The Bound Artist
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UPDATE: 08/04/2022 TAKING A SHORT BREAK
🕑 Added 2022-08-04 22:56:11 +0000 UTCIt’s been a little while since I’ve done one of these, so I thought I’d drop in and give everyone a little bit of a heads up with what’s been going on in my life as well as what’s coming down the pipeline. So since my last update we’ve had a HUGE group of new people join the fold and I just want to welcome all of you if I haven’t already yet on a personal level. I also want to thank all of of you guys for every comment, favorite, and support that you’ve been giving to the page. It still blows my mind how far this have some since starting all of this 4-5 years ago now. Not to mention the amount that I’ve improved since starting is staggering and it’s all thanks to you, so from the bottom of my heart I can’t thank you guys enough. I hope I can live use to everything you hope and or expect from me. Though now it’s time to get down to brass tax.
So some of you my know this already, my partner and I caught Covid a few months ago. While we’re both ok (for the most part) my partner has yet to return to work yet, this has since forced to over work myself to make up the lost income. Weather it be taking more commissions then I can typically handle at once, donating blood, selling my vast collection, and of course working extra hours at my day job. All of this has since lead to… me loosing that job. The strain and stress lead me to being tired and unable to properly do my job there and my bosses noticed this. So in just three months we went from full comfortable income, to half an income, to no income at all… it’s been very rough financially, emotionally, and physically as I try to keep us afloat and find a new job. There are other things I’m doing in addition to what’s listed here but that’s more private between my partner and I that I’d like to keep from here but it too has been a big strain. However I tell you these things not as an excuse but just to be upfront and clear as to what I am doing with. So I thank you for being patient with me as I slowly to try to piece things back together. But now to the other stuff, the fun stuff.
BACK LOG
So I’ve have since exhausted my impressive back log. This is mainly due to the fact that a large chunk of it is apart of larger projects I don’t want to show until they’re done, it sucks but I think it’s more fun to show case them together as a while. The other reason is due to me spending less time drawing then I’d like to as I try to look for a new job. I am hard at work on a new one as we speak and once done I should be sticking around for a while!
COMMISSIONS
So I do have a few commissions that are active and working on as we speak. I will be working on them just at a slower pace then I’d prefer. I’ll keep you guys informed on a more personal basis and you’ll probably get those before you even see this. You know you are my friends and I hope you understand and are happy with the final results. I know I am so far with what I have done. As for taking on new ones, normally I have an open door policy where I’m always willing and open to hearing ideas. Even when I’m marks commissions as “closed” I’m never really FULLY closed. Though this time I truly am closed. I need to focus on getting my family back on their feet, finishing the few I have on my docket already, and building up the new back log. I’m so sorry for this, cuz even though we really do need the money (like REALLY need it) I just don’t have to time or the energy that your project deserves and for that I am deeply sorry.
TAKING A BREAK
I think the rest explains most of this, but yes I will be taking a short breather. Between the limited drawing time, job hunting, and running through what I already have made, I won’t be posting a little while. The other reason for my break, which is something I’m very VERY bad at but need to get better at, is taking time for myself to regroup. I am very much a workaholic. Almost every waking hour is spent working on SOMETHING and while I know how unhealthy that is I can’t help it. I know I need to take some time for myself, to relax, do things I want. One of the reason why I feel so incredibly lucky is that the one thing I typically tend to do for fun and relax is drawing, but right now I need to do something else. Read some comics, build a model kit, hell maybe finally play a video game! I want to be the best I can for you guys, live up to the standards you have for me, and while I’m bad at it, part of that is taking time from myself. To heal. I won’t be gone long, couple weeks, just long enough to recharge my batteries. Thank you, everyone for everything you guys do for me and I can’t wait to show you all the new things I have planned for you
