Project Update: Refunds Processing
I still stand by my decision to cancel this project - not only for my rights as an artist, but also for the safety and protection of backers who chose to support this project.
With final regards to the dispute of my septum ring design, MidnightSpring stated with no ambiguity or room for discussion that she would be retaining the rights of my design. This design currently has a sample mold that I personally paid for out of pocket, and I still do not give her permission or the rights to use the mold or make reproductions of the design. Regardless on whether or not it would be repeat variants.
Again, while it is disappointing to cancel the project after a successful campaign, this decision is in the best interest of my business and the backers who pledged money for this project to be properly managed and fulfilled.
Refunds have been started and are processing. They will be posting within 5 - 7 busines days. I will double check tomorrow to make sure that things are working correctly on my end.
Thank you for understanding.
Project Update: Refunding
With unfortunate news I'm announcing that I will be refunding everyone on this project.
For the sake of transparency I wanted to make everyone aware ; Because of a personal issue, midnight springs has decided to demand resell rights to my design. I don't agree to this request to claim design rights because while she did half of the 3d mock up for manufacturing reasons, I did the other half when I had a better understanding of what the manufacturer was needing to make the mold. As such I paid for my samples of the roses nose rings to be produced.
I will be refunding everyone who backed for this campaign. I thank everyone who supported us, but I no longer feel comfortable hosting this project because of this.
For further proof of my design being original, here is a dated screen shot of one of my early sketches of us discussing my design.
I do not give midnight springs the rights to produce or sell my design.
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Again posting on behalf of Midnight Springs, as she has no other way to ensure backers receive the FULL STORY. Message from Midnight Springs in quotations: "Because this was left out of Adie's update, and I have been removed from the project and thus unable to make my own update: Here is a link to my speedpaint of the thorns portion of the thorns & roses design, my sketch of the thorns portion of the throns & roses design, as well as the speedpaint of my sakura design, and the message I sent which resulted in Adie's choice to cancel this campaign (as well as remove me from collaboration and thus being able to properly speak on what happened). There was no discussion after my message was sent; I was simply told she would be canceling the campaign, despite me being clearly willing to fulfill our obligations to all backers. https://www.instagram.com/stories/midnight_springs/3470405494113463660?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MWdyNGh6ZWpueDJtdQ== The design was ultimately a collaboration between the two of us, and I requested to be fairly credited as co-collaborator on the design (which I previously was not credited as) and stated my intention to reproduce our collaborative design only in new colorways not chosen by Adie. I in no way am attempting to steal anyone's art, design, or otherwise, despite how this update makes the situation sound. I do not give consent for my art (the thorns portion of the thorns and roses design) to be used by CatHeadPins."
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Hello all! I am posting this comment update on behalf of Midnight Springs, as they have been removed from the project and are no longer able to post their own updates. Everything in quotes is from Elena herself: "I have some unfortunate news. Due to dissolution of trust between the two of us, backers will not be able to receive their rewards as CatHeadPins is no longer willing to submit the payments for the rings to be produced. In an effort to be transparent, the sakura design is 100% my own (rendered & conceptualized by myself) - the thorn & roses design was a collaboration between myself and CatHeadPins. This was not originally disclosed to backers, and I would like to emphasize that while the original concept of it belongs to CatHeadPins, I, Midnight Springs, did the majority of the rendering based off of a written concept (by rendering the thorns portion). I've been assured you will be refunded. If you need an update on your refund, please contact CatHeadPins directly. I am very sorry about this. Elena Midnight Springs"
Project Update: We did it! + Moving forward
Thank you for your support! We reached the base goal and first stretch goal.
There is a 2-week gap between campaign end and receiving funds. Currently we have 4 errored payments totaling around $150. If all are still errored pledges by the end of that 2 week period, we are having to cut into our buffer in getting the 2nd colorway set produced. That is not necessarily a problem, but you will not be able to receive your pledge even if you fill out the survey if you do not fix your payment by the time of fulfillment. I hate to emphasize it like that, but there are always people who fill out the survey but never pay, it just happens all the time.
Thank you again! Production will officially "begin" once the payment is secured and then the invoice paid. The 16G version of the Sakura and the faux version of the Roses still needs to be made, but that estimate was factored into our presumed timeline already, so hopefully it does not take long.
