For Fawkesy/Ari

Description from original post (created 2015-09-26 18:06):

Okay, I originally made this as a test for shading hair and whatnot. I MADE MY OWN BASE I FEEL PROOD

Then I learned...Fawkesy was in the hospital.

More info on it here.

I decided to write this letter to her.

                   Dear Ari,
                                    I can't tell you how much I look up to you as a skinner. You have a great personality (from what I can tell) and you make lots of people smile and be happy. I love your skins and have loved them ever since I joined PMC. I was bullied in elementary school, so I know what it feels like to be in the slumps. But, as Dr. Seuss put it, "Once you're in that slump, you're not in for much fun, because unslumping yourself is not easily done." This is from my favorite books, Oh the Places you'll go. I know, it seems childish, but if, just if you think about the words that are written on the pages, it shows that life isn't about the downs. It's about what you do with them. Turn them into the high points in your life. But here's the thing about life. 
Life isn't going to have it's ups without it's downs.
So, Ari, please come back and make skins and make (at least) 600+ people smile again. Time after time, you've captured our hearts with a few pixels. You made us fall in love with you and your page and your personality shines through just a few words and characters on a machine we stare at hours a day. You turned a regular life on the computer into something we look forward to, just like the other greats on this website. Thank you for everything you've ever done for us and Planet Minecraft.
-Shelly