the reason behind his art is actually quite sad.
his friend, roger, has marfan syndrome, and i think crystals1986 was trying to spread awareness through his art.
I know, it's one of the major reasons why I connect to his art so much, I myself have pretty severe EDS and a head injury. While it's not the same as Marfan Syndrome, I also cope with my health issues through drawing my favorite characters or sonas struggling with medical complications. Crystals1986 is one of my favorite artists because of this, I feel a lot of connection to his art. Before I found his art, I was also making my own drawings of Derpy struggling with a disorder that was in itself a parody of what growing up with EDS was like for me, like this.
Around the same time is when I found Crystals1986's art, and for the first time I felt like I saw someone making art for the same reason I was. It's very sad to me that most places you can find his art or read about it are related to lolcow behaviors or making fun of him, which is why I made this account in the first place, so I could look at his art without seeing people make fun of it.
Wherever he is now, I hope he's doing alright, and I hope he knows that even with the shitty behaviors of people online, there are dozens of people out there who genuinely connected with and love his art. I hope hes still making art, if he's able to.