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General | Posted 10 years agoGet your order in here! http://www.brimercedesart.com/peep-peep-icons
There isn't a limit on how many I'm taking right now, but it's possible I'll be closing up orders until the queue is complete if there's a large demand for them. Get your order in tonight if you want a guaranteed spot.
All completed Peep Peep icons are located here: http://www.furaffinity.net/gallery/.....r/59029/Icons/
Please ask if you've got questions!
There isn't a limit on how many I'm taking right now, but it's possible I'll be closing up orders until the queue is complete if there's a large demand for them. Get your order in tonight if you want a guaranteed spot.
All completed Peep Peep icons are located here: http://www.furaffinity.net/gallery/.....r/59029/Icons/
Please ask if you've got questions!
Follow Me on Furry Network
General | Posted 10 years agoGot one? Follow me! https://beta.furrynetwork.com/brimercedes/
You can get beta access by contacting them on Twitter: http://twitter.com/FurryNetwork
You can get beta access by contacting them on Twitter: http://twitter.com/FurryNetwork
Halloweeny memey
General | Posted 10 years agoVAMPIRE
[x] You'd Rather Be Pale Than Tan.
[x yum, strawberries!] You Like To Eat Or Drink Red Things.
[ ] You're Lustful/Sexual.
[ ] When You're Kissing Someone, You Tend To Bite Them.
[ ] You're Dark, Mysterious, And Seductive.
[ ] You've Tasted Your Own Blood Before And Liked It.
[x band camp memories!!] Being Out In The Sun Too Long Makes You Feel Weak.
[ ] You're graceful, lithe, and can appear threatening or dangerous to others.
[ ] You have incredible charm and can get people to do nearly anything.
[ ] You're more active at night
Total: 3
INCUBUS/SUCCUBUS
[ ] You're Incredibly Lustful/Sexual.
[ ] Sex Is Almost Always On Your Mind.
[ ] You Could Make Someone Completely In Love With You By Merely Kissing Them.
[x I'm a married lady a-doydoy] You're Not A Virgin.
[ ] You Burn Through Lovers Quickly.
[ ] You Can Make Love With Someone And Drop Them In The Same Breath.
[ ] If You Don't "Feed" Your Lust, You Go Insane.
[ ] You Have Strong/Long Nails.
[ ] You Could Get Nearly Anyone You Want.
Total: 1 lol
WEREWOLF
[ ] You have a bad temper.
[ ] You're incredibly physically strong and fast.
[x it's purdy] You Love The Moon.
[x] You're Very Loyal.
[x] If You Love Someone, You'll Do Whatever You Possibly Can To Protect Them.
[ ] You Would Go On A Devastated Rampage Should Your Loved Ones Be Harmed.
[x] You Like Dogs.
[ ] You're fairly Sturdy in stature.
[x] You're Either A Good Leader Or A Solitary Person.
[ ] You Have A Hard Time Controlling Yourself Half Of The Time.
Total: 5
NEKO(Cat-Person)/WERECAT
[x] You Like Cats.
[ ] You're lithe and agile.
[ ] You could fall off of anything and always land on your feet.
[ ] You Like Gymnastics.
[x] You Love To Eat Seafood.
[x] You're Affectionate And Cozy.
[x] If Someone Is Able To Sneak Up On You And Startle You, You Jump Up Or Swat At Them.
[ ] You Like Yarn.
[ ] You Like Chasing Things.
[ ] You're An Excellent Hunter/Fighter.
Total: 4
ZOMBIE
[x] You're An Outcast.
[x] You Feel As If You're Not Truly Alive.
[x] You'll Moan When You're Hurt Rather Than Scream Or Cry
[x] You Tend To Zone Out.
[ ] You Don't Feel Very Smart.
[ ] You Like Worms.
[x] You Like Taking Things Slowly.
[x] You Like Odd Foods.
[x] You Prefer To Suffer In Silence.
[ ] You Don't Get Much Sleep.
Total: 7
SPIRIT/GHOST
[x] You're Invisible.
[ ] You Have An Oddly Eerie Presence.
[ ] You Can Send Chills Down A Person's Spine Just By Looking At Them.
[ ] You Have Messy Hair That Is Partially/Completely In Your Face.
[x] You're Incredibly Gentle.
[x] You're Very Shy Around Someone You Find Attractive
[x] You Tend To Simply Disappear When no One's Looking.
[ ] You Enjoy Scaring People.
[x] You Like The Indoors.
[x] You Are Deeply Connected To The Ones You Love No Matter What Happens.
Total: 6
GHOUL
[x] You Will Eat Just About Anything.
[ ] You Like To Attack People Verbally Or Physically.
[ ] You Are Thrilled If You Can Make Someone Bleed.
[ ] You Wouldn't Care If You Hurt Someone As Long As You Can Get What You Want From Them.
[ ] You Like Stalking People.
[ ] You Find It Fun To Crawl Into Tight, Small, Cramped, Dirty Spaces.
[x] You Get Hungry Easily.
[ ] You Like Torture.
[ ] You live to hurt people.
[ ] You Like The Idea Of Being Insane.
Total: 2
WITCH
[ ] You're Into Wicca/Paganism.
[ ] You Like Magical Objects.
[ ] You Believe In Magic.
[ ] You Perform Odd Rituals On A Daily Basis.
[ ] People Find You Intolerably Cruel.
[ ] You enjoy manipulating people.
[ ] You Feel Deeply In Touch With Nature And Hate Industrialization.
[x] You Love Black Cats/Ravens.
[ ] You Practice Voodoo
[ ] You Tend To Laugh Hysterically While Picking Up On Someone You Find Attractive.
Total: 1
SHAPE-SHIFTER
[ ] You Have Different Personalities.
[ ] Your Style Could Change From Goth To Preppy In The Same Second.
[ ] You Have More Than One Lover.
[ ] You're Unpredictable.
[ ] You Would Change Yourself Entirely To Fit In.
[x] You Are Fond Of Many Different Things.
[x] You Can Easily Get Out Of Trouble By Changing Your Demeanor.
[ ] You often say one thing and mean another.
[x] You Like To Leave Your Clothes On The Floor After Taking Them Off.
Total: 3
DEMON
[ ] You Have A Very Bad Temper.
[ ] You're Usually Angry.
[ ] You Have To Make Other People Miserable With Every Breath That You Take.
[ ] You Worship Satan.
[ ] You like pentagrams.
[ ] You love to mess with people's heads.
[ ] You Could Do Just About Anything Bad To Someone And Feel Proud.
[ ] You Laugh When Other People Are Hurt.
[ ] Physically Harming Someone Turns You On.
[ ] You Respond To An Insult By Viciously Attacking The Other Person.
Total: 0
ANGEL
[x] You're A Very Good Person.
[x] You Take Care With Everything You Do.
[x] You Can Be Extremely Serious.
[x] You're Gentle And Kind To Even Your Worst Enemies.
[x] You Cannot Hold A Grudge Against Anyone.
[x] You Would Gladly Endure Anything For The Sake Of The Ones You Love.
[ ] You're A Virgin/Have Never Kissed Anyone Apart From Family.
[x] People See You As Being Very Pure
[x] You Are Obedient And Follow Rules Without Question.
[x] You Love God.
Total: 9
Fairy/Elf
[x bird charm!] You Enchant People.
[x] You Like Organic Things.
[x] You're Almost Always Smiling.
[x] You Love The World Around You.
[x] You Get Attached To Animals Easily.
[ ] You're A Walking-Talking Chick-Flick/Prince-Charming.
[x] You Fall In Love Easily.
[x] You Don't HATE Anyone.
[x] You Have A Very Bright/Bubbly/Friendly Personality.
[x] You like long hair
Total: 9
I'm an angel fairy elf. sweet!
Actual angels in Jewish and Christian history are terrifying. They're like, always telling people they're delivering messages to to not be scared of them. haha!
[x] You'd Rather Be Pale Than Tan.
[x yum, strawberries!] You Like To Eat Or Drink Red Things.
[ ] You're Lustful/Sexual.
[ ] When You're Kissing Someone, You Tend To Bite Them.
[ ] You're Dark, Mysterious, And Seductive.
[ ] You've Tasted Your Own Blood Before And Liked It.
[x band camp memories!!] Being Out In The Sun Too Long Makes You Feel Weak.
[ ] You're graceful, lithe, and can appear threatening or dangerous to others.
[ ] You have incredible charm and can get people to do nearly anything.
[ ] You're more active at night
Total: 3
INCUBUS/SUCCUBUS
[ ] You're Incredibly Lustful/Sexual.
[ ] Sex Is Almost Always On Your Mind.
[ ] You Could Make Someone Completely In Love With You By Merely Kissing Them.
[x I'm a married lady a-doydoy] You're Not A Virgin.
[ ] You Burn Through Lovers Quickly.
[ ] You Can Make Love With Someone And Drop Them In The Same Breath.
[ ] If You Don't "Feed" Your Lust, You Go Insane.
[ ] You Have Strong/Long Nails.
[ ] You Could Get Nearly Anyone You Want.
Total: 1 lol
WEREWOLF
[ ] You have a bad temper.
[ ] You're incredibly physically strong and fast.
[x it's purdy] You Love The Moon.
[x] You're Very Loyal.
[x] If You Love Someone, You'll Do Whatever You Possibly Can To Protect Them.
[ ] You Would Go On A Devastated Rampage Should Your Loved Ones Be Harmed.
[x] You Like Dogs.
[ ] You're fairly Sturdy in stature.
[x] You're Either A Good Leader Or A Solitary Person.
[ ] You Have A Hard Time Controlling Yourself Half Of The Time.
Total: 5
NEKO(Cat-Person)/WERECAT
[x] You Like Cats.
[ ] You're lithe and agile.
[ ] You could fall off of anything and always land on your feet.
[ ] You Like Gymnastics.
[x] You Love To Eat Seafood.
[x] You're Affectionate And Cozy.
[x] If Someone Is Able To Sneak Up On You And Startle You, You Jump Up Or Swat At Them.
[ ] You Like Yarn.
[ ] You Like Chasing Things.
[ ] You're An Excellent Hunter/Fighter.
Total: 4
ZOMBIE
[x] You're An Outcast.
[x] You Feel As If You're Not Truly Alive.
[x] You'll Moan When You're Hurt Rather Than Scream Or Cry
[x] You Tend To Zone Out.
[ ] You Don't Feel Very Smart.
[ ] You Like Worms.
[x] You Like Taking Things Slowly.
[x] You Like Odd Foods.
[x] You Prefer To Suffer In Silence.
[ ] You Don't Get Much Sleep.
Total: 7
SPIRIT/GHOST
[x] You're Invisible.
[ ] You Have An Oddly Eerie Presence.
[ ] You Can Send Chills Down A Person's Spine Just By Looking At Them.
[ ] You Have Messy Hair That Is Partially/Completely In Your Face.
[x] You're Incredibly Gentle.
[x] You're Very Shy Around Someone You Find Attractive
[x] You Tend To Simply Disappear When no One's Looking.
[ ] You Enjoy Scaring People.
[x] You Like The Indoors.
[x] You Are Deeply Connected To The Ones You Love No Matter What Happens.
Total: 6
GHOUL
[x] You Will Eat Just About Anything.
[ ] You Like To Attack People Verbally Or Physically.
[ ] You Are Thrilled If You Can Make Someone Bleed.
[ ] You Wouldn't Care If You Hurt Someone As Long As You Can Get What You Want From Them.
[ ] You Like Stalking People.
[ ] You Find It Fun To Crawl Into Tight, Small, Cramped, Dirty Spaces.
[x] You Get Hungry Easily.
[ ] You Like Torture.
[ ] You live to hurt people.
[ ] You Like The Idea Of Being Insane.
Total: 2
WITCH
[ ] You're Into Wicca/Paganism.
[ ] You Like Magical Objects.
[ ] You Believe In Magic.
[ ] You Perform Odd Rituals On A Daily Basis.
[ ] People Find You Intolerably Cruel.
[ ] You enjoy manipulating people.
[ ] You Feel Deeply In Touch With Nature And Hate Industrialization.
[x] You Love Black Cats/Ravens.
[ ] You Practice Voodoo
[ ] You Tend To Laugh Hysterically While Picking Up On Someone You Find Attractive.
Total: 1
SHAPE-SHIFTER
[ ] You Have Different Personalities.
[ ] Your Style Could Change From Goth To Preppy In The Same Second.
[ ] You Have More Than One Lover.
[ ] You're Unpredictable.
[ ] You Would Change Yourself Entirely To Fit In.
[x] You Are Fond Of Many Different Things.
[x] You Can Easily Get Out Of Trouble By Changing Your Demeanor.
[ ] You often say one thing and mean another.
[x] You Like To Leave Your Clothes On The Floor After Taking Them Off.
Total: 3
DEMON
[ ] You Have A Very Bad Temper.
[ ] You're Usually Angry.
[ ] You Have To Make Other People Miserable With Every Breath That You Take.
[ ] You Worship Satan.
[ ] You like pentagrams.
[ ] You love to mess with people's heads.
[ ] You Could Do Just About Anything Bad To Someone And Feel Proud.
[ ] You Laugh When Other People Are Hurt.
[ ] Physically Harming Someone Turns You On.
[ ] You Respond To An Insult By Viciously Attacking The Other Person.
Total: 0
ANGEL
[x] You're A Very Good Person.
[x] You Take Care With Everything You Do.
[x] You Can Be Extremely Serious.
[x] You're Gentle And Kind To Even Your Worst Enemies.
[x] You Cannot Hold A Grudge Against Anyone.
[x] You Would Gladly Endure Anything For The Sake Of The Ones You Love.
[ ] You're A Virgin/Have Never Kissed Anyone Apart From Family.
[x] People See You As Being Very Pure
[x] You Are Obedient And Follow Rules Without Question.
[x] You Love God.
Total: 9
Fairy/Elf
[x bird charm!] You Enchant People.
[x] You Like Organic Things.
[x] You're Almost Always Smiling.
[x] You Love The World Around You.
[x] You Get Attached To Animals Easily.
[ ] You're A Walking-Talking Chick-Flick/Prince-Charming.
[x] You Fall In Love Easily.
[x] You Don't HATE Anyone.
[x] You Have A Very Bright/Bubbly/Friendly Personality.
[x] You like long hair
Total: 9
I'm an angel fairy elf. sweet!
Actual angels in Jewish and Christian history are terrifying. They're like, always telling people they're delivering messages to to not be scared of them. haha!
Fall/Winter Commission Prices
General | Posted 10 years agoStarting Monday, I will be changing the prices on some commission types slightly to adjust for factors like completion time and current material costs/fees.
Get your order in by Friday the 23rd if you want something before these new prices take effect! http://brimercedesart.com
New prices (changes in parentheses)
Base Commission Prices
Pokemon-EX card: $55 (+$5)
Classic Pokemon card: $45 (no change)
AC Amiibo card: $45 (+$15)
Icon (animated or static): $25 (no change)
Loaf Badge: $40 (+$5)
Ink Sketch: $20 (no change)
Commission Add-ons & Reprints
Custom Button: $3 (no change)
Extra Card Print: $5 (+$2)
Extra Badge Print: $5 (+$2)
5x7 Print: $5 (no change)
Shipping & Misc. Fees
Shipping for all items is $5. (-$2)
Non-US Shipping for all items is $10. (no change)
Holographic overlay on badge/card: $1 (no change)
Get your order in by Friday the 23rd if you want something before these new prices take effect! http://brimercedesart.com
New prices (changes in parentheses)
Base Commission Prices
Pokemon-EX card: $55 (+$5)
Classic Pokemon card: $45 (no change)
AC Amiibo card: $45 (+$15)
Icon (animated or static): $25 (no change)
Loaf Badge: $40 (+$5)
Ink Sketch: $20 (no change)
Commission Add-ons & Reprints
Custom Button: $3 (no change)
Extra Card Print: $5 (+$2)
Extra Badge Print: $5 (+$2)
5x7 Print: $5 (no change)
Shipping & Misc. Fees
Shipping for all items is $5. (-$2)
Non-US Shipping for all items is $10. (no change)
Holographic overlay on badge/card: $1 (no change)
I want to make a furry card game.
General | Posted 10 years agoDead serious about this. Deck based, with expansion packs, vaguely similar to Munchkin and Pokemon but the object of the game would be to design a fursona on the fly, get active in the fandom doing art/music/writing/etc, and become "popufur" the fastest. Something extremely fun that you'd play at a room party.
An alternative play style is to actually have peoples' pre-existing fursonas as playable character cards. This would open up a huge amount of community involvement.
What's your favorite card game to play? What do you like/dislike about it? What would you like to see included in a furry card game?
I will need play testers, card ideas, I'll definitely be doing a Kickstarter for it so I'll need backers and reward ideas... help me make this real!
An alternative play style is to actually have peoples' pre-existing fursonas as playable character cards. This would open up a huge amount of community involvement.
What's your favorite card game to play? What do you like/dislike about it? What would you like to see included in a furry card game?
I will need play testers, card ideas, I'll definitely be doing a Kickstarter for it so I'll need backers and reward ideas... help me make this real!
F5! New icon!
General | Posted 10 years agoTried my hand at a little animation. Peep! Er... Art!
Away for the weekend!
General | Posted 10 years agoI'll be gone this weekend! I may bring my tablet to work on a few things but will not be replying to emails or shipping things out. I got flooded with orders for Animal Crossing cards so, in addition to my three EX card orders, those will keep me busy for the next week or two!
Have a great weekend everyone!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0ZfwSQDLK0
Have a great weekend everyone!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0ZfwSQDLK0
Animal Crossing Amiibo Card Commissions Open!
General | Posted 10 years agoThey're finally ready! Get your order in for October completion: http://www.brimercedesart.com/anima.....g-amiibo-cards
Other card types are also available for order!
Classic Pokemon Cards: http://www.brimercedesart.com/pokemon-card-badges
EX Pokemon Cards: http://www.brimercedesart.com/pokemon-ex-badges
Other things too:
Badges:http://www.brimercedesart.com/badge-commissions
Telegram Stickers: http://www.brimercedesart.com/teleg.....ker-order-form
Other card types are also available for order!
Classic Pokemon Cards: http://www.brimercedesart.com/pokemon-card-badges
EX Pokemon Cards: http://www.brimercedesart.com/pokemon-ex-badges
Other things too:
Badges:http://www.brimercedesart.com/badge-commissions
Telegram Stickers: http://www.brimercedesart.com/teleg.....ker-order-form
INKTOBER! $20 Daily Ink Drawings in October - Signups Open!
General | Posted 10 years agoWant in on an ink drawing like the ones I've been posting this month? More details here! http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7060699/
Stay tuned for custom Animal Crossing amiibo cards!
General | Posted 10 years agoYou heard it! Custom Animal Crossing amiibo card badges! The template should be complete sometime next week and commissions will be open soon after.
Get hype!!
Get hype!!
Patreon Stream Sept. 30, Inktober, News
General | Posted 10 years agoI gathered the strength to talk with our tenant and push some of the irrational assumptions out of her head. She has a definite plan to move out and as long as it's by March it'll be ok (unless my mom loses utilities before then, forcing my bro to move sooner). I'm calm and comfortable again. Thanks to everyone who had a kind word; I learned a lot going through this.
On to art-related news!
This month's Patreon stream will be next Wednesday, September 30 at 1pm EST. Come by for a day of fun art, artist Q+A, and weird music! You can get cheap monthly paintings by pledging here: http://patreon.com/BriMercedes
So this week was mostly bust for obvious reasons; today will be mostly spent doing housework and getting the last of the Classic card commissions done. EX card and other commissions will likely be started next week. Commissions ready to ship will be mailed this Saturday. I am still open for new commissions; check out badge order forms on my home page, http://brimercedesart.com
October is a fun month, so why not participate in my Inktober event? $20 gets you a slot in the month-long daily brush pen drawings. Get as many slots as you want; original art will be mailed to you. Sign up and info here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7060699/
On to art-related news!
This month's Patreon stream will be next Wednesday, September 30 at 1pm EST. Come by for a day of fun art, artist Q+A, and weird music! You can get cheap monthly paintings by pledging here: http://patreon.com/BriMercedes
So this week was mostly bust for obvious reasons; today will be mostly spent doing housework and getting the last of the Classic card commissions done. EX card and other commissions will likely be started next week. Commissions ready to ship will be mailed this Saturday. I am still open for new commissions; check out badge order forms on my home page, http://brimercedesart.com
October is a fun month, so why not participate in my Inktober event? $20 gets you a slot in the month-long daily brush pen drawings. Get as many slots as you want; original art will be mailed to you. Sign up and info here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7060699/
INKTOBER! $20 Daily Ink Drawings in October - Signups Open!
General | Posted 10 years agoTrying something different this year!
During the month of October I will be doing one brush pen ink drawing commission on 4x6 watercolor paper every day. They will be matted and shipped to the commissioner.
To claim a day:
- comment with a reference (It can be anything: an animal, a fursona, an object, a slice of pumpkin pie). You may request a specific day if it's open. You may claim as many spots as you'd like.
- I will reply to your comment with a PayPal link. Payment is $20 via PayPal and includes matting and shipping.
- Once paid I will add you to the list.
- Sit back and relax with a pumpkin spice latte, and your image will be posted in the afternoon of the scheduled day and mailed the following Saturday.
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During the month of October I will be doing one brush pen ink drawing commission on 4x6 watercolor paper every day. They will be matted and shipped to the commissioner.
To claim a day:
- comment with a reference (It can be anything: an animal, a fursona, an object, a slice of pumpkin pie). You may request a specific day if it's open. You may claim as many spots as you'd like.
- I will reply to your comment with a PayPal link. Payment is $20 via PayPal and includes matting and shipping.
- Once paid I will add you to the list.
- Sit back and relax with a pumpkin spice latte, and your image will be posted in the afternoon of the scheduled day and mailed the following Saturday.
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October 1: 
kurrikage PAID
COMPLETE: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/17840665/
October 2: 
theownlysockpuppet PAID
COMPLETE: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17850480/
October 3: 
chasereynard PAID
October 4: 
bobbycorwin PAID
October 5: GhostlyEcto PAID
October 6: OPEN
October 7: OPEN
October 8: OPEN
October 9: OPEN
October 10: OPEN
October 11: OPEN
October 12: OPEN
October 13: OPEN
October 14: OPEN
October 15: OPEN
October 16: OPEN
October 17: OPEN
October 18: OPEN
October 19: OPEN
October 20: OPEN
October 21: OPEN
October 22: OPEN
October 23: OPEN
October 24: OPEN
October 25: OPEN
October 26: OPEN
October 27: OPEN
October 28: OPEN
October 29: OPEN
October 30: OPEN
October 31: OPEN
kurrikage
theownlysockpuppet
chasereynard
bobbycorwinDe-stressing.
General | Posted 10 years agoI got a surprisingly good night's sleep last night after taking some steps to talk things out, relax, and clear my head. Upon waking up I realized how ridiculous this situation was and how irrational the tenant is being. Today she said she was too scared to ask us for the car to go to the grocery store. She could have gone last night when she took my car to work or she could... walk... to the grocery store... down the street.... That made me realize that this is either a game to gain sympathy or she's constructed a labyrinth with mental roadblocks and can't find her way back out. Nothing I can do in either case. This is no longer my battle. She still has access to everything she did before we told her about the deadline and I won't stop trying to be kind to her. We just need the room because things changed, as they usually do.
My body is still trying to wind down from being pumped full of adrenaline for the past few days and it'll take a while for me to get back to baseline, so I'm taking it easy today. The last thing I need is a stress-related health complication. I'm trying a few things: jazz, art, reading my Bible, meditation podcasts, responsible amounts of adult beverages. I'll probably switch to tea instead of coffee. What do you do to chill out? Please don't suggest anything that would spike my adrenaline even more, like League of Legends, that is counterproductive.
hope y'all are having a better day than me!
My body is still trying to wind down from being pumped full of adrenaline for the past few days and it'll take a while for me to get back to baseline, so I'm taking it easy today. The last thing I need is a stress-related health complication. I'm trying a few things: jazz, art, reading my Bible, meditation podcasts, responsible amounts of adult beverages. I'll probably switch to tea instead of coffee. What do you do to chill out? Please don't suggest anything that would spike my adrenaline even more, like League of Legends, that is counterproductive.
hope y'all are having a better day than me!
[Smaller text wall] tenant situation
General | Posted 10 years agoMy husband and I told our tenant this weekend that she has 6 months to find another place to live because my brother needs to move in. She blew up, said things like, I knew you didn't F***ing want me here, you hate me, it's back to square one, etc. (she's been at square one for a long time, just not at her parents' house) and went to the basement and posted concerning suicidal messages to Tumblr. A similar thing happened when we told her to either clean up after or get rid of her cats. She came here with the understanding that it WOULD be temporary, and our situation has changed, my brother needs to move out as soon as possible. It isn't about her, it's about us doing what we need to do with our house and our family. Our tenant has a few very bad mental illnesses and knows it but won't get treatment for them. I'm not going to force her to get therapy. It's just like my dad's guilt trips all over again. I'm afraid to talk to her. Not really sure if talking to her will do any good at this point because she doesn't trust or like us anymore, but I can't just watch her retreat further and further away from people. We do have the hospital's mobile crisis team hotline on hand if she actually threatens to hurt herself, which she hasn't, it's just been "I'd kill myself if I weren't so lazy" and "I would kill myself if I moved back in with my parents". But they're extremely concerning.
I don't know what to do other than let her process the transition on her own. My brother needs to move in, so she can't stay at our house much longer. Six months is a very long time. I didn't sleep much last week because I was worried about my dad, and I doubt I'll get a good night's sleep until she finally moves out. I can't help but worry. I am not emotionally equipped to handle a friend's extreme case of mental illness. Sorry, but I'm just not. Does it make me a bad person that I can't give them what they need?
These things that I can barely handle keep coming. I'm very thankful for having a lot of art to work on this month. It helps process things and focus on something else for a while. It's very unlike me to complain this much. It will be over within 6 months, hopefully. I'm getting some professional counseling for my own mental health as soon as possible. I'm just so anxious all the time. >_<
I don't know what to do other than let her process the transition on her own. My brother needs to move in, so she can't stay at our house much longer. Six months is a very long time. I didn't sleep much last week because I was worried about my dad, and I doubt I'll get a good night's sleep until she finally moves out. I can't help but worry. I am not emotionally equipped to handle a friend's extreme case of mental illness. Sorry, but I'm just not. Does it make me a bad person that I can't give them what they need?
These things that I can barely handle keep coming. I'm very thankful for having a lot of art to work on this month. It helps process things and focus on something else for a while. It's very unlike me to complain this much. It will be over within 6 months, hopefully. I'm getting some professional counseling for my own mental health as soon as possible. I'm just so anxious all the time. >_<
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General | Posted 10 years ago[Text Wall] Dealing with an emotionally abusive father.
General | Posted 10 years agoShort summary: my father has a host of mental illnesses: anger issues, bipolar, depression, anxiety, etc. He's a complete narcissist and sociopath, and you wouldn't know it if he talked to you as he's very good at emotionally manipulating others. In 2012-2013, while I was getting ready to graduate and get married, he left my mom for a woman he met at the bar, and after I got engaged, he called to cuss me out for not telling him about my engagement. He could have called me anytime before this, but his was the one and only time he ever called me. To cuss out his daughter. No "congratulations" or "cool". Just F*** You. He got a pro-bono lawyer and demanded money and custody of my youngest brother (who was 17.5 years old at the time). The divorce court date came. He walked away with $500 in alimony from my mom each month, and my brothers and I walked away with the memory of his face scowling at us through the glass doors to the courtroom. He threw his own children under the bus, lied to the judge, and verbally spat on us to get my mom's money. He said he had lost all respect for my family. That was the hardest day of my life.
Sometime that summer, I was at a local art studio and gave the studio manager my business card. The next morning I got a strange text message from him, to which I replied "who is this?" just before realizing who it was. I foolishly agreed to get coffee with him "sometime" (I was at work at a very stressful job when he texted me so I didn't think before replying). The next day I blocked his number. I was getting ready to get married and didn't want such a fresh wound to rip open again (looking back, this was a very good choice). Two months later I get an email on my business account saying something along the lines of "you never got back to me, you'll probably never talk to me again so goodbye, we'll wait and see what God has planned for us, etc." He wasn't sincere. I wasn't going to give him the response he wanted.
Three months ago I ran into some of his friends who said they hadn't seen him in well over a year. I told them a little about what was going on, that I was starting a business and working at the local coffee shop, that I wasn't ready for a relationship with my father, and to tell him "hi" and nothing else if they ever saw him again.
That was a mistake.
After I got home from Portland, I found a letter taped to my door. It said "Briana - (street address)". He didn't include my last name either out of spite or out of lack of knowledge (both possibilities are sad). The letter, which was printed, said something along the lines of "someone I know told me you said hi and I am returning the courtesy. My number hasn't changed." and he scribbled a line which I knew was his scribble but it isn't the way he normally signs his name. I'm thinking it was nervousness, or to keep me guessing (still, both options are sad). There was no notion of fatherly love in any of his communications. No "I love you", just passive-aggressive bull. Typical him.
The scary part was that he knew my street address, which I had not given him or told anyone he knows to give it to him.
The scarier part was that he must have known that we were on vacation and delivered his letter while we were away.
The creepy part is that he came to my house and taped it to my door. Without a return address. I don't know what message he was trying to send.
Who the FRICK tapes a letter to his daughter's door? He did the same thing a few years ago with a Christmas card in a snowstorm. It's passive-aggressive and it makes me angry.
"you're ignoring him, that's why he's acting this way" - yes. I'm ignoring him because he's a sociopath and has done nothing for me that wouldn't have benefited him in some way, even down to buying crap with social security checks that were supposed to be used to care for my brothers and I. I just never knew it growing up because I thought all men were like that. He does not try to contact my two brothers or my mom, only me, because he knows I'm the most emotionally fragile.
I feel like I can't trust anyone, I avoid Facebook because I'm afraid someone will tell him what I'm doing, I'm afraid to go to the community college because he takes classes there, afraid to get involved with the local art scene because he knows so many people in the community, afraid to talk to him at all because of his sociopathy. I just want him to go away, stop stealing my mom's money and let my family rebuild.
Sometime that summer, I was at a local art studio and gave the studio manager my business card. The next morning I got a strange text message from him, to which I replied "who is this?" just before realizing who it was. I foolishly agreed to get coffee with him "sometime" (I was at work at a very stressful job when he texted me so I didn't think before replying). The next day I blocked his number. I was getting ready to get married and didn't want such a fresh wound to rip open again (looking back, this was a very good choice). Two months later I get an email on my business account saying something along the lines of "you never got back to me, you'll probably never talk to me again so goodbye, we'll wait and see what God has planned for us, etc." He wasn't sincere. I wasn't going to give him the response he wanted.
Three months ago I ran into some of his friends who said they hadn't seen him in well over a year. I told them a little about what was going on, that I was starting a business and working at the local coffee shop, that I wasn't ready for a relationship with my father, and to tell him "hi" and nothing else if they ever saw him again.
That was a mistake.
After I got home from Portland, I found a letter taped to my door. It said "Briana - (street address)". He didn't include my last name either out of spite or out of lack of knowledge (both possibilities are sad). The letter, which was printed, said something along the lines of "someone I know told me you said hi and I am returning the courtesy. My number hasn't changed." and he scribbled a line which I knew was his scribble but it isn't the way he normally signs his name. I'm thinking it was nervousness, or to keep me guessing (still, both options are sad). There was no notion of fatherly love in any of his communications. No "I love you", just passive-aggressive bull. Typical him.
The scary part was that he knew my street address, which I had not given him or told anyone he knows to give it to him.
The scarier part was that he must have known that we were on vacation and delivered his letter while we were away.
The creepy part is that he came to my house and taped it to my door. Without a return address. I don't know what message he was trying to send.
Who the FRICK tapes a letter to his daughter's door? He did the same thing a few years ago with a Christmas card in a snowstorm. It's passive-aggressive and it makes me angry.
"you're ignoring him, that's why he's acting this way" - yes. I'm ignoring him because he's a sociopath and has done nothing for me that wouldn't have benefited him in some way, even down to buying crap with social security checks that were supposed to be used to care for my brothers and I. I just never knew it growing up because I thought all men were like that. He does not try to contact my two brothers or my mom, only me, because he knows I'm the most emotionally fragile.
I feel like I can't trust anyone, I avoid Facebook because I'm afraid someone will tell him what I'm doing, I'm afraid to go to the community college because he takes classes there, afraid to get involved with the local art scene because he knows so many people in the community, afraid to talk to him at all because of his sociopathy. I just want him to go away, stop stealing my mom's money and let my family rebuild.
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General | Posted 10 years agoFA Gallery Folders! A tiny bit of housekeeping...
General | Posted 10 years agoThe gallery folder options are super duper convenient. I've gone and organized my gallery by "type"- all classic Pokemon cards are in a folder, all loafs are in a folder, etc. View different commission type examples by clicking on the categories to the left. http://www.furaffinity.net/gallery/birdfox/
Commission are open for Pokemon cards, stickers, and traditional badges: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7035328/
Commission are open for Pokemon cards, stickers, and traditional badges: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7035328/
Badge+Sticker Commissions Open, All Types!
General | Posted 10 years agoVacation's over, back to work! If you want a Pokemon card badge or any traditional media badge from me, now is the time to order. There is room for about 25 slots. I'll be processing orders Monday and starting work Tuesday. This month's Patreon stream and other general art streams are going to be scheduled soon too, so even if you don't order something you can come by and watch!
Traditional Art Badges
Order Form: http://www.brimercedesart.com/badge-commissions
Classic Pokemon Card Badges
Order Form: http://www.brimercedesart.com/pokemon-card-badges
EX Pokemon Card Badges
Order Form: http://www.brimercedesart.com/pokemon-ex-badges
Telegram Sticker Packs
Order Form: http://www.brimercedesart.com/telegram-sticker-order-formIn Portland for the week
General | Posted 10 years agoAll owed art will be completed and shipped when I get back. I'll also be open for commissions late next week so I can jump right in when I return!
I need a printer! Indiegogo Planning/Print suggestions?
General | Posted 10 years agoOk, so I need a professional printer and I want to start an Indiegogo campaign with prints as donation perks!
The plan is to release one image per week. If you see one you like that week, you can pledge to get it as a reward or wait until the end to see which one you like best. All of the images will be sketched out before the campaign starts so everyone can see what's on the menu.
Here are some ideas for illustrations, tell me if you have another suggestion!
Group of fat birds
Gen 2 Pokemon
Woodland creatures
Seagulls
The campaign won't go live for another couple weeks when I get everything in order. I really need a printer so I can open up an online store and make more personal illustrations but 800 bucks is more than a month's income for me!!
The plan is to release one image per week. If you see one you like that week, you can pledge to get it as a reward or wait until the end to see which one you like best. All of the images will be sketched out before the campaign starts so everyone can see what's on the menu.
Here are some ideas for illustrations, tell me if you have another suggestion!
Group of fat birds
Gen 2 Pokemon
Woodland creatures
Seagulls
The campaign won't go live for another couple weeks when I get everything in order. I really need a printer so I can open up an online store and make more personal illustrations but 800 bucks is more than a month's income for me!!
Back! But the internet isn't....
General | Posted 10 years ago...so that means I won't be able to stream this week (or until Comcast starts caring about their customers). I do have connectivity but it's hovering around 2mbps (we're paying for 75). Which means no Netflix, no Youtube, no streaming anything. Lol
I WILL be knocking out my whole queue this week: while the internet is not up to snuff, I'm still able to (slowly) upload and deliver completed pieces. If you're waiting on a Pokemon card badge, it will be in the mail this week.
Keep an eye out for commission openings this week! I'll be doing Telegram stickers!
I WILL be knocking out my whole queue this week: while the internet is not up to snuff, I'm still able to (slowly) upload and deliver completed pieces. If you're waiting on a Pokemon card badge, it will be in the mail this week.
Keep an eye out for commission openings this week! I'll be doing Telegram stickers!
Away for the weekend!
General | Posted 10 years agoTaking a much needed trip with family this weekend. Work on art projects will resume Monday.
Thanks for your patience!
Thanks for your patience!
Support my art on Patreon! Get goodies!
General | Posted 10 years agoCheck out my Patreon page and get special goodies while helping me supplement my illustration career! My supporters are my core fans and I can't do what I do without them.
$1+ News updates and PDFs of unpublished sketches!
$5+ The above plus time lapse videos of my art!
$10+ All Patreon exclusive content PLUS a random sketch mailed to you every month!
$30+ All Patreon exclusive content PLUS a digital character illustration every month over livestream!
http://patreon.com/BriMercedes
Let me know if you pledge any amount between today and tomorrow and I'll scribble a thank-you doodle for you :)
$1+ News updates and PDFs of unpublished sketches!
$5+ The above plus time lapse videos of my art!
$10+ All Patreon exclusive content PLUS a random sketch mailed to you every month!
$30+ All Patreon exclusive content PLUS a digital character illustration every month over livestream!
http://patreon.com/BriMercedes
Let me know if you pledge any amount between today and tomorrow and I'll scribble a thank-you doodle for you :)
Angel Dragon Auction Ends Tomorrow!
General | Posted 10 years agohttp://www.furaffinity.net/view/17397565/
The bid is currently at $125; if it hits $150+ the winner gets their choice of badge or icon AND a digital painting in addition to the character. It's a great deal considering the prices for each item separately add up as follows:
Reference sheet: $90
Icon or Badge: $25-50
Digital Painting: $40
Total: $155-180
vs.
All items above with character auction: $150
Instead, you'd be getting all items for a flat $150 PLUS the rights to a character design which is priceless!
Good luck!
The bid is currently at $125; if it hits $150+ the winner gets their choice of badge or icon AND a digital painting in addition to the character. It's a great deal considering the prices for each item separately add up as follows:
Reference sheet: $90
Icon or Badge: $25-50
Digital Painting: $40
Total: $155-180
vs.
All items above with character auction: $150
Instead, you'd be getting all items for a flat $150 PLUS the rights to a character design which is priceless!
Good luck!
