Abandon Ambition

Reminder that the FINAL STOCK of my "Hail Yourself" tanks are also part of my end of year sale! These are currently 20% off at Scalyshop (you'll see the discount after you add them to your cart) https://scaly.shop/products/abandon-ambition-hail-yourself-tank

New stickers! If these arrive before my end of year sale is over I'll include them in my shop, otherwise they'll debut at Nordicfuzzcon :)

🔜 Goals for November 16 - 30 The previous two weeks included two cons and all the prep/accounting involved with that, plus prep for my end of year sale. All this combined with my need for a break earlier really collided and I didn't get much done outside of admin work, so I apologize for that. These next two weeks are a bit lighter on admin obligations and I have no planned events, so my goal is to sit and focus on owed work and new merch designs for NFC and beyond. 📝 Commissions - October Patreon Postcards 🌑 - November Patreon Postcards 🌑 - Begin Ko-Fi icons 🗓 Events NONE ✅ ❤️ Art projects/New Designs - Biquette the Goat patch design - Pop collab project - NFC volunteer art 1 (if time allows) - NFC volunteer art 2 (if confirmed) - Obstinant goat lino? - Wolf face/wolf pair patch design? - Embrace the dark forest patch design? - Leopards patch design? - Adoptables for warm-ups? 🧳 Biz Admin/ Etc - NFC trip planning ⚠️ - Manage end of year shop sales (ongoing) - Close Patreon for December ✅ - Order new shirts for printing ahead of NFC - Order new stickers ahead of NFC (take advantage of BF deals) ✅ Will update this post if I forgot anything/make more specific progress.

🛍 And we are LIVE! Everything in my shop is 20% off from now until 15th December https://abandonambition.etsy.com ❄️I will close my shop after December 15th until possibly March, so if you want anything from my shop, now is the time to get it! ✉️ Also, you still have a little under 3 hours to join my newsletter to get the 30% off code! If you miss it, I'll share it once more in the December 1st edition of my newsletter, but never again. You can join at https://follow.abandonambition.com

Here at Breizhcon in Saint Brieuc, my last planned event for the year! Wish me luck!

Noodling around with a “risograph” brush set for procreate. I think I made a mistake since you need to pair specific brushes with specific layers, but still pretty cool and fun to work with.

🔜 Goals for November 1-15 Hey all! I'd like to start offering more transparency and hype around what I'm working on, both personal and commissioned projects, and even some insights into business admin and personal life. So every 2 weeks (or 1-15th, then 15th-30th of each month) I'll share an update of what I plan to work on or what events or deadlines I have. Please note that many of these will be goals, and unfortunately things like my migraines might disrupt them. But at minimum I can share what I have planned and what happens along the way with you all. _ 💗 Commissions Minimum: October Patreon postcards Stretch: Begin Ko-fi backlog ❌ 🗓 Events FBL Paris ✅ Breizhcon in Saint Brieuc Nov 9-10 ✅ 🖤 Art projects/New Designs See if I can budget time/energy for collab project before BZHcon, else nothing (see "personal" notes) ❌ 🧳 Biz Admin/Etc - Post-con inventory recount ahead of my end of year sale ✅ - Update convention numbers for 85 Tattoo, Vannes Sekai, FBL and BZHcon (accounting) ✅ - Check filing for Florida tax license, file nul return if possible ✅ - Check filing for Pittsburgh tax license, file Anthrocon return if possible ✅ - Budget Q4 French taxes so far ✅ - Clean up photos of wolf shirt for shop listing/promo ✅ - Set up shop & social media promos for end of year sale - French business class? Need to double check when this is ✅ - Update portfolio website with recent booth/merch photos ✅ - Apply for Anthrocon 2025 ✅ - Plan NFC trip 🧜‍♀️ Personal Outside of the above responsibilities, I will focus on rest - With 4 nearly back to back events & all the prep, setup, teardown, and transportation involved, I'm close to burning out, and won't be able to help myself or anyone else if that happens. I also anticipate experiencing a strong emotional reaction to the upcoming US election and may need some quiet time for that. 💔 _ Ok! Hopefully the first of these biweekly updates was useful or informative! I expect them to evolve over time as I figure out what works and what doesn't. Next update will be around the 15th to share plans for the next two weeks.

Day two in the FBL dealers den table 27! I'm sold out of size Small for my wolf shirts and only have 1 Small left for cat shirts. Stop by, say hi, and see what else I have on offer! 🖤

📣 Hey everyone! I will likely PAUSE my Patreon in either December or January (most likely December) to give me time and mental clarity to catch up on owed work and prep for NFC. If you wanted to get a postcard for yourself or a friend/loved one before 🎄 Christmas, get a membership NOW to join the November batch! Please join and send me your drawing prompt before November 15th. I aim to complete and ship all postcards before the 20th. You can pick which postcard deal works best for you here: https://patreon.com/abandonambition (you might need to scroll or skip earlier tiers to see the postcard ones) 💀

Set up at FBL Paris! Really happy to debut my "wolf of the thorn wood" lino print tee, and I've bundled my bookmarks, prints, and some stickers into fun mystery bags! Stop by table 27 and say hi!

✋ Shop pause notice: I will be pausing my shop tomorrow today until 15th November. This will give me time to focus on my next two events and update my stock accordingly. 🛍 On 15th November, I'll re-open and start my MASSIVE end of year sale! For the public, this will be 20% off (no promo code needed, just grab what you want!). For those subscribed to my newsletter, you'll get a special promo code for a whopping 30% off! Yes this will include any remaining stock of shirts, bandanas, kitty skull badges, stickers, and more. 💌 JOIN MY NEWSLETTER To get my 30% off promo code, you just need to be subscribed to my newsletter before the 15th November! You can subscribe at https://follow.abandonambition.com

Sleeeeeeeve

Pausing for now since I'm having a technical issue with the ink, but pretty happy with how these are coming out so far :) They're a bit more grunge than the cat design, which is actually making some cool effects

Successful tests! Had to cut a few more things but I think I'm ready for the shirts

LET'S INK THIS B*TCH!!! 🐺🐺🐺

Hey all, sorry for the lack of updates. This design is taking longer than expected. When I'm not carving, I'm sluggishly recovering from a cold while doing some admin (con applications, accounting for earlier sales, packing Etsy orders, etc.) or like yesterday had an all-day business class that was really helpful. Next week is FBL, and the week after is BreizhCon, but I should mercifully have some downtime to catch up on owed work and other things after that before NFC.

This one is going to be a bigger challenge than I thought...

Super quick digital test for the next design :) I think it's good to go!

Batober 9

Batober 7