"Death Is For Quitters" got an honorable mention last week! You can snag one for $8-11.

Get it here!: https://shirt.woot.com/offers/death.....s-for-quitters

Did you vote for "My Neighbor" yet? If you like Totoro and Star Wars, check it out. Voting ends Thursday (tomorrow) at 10am Pacific!

Vote here!: http://shirt.woot.com/derby/entry/9.....03/my-neighbor

"Can't Wait For January" took first with 120 votes! Thanks everyone! :D

Get it here: http://shirt.woot.com/offers/cant-wait-for-january

Medical Update:

I don't remember if I posted this here, but I will not be at Midwest Furfest this weekend. Had to cancel early because docs thought I wouldn't be able to make it without dying. Turns out, they were right lol. I have some nasty viral thing right now and NO VOICE. Which is also bad for Twitch streaming haha. So much for bringing the cons to me. Still hopeful for FurCon in January. In the meantime, I get to take a bunch of tastebud-destroying Chinese herbs. Mmm...

Commission Update:

No. Not yet. I am working on my last one today. Adding a Christmas thing to the boxes before they go out, because tis the season. Fun Fact: If you get a commission from me and my health delays it beyond a certain threshold, I will give you a bunch of bonus art - provided you were super nice about it and didn't stress me out, adding to my health issues. I think this is the most bonus art I have ever given people because my health has been so shit this year. XD

Twitch Update:

Super awesome progress so far. Raided by various artists including those in the Adobe channel. Trolled by mini trolls AND /b. No voice means no stream though. Be sure to follow the channel (http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire) to see when it goes live. Follow my twitter @ fablefire to get more frequent updates and advanced notice on when I'll stream. My health is a poop and I have to work with what it gives me on a day to day basis.

Streaming now!: http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

Working on a mug and greeting card for Society 6!

Check it out here: http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

Streaming NOW! http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

I don't know what we're doing. Stuff and things, probably.

Thanks everyone! :D

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Streaming NOW on Twitch! Check it out: http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

Working on some pokemon ACEOs and smaller images with copics and microns. Request your favorite pokemon!

It's over! Thanks everyone!

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Live now!: http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

Mario Tennis night! Only doing all characters from the Smash Bros universe.

Holy shit 6hr 20min. It's over now! Thanks for coming everyone!

Vote for what you'd like to see on Thursday: http://strawpoll.me/6036461

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Tonight is Fallout night! We're recruiting for Vault 111 so pick a char and we'll give them the appropriate attire before cry-- I mean, disinfection.

Check it here!: http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

It's over. Thanks guys! :D

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Online now! Round 2 of pokemon ACEOs tonight. Copics and microns.

Check it out: http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

Get in early to request your favorite pokemon.

Streaming on Twitch in about 5 minutes! Check it out here: http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

Testing out my traditional art setup tonight. Taking your favorite pokemon requests and doing some ACEO art. Stop by and say hi! And follow. And tell your friends to get in here. And stuff.

Streaming now! Live and online, check it out here: http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

Taking requests, though in a theme.

I'm live on Twitch right now! Taking requests for sketches. With a Halloween twist of course.

Check it out!: www.twitch.tv/fablefire

Should be on until midnight or so, Pacific time.

IT'S OVER!

It's up! Come hand out and help me work out the kinks. Get freebie sketch requests until midnight.

Twitch Channel: http://www.twitch.tv/fablefire

EDIT: Thanks to everyone who showed up and followed! If you missed out, there will be more later. Be sure to follow me on Twitch to know when I'm online!

I'll try to post here but sometimes I forget.

No schedule yet. Just doing it in between being super sick.

So... Cancelled Geek Girl Con. Now I have to cancel Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Shooting for Midwest Furfest though.

Aaaaaaaand... for those who wanted a more in depth update...

I have not had a single "healthy" day since Rainfurrest 2014. Yes, last year. Over a year of day after day of sick. Whatever I caught there was super nasty, led to pneumonia, and it's been virus after virus since then. Docs don't know what I have. Tested for just about everything. Taken every supplement possible. Hardcore antibiotics are extremely harsh on the body, and I am too weak to endure them. Well, more of them. The last two rounds sent me to the hospital. The only thing left that I haven't tried yet is a bunch of time off. I guess theoretically, it's possible that one needs 6+ months to kill some viruses? So whatever I got is serious business. The problem with cons is that when I go, I get sleep deprived, put my body under severe physical strain, expose myself to every virus at the con, and ultimately drain and weaken whatever immune system juice I have left. So every con I've gone to since fighting pneumonia actually makes me sick(er) for about two weeks after. Serious sick. Like, stuck in bed, go to urgent care or the hospital sick. And so... I've had to cancel cons not just because I'm sick, but because I cannot afford to get worse than what I am right now. Any dealer can tell you that they are tired after a con. I cannot afford to expend that kind of energy. I have to cancel ALL my cons if I die. Unless I figure out the undead thing.

So there you go.

But now... STREAMING! Woo! Long story short, I have finally figured out a good streaming setup on my computer and will be streaming on Twitch! I'll be streaming digital and traditional art, as well as some games like Hearthstone, HotS, Isaac, or whatever. It will be a mix of fanart and original work. I need one more camera and a second monitor, but it's almost good to go. It's not quite the same as going to cons, but should still be fun.

And almost! The answer is I'm ALMOST ready to take commissions. I have one more commission left over from BLFC (yes, omg), before I open up things. I'm not sure what I'll be opening for. Could be just a few digitals to start. What I would like to do, is open up, say, $500 of potential work, and then people can order whatever they want. We will see though.

That's all I got for now.

"A Flying Fox" printed! Big thanks to everyone who supported it and helped it win!

Buy it here: http://shirt.woot.com/offers/a-flying-fox

You can get it for $7 until 10pm Pacific. After that it goes up to $10.

Thank you!

Aaaaaaaaaand... that's it. Still crazy ill. Probably need to hold down food and stuff for a con, and I'm just not there. Sorry guys!

Super salty about this one. I finally get into the dealers den so I don't have to wake up at some ungodly hour of the morning, and I have to cancel. Sheesh.

Better luck next con I guess.

Time to drown my sorrows in whisky and hearthstone.

I had to cancel for RCCC today. Docs said I could do RCCC, be horrifically sick for it, and then be deathly ill for my other cons, or I could be smart and skip this one in hopes that I'll heal up for RF.

If I heal up for RF, I will open a pre-order list. However! Most slots will probably be completed at con. I'll update on Monday.

Update time! :D

Still not dead yet. Still not good yet though. So things will continue at a glacial pace, unfortunately. First...

New shirts!

In case you missed it, here are the three latest shirts added to the catalog:

Bun Beer - http://shirt.woot.com/offers/bun-beer
How To Jackalope - http://shirt.woot.com/offers/how-to-jackalope
Procatstination - http://shirt.woot.com/offers/procatstination-9

Much thanks again to all who voted and helped these print!

Convention Schedule

Rose City Comic Con - Sept 19-20
Rainfurrest - Sept 24-27
Geek Girl Con - Oct 10-11
Portland Retro Gaming Expo - Oct 17-18
Midwest Fur Fest - Dec 3-6

I had to cancel FAU. Have fun this weekend! Always looks like fun. Due to craptastic health, my new inventory is limited, at least for the RCCC and RF dates. The rest of the inventory should arrive by MFF though. No shirts yet! The kickstarter will either be happening very soon, or next year. The rent just got hiked waaaaay up on my apartment, so I need to plan for a move somewhere in between cons.

No pre-orders for RCCC. I will most likely have pre-orders for RF, but there are a few things that need to be finished first, like 2014 taxes and two old commissions that have turned into small projects...

Here we go!

First and foremost, Terms of Agreement: I am still incredibly ill (otherwise I would be there in person) and I will do as many of these as I can this weekend. No guarantees though. Additionally, I will put a cap on how many I can do at 100. As such, being a sort of iron artist thing, it may take a bit of time to complete these. Any harassment about delays will get you taken off the list. When I receive your tweet, tumblr post, or instagram, I will add you to the list, located here: https://trello.com/b/UsRaz7iu/megaplex-15-freebies

If you have submitted a link and feel like it was overlooked since you are not on the list, you may point me to it again. I will search for these via the hashtags below.

To get on the list, you need to tweet, tumblr, or instagram me the following:

- Photo of your Megaplex 2015 badge
- Link to your ref sheet
- One word, which will be used somehow in the sketch (keep it PG 13)
- Hashtags #Mplex15 and #fableplex

So if you are tweeting me, it would read something like:

(insert/attach photo of badge)
(at)fablefire Apple. myrefsheetlink.html. #Mplex15 #fableplex

(at) is the at sign, obvs.

And I will tweet you back a sketch of your char with an apple worked in. Feel free to use "cop" or "robber" for a themed sketch. Sketches may be digital OR traditional.

IF you cannot send it to me via those social sites, you may post a comment to this journal with a link to a photo of your Mexaplex 2015 badge, link to your ref sheet, and one word.

This is not a perfect system. Any bitching or pain-in-the-ass shenanigans will make this dramatically less fun and I will not do a freebie for you. I'm hoping to do something nice for the folks who were looking forward to meet me and get art from me this weekend. :D

Have a fantastic convention!

Welp. I've taken every medicine and supplement in my arsenal and tried every medical trick I have, but no luck. The fatigue and pain parade continues!So... I will not be able to make it to Megaplex this week. Very sad. I have been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time. At least everyone going can get a super awesome shirt still! I'll post the design later this week.

Anyway...

This weekend: If you send me a pic of your Megaplex badge via twitter, tumblr, or instagram, along with link to your ref sheet, I will do a freebie sketch for you!

Much thanks for all the well wishes. I will need to change up my medical strategy again so I can be good to go for Rainfurrest! :D

Still in debilitating pain. Still trying to find a solution. Still a little bit of time left before Megaplex. Doctors are backpedaling though haha... ^^;

Been laid up since I got back from Califur. My pain has really ramped up in the last few weeks and now I've had a migraine since Thurs night. Given that I've been on vicodin constantly since it started, the fact that it's not going away means I something not good is going on. So... will continue to be offline a lot.

I will be at Califur 2015 WOOOO!!! *knock on wood* *sets up anti illness charms* If I look like death or start spacing out or something, don't take it personally. That's just the exhaustion. It's really a miracle that I'm able to fly this week. I'm still way under the weather. :O (You know what's funny is that this part of the copy paste has been applicable to all my cons this year haha... The sickness saga continues!)

I will catch up on remaining notes and comments over or after the weekend. If you have a Califur preorder with me and have yet to see a sketch, keep your eye on your email. You can also hit me up on twitter (@fablefire).

Dealer's Den Table #43

Art Show Space - 2 Panels! (I think)

Merch
- Bookmarks
- 5x7 Prints
- 8.5x11 Prints
- Stickers

Commissions
- Media: Pencil sketches, Micron Inks, and/or Copics.
- Sizes: ACEO (2.5x3.5in), 3x5, 5x7, 7x10
- Badges or regular illustrations
- No backgrounds please. I might throw something minimal in like a bg color or some fluff but that's it. Or I might get totally carried away. Don't expect that though.

Pay Type
- Cash
- Credit Card (Paypal/Square, as long as my battery doesn't die and the internet gods are willing)
- Paypal

FAQ

Can I buy your shirts at your table?
- No. Woot has exclusive printing and distribution rights over my work. You'll need to buy it at Woot: http://shirt.woot.com/catalog?q=fablefire (Flat rate $5 shipping!)

Do you have this shirt in such and such size?
- No. See above.

Do you do badges?
- Yes. I will not be bringing a laminator though so you'll have to get it done somewhere else if you want to wear it at Califur.

Why don't you have a laminator?
- I do, but I keep finding that folks prefer to laminate their own badge with their own special pouches. Leaving it at home saves me space in my luggage.

How can I reach you when your table is swamped all the time?
- FIGHT TO THE DEATH! Kidding. Sort of. You can message me on twitter or facebook. If you're trying to get a commission for pickup at Califur, we'll work something out. I do require payment before starting though, so you'll have to pay via paypal if you don't want to fight the crowds.

How long will a commission take?
- I don't know. Depends on your commission, con traffic, and my queue. Could be 2hrs. Could be 2 nights. Cons are crazy and I typically have a lot of people to talk to, which makes it difficult to pinpoint a return. I'll give you a window for you to check back or you can stop by at the end of the day. Half an hour before close is good.

Can I hug you?
No. Thank you, but no. I just got over pneumonia and my immune system is shot.

Can we hang out?
Probably not. I anticipate working the whole time and sleeping/eating in my spare time.

Much thanks to everyone who has taken an interest in commissioning me outside of cons! Here is the status on that, for those with questions.

Right now, I am only open for commissions to be picked up at con, whether it's a preorder or you order it while at the con. This is because I need to limit myself until I catch up on the massive pile of work I've been lagging on due to months of illness. However! Depending on whether I return with con crud from Califur after this weekend, I may catch up sooner than later. Earliest openings would be in late June. I will post a journal with details if/when that happens. It all depends on my silly medical situation.

If you are going to any of the following cons though, I will have preorder slots open, starting about two months before the con:

- Megaplex (Open!)
- FA United
- Rose City Comic Con
- Rainfurrest
- Portland Retro Gaming Expo
- Midwest Furfest

I will be at Furlandia 2015 WOOOO!!! *knock on wood* *sets up anti illness charms* If I look like death or start spacing out or something, don't take it personally. That's just the exhaustion. I'm still way under the weather. :O

I will catch up on remaining notes and comments over or after the weekend. If you have a Califur preorder with me and have yet to see an invoice, keep your eye on your email. You can also hit me up on twitter (@fablefire). I'm still open for Califur preorders!

Dealer's Den Table #4

Art Show Space - None

Merch
- Bookmarks
- 5x7 Prints
- 8.5x11 Prints
- Stickers

Commissions
- Media: Pencil sketches, Micron Inks, and/or Copics.
- Sizes: ACEO (2.5x3.5in), 3x5, 5x7, 7x10
- Badges or regular illustrations
- No backgrounds please. I might throw something minimal in like a bg color or some fluff but that's it. Every now and then I do throw in a background. No extra cost. Sometimes I just get carried away.

Pay Type
- Cash
- Credit Card (Square/PayPal, as long as my battery doesn't die and the internet gods are willing)
- Square/PayPal

FAQ

Can I buy your shirts at your table?
- No. Woot has exclusive printing and distribution rights over my work. You'll need to buy it at Woot: http://shirt.woot.com/catalog?q=fablefire (Flat $5 shipping!)

Do you have this shirt in such and such size?
- No. See above.

Do you do badges?
- Yes. I will not be bringing a laminator though so you'll have to get it done somewhere else. If you want to wear it at FL.

Why don't you have a laminator?
- I do, but I keep finding that folks prefer to laminate their own badge with their own special pouches. Leaving it at home saves me space in my luggage.

How can I reach you when your table is swamped all the time?
- FIGHT TO THE DEATH! Kidding. Sort of. You can message me on twitter or facebook. If you're trying to get a commission for pickup at FL, we'll work something out. I do require payment before starting though, so you'll have to pay via paypal if you don't want to fight the crowds.

How long will a commission take?
- I don't know. Depends on your commission, con traffic, and my queue. Could be 2hrs. Could be 2 nights. Cons are crazy and I typically have a lot of people to talk to, which makes it difficult to pinpoint a return. I'll give you a window for you to check back or you can stop by at the end of the day. Half an hour before close is good.

Can I hug you?
No. Thank you, but no. I just got over pneumonia and my immune system is shot.

Can we hang out?
Probably not. I anticipate working the whole time and sleeping/eating in my spare time.