The final piece (for Yark-Wark)
For those who may not have heard, yark-wark suddenly passed away a few days ago of a pulmonary aneurysm. Further details here: https://twitter.com/Astrozerk04/sta.....63899035062274
Yark was a friend and a repeat customer of mine for over a decade. I was excited for how the sketch for her piece was turning out and reached out on Discord over the weekend to see if she wanted to upgrade to a colored sketch (all of her characters are so vibrant and I honestly thought it'd be a waste to not have this one in color). I contacted her just before midnight, and figured she'd get back to me the next day. When she didn't, I figured she probably had to work that next morning. But then that day passed, and the next day passed... She'd always been quick to respond for as long as I'd known her, and it was a bit odd, but I thought maybe she was just working weird hours this week. I found out the news around 6:30am Tuesday morning.
This was originally intended as a black and white sketch, but I didn't want the last commission I'd ever receive from her to be devoid of color. She passed away before even seeing the rough for this piece. For me, as an artist, it's a new kind of sadness. Working on something for someone who will never see it--who can never see it... It's an (and I hate to use this word but I honestly don't know how else to describe it) 'exquisite' sadness, one I never, EVER want to feel again.
...I'm afraid to move her Trello card to the 'COMPLETE' column. Once I move it there, that's it. It really truly becomes the last commission I'll ever do for her. I also need to cancel her patron status on the PoL patreon, but the only available option is to block her. It doesn't feel right, but I know I have to do it. I've never met her in person, but it's been a couple of days of crying, not really eating, and if I can feel this affected for having never known her IRL, I can only imagine the pain of her family and friends who did. We were just geeking out over Digimon two weeks ago. It still doesn't feel real...
I wish I could have had this for her. I wish she could still be here. But, seeing the outpouring of so many people whose lives she and her art and her streams have touched is really something. I won't ever forget her.
I'll miss you, Yikkles. Rest well.
Yark was a friend and a repeat customer of mine for over a decade. I was excited for how the sketch for her piece was turning out and reached out on Discord over the weekend to see if she wanted to upgrade to a colored sketch (all of her characters are so vibrant and I honestly thought it'd be a waste to not have this one in color). I contacted her just before midnight, and figured she'd get back to me the next day. When she didn't, I figured she probably had to work that next morning. But then that day passed, and the next day passed... She'd always been quick to respond for as long as I'd known her, and it was a bit odd, but I thought maybe she was just working weird hours this week. I found out the news around 6:30am Tuesday morning.
This was originally intended as a black and white sketch, but I didn't want the last commission I'd ever receive from her to be devoid of color. She passed away before even seeing the rough for this piece. For me, as an artist, it's a new kind of sadness. Working on something for someone who will never see it--who can never see it... It's an (and I hate to use this word but I honestly don't know how else to describe it) 'exquisite' sadness, one I never, EVER want to feel again.
...I'm afraid to move her Trello card to the 'COMPLETE' column. Once I move it there, that's it. It really truly becomes the last commission I'll ever do for her. I also need to cancel her patron status on the PoL patreon, but the only available option is to block her. It doesn't feel right, but I know I have to do it. I've never met her in person, but it's been a couple of days of crying, not really eating, and if I can feel this affected for having never known her IRL, I can only imagine the pain of her family and friends who did. We were just geeking out over Digimon two weeks ago. It still doesn't feel real...
I wish I could have had this for her. I wish she could still be here. But, seeing the outpouring of so many people whose lives she and her art and her streams have touched is really something. I won't ever forget her.
I'll miss you, Yikkles. Rest well.
Category Artwork (Digital) / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Gender Male
Size 1000 x 964px
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I want to believe they would have loved it, you did an amazing job on it, and you put your heart into it.
Grief is a rough thing to handle, but from what I've seen of the comments and responses, they were truly loved and knew it.
Grief is a rough thing to handle, but from what I've seen of the comments and responses, they were truly loved and knew it.
I believe they would have loved this. I'd heard the news recently and I'm still pretty surprised.
It's great to see so much love for this artist going around. I never knew them personally, but I'd always heard nice things about them.
It's great to see so much love for this artist going around. I never knew them personally, but I'd always heard nice things about them.
She would have loved this so much, Kaz is one of her favorite ocs.
I can understand your feeling well I have a few things sketched out as gifts that I never got to finish for her. Its a different kind of pain but the out pour of love I've seen for her is beautiful. I'm glad she was loved by so many I really wish she could see it.
I can understand your feeling well I have a few things sketched out as gifts that I never got to finish for her. Its a different kind of pain but the out pour of love I've seen for her is beautiful. I'm glad she was loved by so many I really wish she could see it.
I believe she would have loved this a lot. :'( Even if it was just a B&W sketch, it's obvious that your heart was in this one.
This really is amazing, she absolutely would have loved it so much.
Thank you so much for this.
Thank you so much for this.
I've wanted to talk to her for years and ask about her art. Maybe become friends. Now it's too late... And such a sudden death too... What a tragedy.
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