Hello! Do you have a patreon?

Hi, I used to have but not anymore.

2017-01-06 20:16:20 ¶ ●

roachpatrol said: aw, what happened?

Patreon turned out to be too stressful for me. I wasn’t consistent with the amount of artwork I made each month and I kept worrying that I wasn’t producing enough, as a result I got almost obsessively worried that I should somehow make it up to my patrons by trying harder in the next month or something. In the end, I realized that this constant worrying was making me miserable and exhausted, so I decided to shut down patreon. I guess it was for the best because in November-December I had serious problems with health, had to stay in the hospital, and by the end of the year I’ve barely made any art at all :/

2017-01-06 23:35:29 ¶ ●

espaceaodisal said: that happens when you try to make a living of your art

It’s too late to go back to school to become a doctor or whatever else is considered a profitable profession nowadays ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Besides patreon is just one of the many options…
However, I might try to open it again later this year, maybe I should’ve just switched to “per creation” schedule.

2017-01-07 0:25:56 ¶ ●

Hey, the comment that other person made was really rude! That's not an inevitability of pursuing art as a career, or doing any other job some consider "less profitable". You were struggling due to specific stressful circumstances, which is totally okay, and you made the right choice for your health! That's more important than the quantity of art you make. People need to stop shaming others for pursuing different professions! >:( I hope your health problems went/will go away soon!

Hmmm, it didn’t strike me as rude. I can understand that some people feel cynical about choosing art as a career. I still find myself doubting my choice occasionally but… I really can’t imagine myself as someone other than an artist :\

Thank you, anon! You’re very sweet! :’3

2017-01-10 22:48:47 ¶ ●