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Heavy Tolls
a year ago
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To borrow from a certain Marvel Comics villain, a "heavy toll" has been exacted by recent events in the Furry community. I wanted to take a moment to write about these.
First, I got word that
Saara passed away. Though I did not know him closely, his artwork was among the first I'd seen in the Furry community. At a furry party, I got a chance to see his print anthology GO FUR IT! I enjoyed his sci-fi art style, as well as his renditions of Mam'selle Hepzibah from POGO. I also remember his character Tangel, and the running jokes about her incensed insistence that she was an extraterrestrial and NOT a skunk.
As I understand, friends closer to him are working to salvage and preserve his artwork. I hope they succeed.
Not long after that, I heard of
Dragoneer 's passing. I have read of the efforts to clear his debts so that his friends can keep FurAffinity going. For my part, I donated a small amount to assist. I am relieved to hear that about 75% of the current funding goal has been raised so far. If you're not already aware, the crowdfunding campaign can be found here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-.....goneers-legacy
I enjoy the social aspect of this site, being able to comment on and fave other people's art. It would be heartbreaking to see it shut down, because I'm honestly not sure where else I could post art or links to my animations. DeviantArt no longer is a good option for me, given their use of other people's work without permission to train generative AI.
On a related note,
Leo.The.Ninja.Lion informed me that a link I'd posted in response to one of his comments was no longer working. I checked it out, and sure enough: My old art site at furry.org.au is gone.
To be fair, I stopped updating my old site around 2008, when I first started my page here on FA. It's easier to post art and get feedback here on FA than on my old site. Still, it marks the end of an era, and I fondly remember when I built the site in 1998. I signed up for space on the furry.org.au domain, then bought a book on Microsoft FrontPage. I spent about a week laying out the site and adding content. TELBERT'S TOON DEPOT featured links to my own art, other friends' art of me, and links to other artists' sites. For a time, I enjoyed adding new content on a regular basis.
I greatly appreciate the support and encouragement that I have received from friends and fellow artists here on FA. The camaraderie has done a lot of keep me going during hard times. I thank you all, and hope that the FA community can endure.
First, I got word that
Saara passed away. Though I did not know him closely, his artwork was among the first I'd seen in the Furry community. At a furry party, I got a chance to see his print anthology GO FUR IT! I enjoyed his sci-fi art style, as well as his renditions of Mam'selle Hepzibah from POGO. I also remember his character Tangel, and the running jokes about her incensed insistence that she was an extraterrestrial and NOT a skunk.As I understand, friends closer to him are working to salvage and preserve his artwork. I hope they succeed.
Not long after that, I heard of
Dragoneer 's passing. I have read of the efforts to clear his debts so that his friends can keep FurAffinity going. For my part, I donated a small amount to assist. I am relieved to hear that about 75% of the current funding goal has been raised so far. If you're not already aware, the crowdfunding campaign can be found here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-.....goneers-legacy
I enjoy the social aspect of this site, being able to comment on and fave other people's art. It would be heartbreaking to see it shut down, because I'm honestly not sure where else I could post art or links to my animations. DeviantArt no longer is a good option for me, given their use of other people's work without permission to train generative AI.
On a related note,
Leo.The.Ninja.Lion informed me that a link I'd posted in response to one of his comments was no longer working. I checked it out, and sure enough: My old art site at furry.org.au is gone. To be fair, I stopped updating my old site around 2008, when I first started my page here on FA. It's easier to post art and get feedback here on FA than on my old site. Still, it marks the end of an era, and I fondly remember when I built the site in 1998. I signed up for space on the furry.org.au domain, then bought a book on Microsoft FrontPage. I spent about a week laying out the site and adding content. TELBERT'S TOON DEPOT featured links to my own art, other friends' art of me, and links to other artists' sites. For a time, I enjoyed adding new content on a regular basis.
I greatly appreciate the support and encouragement that I have received from friends and fellow artists here on FA. The camaraderie has done a lot of keep me going during hard times. I thank you all, and hope that the FA community can endure.
HellaCoorinna
~hellacoorinna
I hope you've got all the old art from furry.org.au tucked away, somewhere safe.
telbert
~telbert
OP
Yes, I do =0)
