Current Position

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It's been a while since I've written, so I guess it's time for an update.

A few people have written to me asking for commissions work but the simple matter of it is, it isn't enough to sustain a living with, so I've discontinued doing commissions presently. I don't have the effort or the interest to pursue these transitory things when I really need something stable.

My last two jobs within the gaming industry were wonderful, desirable jobs that made me feel like I was moving forward with my career but they ended all-too soon.  Because of how jarring these losses were I don't think I can do a contractor's career. I want stability when it comes to holding a job and with this economy, in an art field, that just isn't possible. At least, not when I've tried to get one with my background of less than a year's worth of production design I guess.

At the moment I've returned to school to take instruction in Programming and hopefully go through a new open door. It may lead me back into the gaming industry but at least it means (hopefully) that I can have something stable and keep art as a hobby until another door opens up to let me in to pursue my passions. This also means taking a retail job to sustain me and my increasing health insurance payments while I try to learn a new trade.

It's not the most ideal turn of events, but I keep looking at my bank account decrease and job applications fly from my mailbox with no reply. Something needs to be done.

Thank you all for watching. I don't mean to say I'll discontinue my art efforts here, just that barring some kind of permanent job offer I don't think I'll be really responsive to requests for commissions.

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A post-script. I've had requests in the past to license my Axel designs... in particular the KR-14 series. As a rule I must deny these requests. The Axels are native to the universe I made them for... I can't just break off the designs and hand them away. That would make them alien to the universe they were created for should I press on with them for other things.

It would be a thing to ask me to design machines similar to the Axels, which I have done, but the Axel series is not a gallery to loan out individual machines from. It is a showcase of what I like to do best; and that's draw robots.

Thank you.
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I remember trying to getting into the movie and computer gaming industry.  My college promised to create a degree program to get there.... Ended up sticking there too long to the point I was teaching the classes the teachers were suppose to....

They 2-3 years after i left finally made the degree program.  Only I still do not see the jobs in the industry.  They have merged, competed each other out of existence, or went to silly smart phone games....

I hoped it would be more vibrant and grand arena then it is.
What jobs I have had in graphics have also been great. 
But the emphasis on Contractor workers tells one how unstable the industry is.

Since then i moved into Network administration, system analyst... but on my own time work on pet projects.

I seriously hope to see you hired as lead head on many projects.
I keep hearing from EVE people....

(A game that is a serious addiction even if one hates the graphics they ended up with for the ships... And that i think you could help them with.... seriously.)