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Sad Morning
Posted 4 months agoHad to say goodbye to my dog this morning. She was my best friend for over 15 years and the inspiration for the character of the same name Laika. I will miss her greatly. Feels empty now. š I know this was the right decision, but it feels terrible. I wanted to give a shoutout to the artists that have drawn her over the years and post their pieces below. Thank you all.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36371746/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43158563/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43155670/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40902441/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36783722/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36371746/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43158563/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/43155670/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40902441/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36783722/
Friendly Reminder
Posted 2 years agoRemember to say hi or text a little emoji to someone you care about today. ^_^
Fursona Explanation
Posted 5 years ago(Simply put, I put a lot of thought into this, so why not share? Maybe itāll help someone develop theirs.)
1. The name āMikeā is pretty plain and is the shortened form of my actual name. I debated giving him a unique or meaningful name, but I donāt feel very āstandout-ishā myself. So it didnāt feel right giving my representation an epically deep or metaphoric name. Thus, Mike. A representation of feeling generic.
2. The species, Long-Tailed Weasel. Aside from being adorable, theyāre sly little things. Sleek little hunters with a ferocity that doesnāt quite fit their look. Unless youāre familiar with weasels. Then you know how they can be.
3. The winter coat that some weasels develop. I made it his permanent coloring because Iām growing to be a bit cynical. Iām just tired. Moving from working in the mental health field to working in a medical hospital has left me drained. Iām trying, but the world feels like a cold place to me. Maybe in the future Iāll have an alternative drawn up with a summer coat. But for now he is to remain in winter fur because thatās where Iām at.
4. White eyes. Supposedly the eyes are the windows to the soul. No, heās not blind. However, the eye colors are a definite representation of that feeling of slowly withering down and fading. The exhaustion of the soul. Dramatic, I know. It gets worse. >.>
5. The plates/scales on his arms and back of hands. Another physical representation of something. The internal hardening required to face certain things in life. I do it in order to face people with a smile. Working with kids and helping them through their pasts was rough, plain and simple. Not being the healthiest person mentally or emotionally myself has left some permanence to the hardening. And I like dragons, so thatās why I chose that particular visual for this. Seemed perfect. Dragons are strong. Pretend to be one long enough and who knows.
6. The color orange. Yep, even that. Iāve slowly lost interest in almost all of my old hobbies. I still try, but itās a slow uphill battle. Iāve lost the passion. Something usually represented by the color red. So why not use faded red? Pink? Because I know the cause of it. Fear. Or yellow for those of you who know about cliche color associations. So as the fear creeps in and takes over, that passion becomes orange.
7. The light grey hair. My favorite color is grey. And I could go into why, but at this point I feel like Iām just being edgy or something. Ha! Self-esteem dropped while writing this.
Anyway, Iām very happy with how he turned out and feel amazing about him. And all the pieces being commissioned by me for him have actually been making me feel real again. So thank you to all the amazing artists out there Iāve commissioned or will commission someday!
