Well, the new year is rolling in, which means it’s time for some changes, both for my business and my life.

First thing’s first, the part that affects you guys:

There won’t be any major changes really, partially just putting this here for my own reference. I plan on changing my email account. There’s nothing wrong with artbysparta@gmail, but I’d prefer something that has my entire business name in it. I already made an account for spartadogillustration@gmail, so now that’s the one I’ll likely be using. Unfortunately I still have a large number of business cards that have my old email on it I’m going to try to get rid of them all at Anthro New England, and then I’ll see if I can have all of the email from that account forwarded to the new one, or something like that. But yeah, I’ll gradually be switching over to that email.

Second, and this is a pretty minor thing really, I think it’s time for some new graphics. My stream announcement, offline and setup images, banners and avatars across sites, all that stuff is super outdated now. Time for a refresh. No idea how long that’ll take me, since it at least some of it will be new art made just for that.

Third, not so much a change as just exciting news: I’m making a living wage!!! I don’t want to say exactly how much I pulled in this year, but it’s enough to prove that this can without a doubt be a sustainable solo income for me. It’s solidified my resolve and inspired me to put that much more effort into my business next year. Time to look into new merch options, new conventions, and new opportunities in general. We’ll see how much I regret it come tax season LOL. But thank all of you guys for making this a possibility, and as cheesy as it sounds, for literally making my dream come true.

And finally, I'm moving! I don't want to say why just yet, and I don't even know where, but I'm planning to be out of this house by the end of next year or beginning of 2018. I've got some good savings built up (thanks to the puppy fund; that's being repurposed into the moving out fund, much to my chagrin), and now it's just a matter of waiting for some other factors to fall in line.

So. That’s where we’re at. I’m honestly really looking forward to 2017, for art and life. Hopefully it doesn’t take another nosedive like 2016 did haha.

Thanks for taking the time to read, and happy new year!