So, some of you may be wondering where I've been. Truth is, I had some awful shit happen to me, and it upset me for quite a while. This led me to leave the furry community, and a lot of people behind. Someone here hurt me deeply, who I had thought was a friend.

I had been screwed over by a housemate that left me, and this individual offered to help me in exchange for doing a logo design for them. I worked for several days on it, to the exclusion of all else. I finished it...and they offered to pay me the next day...and they didn't. I lost my home, because I trusted that person, used up valuable time, and waited for money that never came.

As a result, I've had to change policies about how I work. I'm not happy about it. I like to trust people. I think there isn't enough trust in the world. It upsets me that this person thought that what they did to me was ok.

There's some fantastic people in the furry community, who I'm happy to know. Being around them has encouraged me to try this whole thing again... to try to be a part of the community again, re-open for commissions, and set healthy boundaries for myself and others.

I do art because I am disabled. Some days I can't walk. Some days my PTSD is so bad, I don't want to even go outside. I'm not asking for sympathy.. just understanding and respect that drawing, painting, sculpting, carving... all of the forms of art I do, it's my job. I'm working on getting my shit together to officially apply for disability... but if I don't have to, I don't want to. It feels like giving up. I don't like giving up. I've always been a fighter, despite everything else.

So, hi. I'm Silv. I'm taking this step to try to let people into my life again, and to be a part of the community. I hope we can be friends.