birchly: I’M LEAVING TUMBLR. Sorry, didn’t mean to...

I’M LEAVING TUMBLR.

Sorry, didn’t mean to yell. Keep reading, followers. I’m gonna get the important stuff out of the way first, then rap with you a bit.

OK this blog will be up until the apocalypse, Dec. 17, or possibly after. I am starting a twitter for those who wish to follow me there. I would love it if you did.

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/birchlyart (SFW)

And as a reminder:

FA: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/birchly/ (SFW/NSFW)
DA: https://www.deviantart.com/artbirchly (SFW)

Furaffinity and Deviantart are, at the current moment, where you can find most of the work I’ve put up here over the years. (and yeah I dunno how long I’m gonna remain on DA either)

Twitter is a different story, and I haven’t written that story yet. I want it to be kind of a fresh start for Birchly art, so while I will likely tweet some of my favorites from this blog, I will NOT be migrating all my work over there. You’ve been warned.

Will I have a NSFW Twitter? Honestly that’s likely, but it doesn’t exist yet, nor even taken shape in my mind. But I will link to it on twitter (and FA) when it comes into existence, so you’ll just have to wait and see.

I think that’s all the pragmatic stuff. OK, let’s talk.

I could remain on tumblr easily enough. But there’s something that really gets under my fur, we’ll call it… lying manipulative butthole-ery? And if what brings a smile to tumblr management’s faces is ignoring and deceiving users, chasing away vulnerable communities, and generally driving this site into the ground while raking in ad money, then I will not give them the chance to monetize my work.

Tumblrers, I started posting here as kind of an experiment at a time when I was incredibly insecure about my art. Your embrace has given me so much confidence and let me rediscover a passion for drawing what I love that had all but run dry. I know I don’t interact with you all very much outside of my art, but I want to say I really appreciate those of you who have shown your steady support, and I’m glad I could make you happy. I hope you’ll take the next step with me as I figure out what the hell it is.