Helloe, it's Chloe!"
... this page was originally always meant from the beginning for my own works.
I applaud the care with which these artists drew my characters, or characters for them to interact with, and I mean no disrespect at all as I take the commissions down.
Ever since I've been aware of furry, I've been drawing my character of the otter, and those of close friends and loved ones. In fact I've been at least sketching random things like video game characters and space shuttle tributes since I was old enough to hold a pen or pencil.
Then around 2006 I got the longest running, and most emotionally exhausting job of my life.
I honestly hated that work with a burning ire, but I never looked for better in all the 12 years I pissed away there, because I had no idea retail work could ever get any better - and I haven't been trained to qualify for anything else yet.
In this time my mind was on wallowing and surviving, and my art suffered over a decade of lapse.
The commission works I bought were part of my jobless freewheeling when my father passed and a modest inheritance arrived, allowing me to walk out that horrid job and never look back. And I wanted my characters to have *some* presence outside of me talking about them, or making avs on Second Life, so I was left with little confidence and a lot of money. You can guess the rest.
Then during summer of 2024, I had a nervous breakdown after having worked a new job for 2 years. It was the best job I'd had yet during the first year, then immediately the worst when management turned over for my second year. The resulting stress enhanced my bad behaviors and I got fired.
In the meantime, searching for meaning outside my work, I remembered;
I make my art because there are ideas I have for characters and things to do with them, and when you get down to it, I feel best when I produce them myself, however flawed.
So with that lengthy vent out of the way, I must add, and it's sharp, but that's the way I can be:
if you only watched me for my commissions, I appreciate the attention, but that's not my art. You may follow and support those artists with my encouragement. However, simply put, if you are here for that art by others, and not the characters I had put in them, I feel that's a disservice to me and my characters. Go with my blessing, and you're free to come back if you wish.
Again, many thanks to these artists, and what they have done for me. Some have been role models, a couple have been mentors, even. I stand proudly behind you, and hope you'll applaud as I catch up, but this race is really against myself. I see you not as rivals but as fellow travelers on the road.
I applaud the care with which these artists drew my characters, or characters for them to interact with, and I mean no disrespect at all as I take the commissions down.
Ever since I've been aware of furry, I've been drawing my character of the otter, and those of close friends and loved ones. In fact I've been at least sketching random things like video game characters and space shuttle tributes since I was old enough to hold a pen or pencil.
Then around 2006 I got the longest running, and most emotionally exhausting job of my life.
I honestly hated that work with a burning ire, but I never looked for better in all the 12 years I pissed away there, because I had no idea retail work could ever get any better - and I haven't been trained to qualify for anything else yet.
In this time my mind was on wallowing and surviving, and my art suffered over a decade of lapse.
The commission works I bought were part of my jobless freewheeling when my father passed and a modest inheritance arrived, allowing me to walk out that horrid job and never look back. And I wanted my characters to have *some* presence outside of me talking about them, or making avs on Second Life, so I was left with little confidence and a lot of money. You can guess the rest.
Then during summer of 2024, I had a nervous breakdown after having worked a new job for 2 years. It was the best job I'd had yet during the first year, then immediately the worst when management turned over for my second year. The resulting stress enhanced my bad behaviors and I got fired.
In the meantime, searching for meaning outside my work, I remembered;
I make my art because there are ideas I have for characters and things to do with them, and when you get down to it, I feel best when I produce them myself, however flawed.
So with that lengthy vent out of the way, I must add, and it's sharp, but that's the way I can be:
if you only watched me for my commissions, I appreciate the attention, but that's not my art. You may follow and support those artists with my encouragement. However, simply put, if you are here for that art by others, and not the characters I had put in them, I feel that's a disservice to me and my characters. Go with my blessing, and you're free to come back if you wish.
Again, many thanks to these artists, and what they have done for me. Some have been role models, a couple have been mentors, even. I stand proudly behind you, and hope you'll applaud as I catch up, but this race is really against myself. I see you not as rivals but as fellow travelers on the road.
Thank you very much. ❤️