TimareeZadel

Today was a bad day. A very bad art day specifically. I would first like to say I feel gratitude and sympathy for a dA friend of mine who is pursuing an art thief who has zero class and admits no wrongdoing. She has put up one hell of a fight against a 'man' who is hiding behind his good standing in the comic industry by belittling and bullying her, and everyone involved, hoping to end the 'circus' as he calls it.

This circus, that he has mostly created by not copping to his actions, that has ensued has now called at least 31 other deviantart artists into the limelight. He has revoked the blanket permissions he gave coloring artists to use his work and now threatens us with art theft claims.

There is something broken here. I feel like one person with a highly questionable code of ethics has blackmailed me and some of my best friends on dA. It is abhorrent and makes ice run through my veins. I am at a complete loss for how to help her or the others involved. I was proud of the coloring work I did with his lines and I am quite certain others were as well. But now the time and energy I spent on the piece is lost.

Why is it so hard for people to play fair. I got into coloring over 6 years ago and it was great. I had fun with every piece I worked on and kept learning and growing stronger. But with everything that happened last year that pulled me from dA to begin with and now with this 'circus' when I finally start getting back on my feet I just feel defeated.

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So, ill just preface this journal by saying that I'm just trying to blow off steam about my living situation and don't really have any other venue. I've been living with my grandpa now for quite a while watching his heath deteriorate and his daily activity stagnate into watching the western channel almost all day every day (except when the local sports teams are on). That in and of itself wouldn't be unbearable, but what is pushing me over the edge is that my boyfriend, now fiance, moved in to grandpas house with me about a year and a half ago. And earlier this year, my mom was laid off because of cut backs at her job so shes been here for almost 3/4 of the year already. With all of us here I am really stressed out! I'm trying my damndest to get more freelance work coloring (which was going well until this month when mom came back again) so that we can save up money to move out. But every time the topic of moving up comes about she pulls a pity part saying then she would have to move in with her dad. My argument, at least for the last 4 or so months, has been that if she doesn't want him here by hisself maybe he shouldn't stay at home. He was in a care home earlier this year for physical therapy and while he was there he was such a different person. He got waited on hand and foot (served 3 meals in a timely manner every day; got assistance with personal hygene; etc) and loved every damn minute of it. But because the care home wouldn't let him have his damn dog he threw a fit to come home. Most of my family doesn't think he should still be living at home, but my mom has got blinders on. I am just so sad and stressed all the time that it is negatively affecting my relationship with my fiance. I feel like we have almost zero personal time to enjoy each others company and I feel like planning our wedding in this environment is going to be impossible.

Hey there, so I have a slew of things that I would LOVE to color in the very near future. Only problem is I don't have any where near enough time as I am getting ready for chicago comic con in less than 2 weeks. If there are any flatters available to assist me please note me here or send an email to timaree.zadel@gmail.com with your rates! I could start using your services immediately and will pay via pay pal.