Hey, so it looks like my issue with Etsy will not be solved. Not only did they put my shop on “vacation mode” they also decided to hold my funds, so people who paid for my art got their money taken by Etsy. I had three choices: 1) Honor the orders and pay for the items from my own pocket. 2) Cancel the orders and pay the cancellation from my own pocket or 3) Refund the orders and pay them from my own pocket. I chose 1 and all the orders should now be shipped. I just hope Etsy will pay the people back, if they’re not going to give me the money…

This week has been super shitty to me. I’m probably re-doing my kofi shop to deliver prints & stuff again. At least Printful has been pretty good to me.


Anyway, as such, I’m holding a “Fuck Etsy Giveaway”. The rules are very simple. Comment on this post and tell me something that gives you joy in your life or something that gives you hope for the future (or why not both, if you feel like it!) I think because of how the world is today, reminding ourselves about the good might actually be… well… Good.

Use the 🌕 emoji at the start of your comment when writing about joy and the 🌑 emoji when writing about hope.

There will be two winners and they will be chosen randomly. There will be two prices. First one will be a free “detailed style” commission from me and the second one will be a “simple style” commission from me. Winners will also receive prints of their commissions, the first place prize will be 21 x 30 cm matte art print and print-ready digital file of their commission and the second place will either get a sticker or a postcard (the winner may choose) + the print-ready digital file of their commission! The prizes will also be chosen randomly between the winners. Multiple comments will not make you any luckier btw ;)

More details about my commissions here: vindersart.carrd.co

Deadline to comment is 31st of December at midnight (UTC+02:00). The winners will be chosen during January 2024 and their prizes should be delivered between late-jan or mid-feb.

Good luck!