4.bpspot/-kXF270bLwzI/WnDtROmtboI/AAAAAAABMoE/_b0LfynTQso1p3Elgl4SEkvCoK_1GJ6WwCLcBGAs/s1600/Nic%2Band%2BTan%2Bthank%2Byou.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> Today, the facebook/groups/illo52weeks/" target="_blank">52-Week Illustration Challenge has been archived. It's odd 'archiving' something that brought such happiness, produced the most beautiful community, inspired endless creativity and opportunity, and, quite frankly, changed lives, including my own. Many people have asked why the Challenge closed, and my stock standard (and true) response, is that we never expected it to last a year, let alone four. Every single year, we presumed we'd close, but people stepped in, especially my dear friend and Challenge partner, nickyjohnston.au/" target="_blank">Nicky Johnston, to keep it running. We 100% did this for our members, not ourselves. Our members were the reason it ra...