Alright, we've talked and I've given it some thought. I won't be removing the gallery entirely, but moving it off of Deviant Art. A lot of you guys seemed upset to see us go, so this is the least I can do. At least, moving the best of it. It will still be free. I'll probably use Blog Spot like Hex does.

I'll explain why I'm doing this. My reason is going to annoy/upset some of you I'm sure, but let me first say I'm not trying to tell anyone what to believe, and I'm not looking for a philosophical discussion about what art is. I'm just telling you what I believe, and why I want to move. Believe in whatever makes sense to you.

Reason 1) A LOT of our fans are underage. An unsettling number. I know I won't make a difference on Deviant Art, but I don't like adding to the problem. I want a site where there's a warning for adults only. I know that won't stop people, but that's not my major concern. The "Why" of that brings me to reason 2.

Reason 2) DA is not the venue for this. Of course, there's nudity in art. Always has been, always should be. Anybody, especially artists, should be able to view nudity in art... hell, aspiring artists NEED nude reference to learn. But my stuff isn't what the average person wants to come across innocently browsing. My art is targeted at a particular niche fetish. There are sites out there for that - Hentai Foundary for example. This kind of art work I do just for fun - I'm also a serious artist with a full time digital art job. When I'm browsing DA for reference, often anatomical... or looking around just for fun for fan art of my favorite characters, I don't want to come across sexually provocative pictures of impossibly fat people, raep, pregnant men, or various degrees of sexual fetishes I have no interest in (and yet everyday I inevitably do- no matter what I'm browsing for). And I should not assume people want to come across our work either. Like I said, there are tons of sites for that- where you can ensure a person visiting is LOOKING for that kind of experience. This is a public forum for sharing and discussing art. As relatively innocuous as my stuff is compared to a lot out there, I respect that DA is not a venue for porn.

Cited from the submission agreement:
"f) the Artist Materials do not and will not be defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, obscene, harmful to minors, violations of child pornography or child sexual exploitation laws.

Reason 3) I want to start fresh. Get rid of the less quality art, raise the bar, nail down a style. And hey, if the new work we post is good enough to sell prints or generate money with links, I'd like the opportunity. Someday, if we can nail the quality, we could do something like [link] does.

So, there you have it. I'm sorry to leave you guys, we really appreciate all the support. There will be a new T&A site you can visit sometime, I don't know when.

Thanks for listening,
Frenzy