HELLO FRIENDS & FAMILY!!

AS ALWAYS, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT AND CHECKING OUT MY SHOP! I'VE BEEN DOING THIS ART/ETSY SELLING FOR 10+ YEARS.. DURING THIS TIME I'VE DONE A BIT OF A TIGHT ROPE BALANCE BETWEEN PARODY & IP WORK. I'VE BEEN GIVEN A NUMBER OF WARNINGS AND MANY OF MY DESIGNS HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO ETSY POLICIES.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I NEVER DID ANY WORK WITH AN INTENT TO RIP OFF ANY IP WORK. ALL THE WORK I CREATED THAT'S EVER BEEN QUESTIONED WAS SIMPLY A TRIBUTE AND A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO FANS. I WAS SIMPLY CREATING PIECES FOR FANS THAT WERE NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE.

THAT BEING SAID, I WAS GIVEN WHAT MAY BE MY LAST WARNING BY ETSY DUE TO A WRAPPING PAPER DESIGN I CREATED FOR THE 2024 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. I WON'T EVEN GET INTO IT AS I DON'T NEED TO STIR UP THE POT. BASICALLY I'M JUST VENTING OUT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AT ANY MOMENT MY ACCOUNT MIGHT GET SUSPENDED FOR GOOD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE MANY OTHER DESIGNS THAT COULD BE FLAGGED DUE TO IP ISSUES.

16,689 SALES OVER NEARLY 11 YEARS! THAT'S PRETTY RAD TO ME.. I REALLY HOPE MY SHOP DOESN'T GET SHUT DOWN BUT I ALSO WON'T STOP CREATING THE WORK THAT I DO EITHER WAY. PLEASE JOIN MY MAILING LIST TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY FURTHER NEWS!

THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS!

-WICKY