By Terri
Have a photo of the Tuileries Gardens. You deserve it.
Well, it’s been a year, hasn’t it?
We haven’t released any new products this year, but we did manage to bring a nice selection of prints, stickers and originals to the Chicon 8 art show. We even sold the original Lady Astronaut painting! And we do appreciate those of you who have been steadily making online purchases. It’s kept a nice stream of income coming our way, which is nothing to sneeze at.
Which brings us to the first announcement - while our shipping prices have remained stable over the last several years, the actual cost of postage and supplies have gone up sharply. Inflation, it’s a thing! So in the coming year, we’ll be raising our shipping prices. Stickers ordered on their own will still be shipped for free, untracked. Everything else will see a price hike for shipping.
Speaking of shipping, the second announcement. Ariela will be moving house in the next couple of weeks. That means the bulk of our extant stock, not to mention the supplies to make new stock, will all be in boxes. Terri keeps some stock in Seattle, but not enough for most orders. We will be suspending order fulfillment until February 1. You’ll still be able to make purchases, but we won’t be shipping them out until 2/1/23. This gives Ariela enough time to unpack everything in her brand new studio. Think of this shipping hiatus as the ability to give a present to your future self.
As for the third announcement, it concerns awards eligibility. Neither of us are eligible for a Hugo nomination this year. To be honest, this is somewhat of a relief. The 2023 Worldcon is controversial at best, and don’t get Terri started from a SMOF perspective on it.
2022 has been one hecking chonk of a year, and we look forward to some new projects upcoming in 2023!