Hello! ❤️ Important update re: Patreon

Hello everyone! I hope you all have been well and enjoying your 2024!

I’ve been struggling a lot for the last few months with trying to find a sweet spot between work, daily tasks, and art. It’s been driving me a little bonkers to say the least!!! I’ve been behind on catching up with things, and it has left me frozen with guilt and shame. You all have my deepest apology for not being responsive here.

After a lot of thought, I’ve concluded that it would be best if I close down my Patreon. It’s a huge bummer, but realistically, I don’t have as much time as I used to when I first started all this.

When I first made a Patreon, I was working part-time so I had a lot of extra time to focus on art, but now I’m working 9-5 from Monday-Friday, and I honestly love my job!! It comes with great benefits so I can’t complain, haha. However, it does keep me very busy during the day, and I don’t think that’s ever going to get better, so in order to give myself more time to do the things I really want to do, I need to cut back on other responsibilities.

So, going forward, here is my plan:

-I will be pausing payments indefinitely and will mail out all monthly stickers and postcards to those who are still owed them within the next two months. Patreon keeps a good backlog on who has paid what in the previous months, so I’ll use that log as reference to mail everything out. Once those things have been mailed, I will then focus my energy on something I really want to do, which is updating my Etsy shop!! I have so many stickers that I need to list on there, and I have so many ideas for new art prints that I want to sit down and create.

I do apologize if this news about my Patreon comes with any disappointment. Writing all this isn’t easy for me, but I want to be honest and admit that I can’t realistically keep up with everything. It’s not good for my little brain.

Thank you all for the support and patience you have given me, I don’t think I would have kept up with all this for as long as I had if it weren’t for the kindness of so many of you. Seriously, you all rock. I will still be active on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and here is my Etsy shop that I will be updating  soon!

Please feel free to reach out to me, I’m happy to answer any questions or concerns.

Also, I will notify everyone when the stickers and postcards are being mailed out.

Thank you again for all the support!! 🙇‍♀️

Love,

Nikki