Hello again.

I'm sure no few of you have been wondering what happened to me, why I haven't submitted anything in ages and the like, and what's going to happen from this point on. This is a brief journal to explain all of that to you.

As to where I've been... struggling is the best answer I can give you for that. Or at least the most concise answer. I've been stuck in a rut, unsure of what to do with myself, struggling with depression that has both manifested from being stuck in a rut, and then in turn fed into my continuing being stuck. It's been a very vicious cycle that I've been wrestling with for quite a while. Unfortunately, it overwhelmed me for a while, and then I had a series of events happen to me that left me literally unable to do art at all, regardless of the drive to do so.

First, the laptop I was using refused to register my tablet at all. It point blank REFUSED. I tried everything and eventually I had to completely reinstall the OS to get things to work. And once I did, I was able to art for a few weeks, and I managed to turn out a few good things... but then my tablet slipped off my bed without my realizing and fell onto the baseboard heater and ruined it entirely, leaving me once again unable to do any art things. Considering most of my traditional art starts out as digital sketches, I was left pretty much SOL.

So after another stretch of time, I got a new laptop and a new, better tablet, only to find out that the tablet isn't slotted for use with Windows 8... guess what they gave me with my new laptop? Bingo. It took me a while before I actually was able to get shit working.

And all the while, a constant back and forth with depression. Not wanting to get too angsty on you all, but it was pretty grim for a while.

Match that up with a very ugly break-up and the stress of needing to move AGAIN (the two are unrelated, but they did both crash on me at about the same time) and I've really just been a complete mess for months.

But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. After much discussion and mental debates on my part, I've decided to take  CurioDraco up on her offer of relocating to Massachusetts. I'll be living and working with one of my best friends and I'll be away from the nagging of my parents that's doing me much more harm than good.

So that's all well and good, but what does it mean for you?

First of all, if you have an outstanding commission that you're waiting for, don't fret. I kept a queue and I have NOT forgotten you. I apologize from the bottom of my heart that you've been waiting like you have, and for those of you who've been waiting the longest, there will be an extra in it for you, I've already planned it out. Unfortunately, I am not in a position that I can offer refunds at this time, so I'm hoping I can appease you with free bonus goodies.

Most importantly, the point of this journal has really been to let you all know that I will no longer be using this gallery, or the moniker FawksiePuppet. It was a name that came to be in a part of my life that I would like to put to rest. I'm going to move on to happier times, and in order to do so, I need to let go of the past.

For those of you whom I will be parting ways with, I thank you for your support. Every watch has been encouraging, every comment an excitement.

For those interested in following my progress as I move on to bigger and better things, you can now find me at  PetitZhu! With a new sona, a new handle in the fandom and a new lease on life, I'm looking forward and looking up.

With much love, and signing off
~FawksiePuppet