A break from posting.
For the foreseeable future I'm not going to be posting any art on my socials. There's a couple reasons for this:
I'm trying to stay away from social media in general.
I'm working through healing my relationship with art (particularly perfectionism) and lowering my expectations and keeping pieces to myself is part of that journey.
I won't lie, my engagement is extremely low and I'm having problems with theft of my NSFW pieces. This does not encourage me to post.
The internet is becoming more hostile for artists. I don't like feed format. What I'd prefer most is what DeviantArt offers with folder structure, but with them utilizing AI and not allowing adult content that's not an option. I'm already split between several platforms and none of them tick all my boxes. This also discourages me from being active online.
Speaking of AI, I hate feeling like artists' only options are "get used to being stolen from, or don't post lol". Okay. I won't. I'm tired of worrying about being exploited and I'm tired of looking over all the different software I have to feed my art through to protect it before I post it. This isn't worth the trouble.
I very much appreciate all the support I've received over the years, and I apologize if you've been hoping for anything new! I might return with a new approach in the future, we'll see ❤️