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🌻 Where I've Been by XRedMoon
you're probably wondering where I've been for the past few months
 i hope this journal can help explain a few things
sparing most of the details, this year has been rough and life came at me super duper fast:
i had to move very suddenly back in june and one of my cats had to have emergency surgery in july
the events leading up to and the june move are what have largely prevented me from getting to draw
 i've also been sick from allergies for the past few days so it's seemingly one thing after another.
the reason for my moving is ongoing and will probably still affect my activity outside of close circles.Â
those who know what's going on, thank you for your patience with me it's appreciated so much.
 and now that i've been able to settle in my new place, I feel like i'm finally able to create again.
i was able to participate in artfight a little and it was a much needed break from it all -
i will be posting the pieces i made for this year eventually.
all this said, i have some changes i'd like to make.
i've done nothing but commission work this whole year and it's been draining my art stamina.
with my unpredictable schedule i haven't been able to complete pieces as quickly as i'd like to,
which is not fair to my commissioners, and having to make them wait for so long has me stupidly stressed out.
after i finish my current batch from the people who helped me pay for my cat's surgery,
i will not be taking commissions for the foreseeable future.
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to the raffle winners on furaffinity from back in april,
i have not forgotten your prizes,
they will be worked on after my commission queue
my plan moving forward is to find a day job and work on my own projects in my downtime
i want to turn art back into a hobby rather than a fulltime job
i haven't been able to spend time to improve my own art outside of drawing for someone else for so long and it's been wearing on me.Â
i have a list of things i've started and want to pick back up again and hopefully i'll be able to share them when they're completed
who knows, maybe i'll finally be able to pull Of Rain and Snow out of hiatus and see it through to completion.
there's no changes to my patreon at this time.
i've been having a blast designing stickers each month and want to continue with that.
hopefully once i get into the swing of things, i'll be able to have early access comic pages available again, for both ORAS and future projects
i'll be scheduling my backlog of posts... eventually. whenever i find the time to sit and do it really.
there's not a whole lot but there's at least some and i hope you look forward to seeing it!
-Red
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thank you ;w;; things are moving forward to get better but it'll still take some time.
oh man what a mood! no worries about not getting to me, it's the thought that counts!! even though this year was relatively quiet for me compared to what i'm used to, i was still very swamped and a bit surprised that i managed to get all i wanted to done!
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no prob ^-^ yeah dw I'm sure it'll get there eventually <:3 even my injured foot is taking a while to heal up and I was actually prepared that it was gonna take longer, but it turned out to be getting better a little quicker than expected, so i've been able to go back to the gym again :D but yea take it easy <:3
yeah ^w^ on the bright side, I think I may of gotten a rough idea on how many art i can do for others in one month :3 maybe next year I'll get to squeeze you in somehow if my memory and motivation lets me, we shall see <X3
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I’m wishing you all the luck in finding a job—because I really want you to do art for enjoyment and not stress over doing it because you need the money! :D
It sounds like you’ve got plans and goals and I really hope that you are able to accomplish them all. Also, I hope that you’ve been able to finally de-stress a little after such a crazy, crazy year. Having time to breathe and feel like a human again will improve your life so much more! :)
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thank you! i have some ideas about where i'd be able to apply with my skillset and abilities. my new town has a lot more options than my previous one.
something i realized recently was that i don't get the same feeling of satisfactory from art i make for money as opposed to the art i make for fun- it ties into that feeling of dissatisfaction i felt back when i was in art school. i'm hopeful that i'll be able to get back into the swing of things once all is said and done.
unfortunately i'm not entirely out of the fire yet, and just went things start to finally be good, it flare up again. hoping that things can improve over time but it'll take time to be completely ironed out. i appreciate the thought though! i'm hanging in there <3
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That's always a good thing. And even if a new job keeps you busy--the fact that you can turn around and do art for enjoyment is a better option than feeling pressured to do it (for financial reasons). I always feel that when people draw with love, it's always a better drawing in the end--and you're much happier with it. :)
It's very understandable--when I first joined FurAffinity in 2012, I felt pressured to do a lot of free art for people (without PayPal, I couldn't really do commissions).........there was a part of me that felt to make and keep friends I had to do all this art for others. And, in the end, I wasn't doing art for myself anymore and I felt like I was suffering artistically. FA and the people there gave me nightmares and stress in the end, so I don't regret leaving the site--but if I do art for people now, I want it to be on my own time and my own terms, not because I feel it's the only way to make friends.
Well, there may be some bumpy patches, but I think you'll make it! :D
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welcome back :3 I'm sorry to hear that things been rough :<
though I'm glad art fight was fun for you tho! same here actually :3
I was actually meaning to attack you on art fight this year, but then my motivation died.. QwQ so many attacks, so little motivation hhhhhgoifogufdiougiofd