Hi everyone! So yes, I've been quiet lately, mostly due to an excess of Real Life going on. Job hunting, attempted career changes, personal stress, a current short-term job that's going well but involves a two hour deep urban commute... I haven't been left with any time or energy for making art, or really internetting much at all.

Happily things should be starting to stabilise a bit more next month - I've secured my next semi-long-term source of employment. It's far away so will involve some overnight stays away from home, and it's another fixed-term academic role, so it isn't everything I was really hoping to find at this point, but all the same I'm excited for it and I have a good feeling about the people I'll be working with. I'll also be able to work from home on the days I'm not on-site, which will give my schedule a bit more freedom.

What this means is that once June begins I should start actually showing up online again a little more, and hooooopefully start to get back in the current for drawing again. There are a few commissions and trade arrangements that have been hanging on my to-do list for a while now - I have not forgotten about you! Doreydrawings will return... SOON.