hello from the void
I've recently checked in to find several messages regarding Crossing the Bridge and I want to thank you so, so much for your kind words. It means everything to me that my little project resonated with others out there. Depression can be so isolating, but I see you. It's hard, it hurts, and it's lonely. Sometimes we put on a face of functioning and sometimes we can't even do that, but there's nothing unworthy or unlovable about us. I love you all, thank you for loving my comic. I'm genuinely sorry I was never able to print it, that's one of my bigger regrets.
Since leaving tumblr, I've ended my illustration career. I still make art but I don't post it anywhere, so I'm sorry to say the links in the last post as to where to find me are not accurate. Perhaps someday I will find a platform that feels appropriate to share on again.
I was never able to gain the professional traction I needed to succeed beyond barely keeping my head afloat on commissions, and the pressures and stresses of posting online as it exists today were too much for me to manage in a healthy way. So changes were needed, as is often the case. It was valuable to me to check my messages here and remember that I did have an impact as an artist and for that I am deeply grateful. There may be a place for me again someday.
All my love, ALL my love, tumblr. <3