BurgerBaby

[shadow-hazzard.livejournal.com]

 I guess this isn't really a beware since there's no point in warning anyone about an artist who to the best of my knowledge has disappeared from FA/The internet in general.

I paid her $15 for a badge back in June of 2010 in this journal: www.furaffinity.net/journal/1460992/
Following that, she posted several journals taking more requests and commissions. Finally in September 2010 she stopped posting altogether.

I tried to contact her via FA in January of this year and have had no luck with that.

If anyone has an AIM or email for her, I would like to try to contact her that way, although I'm sure it wouldn't do any good. 



Edit: Since several people have let me know that she has been going through hard times and is still planning to/has already worked on the art, I take back the beware part of this. I will be patient. I understand what it's like to need to worry about other things before art stuff. Thanks, guys!

Comments

[jibacoil.livejournal.com]

for what it's worth:


she's a close friend of mine, and she's been going through some really tough life shit but she does plan to make good on all of her commissions.


eta: I'm not really sure it's my place to give out her personal info but I will pass this onto her and let her know people are trying to get ahold of her.

[shadow-hazzard.livejournal.com]

Ok, thanks. I edited my post. If you could let her know that would be wonderful. :3

[teahound.livejournal.com]

How's she doing, btw? =C I used to talk to her fairly often and just wanted to pass on that I think of her now and again. I still have her on Facebook, but haven't seen her on.

[/worried friend]

[icen-rose.livejournal.com]

I'm in the same boat. We used to talk a lot but then, she got pre-occupied with other things. Which is fine and all but I often found myself worrying about how she is/was doing. But I recently caught up with her, so that's good.

From what I've noticed about her, she's quite a trooper. :3 And she always gives back when she's behind on art. It took her a couple years to get me a shrinky-dink necklace and she made a whole bunch more art. It wasn't necessary but it was so damn nice of her. <3

[phineus.livejournal.com]

Same here, I wonder a lot what she's got up to. She was tons of fun to hang out with, and just sort of disappeared... I worry! :C

[ixysfaggylj.livejournal.com]

I know it's not a real excuse, but I've been in touch with her lately. Her life got pretty screwed up over those months since she stopped posting, and she since had to move back in with her parents. She also abandoned her facebook during that time too- something about a lot of stress from both places at that time. She mentioned recently getting back into drawing ((since she ended up not drawing since then up until now)) and finally getting back to her commissions.
I know it doesn't really make it much of an excuse but I just wanted you to know ^^; I commissioned her for a badge around the same time you commissioned her. I saw a pic of it so it's all done- just been waitin' for it to be mailed.

[shadow-hazzard.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a reasonable excuse to me. Post edited and I will be patient. Thanks for the info.

[grunge-collie.livejournal.com]

I commissioned her too, actually, and like you, I haven't received the artwork.

[icen-rose.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, I used to be really good friends with her. Unfortunately we haven't been in contact for a while, but I'm going to assume it's the same stuff she has been going through. Of course I'm not going to give details about all of that, but she does have a lot of bad shit she has been having to deal with.

Just be patient. From what I've experienced she -always- gets back to people, even if it takes months and months on end.

[shadow-hazzard.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I have edited my post based on the information provided and will be patient for her to contact me when her life calms down a bit. :3

[mokibus.livejournal.com]

I know she's been having a really rough time; I think she was doing a lot of moving around, had a bad break up, not really been able to draw, anxiety things. When I spoke to her last she said she definitely was going to finish everything she had to do (I have an art trade with her) and felt really bad about disappearing like she did. She contacted me on skype, if you have her skype thing.

[lilch1zwiz.livejournal.com]

yeah, like everyone esle has said...
shes been dealing with drama and having some tough moments in life that shes facing.
dont worry, she will get done with the item(s) and send them out to you ASAP!!!!
she owes me some bits of items and doodles and I have delt with stuff like this before and all you can do is just
sit and wait :)

when I got my stuff last time, it was worth it cause I got all these goodies, candies and such... and extra gifts too.

[fauxlmes.livejournal.com]

_{Haha I know I'm just adding to the pile of comments (and that you're already aware/understand the situation and are patient about it~); but what everyone else has said is true.
Rae has indeed been through a lot of stuff the past few months, and she is definitely not the "scam artist" that people on her FA are apparently making her out to be. Life got rough and her art had to take a seat on the back-burner for a bit. After being gone so long, she's trying to think of the 'right way' to come back and make an apology and make right of her wrongs. c: She'll come through in the end, even if it takes a little longer than you first expected it to. She's a sweetheart and I can't imagine her trying to jip people.
She has, however, been made aware of this post and will come in to clear the air/respond for herself soon so you know it's not all second-hand talk.}

[spiffystuff.livejournal.com]

she's trying to think of the 'right way' to come back and make an apology and make right of her wrongs.

She should start by contacting all the people she owes ASAP

[wingsofjudas.livejournal.com]

Life gets rough for everyone and for Beefy, it seemed like it was always rough.

We used to be close friends. I got fed up with her whining, do-nothing, attitude.

[kadaria.livejournal.com]

My typical comment that while everyone else knows that the artist was having "issues", you the customer did not. It takes only a few minutes to drop a mass email letting people know that a deadline will be missed. It takes a little longer but certainly not a ton of time to refund through paypal. Free internet can be obtained at a local public library.
And of course if this was anything else but furry art commissions (like a college course, a job at McDonalds or even an actual art related business) not showing up, not calling your boss/prof and missing multiple deadlines will get you fired or fail you.

(frozen) I'm with this!

[grunge-collie.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, that's so curious. So what you're saying is that in spite of having access to the internet through well known public means, she STILL hasn't even contacted any of the people who have given her money for art? She must be really distracted with her job. Wait, no. Her school work. Wait, not that either. Her family? Ok, not even. What is it that's been keeping her so busy? I digress. Life happens. Last year my home with all my belongings burned down; I contracted a serious, life-threatening infection; my cousin was shot to death by police; and I'm still fighting with the army to pay me the wages I earned while on duty. Yeah, I had some problems, but I didn't miss work, I didn't flunk out of school, and I sure as hell didn't skip the fucking planet. I'm really amazed that people are saying it will be ok. No one would have said that about Starfinder, and she and burgerbaby have done the same thing. BTW, she doesn't have anxiety, or at least no more than any other individual in the world. She might as well claim to have Asperger's syndrome. Anyway, she has several commission lists that date years back, most of which I sure as hell hope have given up hope, so good luck waiting for your half-rate purple husky clone art.

(frozen)

[hamburger.livejournal.com]

Please leave comments about the quality of the art out of posts in this community.

[ocelotish]

I agree. I'm sorry that her real life has taken a turn for the worst, but that doesn't excuse not keeping contact with her customers at all, it's been a long time without any contact.

[poizenkat.livejournal.com]

issues blah blah blah

sorry but they dont mean a thing if the artist hasnt told the customer. i respect that shes having issues, but not notifying the customer or offering a refund is very unprofessional. i find this a very valid beware and i thank you for posting it.

[thaily.livejournal.com]

I hope things will look up for the artist soon and that you will get your art.

[babypubes.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to leave a comment assuring everyone that I'm still alive, doing much better (still sorting some things out), but I have access to a computer again and will be dishing out commissions and bonus gifts over the next few weeks here. I've contacted all my commissioners and we are currently sorting things out. Any questions or comments, please direct them to my FA.

And I wanted to apologize up front with everyone for all of this. It was not my intention to screw anyone over and I fully intend to make good on my word. After all of the art is finished however, I don't think I will be taking furry commissions anymore except for the occasional friend requested commish. I just don't have time or the capacity for that anymore with the kind of shit going on in my life right now. Hopefully everyone understands, but if you don't that's fine. I wanted to notify everyone anyway and I'm sorry I didn't get to it sooner.

Thank you to all my friends and past commissioners who helped to clarify and notify me about this post. <3