Pieces of Powder will be entering an indefinite hiatus. Here's why;

Pieces of Powder will be entering an indefinite hiatus. Here's why;

TLDR; POP going on indefinite hiatus but will still get completed eventually, still making art, closing discord server, reducing social media presence.

For almost two years now, I've been working on the project nonstop, almost entirely alone. It takes a big amount of time and worth ethic, which unfortunately has led me to ignore my own health. I had reasons for taking it so seriously, but I don't want to get into that.

Full transparency here: The series has staggered in growth. That's okay, it's finding it's audience and there are people who love it. This is the trend with every indie series on YouTube. However, my goal in 2026 & onward is to grow as an artist, and continuing to work on POP right now will not get me where I need to be. It’s given me a good foundation so far, but ultimately, in terms of my career, It's just that. That's a bit of a tricky spot, because I want to honor the support I've been given with the Kickstarter and get the first season done ASAP. But, in terms of longevity, my career as an artist, that's just not the right move at the moment. Going forward, you can expect to see new stuff, and I'm going to experiment with some one off animation projects as well. I may even dive into different mediums. Admittedly, it may not be your cup of tea, and that's okay! Additionally, I want to have a better work/life balance, so I need to work on smaller scale things. Fortunately, this means when I come back to POP, I'll have a fresh mind, and even have time to rework the remaining episodes and clean up the visual style. So it may look and feel different when it returns. New/revamped character designs, environments, direction, etc.

During this, I'm gonna be getting all the Kickstarter rewards handled. If you're a backer that has any questions/concerns, feel free to message me. Pieces of Powder will still get finished no matter what, but after thinking on it, this decision makes the most sense for me at this point in time.

On that topic, all Kickstarter funds raised for Pieces of Powder will not be used for anything but Pieces of Powder, they will remain untouched.

As for my Patreon, those funds will continue to go into supporting my livelihood and future projects. Once I feel a bit better, I will post plenty of content, unused material, and dev blogs about how I made the show itself. After that, posts on there will be less frequent. (Until I figure out what I want to focus on next). If I fail to provide any updates, I may end up just pausing billing entirely.

In order to solely focus on growing myself as an artist and admittedly my own mental state, the discord will also be shut down/archived in the coming days. I don't have the energy/capacity to run things the way I wish to, and this server was built poorly by me so I would like to restart anyway. I'm not deleting it, but you will not be able to send a message in any channel. I'm only keeping the backer channels up, incase one of them need to contact me easily. With that being said, feel free to leave. I may switch to a Patreon exclusive discord, and re-open a new public one once I feel up to it again.

If you have any questions about what this may mean, concerns about the show, feel free to ask me anything.

Thank you for all the support so far, I'd appreciate if you continue to support all the stuff I make next year! If my show affected you positively go and try to apply the message you’ve learned, and be good to the people around you. Every piece matters, always!!!