I'm aiming to spend more and more time here on Weasyl from this moment onwards. I was going to last year when I made the account, but things like real life and lack of free time got in the way, so I ended up just going onto sites I was familiar with (namely FA) during the time off I had.

I don't know if I'm going to be "leaving" FA as such. But at the very least I'm going to be spending an equal amount of my time on here. I've been going off FA for a while now for a variety of reasons, however this most recent shitstorm has been one the final nails in the coffin for me. I'm not willing to go into details of what's going on there here, I'm sure most of you know already anyway. Some of it depends on what friends on there start doing, but if the bulk of the artists I follow and the people I talk to decide to leave on a more permanent scale, then I will begin spending less and less time on there. Possibly to the extent of being completely inactive.

Another reason is me wanting a "fresh start" of sorts with my art in the terms of how much I draw and how hard I try with any pieces I attempt. In the last year I've still been drawing, nothing too serious, mainly just sketches, but I've also been researching into different methods, studying anatomy and trying to define some sort of style. I've actually started to feel somewhat comfortable enough with my drawings to share them, so this year that is what I plan to do. At this point in time I have four pieces, three "serious", one "random doodle that I liked enough to post" that I am ready to share here. I also have a written piece that I've been working on on and off for a couple of months that I'd like to share. Over the past five years I've gone from writing regularly to not at all and I'd very much like to change that. I fell into a massive creative slump held down by own self doubt and problems and I am going to try and heave myself out of it one way or another. I want to improve. I want to feel inspired and motivated again. I want to actually feel happy and proud with the things I draw.

What I guess I'm trying to say is to make it easier for me to start focusing on art more, in whichever form, I felt I needed a new site. I've heard good things about Weasyl and everything I've experienced so far here has been good. I wish I could say the same about FA.

It is horrific what is going on with FA. My heart goes out to the victims caught up in this current fiasco. I am disappointed that it has gotten to the point where I feel this way, especially about a site that I previously adored.