11 Years Of Patreon (Patreon)

Technically June 15, but I'm kicking off the anniversary while I'm free this weekend. Back in June 2015 (2nd pic), I was still trying to figure out what I was offering in exchange for an audience's support, with a completely different cast of characters. This was a weird time for me in so many ways and it didn't take long to realize that I'd set the bar a little high, with an inefficient workflow and some monthly clips that required over a month to produce on my humble PC. Had to revamp the whole thing by the end of the year, and some people were vocally unhappy about it, but sustainability was a priority. Fortunately, support picked up in 2016, peaked in '22 and remained sustainable until recently. Now more than ever this is a casual project, not a business, not following a schedule or catering to anyone's tastes but my own, like it or not.