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16 years ago
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Sorry if I haven't really been posting much of anything lately. I had taken a trip to Chicago for a family funeral, almost as soon as I got home my stylus pen broke and I had to wait two weeks for another to come in via snail mail. After that I just haven't had much inspiration, plus I had been out of practice long enough to get a tad rusty. We're not in the thick of Vacation Bible School, so all my evenings are taken with me running the sound booth for the presentations.
Speaking of Bible School, my preacher told us a story one time about a rescue station in one of our local cities. Once upon a time it was a small, unimpressive place, but it was the only rescue station on the east coast for miles, and they were diligent in their duty. They were so good at what they did, that people started volunteering and donating. the rescue station grew, and the building itself became bigger, fancier, and more expensive over the years with it's success. but as it got bigger, more and more of the station members reveled in their success, and spent less and less time actually going out and rescuing everybody. All the positive energy that had built the place up had left it, and the few people who still cared about the station's actual purpose left to form a new rescue station. eventually the station went bankrupt and the building was bought up by the city.
The moral of the story was to not forget the reason for your success. Used in the context of the bible, do not forget God when you are successful, as there are at least 2 different kings that were lead to their throne by God and then abandoned him when they got there, becoming cruel and corrupt and eventually replaced by god's next chosen. This of course can be used in general terms. Nintendo has often been accused of forgetting or ignoring the fans that made them great in recent years. The same could be said of artists. Don't forget the reason for your success. Don't get a big head. Remember your fans, and remember what ethics and principles you've stood by to get to this point. Be true to your fans, but don't become a "sell out".
I'm probably going to end up deleting a lot of my old journals. I have a LOT of old journal entries, and that's just not necessary because most of them are so old there's no point in discussing the subject of them anymore.
For that matter, I'm thinking about moving to a new username. PGF was just an acronym so I could be more or less anonymous, having still been 'in the closet' about being a furry when I first made the account. It would be nice to post images under my full monicker instead of just an acronym.
If I do that, I might keep this username around for concept work and one-off images, and post finished work more in line with my stories and characters on the main account. Much like
MadPolar does.
I think that's all I have to talk about right now, with luck I can start posting things more often. As always feedback is welcome, and if you'd like to request a commission, please talk to me.
Speaking of Bible School, my preacher told us a story one time about a rescue station in one of our local cities. Once upon a time it was a small, unimpressive place, but it was the only rescue station on the east coast for miles, and they were diligent in their duty. They were so good at what they did, that people started volunteering and donating. the rescue station grew, and the building itself became bigger, fancier, and more expensive over the years with it's success. but as it got bigger, more and more of the station members reveled in their success, and spent less and less time actually going out and rescuing everybody. All the positive energy that had built the place up had left it, and the few people who still cared about the station's actual purpose left to form a new rescue station. eventually the station went bankrupt and the building was bought up by the city.
The moral of the story was to not forget the reason for your success. Used in the context of the bible, do not forget God when you are successful, as there are at least 2 different kings that were lead to their throne by God and then abandoned him when they got there, becoming cruel and corrupt and eventually replaced by god's next chosen. This of course can be used in general terms. Nintendo has often been accused of forgetting or ignoring the fans that made them great in recent years. The same could be said of artists. Don't forget the reason for your success. Don't get a big head. Remember your fans, and remember what ethics and principles you've stood by to get to this point. Be true to your fans, but don't become a "sell out".
I'm probably going to end up deleting a lot of my old journals. I have a LOT of old journal entries, and that's just not necessary because most of them are so old there's no point in discussing the subject of them anymore.
For that matter, I'm thinking about moving to a new username. PGF was just an acronym so I could be more or less anonymous, having still been 'in the closet' about being a furry when I first made the account. It would be nice to post images under my full monicker instead of just an acronym.
If I do that, I might keep this username around for concept work and one-off images, and post finished work more in line with my stories and characters on the main account. Much like
MadPolar does.I think that's all I have to talk about right now, with luck I can start posting things more often. As always feedback is welcome, and if you'd like to request a commission, please talk to me.
