Nope. If you send me a note or question through the contact page, the only reason I need your email is to respond to you. I have neither the time or the inclination to keep up with a newsletter. I have a heard enough time keeping my social media updated. Speaking of which, social media is the best place to keep track of me. Follow me on Instagram or Facebook. Check back here often for new art and merch! If you have more questions regarding use of your email address, please refer to our privacy policy or send me note on our contact page!

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Abso-LUTE-ly. Please send me a message, I am always looking for new organizations to promote and donate to.

Abso-LUTE-ly. Please send me a message, it's one of my favorite types of messages to get. Will I promise to draw the animal? No. Sorry, my dude, I have a billion ideas and none of the time to create them with. Sometimes something hits me just right and it gets catapulted to the top of my "To Do" list but otherwise I'll get to it when I get to it. (It took me four years of listening to my dad tell me "you should do a puffin" before I finally drew a puffin. It's not you, it's me.) Will you give me credit? Unless it's something super specific or a commission piece, I've probably had 80 other people offer the same idea (great minds think alike!) and I just don't have the room for all of those names on my item lists. But you can absolutely tell people you gave me that idea.

All of my designs are my original work and were either created in Procreate on the iPad Pro 11in, or created with traditional media and formatted for printing on Procreate. As for manufacturing, I've done a lot of work trying to find companies that allow me to find a balance between competitive pricing, quality products, and ethical consumerism (whenever possible) while also offering a back-end user experience that suits my needs as the very busy owner and sole employee of a small business. Stickers I use Sticker Blitz for all of my sticker orders. I've used several different print-on-demand companies and these guys are my favorites by a large margin. The consistent quality of both the sticker vinyl and print jobs allows me to offer products that I'm not just comfortable selling to the public... I'm proud to sell them. In the rare instance of a printing error, their customer service was exemplary, and I've yet to find anyone that can rival their bulk ordering discounts. If that wasn't enough, it also allows me to support a fellow small American company (based in Warren, MI) rather than relying on cheap, exploitative foreign labor. Full disclosure: I'm not a paid partner, just a very happy customer. The worst kind of shill: an unpaid one. If you're interested in trying Sticker Blitz for yourself, I highly recommend them. They have no order minimums, but their bulk deals are where it's at. The nice thing is that bulk discounts start at 2 units rather than how some other companies only start offering breaks at 100+ units. I do have a referral code that grants you 10% off your first order (and awards me up to 20% of your first order total in store credit): SBKS762 Apparel Currently Printful handles all of my non-sticker manufacturing. I'm aware that product quality can vary between print-on-demand and third party manufacturers, so I don't offer a product until I have ordered one myself to be sure that the quality of the product reaches a level I would be happy to receive as a customer. Whenever possible I offer products that are American made, sustainably sourced, made from recycled materials, and/or organic. So far I've been pretty happy with the products I've gotten from Printful, and the print quality has consistently come out very clear and crisp-- even on my stupidly intricate designs. Plus their Unisex Staple T-Shirt | Bella + Canvas 3001 T-Shirts are STUPIDLY soft, I love them. I'm not a paid partner or anything with Printful, but I do have a referral link that grants the user $5 USD off their first order, and awards me the equivalent of $5 USD in Printful Perk Points that I can use toward order discounts or additional sample orders (so I can test and offer more products!) Upcoming I'm always on the lookout for additional print-on-demand manufacturers to utilize. It's tough trying find companies that ride the balance between suiting my needs as a broke, busy business owner with limited inventory storage options, and manufacturing decent quality products that allow me to offer anything resembling competitive pricing, while still being as ethical as we can be in this capitalist hellscape. One of my upcoming goals is to order samples from NovaTomato, a new-ish POD company that offer more unique apparel styles for the eco-conscious. They make their fabrics by recycling PET from clear plastic water bottles, zippers are made from recycled materials, paper hang tags are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, and their packaging is made from plant-based materials certified by DAkks (Germany's national accreditation body). I'm really eager to get my hands on some samples and I hope to carry their products soon. If you have any questions, concerns, opinions, experience with NovaTomato, suggestions for manufacturers for me to check out, or just want to say hello, please contact me by the form at the bottom of the page or by email at fatdogarts@gmail.com. I'd absolutely love to hear from you.

Currently I can only offer shipping to the US and CAN through my website. HOWEVER, if you're shipping outside of that region, please contact me and we can discuss the logistics of a custom order to accommodate your shipping needs.

Shipping rates depend on what you're buying and who's fulfilling it. For all apparel fulfilled by Printful: Currently US domestic shipping is $9 USD or free for orders over $55 USD. Shipping to Canada is $13 USD or free for orders over $65 USD. For stickers fulfilled by me via USPS (to help me cover postage and supplies): US Shipping- $1 CAN Shipping- $3 These are subject to change without notice.

My products are custom-made and printed just for you. At this time, returns are offered for defective items only. If something you received is defective, please contact us via the Contact Us form - we'd be happy to get this sorted for you. Any claims for misprinted/damaged/defective items must be submitted within 30 days after the product has been received. For packages lost in transit, all claims must be submitted no later than 30 days after the estimated delivery date. Claims deemed an error on our part are covered at our expense. Customers residing in Brazil and regretting a purchase must contact our Customer Service and express their will to return the item within 7 consecutive days after receiving it, providing a picture of the item. The withdrawal request will undergo an evaluation to verify whether the product was used or destroyed, even if partial. In these cases, a refund will not be possible. Notification for EU consumers: According to Article 16(c) and (e) of the Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, the right of withdrawal may not be provided for: 1. the supply of goods that are made to the consumer's specifications or are clearly personalized; 2. sealed goods which were unsealed after delivery and thus aren't suitable for return due to health protection or hygiene reasons, therefore Printful reserves rights to refuse returns at its sole discretion. This Policy shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the English language, regardless of any translations made for any purpose whatsoever.

Though apparel is handled by a third party print on demand service, in my quest for high quality stickers at a reasonable price, I fulfill all sticker orders. There are some times of the year where I may temporarily close my shop. For example: The second week of July I volunteer for a Girl Scout Camp every year and am without reliable internet. Also I'm not hauling my inventory into the woods on the off chance I receive an order. I go on vacation. I'll post the dates but I so seldomly get to take a true vacation that I shut down nearly all communication. If it's an emergency and you need to get ahold of me you're going to need to use a homing pigeon because I'm unplugged and unwinding. I have my entire inventory in an in-person show and I don't want to accidentally sell the same piece twice. Dates will be posted before I close the shop. I promise I'll be back.

I feel ya. I really do, so I'm going to be completely transparent here. I don't have as much control as I would like on my pricing. Since I use a print-on-demand service, I am a little over-a-barrel on how little I can charge. How about an example: At cost, the manufacturing company charges me $45 USD for every pair of canvas high top shoe sold. Additionally I am charged $8.99 USD to ship to the US, and up to $10.89 to ship internationally. That alone puts my costs, at minimum, at $54 per pair sold. Plus 10% of my merchandise gross proceeds goes toward charitable organizations. When possible I just eat that cost, but I don't work for free, websites cost money, and as much as I am excited for my art to be out in the world, I certainly am not going to be paying for someone to buy my merch. To accommodate, I apply a margin for my own income and operating costs. Some items have higher margins than others... some barely have a margin at all, but I do this in hopes that my higher margin items will pick up the slack from those where I'm barely making any money. I try to keep margins low, and will offer promotions along with my manufacturer so that I can pass any savings they're offering onto you. I am gonna throw this out, though... My prices are non-negotiable. Doesn't matter if your cat has cancer, or your kid won't have anything for Christmas, or you want to cheer your dad up after he lost all of his toes in a freak BBQ accident. My prices are firm, I'll offer sales when they are available to offer from my manufacturer, and any entitled "choosing beggars" should be prepared to end up on Reddit and/or Tik Tok.

Short answer: Print-on-demand is perfect for busy, broke, budding entrepreneurs. Longer answer: It's more environmentally friendly! By printing-on-demand I'm minimizing waste (unwanted products and their packaging) as well as the volume of product to ship world wide. It's a more conscious way to consume. At the time of writing this, I am a one-man shop with next-to-no-capital, and I would rather my funds go toward deserving charities and new art projects than potentially wasting money on stocking product I have no guarantee of selling. At the time of writing this I live in a small apartment with my husband, my budgie, and too many hobbies. I have no room to store inventory. Print-on-demand eliminates this need entirely. I have a completely unrelated full time job on top of the time I spend on Fat Dog Arts, too many hobbies, two regular volunteer positions, and (like most humans) the need to sleep. I simply don't have the time or bandwidth to be handling my own fulfilment. I might reconsider if this grew to the point where Fat Dog Arts could be my full time job, but until then I have to outsource production of goods if I want this at all to be successful.

I have a hard time verbalizing my thoughts on this matter cohesively so I'll just summarize with: "gendered clothing is dumb/ outdated/ exclusionary. Unisex tees are usually just men's styles and sizes anyways. Also, if we de-gender-ify clothing then manufacturers will have less of an excuse to short women's clothing on pockets and quality of construction." For a more nuanced answer, I'm going to direct those interested to a great article: The Future of Retail is Genderless by Steff Yotka for Vogue on November 25, 2020. A choice quote from the article (thank you Steff for putting into words what I could not): "A piece of fabric, a textile, or a garment has no gender. This is an indisputable fact! But for as long as fashion has existed as a codified set of seasons, fashion shows, and trends, it has worked under the assumption that gender exists in a binary. Every aspect of the fashion system is beholden to the segregated ideas of menswear and womenswear: universities, fashion weeks, retail floors, e-commerce websites, modeling agency boards, and even creative directorships are divided down gender lines. Many within the industry have begun to remedy this fractured system, but the industry at large must ask itself: How can we represent the spectrum of gender in a more inclusive and realistic way?"

Until I'm able to replace product photos with ones I've taken myself, I'm stuck with the pre-fab ones offered by Printful. Any photos taken by me feature the actual printed products on or near friends of mine that were kind enough to hold still in exchange for merch.

Absolutely! If you see a design that isn't offered something you want, please let me know and I'll do what I can to rectify it quick as a bunny. The user interface for the manufacturer I use is super tedious, and I can't always anticipate what people will want to buy (for example, I am continually delighted and surprised by the volume of people that want Rat Pizza Child Casino merch).

20% of my original pieces and 10% of reproductions and merch get donated to deserving charities that support whatever subject I drew. However, considering things like stickers only generate $0.50 at a time to donate, I wanted to avoid nickeling and dime-ing my charities and draining them with transaction fees. To do this I keep all "funds to donate" in a separate bank account, tracking it with the COOLEST spreadsheet I've ever seen (I'm so proud of myself, mega-props to ChatGPT for help on some complicated formulas), and donate once funds have reached $50 for that charity. I also (when the option is available) pay the transaction fees out of pocket and separate from customer donations. The tally for amount donated on my "giving back" page only includes funds that are already in the hands of other organizations and no longer in my donation escrow/purgatory. If you want to know more about my behind the scenes accounting and nifty spreadsheet, shoot me a message below and I'd love to chat.

Hell no. Well... sometimes. On rare occasions I've been known to take on commissions, but only case by case depending on my work load and general interest. I'll also only take commission requests for pieces that I could otherwise sell just fine if the requester decides they don't want it. Why? As a rule, I won't take deposits and insist that all payment be due at delivery. Why would I do something so stupid? Because I've got ADHD in a bad way and having a deadline for something someone has already paid for deprives me of that sweet, sweet dopamine rush, therefore causing me to A) miss the deadline B) make something neither of us like or C) all of the above. This way if someone DOES change their mind I can still attempt to sell the piece with the rest of my work, and the client is protected in the event that I fuck it up in a major way/ blow past my deadline. You are always welcome to shoot me a message and see if I'll take on your project, but I reserve the right to channel Randy Jackson with a sincere "it's a no for me, dawg."

Merch All merch designs are my own original designs, but the products themselves are manufactured by Printful (apparel) and Sticker Blitz (stickers). I've got referral codes for those that would like them (see under the "shop" FAQ tab: who actually makes what what you sell?). Digital Digital drawings and paintings are all created with ProCreate on an iPad Pro 11in with a Gen 2 Apple Pencil. Acrylic Acrylic paintings are all done with Golden brand paints. I'm not sponsored by them or anything, I just love their paint. As for surfaces, I usually just paint on whatever I can get my grubby hands on. Canvas and wood blocks are my favorite because they require zero framing, so I just get whatever's on sale at my local art store. (Shout out to Artist & Craftsman Supply in U-District, Seattle. I don't have a referral code for them. They're just cool. Warning: their store is massive and incredibly well stocked. Don't enter if you have no will power in the face of awesome, reasonably priced art supplies. It's dangerous.) Public For outdoor use I will only ever use Novacolor. They're by far the highest quality pigments for a very reasonable price. My mom has two of my murals hung on her back fence and they've weathered several years of PNW rain, sludge, snow, and direct sunlight with no loss of vibrancy. Pen and Ink I'm not picky about paper but I always use Micron pens, especially the 005mm illustrator pen. Though I heard a rumor from a customer of another brand with a 001mm tip and, as a glutton for punishment, I might be willing to jump ship for that. Linocut If you're just starting out, cheap carving tools are totally fine so long as you keep them sharp. Then you can play around with different tips until you know which you prefer. Speedball ink is my favorite though, and absoLUTEly worth the little higher price. Silk I buy my silks, dyes, and other supplies all from Dharma Trading, and prefer using Jacquard brand whenever possible.

ADHD bay-BEE. I get bored really easily and learning something new is half the fun. I'm also busier than is probably healthy, and playing with so many mediums allows me to continue to create no matter what is going on. Travelling or on my lunch break at work? Bust out the iPad. There's actually some clear space on the coffee table at home? Better cover that up with a new acrylic painting. Living with my in-laws on 3 acres with a massive barn space? Time to experiment with 24ft murals and silks strung on 8ft looms!

One day I overheard a woman bragging to her friend about making a waitress cry for redirecting her unsupervised kid who had been running through the restaurant. I mostly tuned out until I heard the words, "what can I say? I'm a momma bear." After successfully retrieving my eyes from where they had rolled across the floor, inspiration struck me and Karen Bear was born. Karen Bear stands as a depiction of those whose behavior is so abhorrently entitled that the only remaining hint of their humanity is a bad haircut and a heinous purse.

"... the defining characteristic of a Karen is that she sees no one as an individual, instead moving through the world prepared to fight faceless conglomerate of lesser-than people who won't give her what she wants and feels she deserves." - Rachel Charlene Lewis for BITCH Media A "Karen" is a person who is entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal. A "Karen" abuses their privilege and weaponizes their victimhood. A "Karen" believes that if you don't respect her as an authority figure, she will not respect you as a human. If you have ever walked away from a customer service interaction feeling smug, you may be a Karen. To be clear: A woman politely insisting that her plate be remade after discovering the chicken wasn't cooked through? NOT a Karen. A woman unleashing the violent history of white womanhood and her own dissatisfaction in her marriage by calling the cops on a couple of neighborhood BIPOC kids for operating a driveway lemonade stand without a food handler's permit? Definite Karen.

Short answer? No. The term Karen is not inherently problematic, as it is describes a chosen behavior and attitude, rather than an inherent trait. Though Karen is merely the latest name in a long history dating as far back as 1819 when "Miss Ann" was used to describe white women who weaponized their position, the term has been used to describe the behavior of entitled jerks of all genders, races, and backgrounds. For example, Elon Musk's general attitude and bad takes on COVID rightfully earned him the nickname "Space Karen" on Twitter (this was well before he bought Twitter, but the name remains well-earned). HOWEVER, "Karen" can be and has been used to further dismiss and police women's voices, so it's important to examine context and apply common sense when using it. The term, when used correctly, is a tool to reexamine and deconstruct white supremacy and classism in everyday interactions, as well as a reminder to treat the people who serve you with basic common decency. So, if you see "Karen" being used incorrectly, call it out! Likewise, if you see someone being a Karen, be the hero to every customer service agent ever and call them out too! Few things take the wind out of a Karen's sails quite like finding out the general public isn't as incensed as she is that Starbucks was out of almond milk.

I am, aren't I? I have a list as long as my arm for more of these, don't you worry. More stickers will be available to purchase soon on my website and in select retail outlets. Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for updates!

Hit me with it. Seriously. I can't wait to hear it. Best ways to get ahold of me are by using the contact form, messaging me on Instagram or Facebook, or sending me a good old fashioned e-mail.