Hey Yall.

It's been a while since I last updated you all, so I suppose the best place to start is with a life update. I'm happy to report that I'm still here, still creating art, and still trying to navigate the chaos that is our world right now.

As many of you might already know, the rising cost of living pushed me to find a job outside of art a couple of years ago to make ends meet. To make a long story short, the job I had for almost a year ended, and the next two positions I tried just weren’t the right fit. I’ve been on the job hunt again for the past couple of weeks because, let’s be honest, bills don’t pay themselves, and there is just too much month left at the end of my money.

I’m feeling pretty hopeful about some new job opportunities I’ve interviewed for recently, especially a few interesting full-time positions. But as is typical for this kind of situation, working more means I have less time for art. This might result in fewer streams, a little longer to respond to messages and extended turnaround times for commissions. However, that doesn’t mean I’m giving up on art. I LOVE this - sharing your excitement and bringing your ideas to life - it’s such a big part of who I am and I'm pretty sure they are going to have to pry my art supplies from my cold, dead hands.

I'm still accepting commissions, so if you’re interested, just shoot me a message and we can work out the details.


Now, let’s talk about the fun stuff—the Egg Hunt! It's happening this year!

I’m really sorry for the late notice about this. Besides the job search, there have been some recent family emergencies and frustrating technical issues that initially put us on shaky ground for this year. Relli, who I adore and who handles ALL the behind-the-scenes stuff, unfortunately lost all her archived data from previous egg hunts. Despite this setback, she has been working really hard to piece everything back together to create a fantastic event for 2025. Last year's transition to Discord worked surprisingly well, so we’re going for it again this year. You can read my previous journal (https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10822472/) for more details about what to expect, but here's the information for this year's egg hunt:

When?- The website will go live at Noon (Pacific) on Saturday, April 19th, and will remain active through the end of the day on Saturday, April 26th. That's a whole week of egg-citing fun!

Where? - Eggs will be hidden via hyperlinks on https://www.amberlarksearchparty.com (the website will go live at the time mentioned above), and you can claim your egg and share all the details in my Discord server here: https://discord.gg/6c4B6BccdZ.

How much? - $30 per egg, due upfront.

Is it first come, first serve? - Nope! It’s no longer one egg per person—multiple people can claim the same egg!

I know that I tend to be very quiet, but please know that I appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for sticking with me. I hope to see you for another amazing Easter and I look forward to seeing what the future holds!