Zillford

[featheredragon.livejournal.com]

I am wondering if anyone knows what's happened to this artist?
I am also wondering if there is another site (other than FA) where he is currently active where I could reach him?

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I last heard from Zillford on March 7, 2011.  His FA has been dead for 2-3 months.  
I've tried e-mailing him, left an FAshout on his page, and also messaged him on Deviantart. 
He is inactive on Inkbunny as well.

He did a commission for me which he finished and sent to me via e-mail.  We had discussed him doing a second drawing for me and at which point I would choose which one I wanted colored and pay him extra money. 

At minimum, I would like to obtain the hard-copy of the commission I paid for. 
At best, I would like to proceed with the plans that Zillford and I discussed.

He's always been pleasent in conversation and does excellent work.

He has been a bit difficult to contact in the past but always eventually ended up replying. However, to my knowledge he's never been absent this long before.

From his FA journal entries I know that he was under stress, busy, and was possibly having some money problems.  I think it's likely this may be why he's been absent on FA. 

Other than the fact that he has vanished there's no problem. 

So, if anyone has further information on his current status or online whereabouts please post here and let me know.

Thanks.


[[ UPDATE: May 25, 2011: http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/458146.html?thread=16498850#t16498850 Zillford is back now. :3 ]]

[[ UPDATE: 2011 OCT 10: http://artists-beware.livejournal.com/458146.html?thread=19071138#t19071138  STILL NOT RESOLVED]]

[[ UPDATE: 2011 OCT 26: Help!   This artist is STILL MIA!!!  He has not personally contacted me for months!  At this point, I just want to get the commission that he finished for me months ago and leave it at that.  And if he wants extra money to do the 2nd one he promised for me, then he's welcome to do that at his own lesuire--but I want the 1st one!  If anyone knows the best way to contact him or if he will be at MFF2011, please let me know.  *Is frustrated at waiting so long*  I know the guy is nice and has things to deal with that keep him busy--but this kind of wait is too much.  >_> ]]

[[ UPDATE: 2011 NOV 03: Zillford has finally contacted me and is proceeding with the 2nd commission.  Both are to be picked up at MFF 2011.  Will update again after MFF. ]]

[[ UPDATE: 2012 JAN 06: Positive conversation with Zillford at MFF 2011.  Decided to continue with the original plan to color at least one of the commissions; also, spoke with Zillford about interest in obtaining other commissions (to be paid for after completion).  Following the convention, Zillford has been slow to produce art and I have not seen any yet, however, he has occasionally replied to me and for the moment I remain positive that things are indeed moving along although slowly.  Will continue to update this thread as developments arise.  Current recommendation for new commissioners considering this artist: pay only after commission is completed or incrementally as updates get sent to you. ]]

Comments

[skysealer.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that's a name I never thought I'd see on here! I game with him over XBL every so often; I could send him a message for you through there that you were looking for him/needed to contact him.

I can't comment on what he's been up to as I only know him through gaming and nothing about his personal life. He's a good guy though, I can't imagine he'd be absent for so long without good reason.

[featheredragon.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info!

I would indeed appreciate if you could tell him that. ^_^

Thank you for offering! :3

At minimum, I just want to get the hard copy of the drawing he finished for me. Either pickup in person at Anthrocon or shipped in the mail.

And if he's up to it, I would also like to get that second commission from him and have either it or the original colored. If he's going to Anthrocon this year, I can pick everything up there and pay him the extra money for the 2nd one/coloring.

Oh, I agree; he is nice! Just wish he wasn't MIA. I want to try and get everything wrapped up with him in time for Anthrocon.

[jurann.livejournal.com]

He's still pretty active on FurBuy, look him up there.

[featheredragon.livejournal.com]

Hummm.... *checks out Furbuy*

Near as I can tell, he hasn't been on there since March 11th which is about the same as the time when I last heard from him. Seems he's absent from there as well. :{

Thanks for the tip though.

[krakendwaggin.livejournal.com]

I am also waiting on work from Zillford

Won auction in January paid 19th Jan, last heard from Zillford 14th March.

Emailed multiple times to no reply.

No idea what to do!

[skysealer.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the super late reply, but I just got word from Zillford a few minutes ago. He says he hasn't been able to keep up with FA and that he's not purposefully ignoring anyone, he stated he has a lot of catching up to do.

I didn't ask what was the cause of his absence, but now that he knows someone's looking for him perhaps he can get in contact with you soon.

[krakendwaggin.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid it isn't just some-one- its alot of people from the looks of it, myself included, if you can get hold of Zillford again just tell him that emailing people (or even just a journal on FA) with an open frank and honest admittance of a problem would make alot more people willing to hang on, leaving folks in silence isn't good customer relations.

[featheredragon.livejournal.com]

I think you helped because Zillford returned to FA just yesterday night.

I'll be sending him a note (as he asked people to do in his new journal entry) following up on my commission(s).

As for the reasons for his absence, I'll simply refer interested people to his journal: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2375604/ . Seems I was correct.

Thanks for your help Skysealer! :3

[featheredragon.livejournal.com]

Hello, can you message him again please? He's gone MIA again. >_>

Please tell him:
(1) At minimum, if he's going to MFF 2011 to bring the commission he's already done for me so I can pick it up. If he's not, just tell him to contact me please so he can mail it. He's MIA so long that I just want to get it 'cuz it's been done for months!
(2) Let him know that if he wants extra money he should contact me asap so he can do that 2nd commission he promised me and I will pay him at MFF if it's done.
(3) Tell him to read his e-mails/messages and to reply.
(4) Please ask him if there's a better way I can contact him than FA or his e-mail? Does he use a new e-mail now?

If you wouldn't mind passing that along I'd appreciate it.

[featheredragon.livejournal.com]

UPDATE:
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█ Where things stand (chronology):

▪ 2009 NOV : Zillford commissioned.
▪ 2009 NOV-2011 MAR 7: Intermittent contact. Zillford completes 1st of 2 commissions.
▪ 2011 MAR 7: Last time Zillford contacted me.
▪ 2011 APR 19: I try to contact Zillford via e-mail and FAshout.
▪ 2011 APR 24: I try to contact Zillford via his Deviantart, aution cartell, and Youtube accounts.
▪ 2011 MAY 10: I create the opening LJ post because Zillford was not responding
▪ 2011 MAY 24: Zillford (presumably in response to my OP) posts a journal on his FA explaining his absense and what he plans to do.
▪ 2011 MAY 25: I respond on his May 24th FA journal and also re-send my commission details via e-mail and FAnote (since in his journal he requested that people contact him again about the details for commissions he still owes).
▪ 2011 circa MAY 25: Zillford posts an outstanding commission que journal post on his FA page. I, amoung others, are one it.
▪ 2011 AUG 13: I contact him via FAshout and e-mail and ask what hims commission timeline was like and when he expects to get to me in his commission que.
▪ 2011 OCT 10: Since I *still* have not heard form Zillford since March 7, 2011 I caontact him via FAshout, e-mail, and FAmessage. I till him I'll be attending an upcoming convention and if he can it would be ideal for him to contact me and try and finish up the 2nd commission so I can pick both up at the con and pay him for the 2nd commission (the 1st being already paid by not physically recieved). Also told him that it's ok if he can't finish the 2nd commission due to stress in his personal life. At minimum, I just want to pick up the 1st commission that is already drawn and paid for. Hopefully he will reply. :/

█ So, bottom-line so-far:
▪ Friendly artist.
▪ Excellent work.
▪ Not the most reliable in terms of staying in contact or meting his commission obligations (although he does try in his own way). I do want to point out that I'm 99.9% certain (based on his FA Journal entries and such) that he's not doing it on purpose, however, it still doesn't change the fact that he is essentially unreliable based on his track record.
▪ At the moment, I would strongly recommend that any commissions from him be paid only after commission is both finished and received.
▪ Will keep this thread updated as developments ensue.


Lastly, on a more personal note, I want to make clear that I am not insensitive to the circumstance of this artist. That is why I continue to be patient while periodically trying to contact him and waiting for him to reply. However, when a customer is left to wait as long as I've been waiting without any contact whatsoever, I only think it's fair that I take take the next step and let others know of my experience so that they can avoid the same fate of waiting in seemingly eternal limbo and silence for their art.

No Reason to "Beware of Zillford"

[dby106698.livejournal.com]

I'll be one of the first ones to step up and say there is no reason for this artist to "Beware" or be black listed. My girlfriend and I have both worked with him on numerous occasions together and separately and we both plan to work with him on many more.

Life happens, things come up, and everything can change in an instant, I know that very well from personal experience with car accidents and family emergencies.

Perhaps I'm just the very patient type, but you went 2 months and slapped him on Artist Beware. I've been waiting well over a year for a commission and haven't even given Artist Beware a thought. But, to each their own.

Re: No Reason to "Beware of Zillford"

[shukivengeance.livejournal.com]

This is a lost contact post.

Re: No Reason to "Beware of Zillford"

[featheredragon.livejournal.com]

First of all, same as what Shukivengeance said: This thread started as a lost contact post.

Second, I first commissioned him in November 2009 before I even made this post.

While I appreciate your zeal to defend an artist you had good experiences with, perhaps use a little less vitriol.