Hey all,
I need to restart my life at a new place and I need help.

As some of you might know I am currently living in Ukraine with my grandma and mom. Six year ago my grandmother got a cerebral stroke, after which she became totally different person and needed care. To help my mother, I stayed to provide both caregiving and financial aid, but dealing with someone who only gives negativity and takes more and more of your time and nerves is hard.

And so the stress began to accumulate. At first it wasn’t so bad, but year after year my own health has deteriorated. It began to affect my drawing, and art that I was finish in 1 day started to take 2-3 days. Stress due to my family situation added to fears of the resulting delays in commissions led to 2 surgeries for me in the last 2 years. I’m really grateful that you all supported me during those times and will definitely do my best to fulfill ideas that were entrusted to me.

Then the war started in the 2022, adding oil in the flame. My mother started to have problems with work, leaving me the sole provider for bill, food and other necessities. As of 2 months ago my sister, who had lived separately from us for 14 years and has two kids, one with special needs, sought shelter. I don’t have good relationships with her but as she was without a place to go we took her in. As a result my budget started to fall apart. This, in turn, has wrecked my already struggling budget, as I'm left trying to afford the bills for six people, in a home meant for far less, until my sister was able to find job.

Finally she got a job money, and then it turned out so I suddenly find myself no longer needed and the target of family drama and harassment, on top of being in a crowded, noisy, toxic household. Unfortunately, this is leading to enough stress and household drama that I am unable to sleep. Lack of sleep is leading to my inability to draw. My inability to draw means I can't earn an income. The lack of income leads to stress that prevents me from sleeping, so on. The downward spiral continues and it's not good, to say the least.

My mental state is quite unstable and I am afraid that this current situation could lead to irreversible consequences. It seems like the best way to deal with current situation is to leave this place that I can’t call home anymore.
So, I need to rent a studio apartment to move out and get my life back in line. I need $500-600 USD a month; this would cover all of my bills, rent, food and other necessary spending, plus give me a small buffer. This is something I can accomplish once I get settled.
For me, to be able to move out on my own though, I'm gonna need a chunk of cash up front. My goal is $1,500-1,800 USD. This gives me enough to move out, get a place, and have at least 3 months worth of bills covered. I hate to have to ask for it with nothing really to offer in return, but I'm going to get back to work on drawing and design. This is the point of this life change. So I can only offer detailed commission slots in advance and try to reach my goal with as fast and with as few orders as it possible. You can change the idea or character or even exchange for several smaller commissions, but unfortunately there will be some time delay while I make this transition. Please check my DETAILED ART PRICE LIST (https://www.weasyl.com/%7Efelangrey/submissions/2286527/detailed-art-price-list) and COLORING PRICE LIST (https://www.weasyl.com/%7Efelangrey/submissions/2286528/coloring-price-list) for more info about commissions.

Thanks to my friend, we've started a Gofundme. You can support and see progress to my goal be this link (https://gofund.me/d6be08a5). Spread the word if you can.

Alternately, if you're in a region where PayPal isn't offered on their site, you can also send funds directly to me via PayPal at: Felan-Grey@ukr.net. Any funds sent directly via PayPal will see the target on the GoFundMe reduced, as I don't want to double dip.

And as always, thank you for your support and patience. I’m really appreciate that you trust me with your characters and ideas, and allow me to put them to paper. I’m glad that my drawing can make someone happy. Thanks to all of you, I’m able to keep going and want to develop further in it.