Sorry to those who read this, as I know alot of you out there enjoy my art.

However, as some of you may know the last few years have been not only hard on me, but alot of us. For me, family deaths, health problems both mental and physical, misfortune and economic instability has been prominent, with the cost of living spiking in my country. With me and my husband hardly making enough to pay rent, little less additional costs despite him having a full job, and me trying my best with various hussles and jobs. With everything going on in the world it'll probably just get worse.

For the past few months especially I haven't found any pleasure in drawing, unable to feel happy with, or create the simplest of drawings. My main drive to create art nowadays coming from my need to support me and my husband.

So, I am considering either going on prolonged hiatus or severely decreased uploads to none.
I don't want to scare my fans, I plan to make this temporary at least at the start. Most of my other income is during the warm months, when the snow melts. So once spring comes around I just want to focus on other stuff, mostly science and environmental work, which in today's dying world is more important than ever.. even if I'm doing it for free on my own accord.

Ideally I'll come back once it snows again.
(Snow here usually lasts from November to march, although climate change is making every year more unpredictable with melts in January and harsh freezing in April.)

HOWEVER, I don't expect to completely stop art, I want to still create scientific art, nature or expressionism art. These categories are one of the few places I still feel passion for art, any creative person whether visual, music, or etc. will understand the critical state of the creative arts.

If I do continue to do other artwork, I will probably make a new account on here or move to the few remaining general art sites, to seperate my professional content from NSFW.

That's the end of the main announcement, after this I get abit ranty and go in depth about my feelings.

We live in a world that exploits creative minds in countless ways, Especially AI, stripping everyone from artists to coders of their jobs, removing the money and buisness people need to live. Outside of tedious analytics, and science AI has no place in our lives. Where we degrade ourselves to listening to a voice who pulls up wrong information we take at face value or generates music and pictures that people at best laugh at or worst erroneously pass as real. To the point there's been nature photography, and art competitions who have almost been tricked into accepting AI slop as real.

This is one of the reasons I want to focus on science and nature art as these are some of the few places I personally feel safe still drawing, it's not easy for AI to crap out a scientifically accurate drawing. Same with abstract or expressionism art (as much as the AI bros think their stuff is deep.)

AI has ruined the income for artists, that's undeniable. I understand there's a few strongholds for artists such as niche art, or sites with regulations on AI art. But let's be real, it's bleak and there's no laws or regulations in sight on the parasitic behavior of AI content. AI especially injures us artists who wanted to do professional art, from graphic design to game art. I used to want go into logo design, a market that now hardly exists after a few years unless you're lucky enough to meet someone with a conscious who knows the blight of AI.

Art just had been nothing but a bottomless pit of pain and financial stress. I don't want to blame AI, nor do I want to blame anyone other than myself and dumb luck, as I know I could've tried harder to advertise my art. Sometimes our hobbies and passions just don't work out how we hope.

I just don't feel art is in the stars for me, I can't even make a quarter of what I'd need to survive a month. Not with the mental trauma I'm putting myself through trying to sell stuff that doesn't work out. I greatly thank anyone who has been there to support me, and I feel like I let you guys down by giving up, it's no one fault but my own and the powers that be.

Another reason is we all know the world is at a breaking point, human society wise and environmentally due to rich brain-dead bigots who don't care for those currently alive and future generations who're just trying to survive in a hostile world.

Everything is going so backwards and upside down, total disregards for the earth and those who depend on it. As many can relate, it's all becoming abit much. I just want to enjoy our planet before it's dead and gone by 2050, for alot of us it's the only family we have. I also want to try and save for emergency funds if we have to move up north or even out of country if political tensions or climate change get worse.

These may seem like Irrational concerns to some, but the anxiety is constantly tearing me apart, the fear of losing my livelihood, or even my home is awful. I just don't think my heart can take it, and I hope you guys can understand.

We can only wait and see if I'll decide to stay or at least make it a winter job, I just need a break from all this art and creative stuff.

Before I sign off, remember;
There's no humanity without Earth, and there's defiantly no economy and buisness without Earth. So please try to take care of her.

Also, I appreciate any concern and advice although I am not looking change my decision on stepping away at least temporarily, as I've already been mauling this over for a long time.

Need some bill money, and I dont advertise commissions much!
I do basically anything (excluding a few things)
I also can do SFW art, ask for prices

https://phytonsfw.carrd.co/

NORMAL NSFW
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Halfbody: $50+
Fullbody: $75+
Fullbody w/ background : $100+
No color sketch: $40+
(+50% for extra character)
All prices are subject to change depending on complexity

TRANSFORMATION COMMISSIONS
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$60+ colored bust
$50+ Uncolored fullbody sketch
$80+ Colored fullbody
$110+ full background fullbody
(Nsfw extra)
Additional characters are 50% more.

Comics/sequences :
$80+ for the first frame than 50% for additional frames
Backgrounds cost extra
All prices are subject to change depending on complexity

Im sorry to all my loyal followers who probably have been wondering where i have been.

Not only have I been suffering from burnout, but my mental illness has been really bad lately, my physical health is also floundering and I also found my grandfather has 4 months to live, but I do hope to come back soon, as much as I hate drawing it is also my passion haha.
I just hope you all can be patient with me whether its a couple weeks, or months between art.

The financial situation in Canada doesn't help my lack motivation, and is driving me to prioritize trying to get a wage, or other job to just be able to feed and house myself and my husband, but I dont want to cause any worry for myself.

Its just only fair im honest with my followers, thanks for understanding, love yall.

I wanted to start with deeply apologizing for the absolute lack of artwork recently,

I never noticed I didn't formally provide an update on my life,
Early this year I had to take a medical leave from my environmental college program due to worsening mental health and other issues.

This is also the reason I closed my subscribestar, as it really didn't get anywhere and due to the 5 subscriber requirements I couldn't even collect the money I did make for rent and bills, not only leaving me feeling like a failure but also feeling like I'm stressing myself over providing exclusive art for nothing. (Big thanks to those who did support me on there though, it means the world)

The same reasons are why I've been so sparse on artwork.
I hope to increase my art input eventually, and do not only more TF related art but also art I enjoy such as general biology related art, as expressionism. Not to mention I want to focus on non art endeavors as everything has left me very burnt out and unenthusiastic about drawing.

If you guys have any suggestions on money making ways I can provide you guys art please do! Otherwise I hope I can get myself back together eventually.

EEEEYUP
https://bsky.app/profile/phytophile.bsky.social

going to try and make this most active after my discord ofc