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finally heard back from an artist we were talking to about a commission months ago, who suddenly vanished and didn't reply to messages for months
they said that despite their previous interest in it they don't think they can do it
this is something that has me feeling extremely down because this was 1) an artist we had wanted to commission for ages and 2) a picture we really wanted to get, and i don't know what other artist would be good to talk to about the idea
and 3) the massive unexplained delay in a response just makes it even worse
-F
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@Felthry I'm sorry for that. It's quite disappointing. I hope you can find someone who is fit for it.
For what this is worth, a massive unexplained delay and cancellation of the commission sounds to me like the artist realizing they were committed to more, or to bigger things, than they could complete, and being afraid to disappoint you by communicating that. At least it fits that common pattern.
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@Austin_Dern i mean they also seemed interested in the idea before disappearing, so i guess it just makes it even worse for this to be kind of a 180
-F
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@Felthry I understand, and that is hard.
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@Felthry Also things like commissions that bring you joy and help you share ideas you're excited about are not unimportant stuff. They may be small things, but that can still be important.
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@Austin_Dern i still want to get a group picture of all of us and i don't know who else to go to for that
-F
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@Felthry Oh, that is a great idea. I'm sorry I don't know who to suggest for it, but I hope you can find someone who is right for it.
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in summary this has me really down and i don't know what to do about it which just makes it worse
-F