khiton

I apologize for my absence, especially to those who have commented/messaged. I will be actively trying to login more often and start working through the backlog. I'll also plan on uploading something new at least once per week. I'm trying to work through my anxiety and don't want it to control my life, especially at the expense of others.

If I don't fave or comment on your work, if I don't respond to journals, comments or polls, if I talk about doing a trade/critique/etc and never follow up, if I don't login for a long time or delay responding to a message, or just seem rather aloof: It's not that I don't care about you or your work, that I'm not interested in what's going on in your life. It's not because I'm not grateful for your faves, comments or any interest you have in myself or my work. It's just that I struggle. I struggle everyday. As long as I can remember it always took me a long time to fall asleep, and in high school whenever someone asked how I was I would al

Note that this policy only refers to my artwork, you should always check with an artist before using their work. All content in my gallery is copyright Joanna Engelkemier (khiton) except where noted. IF YOU SEE ANYONE VIOLATING THESE TERMS, PLEASE CONTACT ME RIGHT AWAY! :bulletred: You may NOT post my artwork elsewhere, either on the internet or in print :bulletyellow: The exception to this is if you want to create a thumbnail (no larger than 150x150 pixels with a direct link to the deviation (not the image), as long as it's clearly indicated that the work is mine.  Smaller works, such as avatars, may not be posted elsewhere. :