Thank you ;-; I struggle with that too but I feel it's been getting better lately, therapy made me realize I have unhealthy boundaries and a people please and what not, it brought a lot of things to light..just fuck NO :') I'm sorry you are struggling with that too

Some people... just don't get it.

Indeed some dont...but it is also on ourselves to set boundaries, I realize a lot of people are harmless, we all cross boundaries, and it is on us to say when they are crossed :) and if they don't listen...better RUN haha

I don't know why, but I have associations with old 1920s art deco advertising posters. And the predominant green color evokes Absinthe or popular magical performances.

Pretty extraordinary work.

It is for sure strongly Art Deco inspired :D the green reminded me of Bioshock haha, but I think it looks pretty good together XD but I do like your Absinthe reference

This is amazing.

I feel it reminding me of my struggles with addiction. Saying no, as a suffering addict, is virtually impossible. No matter what, for years I'd find myself waiting for hours on some street corner for my fix.

Getting to where fox is now in recovery took a fucking long ass time and a hell of a lot of struggle.... I'm glad to say I can say no now. Something I couldn't for over a decade...

That is truly admirable, I'm very proud of you, addictions are extremely difficult to tackle..<3

I've suffered from maaaany addictions over my life. Some starting before I was 10 even.

I am still a smoker, so it isn't like a fox is completely out of the woods with addiction.

I feel, for me at least, the biggest difficulty was identifying the problem and reaching out for help. Every time I tried in my youth I ended up ostracized sometimes even beaten.......Stigma of addicts is such a massive fucking problem and our existing institutions to deal with addiction do nothing to help break that stigma.

I appreciate your kind words and your art. They mean so goddamn much to me... <3

This looks really powerful to me, I think that having the enough strenght of saying no is something that can be very complex and different for everyone.
I have troubles with it myself too sometimes, but I think it's getting better with time to let other know when they offer me to do something that they think I'll enjoy, but I don't really wish to do it.
The colors and the position you choosed for the character and the shapes surrounding it work really good as well :)

Love the art deco look

Got me thinking about it being a card, a means to cast a spell as a barrier.

I love that!!

Also in yugioh for a particular card of al old man that pretty much says "No" to your opponent.

Amazing work, I love the art deco aesthetics.

A so simple, but so important advice. And also so hard to say "No!".
I'll try to keep this in my mind, when someone ask me: "Can YOU...?"
And nice Art Deco! =^^=