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$120 flat colors for single item on throne?
Posted 6 months agoSo question for everyone - I've had absolutely no bites on my commission form.
But I had an idea...would offering a flat color for an item on my throne list be interesting to anyone?
http://throne.com/alkora
It'd give people the option to get a VERY nice discount on a commission for items I need / want.
But I had an idea...would offering a flat color for an item on my throne list be interesting to anyone?
http://throne.com/alkora
It'd give people the option to get a VERY nice discount on a commission for items I need / want.
2025 Update - Health, art, where I am at...
Posted 7 months agoHey all, I know it's been a while. I wanted to make a post kind of highlighting where I am in life, art, and whatnot.
Firstly: Health.
CW: Crohn's Disease, blood, surgery, health things ( kinda duh :P )
The good:
I know it sounds bad at first, but it makes sense...hang in to the end XD. In order to treat my disease, you have to take something called a "biologic". This medication suppresses my immune system from attacking my digestive tract. Eventually, most people become immune to the drug and need to switch biologics. This has happened to me. My medication - infliximab - "broke the barrier" and became un-useful to me. And it had apparently been causing problems for a few years now, granted... I was on that med for about 10 years, so it kinda tracked for me needing to switch things up.
Due to a communication issue between my doctor, me and a few others, I went without any medication for several months. This has caused several rather...nasty...issues to arise ( will mention later ).
Now to the good - Thanks to an awesome suggestion from Kumoshibe, I suggested Stellara and the doctor was in agreement. It seems like it is working really well to manage my disease.
TLDR; Kumo ( https://bsky.app/profile/kumoshibe.bsky.social ) suggested Stellara, it works really quite well.
The bad:
There's damage down there. A little explanation: I developed two fistula. The white blood cells in the body have a flow kind of like blood through veins. The difference between the two is blood does not change, whereas white blood cells are fluid. The paths change, kinda like a river over long periods of time - except in 3d :P
A fistula is like a path in 3d through various tissues. These paths can go through any and all sorts tissues and organs, places they're not supposed to go. In my case, I have one outside and going inward...and one inside going outward, all around my anal region. And in between these two fistula, an abscess had formed. I had to have it sliced open to drain. They typically leave these cuts open to try and heal naturally as opposed to stitching them shut. I had to be on anti-biotics and steroids for a good bit. eventually...it sealed shut.
The problem is - there's a pouch of open space between two areas where contents are not supposed to go. That means blood is pooling in places it shouldn't be, right on the part of my butt where I sit. I managed to take a mirror and see what it looks like down there. It's...not pretty. It looks like someone took a bat and beat the sh\*t out of left buttock. I will be needing a surgery to put something called a seton ( fancy name for a fancy tube ) into these channels to let it continually drain.
TLDR; I've got damage to my left buttock and will be needing surgery.
Outside of disease management, I've been really struggling with my sleep. I am really struggling to get a schedule in place...and I WAS starting to get my art engine going; but the complications have been driving me insane.
I've also been trying to do some weight management. I'm 5'2" and now...260lbs? The medications are really doing a number on me. And the steroids REEEEALLY didn't help. It's been hard to find a diet that helps me lose weight with all of the food restrictions I have. Most garden-grown food items are triggers for me :/ I used to love eating carrots...They do NOT agree with me.
Second: That brings me to my next subject - Art.
I'm in need of income. Like...desperately.
Once my new meds kicked in, it was like...I could finally start to think clearly for a bit ( before the complications kicked in :/ ) I realized I really needed to focus on myself a bit more. My doctor stated I should be walking 30 minutes every day, but...due to the above mentioned issues and physical disabilities...going outside is really difficult for me. I'd really like to get an indoor treadmill, but realistically...no money. I've also bled through all my boxers, ruined multiple articles of clothing, bedsheets, and furniture...not going to be able to replace those. I can clean them, but it's really hard to get blood out of things >.>
Anyway, my point is: I really need to focus on a daily routine. Mentally, I need to put what energy I have in to drawn art and 3d modelling, so I can make SOME sort of income. I've been trying to draw every day. I haven't been 100% successful due to some of the BS going on, but I have gotten some decent work done.
I'm starting to organize my work now too - some of the pieces here on FA have been moved to scraps, others completely removed. I re-vamped my website a little to try and make it easier for people to track what I am doing and to allow people to submit requests for new commissions. Go here to check it out: https://spacerabbitcreations.com/
I've also created an art-specific Blue Sky account for artistic ventures! You can view that here: https://bsky.app/profile/spacerabbitcreations.com
A few people have inquired to me in the past about anything I might need in private and I've seen a couple other people in the community use amazon lists to show things they need or want. Usually for some artists or for birthdays / etc...so I figured I would create one for myself. You can find that here if you're interested: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/U17U3TZ9NXDL
I have a Patreon account, it's been rather stagnant - so I do apologize for that. I really want to change that all up. It's coming, I just need to try and fix some of the more immediate issues. https://www.patreon.com/c/alkoratherabbit if you are interested in that.
I also have a Kofi account here: https://ko-fi.com/spacerabbitcreations
I know if I have a lot of things to fix. I'm really struggling on a daily basis to function...and I really hate asking for help, but I know I need it. If you're interested in getting some funny rounds, check out my website, social media, or just hit me up to chat. If I sound kinda cranky at points, please don't think I am upset at you...I've just been in constant pain for a good while.
And to all of you who have helped me out in the past, who have been REALLY patient with me:
Thank you. Seriously. You have no idea how much I really appreciate it. I know I can sometimes be a PITA sometimes.
I think that's all for now. Apologies for the pretty massive word dump :P
- Alkora
Firstly: Health.
CW: Crohn's Disease, blood, surgery, health things ( kinda duh :P )
The good:
I know it sounds bad at first, but it makes sense...hang in to the end XD. In order to treat my disease, you have to take something called a "biologic". This medication suppresses my immune system from attacking my digestive tract. Eventually, most people become immune to the drug and need to switch biologics. This has happened to me. My medication - infliximab - "broke the barrier" and became un-useful to me. And it had apparently been causing problems for a few years now, granted... I was on that med for about 10 years, so it kinda tracked for me needing to switch things up.
Due to a communication issue between my doctor, me and a few others, I went without any medication for several months. This has caused several rather...nasty...issues to arise ( will mention later ).
Now to the good - Thanks to an awesome suggestion from Kumoshibe, I suggested Stellara and the doctor was in agreement. It seems like it is working really well to manage my disease.
TLDR; Kumo ( https://bsky.app/profile/kumoshibe.bsky.social ) suggested Stellara, it works really quite well.
The bad:
There's damage down there. A little explanation: I developed two fistula. The white blood cells in the body have a flow kind of like blood through veins. The difference between the two is blood does not change, whereas white blood cells are fluid. The paths change, kinda like a river over long periods of time - except in 3d :P
A fistula is like a path in 3d through various tissues. These paths can go through any and all sorts tissues and organs, places they're not supposed to go. In my case, I have one outside and going inward...and one inside going outward, all around my anal region. And in between these two fistula, an abscess had formed. I had to have it sliced open to drain. They typically leave these cuts open to try and heal naturally as opposed to stitching them shut. I had to be on anti-biotics and steroids for a good bit. eventually...it sealed shut.
The problem is - there's a pouch of open space between two areas where contents are not supposed to go. That means blood is pooling in places it shouldn't be, right on the part of my butt where I sit. I managed to take a mirror and see what it looks like down there. It's...not pretty. It looks like someone took a bat and beat the sh\*t out of left buttock. I will be needing a surgery to put something called a seton ( fancy name for a fancy tube ) into these channels to let it continually drain.
TLDR; I've got damage to my left buttock and will be needing surgery.
Outside of disease management, I've been really struggling with my sleep. I am really struggling to get a schedule in place...and I WAS starting to get my art engine going; but the complications have been driving me insane.
I've also been trying to do some weight management. I'm 5'2" and now...260lbs? The medications are really doing a number on me. And the steroids REEEEALLY didn't help. It's been hard to find a diet that helps me lose weight with all of the food restrictions I have. Most garden-grown food items are triggers for me :/ I used to love eating carrots...They do NOT agree with me.
Second: That brings me to my next subject - Art.
I'm in need of income. Like...desperately.
Once my new meds kicked in, it was like...I could finally start to think clearly for a bit ( before the complications kicked in :/ ) I realized I really needed to focus on myself a bit more. My doctor stated I should be walking 30 minutes every day, but...due to the above mentioned issues and physical disabilities...going outside is really difficult for me. I'd really like to get an indoor treadmill, but realistically...no money. I've also bled through all my boxers, ruined multiple articles of clothing, bedsheets, and furniture...not going to be able to replace those. I can clean them, but it's really hard to get blood out of things >.>
Anyway, my point is: I really need to focus on a daily routine. Mentally, I need to put what energy I have in to drawn art and 3d modelling, so I can make SOME sort of income. I've been trying to draw every day. I haven't been 100% successful due to some of the BS going on, but I have gotten some decent work done.
I'm starting to organize my work now too - some of the pieces here on FA have been moved to scraps, others completely removed. I re-vamped my website a little to try and make it easier for people to track what I am doing and to allow people to submit requests for new commissions. Go here to check it out: https://spacerabbitcreations.com/
I've also created an art-specific Blue Sky account for artistic ventures! You can view that here: https://bsky.app/profile/spacerabbitcreations.com
A few people have inquired to me in the past about anything I might need in private and I've seen a couple other people in the community use amazon lists to show things they need or want. Usually for some artists or for birthdays / etc...so I figured I would create one for myself. You can find that here if you're interested: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/U17U3TZ9NXDL
I have a Patreon account, it's been rather stagnant - so I do apologize for that. I really want to change that all up. It's coming, I just need to try and fix some of the more immediate issues. https://www.patreon.com/c/alkoratherabbit if you are interested in that.
I also have a Kofi account here: https://ko-fi.com/spacerabbitcreations
I know if I have a lot of things to fix. I'm really struggling on a daily basis to function...and I really hate asking for help, but I know I need it. If you're interested in getting some funny rounds, check out my website, social media, or just hit me up to chat. If I sound kinda cranky at points, please don't think I am upset at you...I've just been in constant pain for a good while.
And to all of you who have helped me out in the past, who have been REALLY patient with me:
Thank you. Seriously. You have no idea how much I really appreciate it. I know I can sometimes be a PITA sometimes.
I think that's all for now. Apologies for the pretty massive word dump :P
- Alkora
"Office hours" + Commissions
Posted 2 years agoAhoya!
I wanted to post this here for anyone who may be interested in commission-related things from me, sort of a general FYI informational thing :D
I've managed to get some of my more nasty health issues sorted via a CPAP. Basically, I have moderate / severe sleep apnea and was getting little to no REM sleep for a VERY long time - likely years at this point. It's taken several months since getting it, but my sleep habits are much improved. I'm actually able to keep myself to a schedule now, so I wanted to set up "office hours".
Here are the hours I will be working on art / job searching:
Monday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM ( breaks in-between, evening is dependent on a few external factors )
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM ( breaks in-between, evening is dependent on a few external factors )
Until I start to see a more steady influx of commission requests, I will be leaving my commission form open.
https://spacerabbitcreations.com/commissions/ <- Requests may be submitted there <3
Hope everyone has had a great holiday!
I wanted to post this here for anyone who may be interested in commission-related things from me, sort of a general FYI informational thing :D
I've managed to get some of my more nasty health issues sorted via a CPAP. Basically, I have moderate / severe sleep apnea and was getting little to no REM sleep for a VERY long time - likely years at this point. It's taken several months since getting it, but my sleep habits are much improved. I'm actually able to keep myself to a schedule now, so I wanted to set up "office hours".
Here are the hours I will be working on art / job searching:
Monday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM ( breaks in-between, evening is dependent on a few external factors )
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM ( breaks in-between, evening is dependent on a few external factors )
Until I start to see a more steady influx of commission requests, I will be leaving my commission form open.
https://spacerabbitcreations.com/commissions/ <- Requests may be submitted there <3
Hope everyone has had a great holiday!
Status update (TW Health stuff)
Posted 2 years agoHello everyone,
I wanted to make a post about where I am at since I have been rather quiet the past several weeks. A lot of things are moving in the background - more so on the health-related side of things.
About two-ish weeks ago both Aerak and I ended up getting food poisoning. And while Aerak was able to recover relatively quickly, I was not. The episode caused me to have a Crohn's Disease flare up. It left me extremely lethargic, nausea, constant runs to the bathroom, bleeding, pain, and...more things I don't really want to go too in depth with. Needless to say, I was pretty sick. I want to apologize to those who submitted for icons and then kind of got a lot of radio silence. I've really been struggling with life stuff lately.
In an effort to try and improve my situation, I have been talking to doctors to diagnose some of the issues I deal with daily. One of those issues with the tiredness and lethargy. We knew Crohn's wasn't helping with that, but what we didn't know is that I have a pretty nasty case of sleep apnea on top of all the other crap going on. I did a sleep study and was lucky enough to get into the lab and test with a CPAP. I apparently did really well with one, so it's looking like getting one for overnights here is in my future. My hope is that I can regain some of my sanity back - and by proxy, my creativity.
The majority of this year has been incredibly sparse financially for me due to my health BS and lack of contract work for certain periods. The reality is I am really struggling...and I really hate asking for help, but I could really use it. If you'd like to help in some way, there are a few things you can do:
- I have a raven fursuit head we are trying to auction off. You can view it on Dealer's Den here: https://www.thedealersden.com/listi.....en-head/241601 ( Spreading this around would really be appreciated! )
- If you have a commission / pending commission, please just be patient with me. I promise the work is coming, I am just slow. I would also like to thank all of you who HAVE been patient with me - I REALLY do appreciate it!
I really want to get these issues with my health resolved. It's been a LOT of bouncing from doctor to doctor over the past few years. It feels like I am on the edge of getting something major fixed, it's just going to take a little bit more time. My follow up is later this month, and with luck... I should get a machine mid-ish September barring any issues with insurance.
I want to make sure to thank all of you who have been supportive of me and my work over the years. I REALLY want to make sure it's known that I appreciate the patience given to me. It's not easy for the people around me, seeing what I've gone through and the frustrations I have created for them as a result.
Alkora
I wanted to make a post about where I am at since I have been rather quiet the past several weeks. A lot of things are moving in the background - more so on the health-related side of things.
About two-ish weeks ago both Aerak and I ended up getting food poisoning. And while Aerak was able to recover relatively quickly, I was not. The episode caused me to have a Crohn's Disease flare up. It left me extremely lethargic, nausea, constant runs to the bathroom, bleeding, pain, and...more things I don't really want to go too in depth with. Needless to say, I was pretty sick. I want to apologize to those who submitted for icons and then kind of got a lot of radio silence. I've really been struggling with life stuff lately.
In an effort to try and improve my situation, I have been talking to doctors to diagnose some of the issues I deal with daily. One of those issues with the tiredness and lethargy. We knew Crohn's wasn't helping with that, but what we didn't know is that I have a pretty nasty case of sleep apnea on top of all the other crap going on. I did a sleep study and was lucky enough to get into the lab and test with a CPAP. I apparently did really well with one, so it's looking like getting one for overnights here is in my future. My hope is that I can regain some of my sanity back - and by proxy, my creativity.
The majority of this year has been incredibly sparse financially for me due to my health BS and lack of contract work for certain periods. The reality is I am really struggling...and I really hate asking for help, but I could really use it. If you'd like to help in some way, there are a few things you can do:
- I have a raven fursuit head we are trying to auction off. You can view it on Dealer's Den here: https://www.thedealersden.com/listi.....en-head/241601 ( Spreading this around would really be appreciated! )
- If you have a commission / pending commission, please just be patient with me. I promise the work is coming, I am just slow. I would also like to thank all of you who HAVE been patient with me - I REALLY do appreciate it!
I really want to get these issues with my health resolved. It's been a LOT of bouncing from doctor to doctor over the past few years. It feels like I am on the edge of getting something major fixed, it's just going to take a little bit more time. My follow up is later this month, and with luck... I should get a machine mid-ish September barring any issues with insurance.
I want to make sure to thank all of you who have been supportive of me and my work over the years. I REALLY want to make sure it's known that I appreciate the patience given to me. It's not easy for the people around me, seeing what I've gone through and the frustrations I have created for them as a result.
Alkora
If I owe you art / trade - Please read!
Posted 3 years agoI've been in the process of moving the past several weeks and it's been hectic, but Aerak and I are really looking forward to start a new chapter in our lives.
Part of this process is going to be a re-brand of myself. It means taking care of past debts and obligations - online / offline / etc. I want to touch base with everyone who I owe art to whom I have not already refunded or finished so I can make sure my records are up to date.
Our new place is a house that we're renting. It means clean water that won't make me constantly sick, enough space to actually step away and clear my head if I need to, an actual kitchen to cook healthy food in to manage my Crohn's Disease, and a bedroom that doesn't have constant bangs and creaks or bright lights flashing all over the place. I actually have been managing to get proper night's rest since staying at our new place.
It also means I now have my own room dedicated specifically to doing art / work. There's still a way to go, but I feel like I can see the horizon now. I need to do some organizing but I should be able to finally do some of the things I have been wanting to do for so long.
So - if you need to contact me about a commission, you may note me here or send an email to spacerabbitcreations[at]gmail.com <3
Part of this process is going to be a re-brand of myself. It means taking care of past debts and obligations - online / offline / etc. I want to touch base with everyone who I owe art to whom I have not already refunded or finished so I can make sure my records are up to date.
Our new place is a house that we're renting. It means clean water that won't make me constantly sick, enough space to actually step away and clear my head if I need to, an actual kitchen to cook healthy food in to manage my Crohn's Disease, and a bedroom that doesn't have constant bangs and creaks or bright lights flashing all over the place. I actually have been managing to get proper night's rest since staying at our new place.
It also means I now have my own room dedicated specifically to doing art / work. There's still a way to go, but I feel like I can see the horizon now. I need to do some organizing but I should be able to finally do some of the things I have been wanting to do for so long.
So - if you need to contact me about a commission, you may note me here or send an email to spacerabbitcreations[at]gmail.com <3
Hard start to the year
Posted 3 years agoFirst, I want to say this:
I'm sorry I have been so quiet, and I am sorry for not reliably getting back to people.
This year has been incredibly hard on my body. For those who don't know, I have Crohn's Disease and Fibromyalgia. January and February are traditionally very cold months in Minnesota and it's been rather cold lately. Constant below zero air temps leading to like... -10F to -30F wind chills. I've not had the money to renew my cannabis license, so managing the pain has been rather difficult. On top of that, the stress has triggered a Crohn's flare up; coupled with the fact that my contract ended just before Christmas... let's just say I'm struggling right now.
For those who do not know what Crohn's or Fibromyalgia are, here are some links to resources that explain what they are:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases.....s/syc-20353304
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases.....s/syc-20354780
In the background, I have been trying to work on a good number of projects and things to try and get myself organized. I've opened my commissions again in an effort to try and bring in much needed funds. I'm also working to figure out a comic / universe build to help create a foundation for my art moving forward. I'm also going to be delving into 3D a lot more - Learning Blender for VRChat has been incredibly useful with creating new ideas and helping to fix some of the anatomy issues I have. I've been working on a few pieces of art, but I just haven't managed to get them done yet.
The good news is, I finally managed to get boosted... so I am really hoping I don't have to worry so much about catching Covid. Even being immunocompromised, 3 vaccines should offer pretty good protection. This past week / weekend REALLY sucked though lol, but definitely worth it.
If you'd like to help me out, you can send a donation to https://paypal.me/BlueRabbitStudios or please consider my commission options which are available for viewing here: https://spacerabbitcreations.com/commissions/
For those who have been sticking by me me, I really, truly want to thank you for your patience. I know it's not been easy, but please know that I really appreciate it.
Thank you :)
I'm sorry I have been so quiet, and I am sorry for not reliably getting back to people.
This year has been incredibly hard on my body. For those who don't know, I have Crohn's Disease and Fibromyalgia. January and February are traditionally very cold months in Minnesota and it's been rather cold lately. Constant below zero air temps leading to like... -10F to -30F wind chills. I've not had the money to renew my cannabis license, so managing the pain has been rather difficult. On top of that, the stress has triggered a Crohn's flare up; coupled with the fact that my contract ended just before Christmas... let's just say I'm struggling right now.
For those who do not know what Crohn's or Fibromyalgia are, here are some links to resources that explain what they are:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases.....s/syc-20353304
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases.....s/syc-20354780
In the background, I have been trying to work on a good number of projects and things to try and get myself organized. I've opened my commissions again in an effort to try and bring in much needed funds. I'm also working to figure out a comic / universe build to help create a foundation for my art moving forward. I'm also going to be delving into 3D a lot more - Learning Blender for VRChat has been incredibly useful with creating new ideas and helping to fix some of the anatomy issues I have. I've been working on a few pieces of art, but I just haven't managed to get them done yet.
The good news is, I finally managed to get boosted... so I am really hoping I don't have to worry so much about catching Covid. Even being immunocompromised, 3 vaccines should offer pretty good protection. This past week / weekend REALLY sucked though lol, but definitely worth it.
If you'd like to help me out, you can send a donation to https://paypal.me/BlueRabbitStudios or please consider my commission options which are available for viewing here: https://spacerabbitcreations.com/commissions/
For those who have been sticking by me me, I really, truly want to thank you for your patience. I know it's not been easy, but please know that I really appreciate it.
Thank you :)
Gallery Cleanup + Couple Refunds
Posted 5 years agoHey All,
I felt like I really needed to clean up some of the submissions I had in my gallery. I moved a bunch of older pieces or things I don't feel reflect where I'm at right now to the scraps folder. I removed several old announcements, character for sale listings, basically old info...nothing important or unique pieces.
Also, I am working through my outstanding art list and have sent out some refunds.
For those who don't know - I have Crohn's Disease. 2020 has been extremely stressful for everyone; and I am no exception. With everything going on, my stress levels have been absolutely through the roof and I desperately need to relieve some of that stress. I have been in and out of the hospital this year with complications - severe bleeding from my intestinal tract. I need to be able to draw art without feeling bad about not working on commissions. Several commissions are from about a year ago, and I need to make it right before I start to feel a little better.
This is my current list: https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
If you have not received a refund and are not listed here, please send me a note with details and I'll get it worked out with you.
I felt like I really needed to clean up some of the submissions I had in my gallery. I moved a bunch of older pieces or things I don't feel reflect where I'm at right now to the scraps folder. I removed several old announcements, character for sale listings, basically old info...nothing important or unique pieces.
Also, I am working through my outstanding art list and have sent out some refunds.
For those who don't know - I have Crohn's Disease. 2020 has been extremely stressful for everyone; and I am no exception. With everything going on, my stress levels have been absolutely through the roof and I desperately need to relieve some of that stress. I have been in and out of the hospital this year with complications - severe bleeding from my intestinal tract. I need to be able to draw art without feeling bad about not working on commissions. Several commissions are from about a year ago, and I need to make it right before I start to feel a little better.
This is my current list: https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
If you have not received a refund and are not listed here, please send me a note with details and I'll get it worked out with you.
2020
Posted 5 years agoThings are not okay.
Things have not been okay...for an incredibly long time. The system I and so many others live in is so incredibly broken.
I had finally stabilized the income issues and was going to try and clean up all the pending art and the BRS fursuit queue this year, but holy crap was I wrong... I've just spent the last week, barely any sleep making sure we weren't hit by looters / white supremacists. All the video I have seen - not the crap spoon fed to us by the news channels; live streams of what's actually happening in the world around me...has disgusted me.
Black Lives Matter
Trans Rights
ACAB
Happy Pride
Nazi Furs Fuck Off!
Got a problem with this? Don't let your ass hit the door on the way out. I don't want your business if you disagree with this.
OH! And one more thing - anyone mentions to me Black Lives Matter is a political issue - Fuck you.
Our PoC are not a political issue - they are human beings - who, btw, are a part of this damn fandom and whom we should help.
Things have not been okay...for an incredibly long time. The system I and so many others live in is so incredibly broken.
I had finally stabilized the income issues and was going to try and clean up all the pending art and the BRS fursuit queue this year, but holy crap was I wrong... I've just spent the last week, barely any sleep making sure we weren't hit by looters / white supremacists. All the video I have seen - not the crap spoon fed to us by the news channels; live streams of what's actually happening in the world around me...has disgusted me.
Black Lives Matter
Trans Rights
ACAB
Happy Pride
Nazi Furs Fuck Off!
Got a problem with this? Don't let your ass hit the door on the way out. I don't want your business if you disagree with this.
OH! And one more thing - anyone mentions to me Black Lives Matter is a political issue - Fuck you.
Our PoC are not a political issue - they are human beings - who, btw, are a part of this damn fandom and whom we should help.
Moving forward
Posted 6 years agoHello Everyone,
A lot of things have been changing with my other half and I. We both really want to start a new chapter in our lives. Basically, it comes down to a couple big things – time and money.
It’s time to end the fursuit business. We just haven’t brought in enough consistent income. I can’t begin to explain how stressful it is regularly not having enough money for food, rent, electricity, etc… In addition, working with commissioners can oftentimes be rather stressful. And alongside potential customers just…disappearing, telling you your prices aren’t worth it, and the constant reminders / clutter of having your home as a workshop; it’s just gotten to be too much. The plan is to work on either refunds, or more likely – finishing off the queue and removing finished projects from the list. After everything is done, we’ll likely be shutting down Blue Rabbit Studios. We still want to be creative, but doing suits for commission work is done I think. We’ve taken on full time jobs to help stabilize things. We were in danger of losing the apartment, so we had to act quick.
Art-wise, I've been creatively blocked - life BS has a tendency to do that. Additionally, this new position - while finally providing us money for food, rent, utilities, etc - has not left us with a lot of time. We're concentrating on working out all the fursuit related projects first. If you would like a refund for your ART commission, please get in contact with me and we can work something out. I may be sending out some refunds regardless - I need to clear my plate and clear my head, so please don't feel like I have anything against you if you see a refund. I need to de-stress a bit and get myself back in a creative mindset again.
2019 absolutely sucked. It...was hell. I want to start anew for 2020. I want to lay out my goals and really get stuff done.
- Alkora
A lot of things have been changing with my other half and I. We both really want to start a new chapter in our lives. Basically, it comes down to a couple big things – time and money.
It’s time to end the fursuit business. We just haven’t brought in enough consistent income. I can’t begin to explain how stressful it is regularly not having enough money for food, rent, electricity, etc… In addition, working with commissioners can oftentimes be rather stressful. And alongside potential customers just…disappearing, telling you your prices aren’t worth it, and the constant reminders / clutter of having your home as a workshop; it’s just gotten to be too much. The plan is to work on either refunds, or more likely – finishing off the queue and removing finished projects from the list. After everything is done, we’ll likely be shutting down Blue Rabbit Studios. We still want to be creative, but doing suits for commission work is done I think. We’ve taken on full time jobs to help stabilize things. We were in danger of losing the apartment, so we had to act quick.
Art-wise, I've been creatively blocked - life BS has a tendency to do that. Additionally, this new position - while finally providing us money for food, rent, utilities, etc - has not left us with a lot of time. We're concentrating on working out all the fursuit related projects first. If you would like a refund for your ART commission, please get in contact with me and we can work something out. I may be sending out some refunds regardless - I need to clear my plate and clear my head, so please don't feel like I have anything against you if you see a refund. I need to de-stress a bit and get myself back in a creative mindset again.
2019 absolutely sucked. It...was hell. I want to start anew for 2020. I want to lay out my goals and really get stuff done.
- Alkora
Sick :/
Posted 6 years agoI spent the past weekend helping to run Furry Migration, but managed to get some pretty nasty con crud. I had hoped to get back this week and hit the ground running on fursuit and art again, but honestly it's just been lots of sleep, pain and exhaustion :(
I'll poke people again when I am not feeling like a half dead zombie alien bun heh.
As a reminder, if you have a commission from me personally - I have the statuses of commissions posted to trello: https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
I'll poke people again when I am not feeling like a half dead zombie alien bun heh.
As a reminder, if you have a commission from me personally - I have the statuses of commissions posted to trello: https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
Got a new multi-slot YCH!
Posted 6 years agoNew Multi-slot YCH!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32034968/
And this one is just swimmin in fat :P
Gimme a shout if you're interested! <3
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https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32034968/
And this one is just swimmin in fat :P
Gimme a shout if you're interested! <3
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Telegram channel!
Posted 6 years agoHello!
https://t.me/spacerabbitcreations
I've created a telegram channel for posting art and stream announcements in.
Also, testing out PostyBirb :3
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https://t.me/spacerabbitcreations
I've created a telegram channel for posting art and stream announcements in.
Also, testing out PostyBirb :3
Posted using PostyBirb
Health and Life Updates
Posted 6 years agoHey everyone,
A few of you may have seen my twitter feed the past day or two and know what's going on...
Basically, over the weekend or so, I started having some pain in my stomach. I thought it was maybe just a small issue with my crohn's that would go away. Over the next days, the pain got worse - and normally when this happens, it seems to move around a little bit or pass within a day or two, so on Monday when the pain was not getting better... I went to the hospital. One of the decisions for going in was also based upon where the pain was going from. Initially, when they were doing the examination they started to believe it was actually my gallbladder. The pain was coming from the upper right area of my stomach, exactly where my gallbladder was. They ordered some anti-nausea and pain meds, along with a slew of blood tests to see if they could confirm anything. They also ordered an ultrasound scan of my stomach region to see if my gallbladder was swollen or had stones.
The good news is - my gallbladder looks fine, my liver is functioning normally, my kidney levels are normal.
The bad news is ( sort of ) - they found something else.
My right kidney is atrophied - but since my levels are normal and the size and shape is actually very similar to previous scans they took from me via crohn's related scans, they believe it to be congenital. Basically, I was born with 1 functional kidney. The other MAY be doing SOME work, but most likely not the correct amount of work - possibly no work at all. And since another member of my family has a rather similar issue, there's no immediate danger of me getting sick or needing further medical attention. ( hence the sort of bit :P )
It does mean that I will be needing to sit down with my primary and discuss what I will need to do going forward. And to be honest, it does feel weird knowing you only have one of what you thought you had two of...
tldr; I should be fine. My stomach is still hurting and I will probably be sore for the next few days. I'll need to spend time healing up.
As for life related things, Aerak and I have had an awfully difficult time this year. Our apartment has continually raised our rent, the last one almost a $100 difference. We gave the garage back just to try to keep things stable-ish. I've had my health care removed due to stupidity from social worker non-sense ( changing my case file without telling me - you have to pay using your case file... ). We've been desperately just trying to make each month's bills and just barely succeeding :/
This month has been the worst though...
In order to try and make things a bit easier on our household, I've had to step back a little and pursue web and design - based contracts. I can make a lot of money off of them if I can get them for the right lengths IE: 3-6 months. Problem is, I keep being told the contract is 6 months, for example, but it ends up being like... two weeks. And then, nothing afterwards. Or I get on-site and find out the job is not actually what was being told by the management company I work with. Earlier this month, I had a "working interview". It was a little weird...never tried something like this before, but I thought - hey, If I can land a 6 to 12 month contract, that'd be awesome. Plus - I my understanding was that I was to be paid for the day, since I was "working". Right? Wrong...apparently... The management company stated that the place I worked for had not given me "billable" hours. For those who don't know, billable hours refer to time that can be billed directly to a client are working for. I just told the management company that I didn't feel it was fair to not be paid for the tasks the interviewing group decided I should do for the day - which, btw, they didn't have lined up for me when I was there >.>. The recruiter I'm with is pretty cool and agreed I should be paid. I was told I would be getting a "bonus" but that money won't come through like a normal direct deposit. Sooooo... some money is coming my way, but don't know exactly when other than "probably about a week or two". I've also not been getting paid timely for some of the other contract work I have done ( time has to be authorized by the company you do contract work with, not the management / recruiter company. )
As some of you may have noticed, I have picked up doing my art again. A part of this has to do with the aforementioned contract BS. Aerak is tied up with making sure fursuits are being made, and I do help out when needed, but I need to make sure the bills get paid. Since my contracts aren’t working out too well, I need to fill my “down time” with a way to make money.
Unfortunately, earlier this month my main hard drive failed so badly, it is totally unreadable. Somehow, in the process of the m.2 drive failing, my USB devices have also managed to become non-functional. I traced the issue to what I believe is the motherboard itself. It’s sooooo outdated that I cannot purchase a replacement board, so moving forward...it’s time for a new build.
flyingfire was kind enough to get an updated tablet for me, but with the usb ports on the computer connecting and disconnecting every few seconds… my computer is pretty much useless. I’m moving over to my laptop since it seems to be running properly, aside from the darn drivers not working right ( going to be doing a full OS refresh after I am done writing this journal ).
I generally don’t like asking for help. With the disease I have and all the issues I go through, I really feel like it’s important to push myself to have a more...normal life and life expectations. But, at current stance, I have a bank balance of literally $0.00. And rent, at the latest, is due next week at the latest on the 5th. Aerak and I have had a few weeks this month where we only had one meal a day while having to do fursuit con rushes or going out for contracts and not eating during the day. ( The stress from which was probably what triggered my recent pain episode… )
If you’d like to help, please spread this journal around. Advice / suggestions are welcome. I have commissions open, which you can find here: http://spacerabbitcreations.com/com.....n-information/
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/alkora
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alkoratherabbit
My open YCH’s: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....11001/YCH-Open
And now, I need to try and refresh my laptop’s install to try to get the tablet’s pen pressure to work… *crosses fluffy fingers* I really really appreciate everyone who manages to read all this. I’m going to continue to march forward and try to be positive, and look forward to the art I will be doing in the coming weeks ( personal, commission or other )
A few of you may have seen my twitter feed the past day or two and know what's going on...
Basically, over the weekend or so, I started having some pain in my stomach. I thought it was maybe just a small issue with my crohn's that would go away. Over the next days, the pain got worse - and normally when this happens, it seems to move around a little bit or pass within a day or two, so on Monday when the pain was not getting better... I went to the hospital. One of the decisions for going in was also based upon where the pain was going from. Initially, when they were doing the examination they started to believe it was actually my gallbladder. The pain was coming from the upper right area of my stomach, exactly where my gallbladder was. They ordered some anti-nausea and pain meds, along with a slew of blood tests to see if they could confirm anything. They also ordered an ultrasound scan of my stomach region to see if my gallbladder was swollen or had stones.
The good news is - my gallbladder looks fine, my liver is functioning normally, my kidney levels are normal.
The bad news is ( sort of ) - they found something else.
My right kidney is atrophied - but since my levels are normal and the size and shape is actually very similar to previous scans they took from me via crohn's related scans, they believe it to be congenital. Basically, I was born with 1 functional kidney. The other MAY be doing SOME work, but most likely not the correct amount of work - possibly no work at all. And since another member of my family has a rather similar issue, there's no immediate danger of me getting sick or needing further medical attention. ( hence the sort of bit :P )
It does mean that I will be needing to sit down with my primary and discuss what I will need to do going forward. And to be honest, it does feel weird knowing you only have one of what you thought you had two of...
tldr; I should be fine. My stomach is still hurting and I will probably be sore for the next few days. I'll need to spend time healing up.
As for life related things, Aerak and I have had an awfully difficult time this year. Our apartment has continually raised our rent, the last one almost a $100 difference. We gave the garage back just to try to keep things stable-ish. I've had my health care removed due to stupidity from social worker non-sense ( changing my case file without telling me - you have to pay using your case file... ). We've been desperately just trying to make each month's bills and just barely succeeding :/
This month has been the worst though...
In order to try and make things a bit easier on our household, I've had to step back a little and pursue web and design - based contracts. I can make a lot of money off of them if I can get them for the right lengths IE: 3-6 months. Problem is, I keep being told the contract is 6 months, for example, but it ends up being like... two weeks. And then, nothing afterwards. Or I get on-site and find out the job is not actually what was being told by the management company I work with. Earlier this month, I had a "working interview". It was a little weird...never tried something like this before, but I thought - hey, If I can land a 6 to 12 month contract, that'd be awesome. Plus - I my understanding was that I was to be paid for the day, since I was "working". Right? Wrong...apparently... The management company stated that the place I worked for had not given me "billable" hours. For those who don't know, billable hours refer to time that can be billed directly to a client are working for. I just told the management company that I didn't feel it was fair to not be paid for the tasks the interviewing group decided I should do for the day - which, btw, they didn't have lined up for me when I was there >.>. The recruiter I'm with is pretty cool and agreed I should be paid. I was told I would be getting a "bonus" but that money won't come through like a normal direct deposit. Sooooo... some money is coming my way, but don't know exactly when other than "probably about a week or two". I've also not been getting paid timely for some of the other contract work I have done ( time has to be authorized by the company you do contract work with, not the management / recruiter company. )
As some of you may have noticed, I have picked up doing my art again. A part of this has to do with the aforementioned contract BS. Aerak is tied up with making sure fursuits are being made, and I do help out when needed, but I need to make sure the bills get paid. Since my contracts aren’t working out too well, I need to fill my “down time” with a way to make money.
Unfortunately, earlier this month my main hard drive failed so badly, it is totally unreadable. Somehow, in the process of the m.2 drive failing, my USB devices have also managed to become non-functional. I traced the issue to what I believe is the motherboard itself. It’s sooooo outdated that I cannot purchase a replacement board, so moving forward...it’s time for a new build.
flyingfire was kind enough to get an updated tablet for me, but with the usb ports on the computer connecting and disconnecting every few seconds… my computer is pretty much useless. I’m moving over to my laptop since it seems to be running properly, aside from the darn drivers not working right ( going to be doing a full OS refresh after I am done writing this journal ).I generally don’t like asking for help. With the disease I have and all the issues I go through, I really feel like it’s important to push myself to have a more...normal life and life expectations. But, at current stance, I have a bank balance of literally $0.00. And rent, at the latest, is due next week at the latest on the 5th. Aerak and I have had a few weeks this month where we only had one meal a day while having to do fursuit con rushes or going out for contracts and not eating during the day. ( The stress from which was probably what triggered my recent pain episode… )
If you’d like to help, please spread this journal around. Advice / suggestions are welcome. I have commissions open, which you can find here: http://spacerabbitcreations.com/com.....n-information/
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/alkora
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alkoratherabbit
My open YCH’s: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....11001/YCH-Open
And now, I need to try and refresh my laptop’s install to try to get the tablet’s pen pressure to work… *crosses fluffy fingers* I really really appreciate everyone who manages to read all this. I’m going to continue to march forward and try to be positive, and look forward to the art I will be doing in the coming weeks ( personal, commission or other )
Shinies are a go!
Posted 6 years agoThink I'll give this a try. :3
As a reminder, if you haven't snagged either of my art packs - you can find them over on Gum Road: https://gumroad.com/alkora
If you have an exisiting commission or ych, my trello list is here: https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
If you're intested in getting one of these YCH's, I've re-organized all my folders to something that makes sense XD.
They can be found here: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....11001/YCH-Open
Happy Thursday!
As a reminder, if you haven't snagged either of my art packs - you can find them over on Gum Road: https://gumroad.com/alkora
If you have an exisiting commission or ych, my trello list is here: https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
If you're intested in getting one of these YCH's, I've re-organized all my folders to something that makes sense XD.
They can be found here: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....11001/YCH-Open
Happy Thursday!
Art will resume Monday
Posted 6 years agoHi everyone!
I had to do a massive rush build for BLFC for Blue Rabbit Studios with Aerak earlier this week. We're both really tired and the place is a huge mess, so we need time to wind down and relax and get the place back in order. I ended up working a 25 hour day on Monday >.>
ALSO -
I have a trello board up and running for all active commissions and trades. You can find that information here: https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
If you are SUPPOSED to be on this list, but are not - please let me know so I can add you :)
I had to do a massive rush build for BLFC for Blue Rabbit Studios with Aerak earlier this week. We're both really tired and the place is a huge mess, so we need time to wind down and relax and get the place back in order. I ended up working a 25 hour day on Monday >.>
ALSO -
I have a trello board up and running for all active commissions and trades. You can find that information here: https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
If you are SUPPOSED to be on this list, but are not - please let me know so I can add you :)
FLOOD'd
Posted 6 years agoSorry about the flood of art XD
I wanted to get up-to-date on the PWYW streams I've been doing.
I'm trying to be a lot more active with my art. My hope is to help suppliment
aerak and I's income...along with being able to do art *I* want to do. :)
I also have a patreon campaign running for those who may be interested: https://www.patreon.com/alkoratherabbit
I wanted to get up-to-date on the PWYW streams I've been doing.
I'm trying to be a lot more active with my art. My hope is to help suppliment
aerak and I's income...along with being able to do art *I* want to do. :)I also have a patreon campaign running for those who may be interested: https://www.patreon.com/alkoratherabbit
ATTENTION PAST COMMISSIONERS AND PATRONS
Posted 7 years agoIf you have an outstanding commission, trade, or otherwise... Please send an email to alkora[at]blue-rabbit-studios.com with references and what the original piece was supposed to be.
https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
https://trello.com/b/WV0I2bAd/2019-art
ALERT: Stolen Character / Fursona
Posted 7 years agoThis is a notice to all.
I've been alerted someone has sold my fursona to someone else. The fursona in question is Alkora Rabbit.
If someone has approached you with a current or previous version of my fursona and is trying to sell it to you, IT'S A SCAM.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know if you see any of my characters up for sale somewhere. It's my belief the scammer in question came from furry amino.
I'm still looking into the details.
NOTE: to avoid drama, please send me notes on FA or send an email to alkora[at]blue-rabbit-studios.com
Thank you,
Alkora
I've been alerted someone has sold my fursona to someone else. The fursona in question is Alkora Rabbit.
If someone has approached you with a current or previous version of my fursona and is trying to sell it to you, IT'S A SCAM.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know if you see any of my characters up for sale somewhere. It's my belief the scammer in question came from furry amino.
I'm still looking into the details.
NOTE: to avoid drama, please send me notes on FA or send an email to alkora[at]blue-rabbit-studios.com
Thank you,
Alkora
January...
Posted 8 years agoI love Minnesota, but the cold in January SUCKS big time.
It's always the hardest time of year for me. I'm in constant pain and pretty much fatigued the whole month. We've made this month a little bit lighter schedule-wise as a result. Luckily, since I have Crohn's Disease, I qualify for medical canibis. This means I should be able to manage my pain a lot easier moving forward. My appointment is next week on Tuesday. It's unfortunately going to be expensive and not covered by insurance ( according to my research thusfar... I have Minnesota Care, so, we'll see I suppose. ) I'm looking forward to having medication that won't harm my liver and isn't addictive :P
This past week has also been kind of a haze. We came to the realization that our rabbit was causing my allergy issues. I got welts on my skin, my nose swelled up...and because it's cold and the air is dry...it cracked and bled. It cleared up with the use of benadryl - hence the whole...being in a haze thing heh. As a result, we've had to give our bun bun away. We've decided not to get any pets moving forward. I can't really afford to spend time like that in a benadryl haze again.
I've managed to rearrange my work area though while doing a major apartment cleaning though! I've made space for art again, along with my scanner. :D I'm looking forward to a new year and new art, including art trades!
Anyway, that's all I got for now!
- Alkora <3
It's always the hardest time of year for me. I'm in constant pain and pretty much fatigued the whole month. We've made this month a little bit lighter schedule-wise as a result. Luckily, since I have Crohn's Disease, I qualify for medical canibis. This means I should be able to manage my pain a lot easier moving forward. My appointment is next week on Tuesday. It's unfortunately going to be expensive and not covered by insurance ( according to my research thusfar... I have Minnesota Care, so, we'll see I suppose. ) I'm looking forward to having medication that won't harm my liver and isn't addictive :P
This past week has also been kind of a haze. We came to the realization that our rabbit was causing my allergy issues. I got welts on my skin, my nose swelled up...and because it's cold and the air is dry...it cracked and bled. It cleared up with the use of benadryl - hence the whole...being in a haze thing heh. As a result, we've had to give our bun bun away. We've decided not to get any pets moving forward. I can't really afford to spend time like that in a benadryl haze again.
I've managed to rearrange my work area though while doing a major apartment cleaning though! I've made space for art again, along with my scanner. :D I'm looking forward to a new year and new art, including art trades!
Anyway, that's all I got for now!
- Alkora <3
Any furry writers out there...
Posted 8 years agoMethinks I found someone! Thanks everyone <3
I'll post a bigger journal later about this :3
Any artists out there interested in a trade?
Posted 8 years agoFilled for now, thanks! <3
Hello! No, I'm not dead.
Posted 8 years agoBut I am sick... Thank you con crud! :P
I wanted to post a journal to let people know how I am doing *eyes the journal list to the right* Hmmmm...8 months since the last journal...
This year has really been about trying to find balance in my life. I was let go from my previous job last year around... July? And I realized I was in a bad way. A huge part of my stress revolved around that job. It had slowly become a vile, toxic environment and I didn't realize how badly it was affecting me. I was bleeding pretty badly due to Crohn's Disease and the stress I had endured. I would come home and basically just pass out from exhaustion, sometimes not even eating dinner. And when I did eat at work during the day, it was usually not something that was the best for my food-based disease... That's going to happen when you work downtown -- time restrictions and money restriction :/
After I was let go, Aerak and I decided to finally start our fursuit business. This opened a lot of doors for us both, me especially. We get to set our own hours, take time to cook proper meals, and take time when I am not well to GET well. It's given us the opportunity to take a look at how and why we do things, both with food habits and with sleep and normal schedule things. - Basically, Aerak is VERY schedule oriented. He likes having things planned to the tee, whereas I love playing things by ear. I think and act well on my feet if something goes wrong. We found that we actually compliment each other really well. I get to push the envelope on experimentation, and he keeps me in check to make sure we make our deadlines :P
Admittedly, it's been a very rough year. There have been times where we weren't sure bills were going to get paid. But those times have pushed us to work harder. There have been days where we've worked 14+ hours; gone from literally getting to bed to waking up and starting up again to finish a suit in time. We've managed to stay in the black the entire year, which has been pretty awesome considering we are a first year business. And the amazing part of all of this is that no matter how stressed out I got, I never bled from my crohn's. I NEVER got as stressed out, not even close, as I did working at my previous job.
Looking back, I think one of the hardest things for me was not being able to be creative. My last job sucked all the creativity away from me, even having some of the smaller parts I could contribute being given to the project leads. It was kind of surprising when I had some of the people be amazed at some animation work I had done, only to forget about it a couple months later...and THEN be confused when told I do animation work. I had one person get really confused when she was told I had done the animation played on the front monitor for a co-worker who had passed away. It kind of hurt a lot too...for a company to be so supposedly bound by creativity to just...forget about you.
Now, I am my own boss. I answer to my partner, both business and life. And I love it. No matter how tough things have gotten, I have loved every minute of it. I love seeing our creations bouncing around. I see the struggles and the amazing joy people get from our work. I never got to see any of the impact really from my previous work, but making suits is like a 180 degree turn. Don't get me wrong, there's still a lot more that I have to figure out. I would love to finally find the time to pick up my art and even start some serious animation projects. I haven't done too much due to how hard I have been working with costuming and trying to improve.
One of my goals for 2018 is to finally pick up some more of the art aspects. I'm going to be looking into better pain management...and hopefully a better kitchen I can cook in :3
Anyway, if you'd like to chill with me in chat; I have a discord server!
https://discord.gg/KBQfsb2
It's a bit quiet right now, but I really want to change that. Feel free to stop by and say hi! <3
I wanted to post a journal to let people know how I am doing *eyes the journal list to the right* Hmmmm...8 months since the last journal...
This year has really been about trying to find balance in my life. I was let go from my previous job last year around... July? And I realized I was in a bad way. A huge part of my stress revolved around that job. It had slowly become a vile, toxic environment and I didn't realize how badly it was affecting me. I was bleeding pretty badly due to Crohn's Disease and the stress I had endured. I would come home and basically just pass out from exhaustion, sometimes not even eating dinner. And when I did eat at work during the day, it was usually not something that was the best for my food-based disease... That's going to happen when you work downtown -- time restrictions and money restriction :/
After I was let go, Aerak and I decided to finally start our fursuit business. This opened a lot of doors for us both, me especially. We get to set our own hours, take time to cook proper meals, and take time when I am not well to GET well. It's given us the opportunity to take a look at how and why we do things, both with food habits and with sleep and normal schedule things. - Basically, Aerak is VERY schedule oriented. He likes having things planned to the tee, whereas I love playing things by ear. I think and act well on my feet if something goes wrong. We found that we actually compliment each other really well. I get to push the envelope on experimentation, and he keeps me in check to make sure we make our deadlines :P
Admittedly, it's been a very rough year. There have been times where we weren't sure bills were going to get paid. But those times have pushed us to work harder. There have been days where we've worked 14+ hours; gone from literally getting to bed to waking up and starting up again to finish a suit in time. We've managed to stay in the black the entire year, which has been pretty awesome considering we are a first year business. And the amazing part of all of this is that no matter how stressed out I got, I never bled from my crohn's. I NEVER got as stressed out, not even close, as I did working at my previous job.
Looking back, I think one of the hardest things for me was not being able to be creative. My last job sucked all the creativity away from me, even having some of the smaller parts I could contribute being given to the project leads. It was kind of surprising when I had some of the people be amazed at some animation work I had done, only to forget about it a couple months later...and THEN be confused when told I do animation work. I had one person get really confused when she was told I had done the animation played on the front monitor for a co-worker who had passed away. It kind of hurt a lot too...for a company to be so supposedly bound by creativity to just...forget about you.
Now, I am my own boss. I answer to my partner, both business and life. And I love it. No matter how tough things have gotten, I have loved every minute of it. I love seeing our creations bouncing around. I see the struggles and the amazing joy people get from our work. I never got to see any of the impact really from my previous work, but making suits is like a 180 degree turn. Don't get me wrong, there's still a lot more that I have to figure out. I would love to finally find the time to pick up my art and even start some serious animation projects. I haven't done too much due to how hard I have been working with costuming and trying to improve.
One of my goals for 2018 is to finally pick up some more of the art aspects. I'm going to be looking into better pain management...and hopefully a better kitchen I can cook in :3
Anyway, if you'd like to chill with me in chat; I have a discord server!
https://discord.gg/KBQfsb2
It's a bit quiet right now, but I really want to change that. Feel free to stop by and say hi! <3
Art + updates + discord server
Posted 8 years agoI have a discord server I will be updating regularly with what I am doing. You can find it here: https://discord.gg/KBQfsb2
ART
With the shift in my job and the fact that Aerak and I have a lot of our internal processes down for fursuit making, I can FINALLY allocate time to art again XD
I am creating an online archive of a lot of my older works. I don't really feel like re-uploading them all to FA...and I am not really interested in managing all the comments on them haha. You can find the new website here: http://alkora.blue-rabbit-studios.com/
ADDITIONALLY: I am launching a Patreon campaign. I have most of the upper tiers hidden at the moment so I can ease myself back into things. But I will be using the money for the campaign for medications, food, and a few bills. My monetary needs are a bit more than Aerak due to my Crohn's disease and dietary needs :P If you're interested in what I have to offer, or would just like to follow me for now... you can view my campaign here: https://www.patreon.com/alkoratherabbit
UPDATES
These past several weeks have been kind of hellish. Some of you may know my mom ended up in the hospital. Initially, I was told she had congestive heart failure and that she was really in a bad way. Aerak and I rushed off to the hospital, honestly expecting to deal with my mom possibly passing away in front of me. The doctors managed to stabilize here and discovered her liver was the culprit. She has been drinking rather heavily the past few years and it sounds like it's damaged and enlarged... so... still not good, but it's not as much of an immediate concern. This has stressed the heck out of Aerak and I...but we've managed to get through it :) She's doing a lot better now after taking the meds she was given.
I'm hoping to eventually do youtube vlogs as typing up journals, for me anyway, is rather tedious... And in some ways I don't think journals get that good attention on FA most of the time. I'm hoping to get more in touch with the community again as I work on improving a number of things in my life. :D
ART
With the shift in my job and the fact that Aerak and I have a lot of our internal processes down for fursuit making, I can FINALLY allocate time to art again XD
I am creating an online archive of a lot of my older works. I don't really feel like re-uploading them all to FA...and I am not really interested in managing all the comments on them haha. You can find the new website here: http://alkora.blue-rabbit-studios.com/
ADDITIONALLY: I am launching a Patreon campaign. I have most of the upper tiers hidden at the moment so I can ease myself back into things. But I will be using the money for the campaign for medications, food, and a few bills. My monetary needs are a bit more than Aerak due to my Crohn's disease and dietary needs :P If you're interested in what I have to offer, or would just like to follow me for now... you can view my campaign here: https://www.patreon.com/alkoratherabbit
UPDATES
These past several weeks have been kind of hellish. Some of you may know my mom ended up in the hospital. Initially, I was told she had congestive heart failure and that she was really in a bad way. Aerak and I rushed off to the hospital, honestly expecting to deal with my mom possibly passing away in front of me. The doctors managed to stabilize here and discovered her liver was the culprit. She has been drinking rather heavily the past few years and it sounds like it's damaged and enlarged... so... still not good, but it's not as much of an immediate concern. This has stressed the heck out of Aerak and I...but we've managed to get through it :) She's doing a lot better now after taking the meds she was given.
I'm hoping to eventually do youtube vlogs as typing up journals, for me anyway, is rather tedious... And in some ways I don't think journals get that good attention on FA most of the time. I'm hoping to get more in touch with the community again as I work on improving a number of things in my life. :D
Finally feeling more myself
Posted 9 years agoThis journal has been kind of a long time coming...
I worked for the longest time at an agency style web dev shop. Quite frankly, it absolutely killed me. I came home dead tired, angry, frustrated, and incredibly sick of the pointless arguments that were had. I ate dinner and pretty much would go right to bed only to wake up the next morning and do it all over again. I had no creativity in my life. This place had drained it from me...and most of the people at the work place never considered me to be a creative person. It was somehow reserved for people who only classified themselves as graphic developers. It was a dead end job. I was looking for a way to get out, but luckily, I was offered severance and non-contest with unemployment. I was finally out...
Since then, I have been trying to get myself back to a sane person again. I've started drawing again, my Crohn's Disease has been better on a day-to-day basis, and I am working with Aerak to start a fursuit company. We've been working to build out a portfolio and work on the website.
I apologize to anyone I may have hurt or ignored while I was in the shit. My Crohn's makes me a bit narrow sighted when I get severely stressed out like I was. It pretty much makes my whole body break and be in pain all the time. For once in as many years as I have been lost...which is probably somewhere around 5-6 years...I am starting to feel happy again.
My hope is to start doing art for friends again. I may even look into doing art commissions here and there. And I would definitely like to pursue some trades with other artists out there :) If you're interested in this, just give me a shout!
As for the fursuit business; Aerak and I went to MFF this year to showcase two of our new pieces. The first is a pine marten named Reese! ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/21939964/ ) And the second named Bonnie. ( We're looking for some good shots of him from the con <3 ) If you're interested in more of our work, we have some more examples on our website: http://blue-rabbit-studios.com/examples/
We ARE open for commissions, so if you are in the market for a new fursuit... Please check us out! We'd love to do business with you <3
Thank you for taking the time to read my journal. If you would like to talk with me some more, I am on telegram as alkora and on discord as alkora#5900
I worked for the longest time at an agency style web dev shop. Quite frankly, it absolutely killed me. I came home dead tired, angry, frustrated, and incredibly sick of the pointless arguments that were had. I ate dinner and pretty much would go right to bed only to wake up the next morning and do it all over again. I had no creativity in my life. This place had drained it from me...and most of the people at the work place never considered me to be a creative person. It was somehow reserved for people who only classified themselves as graphic developers. It was a dead end job. I was looking for a way to get out, but luckily, I was offered severance and non-contest with unemployment. I was finally out...
Since then, I have been trying to get myself back to a sane person again. I've started drawing again, my Crohn's Disease has been better on a day-to-day basis, and I am working with Aerak to start a fursuit company. We've been working to build out a portfolio and work on the website.
I apologize to anyone I may have hurt or ignored while I was in the shit. My Crohn's makes me a bit narrow sighted when I get severely stressed out like I was. It pretty much makes my whole body break and be in pain all the time. For once in as many years as I have been lost...which is probably somewhere around 5-6 years...I am starting to feel happy again.
My hope is to start doing art for friends again. I may even look into doing art commissions here and there. And I would definitely like to pursue some trades with other artists out there :) If you're interested in this, just give me a shout!
As for the fursuit business; Aerak and I went to MFF this year to showcase two of our new pieces. The first is a pine marten named Reese! ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/21939964/ ) And the second named Bonnie. ( We're looking for some good shots of him from the con <3 ) If you're interested in more of our work, we have some more examples on our website: http://blue-rabbit-studios.com/examples/
We ARE open for commissions, so if you are in the market for a new fursuit... Please check us out! We'd love to do business with you <3
Thank you for taking the time to read my journal. If you would like to talk with me some more, I am on telegram as alkora and on discord as alkora#5900
Going forward with things!
Posted 9 years agoHeya Fuzzies!
We've updated Blue Rabbit Studios!
http://blue-rabbit-studios.com/
We're working on two brand new fursuits - show pieces for MFF! We're SUPER excited about the direction we're heading. :D
Quotes ARE open, but we will not be STARTING suits until after MFF. If you have any questions, please send an email to aerak[at]blue-rabbit-studios.com or use our website's contact or quote form.
I am very much looking forward to our new future.
- Alkora <3
We've updated Blue Rabbit Studios!
http://blue-rabbit-studios.com/
We're working on two brand new fursuits - show pieces for MFF! We're SUPER excited about the direction we're heading. :D
Quotes ARE open, but we will not be STARTING suits until after MFF. If you have any questions, please send an email to aerak[at]blue-rabbit-studios.com or use our website's contact or quote form.
I am very much looking forward to our new future.
- Alkora <3
