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     Hey y'all, sorry I've been slacking sticking to any semblance of a schedule for myself. I am just about to head out to the post office and going to ship out everything. This has truly been a nightmare to deal with since there's no organization when it comes to who gets what on Patreon. So some people may be getting extras of some they've gotten before. Its just kinda been snowballing. I'm months behind and that comes to my next thing. Miss Invisible will be the end of Sticker Club.

         I'm no longer going to offer physical rewards and the tiers will be closed and removed. I thank you for being part of this but its truly killed my love for art over the past year, I no longer have fun doing this. I just want to work on stuff on my own time again without the pressure of monthly timelines with a 40/hr workweek and then all the stuff that has to be done at home on top of it. The cost of everything has gone up, things are just draining me financially and I cant keep up with all of it. Some rewards I had promised I just cant follow through with, if i owed you sketches or anything I'm sorry I just don't have the bandwidth.

     As far as what Patreon will become expect it to be pretty much the only place I post art moving forward. Ive been separating myself more and more from the internet lately, and while I still like making work I also love to learn new things and experiment and with quick turnarounds that becomes impossible. If you decide to stick around I appreciate it. Anyways, keep an eye out for your packages soon.

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retronymph

I love your stickers, your Etsy was how I found your art to begin with, so this is sad to hear but I totally understand. I'm happy to keep supporting you on here, and I'm glad you're able to separate yourself from social media, it's a good thing no doubt.

The Art of Josh Grilli

I have been trying to come up with some new ways to offer goods in the future, itll prob be like timed drops on my own time frame.

infrarad

I love the sticker club so much! But I wouldn't have joined if I didn't enjoy your art first and foremost. Happy to let the physical rewards go if it helps keep you enjoying and making art.

infrarad

Idk if this helps but you're not alone in finding it difficult to impossible maintaining this. Many artists that I subbed to for physical rewards have also discontinued them or bumped up prices. The ones that still offer those tiers now have assistance with it, only drawing the art so that they don't also need to manage fulfillment. All that to say, prioritize yourself! Thank you for all the work you've dealt with up till now and I hope stepping away brings much relief. Selfishly I hope you find the time and excitement to still offer stickers in some capacity, even if it's through a regular storefront. Regardless, wishing you the best 💖

The Art of Josh Grilli

Really appreciate the understanding, I was also seeing this a lot for folks i followed as well. We kinda all came to the same conclusion. On top of the weird state of things this current administration is doing in the US. I dont see things getting better for a while. Im excited to do more stuff though and try new things as well!

Reneator

Trying to use less social media is a good idea, and with your quality of art, stuff will find its way onto social media either way, so you will keep getting free advertisment. Might need to put a signature on it or your patreon tag, so people can easily find where the image came from to find your patreon.

The Art of Josh Grilli

Good suggestion, yeah i figure that will happen. It already has with a few pieces. I still want to offer exclusives even if they find their way away from here. I see a lot of artists offer sets or like variations of the same piece and thats something Im also considering.

Reneator

Bluethebone does a lot of variations. Enriches their work for me, as a specific variation can scratch some more specific itch. All the best to you, looking forward to your future stuff!

Hecxz

Thanks for being one of the real ones on Patreon Josh! It’s been incredible seeing how far you’ve come with your art but mental health will always be #1! I know we’ve never met in person, but if you ever want to reach out to chat on Discord! I’m there man! Take good care of yourself & look forward to what’s next 💪

z12

It's unfortunate but I don't fault you for it. In the lead up to this it's something that I understood pretty well, it's very difficult to have time for things like this if they don't pay for themselves effectively. If the chance to buy stuff from you comes up in the future I'm definitely on board, but you have to do what's best for yourself financially and mentally. In regards to the patreon are you thinking of just reducing it to just a single support tier in the meanwhile? I do love your art, so even if it's a little bit a month to continue seeing it I don't mind at all.

The Art of Josh Grilli

For now, yes. It'll just be the art and tip tier. It'll give me some time to think of new things moving forward, I have a lot of ideas swirling in my mind. I just need the time to work on them. I appreciate the support moving forward, if you decide to.