Retiring

A couple of years ago I had toyed with the idea of retiring all of my artwork and starting over. I wanted to just leave some things behind  and not feel this pressure to keep making things similar to what I have been doing to feel cohesive or give the people what they wanted. The more expectations I put on myself the more restricted I felt. This trapped feeling has grown over time and  has exacerbated stress and artist block. A few Christmases ago I was determined  to take action when I closed to just ax the catalog and start the year fresh making the art I wanted to. By New Years, I saw my bills aand I chickened out though I did manage to cut my catalog down by a considerable amount.

Cut to the dumpster fire that has been 2025 and I am the unhappiest I have ever been in my life. My eye issues have returned and I’m banging my head into a wall trying to make products that I now can’t afford to make thanks to the tariffs. I’m running out of options to stay viable and I feel lost. When you are lost in a forrest you don’t keep wandering around hoping to find your way out. You stop, calm yourself and gather your berings. So right now that is what I am doing. The first step to me getting back to actually liking what I do is to let go of the things that are holding me back. I wll be retiring all of my prints from my current art catalog. At this time it will not impact licensing or products.

Starting now until May 15 you will have theopportunity to get my current art prints. My 16th I will be removing the options to purchase from my website, wholesale and Etsy. Patreon Patrons will be able to request prints at any time of their choosing. If you don’t know what its called thats ok a good description will be enough for me to figure it out. My catalog has always been and  will always be available to paying patrons as long as I have the files. I wlll also be going through our storage and taking out some metallic prints and things that have been sitting since we did comic con in 2019 .Patrons will get first crack at those.  If you like my work I wouldn’t worry too much I do like the same things I have always have and I am sure those themes will pop up in my new pieces.

I hope you all continue to support me while I navigate myself into the next chapter and I want to thank you all so much for being here.

Ash Evans