Tasharene

So, hello, to whoever is left of my old watchers! NFTs seem to be dead, and I have outlived them, so I decided to pull my works out of the dusty storage and the cobwebs. I missed having a place where I could just go and look at my art. Especially now that I know there won't be any more art from me... Not really my decision, that - you see, I had a stroke, had to spend 5 months in a hospital to learn to walk, talk and eat again, and my hands are still not what they used to be, neither is my brain, to be honest. Holding focus, memorizing details? What are those? I don't know them. Ehh. Humans are faulty and fragile machines, please take good care of yourselves. Anyway, hello again, everyone, here I am, for what little it's worth.

Well, this is a goodbye. I've been on this site for 16 long years. I've stayed through all the changes, through all the wars and dramas, but NFTs are where I draw the line. Recently, I was alerted that multiple works have been copied from my deviant gallery and posted for sale as NFTs after being altered to hide the subtle watermarks that I always add. Honestly, this is disgusting. I, the artist, am not making any money on my art, why should I allow someone else to do so? I can't - and shouldn't have to - take the time out of my day to report each and every single one of them and make a case, prove that I am the creator to those who chose to host such art indiscriminately. It's just not worth it in the long run; there seems to be no way for me to protect myself and my works against it, so it would keep happening again and again... The best thing I can do is to just pack my things up and move on. To those of my followers who still remember who I am despite my recent inactivity:

Ever since Deviantart made the announcement about the obligatory move to Eclipse for everyone, I keep seeing people leaving in protest and making a show of it. As if they were making a point by screaming into the void of the Internet that they are terminating their accounts here. And it's just so damn frustrating.People seriously need to stop overreacting. Eclipse is a change, yes. A big one, too. It will take some time to get used to and get comfortable with, sure. But it's not the end of the world! COVID-19 probably is, though, so worry about that, instead, maybe? Eclipse is pretty damn functional, aesthetically pleasing, and it displays...