meg rae

@megrae.bsky.social

she/her | dark fantasy and horror illustrator - hobbyist game artist - lover of the weird - retro horror game collector megraeart.com Etsy.com/shop/megraeart Patreon.com/megrae

Early on in my career, this is what helped me save up money for my big move to California. $25 here. $50 there. Short blurbs for a local car seller. A VOICEMAIL for a small company. Either it bought my meals for the day or it went towards a 4-year “moving out” fund. Now the small jobs don’t exist.

Owen Dennis: Infinity Train/Among Us Show creator@owendennis.com · last wk.

Seeing every small business, be it a local restaurant, a moving company, whatever, all having AI logos and AI ads, really puts into perspective just how many artists are out of jobs now. All those little sustaining jobs where someone just needed a quick thing for $50 to $200 are just gone.

Did you know that you have the power to shape cons? Emailing cons with good experiences you had goes a long way. Vendors you enjoyed? Panels that were a blast? Decorations for photos? Tell them! If its always bad it can be a bummer. Toss good in there for more of what you enjoyed 🥰

Nudging this again and also asking - if you know of any places looking for editors, assistant editors, or game capture workers, please reach out! and, as always, I am available as a freelance glitch artist! I will help you make your project look fucked up but, like, in a cool way.

zøë wolfe@glitchwolfe.studio · last mo.

I'm sad to say I was affected by the Bungie layoffs today too - while I was only a contractor, the capture work I did with them was some of the most consistent income I had. While I'm scrambling to figure out what's next, our GFM from earlier this year is still up: www.gofundme.com/f/help-zoe-a...

Taking a break from vending this summer because I have been so burnt out. It's taken a month and a half for my whimsy and love of drawing to return but I'm glad I'm feeling it now!

Nothing to celebrate when there are people in cages. When our trans friends are under attack. When our water is being churned by data center without our say. When we lose our American rights day by day. Today is a great day to find community, join together and stay strong.

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Hey writers 😎 if you want to really prove how anti gen ai you are 😎 how about you 😎 credit your cover artist and designer as loud as you can 😎 It's not even 😎 performative 😎 it's just 😎 the bare minimum of decency between creatives 😎