Am I still planning on doing anything?

First of all, if you clicked on this, and you are a person, thank you. 


WHERE DID I GO?

I made the personal decision to get rid of my Instagram. I had already deleted my Facebook a few years ago and I'm much happier. In a sea of bots, meanies, and parasocializing - sharing my life online in such a way just started feeling weird and bad. Figuring out what to do about showing my art is a work in progress and in the meantime, this blog may become something for those who are truly interested. The uphill battle of getting into everyone's algorithm is just not for me.  

WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING? 

Work.

After the last major chunk of work on the albatross that is Zanbul, I burned out. I hung up the drawing tablet, went out, and found a job. I worked in customer service for a few years at an animal hospital, selling some tarot decks online here and there, while painting miniatures for fun. It's not the first, or maybe even the last time I've just stopped drawing to go do life. I've had a weird, unbalanced relationship with my creativity in the past, and I'm learning how to do it because I want to and not because it's my only chance at something something. Rest assured, I've felt the spark again and I WANT to draw. Doing it because I feel like I have to was a path to a dead end, and I'm so glad that's changed. 

AM I WORKING ON ANYTHING NOW?

Yes. I am going to finish Zanbul. I'm not going to print any more incomplete editions. The next time it's available, it will be an big big book. It's not really a story that makes any sense until it's complete, and my attempts to put it out there as such were ill-fated at best. I don't really care if it's something that ever becomes a household name. It's too damned weird to be the next Spiderman. It's its own thing. Just know we're working to make sure it exists. 

WHY CAN'T I ORDER ANY MORE TAROT DECKS?

I do not know what I am doing.

At this moment in time, preordering the decks has become unsustainable. There are not enough interested parties at any given time for me to assemble an economically viable print order. This was my primary business model for years and I have not figured out what is next. They are not gone forever, but you're going to have to keep checking in. 

If you clicked on this, are a person, and are still reading, thank you again. 

This wasn't supposed to be an "oh poor me" type update. It's not an "oh poor me" update, it's just how things have been and things have been rough for everybody. Art/Social Media/The World in General has not been fantastic for my overall feels and art comes from feels. The plan is to stick with some Non-Toxic Safe-For-Consumption Positivity and see what happens. 

All the Best,
Taylor