Mood: Sad

I am postponing my normal feature this week in lieu of something that I feel is much more important... Deviant Art.

The past week has been absolutely horrific for most on DA. The loss of °jark has affected almost every person who calls Deviant Art home. While I do not downplay the events that transpired, I feel that a greater injustice has occurred. In our support for the cause, the community has stopped being a community.

As most would agree, for me, Deviant Art is a magical place where our imaginations are stretched to their very limits. Before DA, most of us did not see ourselves as artists. Speaking for myself, I joined DA more out of novelty than an honest attempt to improve my art. But what I found here opened a world to me that I had not even fathomed. A place where an individual expresses an emotion that a community can react to. I am sure that this was the vision that DA's founders saw, so many years ago.

I know that °jark is hurt at this moment... I am sure that, if I were in his position, I would hurt too. But in his zeal for justice and vindication, a theme seems to have emerged.

People are beginning to leave...

The very thing that holds us together is beginning to crumble...

I am just a small artist... I feel I have people here who support me and I appreciate that immensely. I would not be the artist I am today had it not been for their support and the support of my friends and family. When I see the things I hold dear begin to fade away, I can't help but feel some sense of desperation. I value the friendships I have made here on DA. I look forward to logging in to see their latest creations or reading their latest journals so I can keep up with what's important in their lives. This is what makes Deviant Art special... different... perfect.

I am making a passionate plea to all those who feel they have been slighted. This community is bigger than °jark... its bigger than $spyed... it's bigger than all of us... and more important too...

Our support for any one deviant should not come at the cost of the community... I do not support a corporate vision for Deviant Art... I do support a free-spirited community that maintains itself... regardless of the distractions that life brings.

I understand that many people wish to make a point to $spyed and I can't say I completely disagree with them. But I urge you... plead with you... Do not sacrifice this community for the sake of proving a point.

Come August 7, don't buy your prints if you feel that this is your best form of expression... but please when this passes... let the community come back together and heal...

Don't let the support of one deviant cause the rest of the community to die... I am sure that °jark would agree with me if he read this.

I admit that I am something of a romantic, so if this seems dramatic, it’s because I see the world with just enough magic to make it spectacular… because it is.

Thank you for sharing in my thoughts… I hope you understand my intent…

You all are too important to me to let this go unsaid…

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