As if I couldn't put enough information in my profile right!?

🎠I use FA as a gallery, this means I'm not terribly active here socially. If you want to get to know me and interact with me, you should absolutely check out my Twitter for way more content
@RioLepidoptera

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🎠Fursuit info
I do not accept commissions I will however offer pre-made designs for sale.
Follow my fursuit twitter for info @BBF

I don't talk about how my suit was made, how I see, or anything about how it works. I think once something for performance is dissected as something just to be reproduced it loses a little bit of the magic that makes it so special. I'm a performer, I want you to see the character not the materials that brought her to life.

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🎠I'm a murrsuiter! 🔞
My suit doesn't have any sph's or anything of that nature but I do adult photoshoots in my suit and I have had the pleasure of getting my paws on a few pretty girls. If that makes you uncomfortable, you probably shouldn't be trying to hug perfect strangers. I don't offer hugs, I will accept ones offered to me by people who are aware of the nature of my suit though. I don't interact with minors.
Besides, I know how to use a washing machine haha.

If you're a softsuiter/murrsuiter and want in on my photoshoots then feel free to message me! My adult photoshoots can be found on twitter since FA does not permit adult photography. Come say hi! I host parties and photoshoots. If I'm at a con then absolutely come hit me up! I love to social network with my fellow fursuit perverts. 💋

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🎠I'm a lesbian ♀️❤️♀️ 🏳️‍🌈
I like women and only women
My orientation isn't generally important but since I post adult content I do get some unwanted sexual attention fro men.
Sorry guys I'm not interested in anything from you, no cuddles, no teasing, no flirting, no sex, I'm not here for your entertainment.

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DO NOT REPOST MY CONTENT
You won't get a warning, I will simply file a report against you on what ever site you post my work to. It's not "supporting" me, use links, use retweets, use shares, because that helps my work be exposed. My content is not shared on Instagram especially.

BLACK LIVES MATTER
SO
CONSERVATIVE/REPUBLICAN VIEWS NOT WELCOME

It's my birthday!

Me:
This seemed like a good time to post another update. I have moved again, this time into a nice big house with my friends, I have plenty of space and I'm settling in really nice. My ex and I are still best friends and they have been here with me as they always are. I couldn't have asked for someone better to be in my life. Mt mental health is steadily getting better, with proper treatment my bipolar is more or less unnoticeable. I have discovered my misophonia which has made things interesting. Always had it, just never realized it until I had the chance to calm the waters around it I guess. It's being treated too.
Car is totaled, the beast has finally died and it's time for it to be put to rest. I'm probably going to save up for another car as soon as I have the chance, as it stands money is going to other important places.

Art:
Still not accepting any kind of commissions, I do however do free YCH's on my twitter from time to time.

Where to find me:
I'm mostly active on my twitter now, it's a great place to interact with people, get good feedback on my art and get way more exposure than FA. As it stands I more or less just use FA as a gallery and nothing more.
I'm getting back into my local BDSM scene which is cool. I have enjoyed re-assimilating and finding a sense of community.
I'm also getting involved in the LGBT community here, being a lesbian in Montana is rather lonely but I'm looking forward to actually meeting up with others and having a place there too.

Fursuits/cons:
Still not accepting commissions, got school to worry about and I have to put that first.
I will likely be working on some personal projects much later in the year, probably over my breaks and such so be on the lookout for those!
My cons are as follows: BLFC (hard maybe), Ac, and MFF. If you wanna meet up come find me or hit me up in any of the chats.

General updates on my life now that I'm done flooding.

Me:
I'm going through a divorce so a lot is changing. My ex and I had a good run and loved each other a lot, I hope we can still be best friends, but I needed something different in my life and this has been a longer time coming than I knew. I'm currently moving house, living in a bit of a limbo there as I'm staying with a friend but I will be moving in a week or so hopefully into a really nice house with my friends. I'm ok. It's sad sure but I don't regret it. We had 5 great years and I loved them, I never measure the value of something by its permanence because things in life rarely are.
I'm getting my car fixed, just got it registered.
Diagnosed bipolar and living a better life through chemicals, as my doctor likes to say. Having the most stable (if not a little stressful) time in my life. So much changed so quickly, you never know what is you and what is a symptom but I'm liking the new me. I'm happy, I don't get angry or anxious as often, I don't lash out at people and I am trying to be a better person than I was. I know I wasn't and I'm sorry if I was ever snippy, you probably didn't deserve it.

Art:
Not accepting commissions right now, have a small backlog of 2 to finish before I consider doing more. I don't have the time or space to do much right now anyway.

Fursuits:
Everything is on hold seeing as I'm living in a bedroom right now. I have no work space and no place to even store the materials that I can get at. Work is on hold until the move is over.

MY FURSUIT
Since this seems to be the main attraction, I do photo shoots and all kinds of things on my twitter: https://twitter.com/RioLepidoptera
I'm not a murrsuiter but I am a soft suiter so feel free to approach or not based on your comfort level. I accept suggestions for shoots and such on my patreon and I do fun videos and music videos from time to time there as well. I'm making all kinds of accessories and buying her new outfits so if you like what I'm doing and want to support me, check out my patreon. https://www.patreon.com/RioLepidoptera
As it stands I'm not accepting commissions in this style because it needs to be refined a lot for other people to be comfortable wearing something like it. It's remarkably comfortable but the general consumer needs something even more so.

I periodically forget that FA exists, sorry.

So prepare for all of the things I have only posted on my twitter to be posted here finally.
If you are looking for more of my activity and videos you can find more on my twitter at https://twitter.com/RioLepidoptera

Ok, back to posting!

A little late but yeah.

Since I don't post much here I decided to do a master post kind of deal for this year. If you would like to follow me in places where I'm more active I highly recommend my twitter, I post regularly and have a lot of content I share there.

Plans for the year
Getting a traditional job asap
Moving into my own place as soon as divorce is finalized.
Get registered for college, going for programming.
Finish all commissions before July (I'm moving in july)

Cons I will be attending
Anthrocon
Midwest Furfest (staff)

Current suits I own
Rio Leopidoptera: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/27870729/
I have sold all of my other fursuits. I only own this fursuit now.

Art commissions are currently closed

Back from AC and let me tell you, this was the best con I have been to in a long dang time. I unveiled my new personal suit at the con and, despite my anxiety, it was a hit. I didn't expect so many people to love it but she was a huge success. I couldn't go 10 feet without being stopped for photos or to have my work praised. This is of course partially thanks to my wonderful partner who helped with the unveiling, SurlyLion took video of the suit as I ran about, streaming the outing live on twitter so that people could finally see the suit living and breathing! The response was so positive. I also had the best roomies this year which made the convention a delight. We spent some of the time taking care of our weary dealer Fay. I also met up with a few friends from Secondlife which turned into a massive party. Our crew went from 3 to7 and we marched around fursuiting, parting, dancing and having a good freaking time.  cybervixn showed up with their friends and I had body guards haha. A few times I was usually the head or middle of the group and they were all going “Protect da Queen!” Which was great when I was suiting because my amazing handlers made sure me and the other suiters stayed safe, together, hydrated, and none of us got accosted by weird people. The only groping that happened was done between us hah! I think the most interesting part was all the other builders who came up to me to commend me on my work, I'm not used to much attention at all for my work but this time, oh boy, this time I was apparently someone to see at this con and it was an amazing experience. I got to meet so many people who's work I admired for years and had the pleasure of finding out how wonderful they were as well. The amount of kindness and acceptance I was shown was like nothing I had felt before, especially with my unusual style and tastes when it comes to furries and how I want them to look. I only got a small amount of negative feed back, over all it was wildly popular! Surly and I celebrated the anniversary of our engagement at a fancy seafood restaurant in town where we shared a meal with a few friends. I tried caviar for the first time, not bad! Wine, lobster, crab, shrimp, tuna tartar, lobster bisque, it was extravagant! We got a lovely little cake desert too. There was so much toasting and cheering all night. My top recommendations for food at Anthrocon would have to be Sharp edge, Cornado's tacos, and Number 1 Sushi Sushi. If you feel like spending more then hit up Eddie V's Prime Seafood. A big part of the con was Surly getting a chance to playtest his tabletop game. He had a whole group volunteer to play test it and it was a hug success. We had a few hiccups regarding finding enough space for all of us but we managed and the group caught onto how to play the game super fast. None of their characters died! One of the unexpected treats was getting to play pokemon go with a whole group of people and devastating a raid. Over all, the con was amazing. With Surly, Fay, and I all flying there and back together and all these wonderful friends to make it even better, I couldn't ask for a better convention. My love for my work has been rejuvenated, my love for being a suiter refreshed, and my drive to do more projects ignited!

See you next year AC, next con will be MFF for me! In the mean time, thanks for the wonderful time. Thank you for all the laughs, the cheers, the hugs and the complements. It was the time of my life ♥

Fay  fayv
Surly:  lupussicarius

For people who don't know, I use my twitter all the time. I use it for art, YCH's and fursuits. It's where I'm the most active because FA isn't really useful for me. So if you want to see what I'm up to, check out my twitter: https://twitter.com/RioLepidoptera

I have a tone of wips I thought I aught to post them. So yeah, be prepared for a bunch of new work in progress images.

I have a twitter and I'm infinitely more active there. I post art WIPs, personal fursuit stuff, memes, shit post, kinky stuff, and random bullshit from my day to day life. If you are interested in the person behind the art : https://twitter.com/RioLepidoptera

However, if you aren't interested in opinions or my silly life, it's cool, dun follow.

Since I'm not moving out of Montana because I will be going to school and all that. I decided it was time to go back to cons. I'm gonna be working hard to go to a few but I will admit, the only reason I will be able to attend AC this year is because of the kindness of one of my friends who gifted me my flights for this year. I still need to afford my room but work should pay for that no problem.

I'm finally making headway on my new Rio suit, I will have some WIP's available soon, the place I ordered my fur from messed up my order so I'm waiting on refunds and such >:C
My work out routine is starting to show results and I'm super excited. I'm not going to start my bodysuit until June so that I have time to drop a few more pounds before I take on this beast. Jesus the bodysuit will be so much work.

Cons I'm hitting this year:
Anthrocon
MFF

I'm not doing any photo shoots for my suiters because I'm just trying to have a good time. I will not be a dealer though I might submit one of my 3 panel paintings to the art show who knows.

If you want to meet up at any of these cons feel free to say hey!

Today I'm doing a little something different. I want to draw something specific and I want you in it!

This pic is an adult image, it will have slight hints of BDSM but will not be overtly sexual. It involves some pretty intimate touch and a little force, I always draw Domme Rio a little rapey. I'm going to sketch it out and as I work on it you are welcome to make a bid on the slot. Think of it like a stream, active, YCH. You can see the piece be worked on and decide if you want in.

Imma bite you! It's gonna be a fun pic! Tune into the stream in about 30 minutes and see what I'm up to.
https://picarto.tv/Riosdoodles

I need to restart the comp and set up first.

The stream will be starting at 1PM!

I have a friend who needs a little support so I'm going to be taking care of her this morning. The stream will start at 1 PM Mountain Time. I already have one slotted commission reserved this morning so if you are looking to get in on the PWYW commissions feel free to send me a note or jump into the stream!

Tomorrow I will be streaming PWYW commissions just like last week.

We will start off nice and early and I will be working on commissions through the day. As it stands there are no standing commissions so you can get yours right away! Send me a note today or tomorrow to get a slot!

Here is the original journal
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8586858/

Pushing back the stream for a bit, will end up starting a bit later in the afternoon ♥

I'm making my art weekends a thing! (Any standing commissions will be completed this week)

❣ What is it?
It's a stream, Saturday and Sunday will be dedicated to art streams where people can watch what I'm up to and commission a pay PWYW (what you want) piece to be completed in the stream. This stream is designed to help pay bills, save for supplies, and generally make life a little easier.

❣What can I get?
Busts, sketches, doodles, stickers, basically anything that takes me less than 4 hours to complete. The more you are willing to pay the more you will get. The minimum is $5 and that gets you a sketch.

❣How do I get one?
When the stream is live you can send my account a note with the following information.
Character reference • payment amount • Paypal Email

❣When!?!
Mountain time!
Sat: 10 AM - Close
Sun: 10 AM - 1PM
https://picarto.tv/Riosdoodles

So this cat landed herself a job, a pretty nice one too. I'm very excited to be able to work part time there and still have the chance to do fursuits and art. I have had to trim some things from my life to make room but that's ok. I'm also going to be going back to school, found out I'm likely to get some killer scholarships for school and I will be able to finally pursue a career in psychology like I have been wanting. All of this means I won't have time for doing any art commissions so I will be finishing my queue and not accepting any new projects. Hopefully in four yeas the hubs and I will be sitting pretty with our nice house and strong careers.

This also means I'm going to cons again this year! I intend to hit up Anthrocon, Midwest Furfest and I might look at Biggest Little Furcon but those rates are enough to make me consider skipping it, it's so close to AC.

I'm not sure where this will put me with fursuit commissions, my space is already small and I will have a lot of work on my plate. I might close down after I finish my queue for a while, or at least only do small projects, we will see. The nice thing is that my part time job pays enough that I won't be hurting for money at the same time.

Looks like 2018 is already off to a good start.

As the end of the year draws near, I look back upon it fondly.

I am no stranger to struggling, I do not come from a wealthy or even middle class family. I come from a poor black family that loves me more than life. I come from an abused past where I lost my innocence. I come from two worlds at war over the color of their skin. This year, all of that came to a head. Sure the fallout happened a long time ago, I felt the wrath of my poor choices come back to bite me in the ass, but this year, I put them to bed. This year I became more than I was. I learned to love others the way stories always told us, I learned to be compassionate, I learned to admit my mistakes and be a better woman tomorrow. I learned to feel the humanity of others around me and know their hearts are not unlike my own. Things push us apart, they teach us to be selfish and inauthentic, they teach us to covet and vie for a place among our own. We learn to be insecure, we learn to be cruel, we learn to push down those around us. This is because, if we love one another, we can not be controlled. We operate under the idea that if we are our true selves we will lose favor, this year I learned that I had so many things that are more valuable than approval. I do not fear anymore, I have nothing to fear. I let go of shame, shame pushed upon me by others who damned me for my skin, my beliefs, my gender, my interests, and any other reason they could invent. I am not ashamed of the times I have lost, the times I have faltered, the times I have made the wrong choice, shame never solved my problems - being strong in who I am did. Who am I? I'm Reshay, I'm not the smartest, the richest, the most talented, I am the lover of a wonderful man, the mother of my community, an artist, a teacher, a listener, a guide, a child's spirit that survived. Through loving others I learned who I am and through holding them higher I found the strength to look honestly at the most wounded parts of myself and mend them. I can not help anyone when I am broken. There will always be more struggles, more times when I need to learn, when I need to listen, when I need to be willing to admit to myself that I have done wrong. I will have to be accountable time and time again and I am sure I will make more mistakes along the way.

I said 2017 would be my year, I would find myself, I would find my way, and I have. In the midst of all the chaos going on out there, I have found peace.

Happy Holidays, be well, I will see you in the new year.

Today marks the 4 year anniversary for my husband and I. It's been a long fight and we are still taking on immigration but things have never been so good.

Life throws a lot of surprises at you, from unexpected friendships to new interests, I never thought in a million years I would meet the man that made me believe in love again.
This wonderful man came into my life as my friend when I was 16, he stayed by my side as I grew and we got the chance to grow together. We supported each other, laughed at the mistakes and cheered for the successes we had. He was my friend and never asked or expected more than that. He never rushed, he never pushed, in a sea of people who wanted something from me... he just wanted to be my friend. When he popped the question I was terrified but little did I know, that goofy boy I crashed around furcons with would be might knight in shining armor.

It wasn't easy. I had to learn to be a good partner, I had to learn to give more than I had and expect nothing in return because I knew he would do the same. I had to learn to be introspective so that when something was blocking our path, I could be accountable and hold myself to a higher standard. I learned it's ok to be wrong, that being right wasn't more important than being together. I learned to communicate my needs and be truly honest with myself about who I am. I learned to be his rock but to also let my fragile heart be graced by his touch. Love is the most endless emotion I have ever felt, it warms me and gives me strength I never thought possible. I am a better person, a kinder person, a more patient person, a more considerate person, a more compassionate person, because I fell for a man who strives to be the same. We make each other better and we love everything about each other. Most people say the honeymoon phase passes but I have only found new reasons to love him. The way he smiles, the way he pretends to be sleeping so I can cuddle up to him, the way he elevates those around him, I could go on and on. I love him more with every passing day and tonight, we get to go out for a lovely dinner, play in the snow, and be thankful for all the good that we brought into each other's lives when we said "I do."

For those of you who have followed me for years, this is where my life has taken me and I can't wait to share with you what comes next. Before anyone says kids... I'm spayed lol

Finished up working on some fursuits so it's time to work on art commissions. No rest for the wicked!

Today I'm working on Ref and finishing hopefully
Also working on if I have time

Home get art tips and enjoy the tunes
https://picarto.tv/Riosdoodles

After a long day of fursuit building, it's time to work on some art commissions! All art will be SFW

I'm working on
bust
redlining full body.

Stream: https://picarto.tv/Riosdoodles

I'm accepting 5 commissions to be completed over next week.
Head shots only for $25 each via paypal.
Example: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/25461650/
Commission info: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8291020/

Slots:
1)  varien
2)  varien
3)
4)
5)

Tomorrow I will be streaming basically all day. I'm going to finish up some commissions and maybe work on some of my own stuff at the end. The stream will be NSFW so please bear this in mind.

Stream: https://picarto.tv/Riosdoodles
Music: On
Mic: Off unless requested

Commissions being worked on:
Ref and 3 character YCH

Been thinking about doing another YCH featuring one of my characters, probably Rio. It's time to pay some bills so I figured I would do another since the last one went so well.

If I did one, I was thinking I would do a D/s themed one since I enjoy bondage and such, probably a bit of shibari, would folks be more interested in a YCH that allows the winner to be the dominant or the submissive in the scene?

General update about my boring life.

I have not been doing as much art or.. well anything lately. Had a house guest who needed a home and a chance to get back on her feet so I took her in and have been helping her look for work/houses. She's up here from the south so doesn't have her car and that means I'm driving her about to her interviews, doctors appointments, etc. So that's been interesting. Needless to say since the hubs has been working long shifts and I have been managing the house, my business and my new house guest, I have not had a lot of time for creating.

In other news, not going to MFF. I just couldn't afford it and would rather put the money into finishing my new Rio suit. It should be done in time for AC next year. It's already looking pretty cool and I will post some photos as soon as I reach a reasonable point to share.

I got my own bedroom! It's adorable! I worked super hard and managed to decorate it with all the lovely things that make me feel like a spoiled kid from a 90's movie. I even have a loft bed.

So there you have it, small update on what's going on in my world for anyone who is interested.

Day behind but tine for that drawing.

Over the month of October I was doing a raffle https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8436955/
All you had to do to enter was watch, make a journal, and comment on my journal. Almost everyone followed the steps and were entered into the raffle. A few people didn't quite get all 3 steps so that might be why you didn't get on the list.

Congratulations to
One free drawing of your character is coming your way!

I also have been meaning to get back into my monthly watcher give away. For this, all you have to do is comment on my art. It's really awesome to get responses from watchers instead of just a silent fav. While I appreciate all my watchers, I really want to show a special thanks to those who reach out.

This month's winner is:

Congrats, you will be getting a bust of your character.

Thanks again everyone who joined and participated. If you want to win the monthly giveaway then keep commenting and keep on watching. Thanks for giving me a place and people, to share my work with.