--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., Owen Williams <ywwg_at_u...> wrote:
> Christ almighty Jim cleaned up with his furbid auctions. 1169$ for
> three originals, a collection of three comics, and a print? I
guess the
> days are passed when a poor guy like me could bid on an original and
> hope to win :/. Good news for the artists, bad news for me. In
some
> ways this goes to show that furry art is becoming more legitimate --
> people are willing to pay real money for it as opposed to treating
it
> like second-rate porn. A lot of it still _is_ second- (and sixth-)
rate
> porn, but it's amazing to see even the first-rate porn fetch 500$
for a
> print.
>
> In any case, congratulations Jim, you deserve every penny. Don't
spend
> it all in one place :).
Thanks! It'd be nice if I didn't have to depend on the sales of my
art to keep a roof over my head. The majority of the money from this
auction is going to pay for this month's mortgage and utility bills.
I'm going to try to put up another auction real soon because my car's
transmission is taking a shit, and I don't like having to depend on
Des's car to drive me around (I have to wait until she's not using
it). Besides, her car sucks. It's a 4-cylinder, for Christ's sake!
But quite honestly, I was surprised as hell when I saw how the
auction went. Surprised and humbled, actually. So for those of you
who took part in the auction, or for those of you who have ordered
stuff from either Mailbox Books or myself, I say "thank you". If it
wasn't for your continued support, I doubt I would still be drawing
this stuff, or at least doing anything worthwhile with it. I hope I
can continue to produce the art you all like, as well as delivering
the best quality work I can.
Thank you, again.
--JMH
Received on Wed Oct 10 2001 - 08:41:57 CDT