I had a great time at the convention this year! I finally got a picture of Ilya glowing at the rave and this was the first year I had two suits to wear at the convention! (also the first year I slept before the con :P )

I had an awesome time. The dealer's den had more art this year and I got shirts from  danji-isthmus and  hyenaagenda as well as an embroidered bag from dragon claw creations. It was great to have 2 and Uncle Kage back as well as Telephone and Tayerr. The panels were fun, I'm glad I went to tepiddreamer's casting panel, I just started messing with expanding foam and now have a few new tricks to try.

The rave the first night was dead by the time I got there, but the second night rocked XD I had plenty of time to run round in both Ilya and Dustin (the two suits I brought) Dustin got second place in the first fursuit games (The winner was a much better dancer than me and kicked my but in the tie breaker dance off ) but I got two apples for second place :P The route for the parade seemed short but there were A LOT of people who showed up to check out the ~130 suiters!

In total there were 725 people there! I hope this con continues to grow ~<3

Mmmmm... I'm so tired. But it's been niiiicccce. Con has been great! But im exhausted from running around and dancing in my suit the past two days
I'll make a big post about the con later and upload more pictures.

Convention Name:
Arizona Fur con

Website:
http://www.arizonafurcon.com/

Transportation type:
Driving

Hotel you're staying at:
McCormick Ranch

Dates:
October 15-19

Rooming with:
 Kibitzermaxim  foxslick Kiwi

Gender:
male

How tall are you:
5'10"

Description (out of suit):
Wiggly spaghetti person, I feel the groove and dance like no-one's watching (I'll probably also with a messenger bag)

Fursuit(s):
Ilya (my purple FLOOF ~<3) and Dustin (my new Shiba inu)

Relationship Status:
Happily taken by may mate  Kibitzermaxim ~<3

Who will you be with a majority of the time:
the collective,  Kibitzermaxim  foxslick Kiwi. Hope to meet some new people though :)

Are you cliquey:
Kinda, I usually stick with the crew.

Main purpose for attending:
For the art, artists, quality suits, participating in the fursuit parade, and to romp around in my own suits as well

Parties:
going to the rave? otherwise passing out/ prepping for the next day.

Daily activities:
? unknown. Attending panels and such. Suiting. Hanging.

Nightly Activities:
Rave, (Ilya lights up under black light!)

What time I usually go to bed and get up:
Late and earlyish

Do you talk out of suit:
yes, I'm a little nervous about meeting other people but I hold conversations well.

Do you talk in suit:
kinda. I'm a little muffled so it's a little hard sometimes. But if you get my attention I'm always up for a photo or a hi-five

Rules of engagement out of suit:
Just say hi. I won't bite.

Rules of engagements in suit:
I have limited vision. Approach from the front and wave to get my attention. If I don't acknowledge seeing you and you come up close you're going to scare the crap out of me and that's no fun.

Can I talk to you:
Sure, I'm a little shy but generally outgoing. I enjoy meeting new people.

Can I tag along with you:
I'll probably be moving around too much to make that easy.

Can I give you hugs or snuggles?
Not unless I say so. Just hugs, only in suit but ASK FIRST I'm not too physical with someone I don't know

Can I dance with you:
I don't dance well. You can try just nothing physical/suggestive.

Can I take pictures with you:
YES! If you post them please tag them with AmaranthineDog or the Fur Collective or send me a note with a link so I can see them :D

Can I buy you a drink:
I won't be drinking.

Can I buy you things:
I'd prefer if you didn't. It feels weirdly guilty.

Best communication medium to reach you:
prbly FA.

I can't wait for this weekend! I have my suits all prepared and am ready to go!

If you are there and see me around con say hi! I hope to have gotten some sleep before then (so I don't look like a crypt keeper) I'll probably have a sketchbook with me and might do a few quick doodles here and there or some small art trades.

I'm going to be wearing Ilya and Dustin (though look for Ilya in the parade) and I can't wait to hit the rave (Ilya's green is florescent and lights up under black light! )

See you there!

~Ilya

Going to be streaming work on my fantasy game cards (harpy, werewolf, etc) in a couple hours for most of the afternoon.

I'm going to be streaming some game card compositions tomorrow afternoon. Stop by if you want to see or chat :)

I've been wanting to mess around with watercolor more, so I'm opening up for five simple art trades. I figured it would be fun to have some fresh subjects to draw :)

I'm planning on making a small character bust (about the size of an index card) like the ones I've posted. I'm just doing some quick pieces, so I only need a link to a picture of your character. I'm not expecting anything elaborate in return (just want more pictures of my chars :P )

Only five slots! First come first serve! Since I'm going traditional, if you want me to mail it to you I will need $5 for postage (shipping in US)

Here are some of my characters I'd like drawn:
-Dustin
-Abeni
-Ilya

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Hi! I'm going to try and put up some of my art in the next few days. I've been working till the lt minute on my fursuit for Arizona Fur Con. Which is going well I might add. I have some previous works and a lot of sketches that I will be posting soon!

Some of my older works can be seen at The Fur Collective. Anything done by Ilya for TFC, is me. You can also check out the suits I worked on at thefurcollectivestudios.com.

~Ilya the Amaranthine Dog