After giving it some thought... I need to stop pushing myself so hard to get my art out there for money. It's beginning to make me feel hollow inside... art is supposed to be my passion, and it still is, but my financial situation has been teetering on the edge for weeks now and I've felt this to be a solution to help pay for cab rides to work, my electricity (I am on a prepaid electric plan because it didn't require the ridiculous $300 deposit), and other important, immediate things. And it has; I've managed to keep the lights on from what little I've gotten from arting, and I can't stress enough how grateful I am for that.

However, I was never truly ready to be taking commissions. My life has been a tug of war between work and fighting tiredness when not at work, and truly feeling up to working on anything is subject to this process. Commissions, as helpful as they may be in keeping me from going under, just aren't truly possible on the schedule I've had to maintain. So for now, commissions are closed until such time as I get enough unsolicited interest from others and I am truly ready for them.

What I will be doing is finishing what I do owe, then taking it easy and drawing what makes me feel good. I love doing gift/fan art for other people, and despite trudging through commissions I can't help but doodle things for other people, like friends and cool people I've met in the past, and maybe characters and artists I like. I may be open to doing trades, as well. I just want to love art and love doing art without the weight of the piece's responsibility on my shoulders...