Furnal Equinox 2020 Cancellation - What's Next?
5 years ago
As I'm sure you have heard, in light of the COVID-19 situation FE 2020 has been cancelled. As much as this situation stinks, it is ultimately a necessary decision in order to ensure everyone's safety and health. Cancellation hurts for me as FE is pretty well the only event I had planned on dealing at this year. Sometimes things fall out of your control, and as much as I would love getting to share my work with folks and hang out with friends as a giant gerbil, I'd rather people be healthy and take care of themselves first.
That being said, I've reached out to everyone who was looking to have badges for FE pickup. For the time being, I'll be doing either local pickups in the GTA (where possible) or shipping these items out wherever possible.
If you were looking to pick something up from me at FE, please check out my storenvy! I have my new Warriors pins, as well as all kind of goodies! The prices on storenvy are in USD, but I'm willing to honour my at-con (CAD) prices if you shoot me a PM and let me know what items you'd want!
https://darbington.storenvy.com/
If you were looking to score an at-con commissions, I am open for commissions pretty well indefinitely, you can check out the kind of work I offer below! Same as above, I'm willing to honour my CAD at-con pricing.
https://commiss.io/darbington
I think spiderdragon put it best:
"COVID-19 has caused significant upheaval for many artists because it has effectively shut down the convention circuit and forced many to self-isolate for their own safety and that of the people around them. These cons are their livelihood, and when artists are self-employed they do not possess employment insurance. I consider myself extremely lucky in that I am not crippled by these closures, but many artists are struggling so, please, if you were considering getting a commission or had a gift idea in mind for a while, don’t hesitate to reach out to that artist."
I am incredibly thankful for the support of folks in these difficult times. I'm lucky in that FE is my only event, and I'm employed fulltime elsewhere. Artists and creators need your support now more than ever! There will always be another Furnal, another convention, another chance to meet wonderful people and be a giant gerbil. Take some time, and if you have the means, throw a little love towards your small-time creators and artists <3.
That being said, I've reached out to everyone who was looking to have badges for FE pickup. For the time being, I'll be doing either local pickups in the GTA (where possible) or shipping these items out wherever possible.
If you were looking to pick something up from me at FE, please check out my storenvy! I have my new Warriors pins, as well as all kind of goodies! The prices on storenvy are in USD, but I'm willing to honour my at-con (CAD) prices if you shoot me a PM and let me know what items you'd want!
https://darbington.storenvy.com/
If you were looking to score an at-con commissions, I am open for commissions pretty well indefinitely, you can check out the kind of work I offer below! Same as above, I'm willing to honour my CAD at-con pricing.
https://commiss.io/darbington
I think spiderdragon put it best:
"COVID-19 has caused significant upheaval for many artists because it has effectively shut down the convention circuit and forced many to self-isolate for their own safety and that of the people around them. These cons are their livelihood, and when artists are self-employed they do not possess employment insurance. I consider myself extremely lucky in that I am not crippled by these closures, but many artists are struggling so, please, if you were considering getting a commission or had a gift idea in mind for a while, don’t hesitate to reach out to that artist."
I am incredibly thankful for the support of folks in these difficult times. I'm lucky in that FE is my only event, and I'm employed fulltime elsewhere. Artists and creators need your support now more than ever! There will always be another Furnal, another convention, another chance to meet wonderful people and be a giant gerbil. Take some time, and if you have the means, throw a little love towards your small-time creators and artists <3.

sammypanther
~sammypanther
Yeah sad bout it though

darbington
~darbington
OP
It's totally valid to be upset! Alas, we carry on.

sammypanther
~sammypanther
Yep