So, ive been getting a lot of hate mail recently, and yes. its breaking me down. dear people who have been harassing me, you win. i have such a tender heart, and being told all this is really ripping me apart. ive only been a part of DA for a week - it started out wonderful, but its continuing to tear me apart. i havent worked on my artwork for over a week, im just so unmotivated.
for the record (questions answered): ALL my work is recycled - save for the adhesive and the resin (fake water). the resin, however, is the reusable type... so if someone else wants to recycle it they can. the notion of recycled glue is just silly. I collect found cans and I receive donations from many people, but occasionally i have to have my friends drink certain pops for me, if i am running low on a certain color and have an order to fill. i still consider this recycling, and i sincerely apologize if you do not believe so (this is what caused the most controversy). I believe my prices are just - right now im barely profiting. how can this be if everything is recycled? even though its recycled, it doesnt mean i dont have to pay for it. the vases/pots come from thrift shops right as they are about to be thrown out - to a life in a landfill. i still have to pay for them - but its SO much better than buying new and letting those ones clog our landfills. also, some of my supplies are expensive, especially the resin. hence, why if you order a piece without it, it is much cheaper. and occasionally i DO have to buy pop. crazy huh? (i dont drink it myself, but my boyfriend loves the stuff) its still recycled and not living in a landfill. we drink pop anyways. i see no harm. thirdly, my time and creativity DESERVES to get paid. im not going to stand for this. im usually not cocky - but i am not going to exploit myself.
also, yes, i have cut myself open doing this, and it did cost me a pretty penny to get the stitches to keep that half of my finger. ive been told that i shouldnt factor it into my costs because it was my stupidity. i guess you would have to be in my shoes to understand... (and i dont factor it into the costs, btw.) its a dangerous art form - my bad.
thanks to all that have supported me and kept pushing me forward - you guys are awesome and i dont know what i would do without you.
`anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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PS. I think it's very reasonable to charge a little extra for the work AND the danger of the work. Unless someone does work like this, they don't understand (like you said) about exactly how careful you have to be when working with sharp metal. (If you keep getting complains, just tell people you charge extra for labor. You don't have to explain to them that it's because of a past/ possible injury, it's not their business. Besides, there's people to sew cosplay and charge 100$+ for just the labor and it's a REALLY simple skirt/ shirt cosplay. I doubt you're charging something outrageous xD)
and example of my prices : $18 for a rose. for hand made art... thats CHEAP. go on etsy... people charge hundreds of dollars for small stuff - i saw a wooden ring on there for $200!!! XD
As for the trolls, I know it's odd, but since the site is just popular enough, a lot of trolls make fake accounts on this site. They usually troll the HUGE artist who make controversy (Like TeruChan and such), but they also just like to look around lol... The only art sites to go to without trolling are very unpopular for the most part (I think the next popular art site is SheezeyART, but people barely get faves/ views)
imma have to check out sheezeyART - lol. the name interests me more than anything.
btw, i decided i miss you... a lot. ^.^ i love the new cosplay photos... im kinda working on one myself... yours are just awesome.
I have one, but i barely ever check it/ upload xD here's a link to the site if you're interested! www.sheezyart.com
I misses you too D: And thank you so much :3 I wanna start making cosplay an actual hobby, but I need cash first for the fabric/ materials xD; Whee~ I wanna see what your working on :3 Maybe we should get together and do photo shoots xD Some friends and myself are doing that this week for fun! (Plus I might be getting an old "Super HAD CCD" from a friend soon, we should have a shoot-off! xD)
we SHOULD have a shoot off. i want to shoot you mandii.
i want to shoot you many times.
...my mind is getting carried away at this point. XD
Oh yeah, I'll shoot you. IN THE BOOBIES. xD