Hello!

Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing great!

I wanted to make an announcement that I'm re-launching my Patreon!

In January of 2024 I decided to stop my Patreon due to not being able to keep up with it. At the time, I had a full-time job and that job was taking over my life. I was beyond stressed. All of my time and energy was being put towards this job that at one point I enjoyed, but it was becoming more and more stressful. I stuck around at this job, hoping that it would get better, but it didn't, and suddenly it had been 5 years since I started there, and then it hit me just how unhappy and burnt out I was. My mental and physical health was at an all-time low.

This was all a few months ago, and since then I am happy to report that I parted ways with this job and have been recovering, working on my mental/physical health, and getting back to my roots: FOCUSING ON ART!

And since I have a lot more time on my hands, I decided get my Patreon back up and running again. I've made some very slight changes on here that I wanted to go over real quick:

⭐ Tiers:

$1 Tip Jar - This is a basic support tier, and if you are in this one you will have access to voting on monthly polls to help me determine a new sticker design!

$5 Supporter - This tier is for those who want benefits without having a physical reward shipped to them monthly. If you are in this tier you will have access to voting on polls, and have "first dibs" on Originals before I make a public listing on my Etsy shop.

$7 Sticker Club - This is my Sticker Club tier! If you are in this tier, you will receive a newly designed 3" waterproof vinyl sticker that is mailed directly to you! You also have the same perks as previous tiers: voting on polls and "first dibs" on Originals.

Basically, this Patreon will be active to support a Sticker Club for those who want to join it. If I make any sort of illustration or WIP art post, it will be for public viewing. The only posts that might be behind a "pay wall" will be ones letting the $5 and $7 Tier members know that I have an Original available for purchase before making a public listing on my Etsy shop.

FOR THOSE I OWE REWARDS TO: I will soon be mailing out Vinyl Stickers and Postcards to those who were in my previous Sticker/Postcard Club Tier for the following months:

Sept. 2023 - (1) Vinyl Sticker

Oct. 2023 - (1) Vinyl Sticker and (1) Postcard

Dec. 2023 - (1) Vinyl Sticker

Jan. 2024 - (1) Vinyl Sticker and (1) Postcard

I will be working on this during the week and will messaging those who Pledged during these months to confirm a good mailing address!

For those who Pledged $7 for this month (September 2024), you will be getting a new Vinyl Sticker soon! I will share the design later this week when I catch up on overdue rewards. Starting next month, polls will be in place to help determine a new design. I'm really excited to get my Sticker Club back up again!

Thank you all for your endless support during my highs and lows! ❤️❤️❤️ Be on the look out for new art from me on Twitter and Instagram.

Talk to ya soon!!!

-Nikki ❤️