Our big Giveaway Ends tonight - Win a full Visionary Vultures Pin Set and More Great Prizes!

In celebration of our new project, Visionary Vultures 3: Wolves of Land & Sky - Now LIVE on Kickstarter!, we are giving three lucky winners great prizes, including a FULL set of pins from our previous series. Winners will be chosen by random draw from all entries and notified by email.

No purchase is necessary, contest is open worldwide.

In celebration of our new project, Visionary Vultures 3: Wolves of Land & Sky - Now LIVE on Kickstarter! , we are giving three lucky winners great prizes, including a FULL set of pins from our previous series. Winners will be chosen by random draw from all entries and notified by email.

Giveaway Link

No purchase is necessary, contest is open worldwide (except we cannot currently ship to Russia).

If you haven't checked it out yet, please take a look at our Kickstarter, you can treat yourself to some cool art (stickers, pins, prints, and more!) and help our nonprofit work with wildlife rehabilitation and conservation education in the process. The third in our series of exclusive pins features 20 all new designs - come see them today!

Doing a bit of holiday shopping, and want to support an independent artist and small farm? T-shirts, art prints, jewelry, tons of great gift ideas large and small!

Please check out https://www.etsy.com/shop/foxfeather
or https://foxloft.com

We will be at MFF this year, Wall tables W 9-10 for Foxloft Studios, please come say hi!

I haven't been super great at keeping up with my gallery of new art here on FA, but you can find more regular updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxfeather

I will be at Anthrocon and Eurofurence, in the dealer's room and art shows - if you are attending either convention, please come say hi!
I will, unfortunately, be missing Furry Migration this year since I'll be in Europe visiting family while it's going on - but I look forward to attending again next year!

This will be my first time at Eurofurence, I'm really excited to attend and meet everyone there, I've heard amazing things about it for years.

It's been a bit of a balancing act, trying to settle into the farm life as well as keeping up with artwork - I'm slowly working on getting a normal workday again for art - I've still got quite a ways to go but we're making things easier here, bit by bit, so I'm hoping to get through my backlog soon, I have so many exciting art projects I want to work on.

If you want to keep up with our farm shenanigans, I've got a twitter that I update pretty much daily: https://twitter.com/foxfeather

Happy Autumn, everyone!

First off, I have updated my Patreon to include everything-and-the-kitchen-sink - both my farming and art ventures. If you enjoy supporting artists (and smal farms) and would like to help keep me in painting and emus, please check it out :)

https://www.patreon.com/foxfeather

I've been much more active on social media, particularly Twitter, so if you'd like to see near daily updates of silly emu videos, puppy photos, art in progress, and more, check that out!

https://twitter.com/foxfeather

The next convention I'll be doing is MFF in December, I hope to see you there! I'll be in the dealer's den as usual, come say hi!
I'm going to try to get in to TFF for next spring, will see how that goes. I am going to attempt to do AC in 2017 as well, it will be a very busy year!

11 people, creative folks of all sorts. We're going to Africa, and we wanna make a book about it. Will you join us?

https://www.kickstarter.com/project.....rney-to-africa

I am super excited to announce this project and trip I'm a part of -

I am offering a few pieces of custom/original art for sale (watercolor or ink wash paintings) and the book itself is going to be amazing!! I don't usually offer smaller custom paintings like this, so if you are interested now is a great chance to get one. :)

There are so many fun, crazy, awesome, talented people taking part, and we'd love to share it with you. Check it out!

I will be at MFF this year, in the main dealer's rooms, so if you're attending please come say hi! :)

I haven't been able to update my comic here on FA since people aren't getting notifications right now - I am continuing to update it on my Deviant Art site (I will continue here when FA gets fixed) - so if you want to see what's happening before then, the continuation is here: http://foxfeather248.deviantart.com.....ge-6-497721541

I'm also announcing new comic pages on my Twitter : https://twitter.com/foxfeather

I've also got a little bit of honey left for sale - the gift jars make wonderful holiday gifts :) http://ofbees.com/honey/
There is one hive sponsorship (adopt bees and get honey!) left right now as well: http://ofbees.com/hive-shares/

Aaand last but not least, I've got a whole bunch of really fun holiday gift ideas on my website: Tagua totem animal pendants, animal stack prints, a large variety of t-shirts and more! http://foxloft.com/

Here's to hoping FA gets fixed soon! I really miss seeing all the art, my inbox has basically been empty for a week or so.

We've had a productive year at the apiary, here's a link to an update from the season at the bee yard with lots of photos, including candlemaking and the honey harvest here: http://ofbees.com/2014/10/state-of-.....lemaking-2014/

We have a small amount of honey from our 2014 batch available here: http://ofbees.com/honey/
We've been getting amazing reviews from people about it. It's different from last year - it's got an almost citrusy flavor to it, and no heavy aftertaste like a lot of honey tends to have.

We are pleased to announce that our 2015 adopt-a-bee hive shares are available right now (and almost sold out)!

http://ofbees.com/hive-shares/

By popular request we've added a meadmaker's share as well and will have one full brand new hive installation (the super sponsorship) for our 2015 expansion plans.

You can see some photos of our 2014 hive sponsor hives here: http://ofbees.com/2014/09/2014-hive.....hare-sponsors/

Last year hive shares sold out quite quickly, and since the expanding of our apiary is going to be very small for next spring (we're getting close to the maximum amount of bees we can manage ourselves) we expect these will go quite fast. I want to thank you for your consideration and support of our project! Thanks to our 2014 sponsors we were able to manage seven colonies of bees for the year and restore two acres of native prairie on our land!


We're also trying our hand at mead making this year, we are just starting a batch of Cyser (apple cider mead) and Melomel (a plum honey wine) - very excited to see if those turn out!
Thanks for reading. Beees!

Furry Migration, the new convention in Minnesota was this past weekend, I would say it was an amazing success, especially for a first year convention. They had 543 registered attendees and I think around 140 fursuits! It was a fantastic gathering of the local community and testament to all the work the staff put in to put together a really great new con. :)
The staff and volunteers really went above and beyond to make things organized and well run, I was really, really impressed.

I was really thankful to have been invited to be a part of this event and look forward to attending in 2015. :)

City Pages, a Minneapolis media publication out out a little video on it here: http://blogs.citypages.com/dressing.....k.php#Comments

Thank you, FM, and the midwest (and beyond) furry community for being so awesome :)

Since many people are doing so, I thought I'd share links to my other galleries online!

Weasyl (I've had this for awhile, slowly uploading select older art to catch up there) - https://www.weasyl.com/~foxfeather
DeviantArt - http://foxfeather248.deviantart.com/
Tumblr - Art: http://animaltotems.tumblr.com/
Tumblr - Personal/Farm/Bees: http://foxloft.tumblr.com/


Facebook - Personal : https://www.facebook.com/foxfeather
Business/Art: https://www.facebook.com/Foxloft

Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxfeather
Livejournal: http://foxfeather.livejournal.com

So much social media, oy!

My next convention will be Texas Furry Fiesta - I've got a dealer's table there I'll be at all weekend. We had a great time there last year and are looking forward to going back next month. :)

I've been quite busy between the art, farm, travel, and various goings-on which have kept me mostly offline for awhile, looking forward to doing some catching up soon. I've got a few big projects finishing up that I look forward to sharing soon. :)

Hope everyone is doing well (and staying warm)! Minnesota here has been super frigid cold lately, the coldest winter I can remember and that's been tough. We might lose all our colonies of bees this year, the weather has just not relented and we've had so many days in the subzero (down to about -50 with blasting winds) it's really hard on them. We're not sure yet, there's a slim chance they will pull through, but we'll likely have to start new colonies this next spring from new stock. Reported losses are getting into the 70% range across the area right now. Poor bees!

I am pleased to announce we have a few hive shares for 2014 left - you can find more info on my bee website here: http://ofbees.com/hive-shares/
It's a fantastic way to get honey, support bees and beekeeping, and be involved without the work (or chance of being stung!)

Thanks to the wonderful generosity of people who supported our Bees & Trees project in 2012 my husband and I were able to establish an apiary (place where you keep bees) on our farm. Our interest in the bees has flourished into a passion and we've gone from two colonies our first year to our current five colonies of bees and are planning to expand the bee yard a bit next spring. We are trying to use the most natural, organic methods possible in bee management, not using any chemicals or feeding honey substitutes from our bees.

If you're interested in our project or want to learn more about our bees and beekeeping, we have a blog on our site: http://ofbees.com/


Thanks for looking. And ... Beeeees!

Some of my original artwork is currently being exhibited at Crossings Gallery for the month of May - the artist's reception (free and open invitation!) is going to be Saturday, May 11th from 6-7:30pm if any of you are local to Minnesota here. More info: http://www.crossingsatcarnegie.com/page0002.html

My show schedule (dealer's room) for the rest of the year is:
Anthrocon (Pittsburg, PA), July
Rocky Mountain Fur Con (Denver, CO), August
Midwest Furfest (Chicago, IL), November

If you'll be attending any of the shows, please stop by and say hi! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01gtsL8Oqeg

Thanks to all of our generous and awesome donors from our Kickstarter campaign, we now have bees! We have successfully set up our first apiary and have been photo documenting the process of getting, installing, and checking on our new bees. :)

You can follow our bee adventures on Blogger, http://foxloft.blogspot.com/ Tumblr http://foxloft.tumblr.com/ or livejournal : http://foxfeather.livejournal.com/

It's been absolutely amazing so far - despite the fact our bee suits didn't arrive on time and we did our first colony installations and checks without any protection - it was a bit intense, since I've never had my face in a swarm of bees before, but they were surprisingly gentle and uninterested in me - way too much change and things going on for them to care, I think.

Thank you again to everyone who has made this happen for us! We will also be housing native bumblebees as well as blue orchard bees/mason bees and other species and will be updating with lots of info about those soon! I don't plan to keep posting journals here since I know not everyone on FA is as interested - but if you are just follow one of our blogs above - there's lots to come!

Online Garage Sale: (Free Commission Chance!)

#1 - $5 + $5 shipping ($10 total) Small flat rate box/envelope

# 2 - $10 + $10 shipping ($20 total) Medium flat rate box/envelope

#3 - $10 + $15 shipping ($25 total) Large flat rate box/envelope

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, or so they say! After a lifetime of packratting, I’ve accumulated quite a lot of stuff. Instead of trying to list stuff on Ebay, I’ve decided to have an online garage sale. If you like to take a chance and like a surprise – get yourself a box and see what silly things could end up with.

This sale will run for the next 2 weeks and then be over!

How to buy : Send paypal to foxfeather[at]foxloft.com with: your mailing address.
*Please add a note ‘GARAGE SALE’ to your order!*
You can order as many as you like – just comment with which package/packages you are buying. Prices include shipping confirmation and tracking which will be emailed to you as soon as your box is sent!

**As a bonus, one of the boxes I send out from the orders will randomly include a certificate for a FREE full-color painted commission – either a conbadge, bookmark, mini-painting, or painted glass pendant**

Examples of items I’ve got to send: Art/craft supplies, small electronics (clocks, wireless T.V.), Books, CDs/Movies (all originals, no ripped copies of anything), computer games, cables/cords, magazines, toys / figurines, etc! The sort of small things you’d see at a garage sale. There’s no guarantee of what I’ll be putting in the boxes, just a promise I’ll fill it with some stuff from my home and send it out!
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**Art Clearance Sale!**
In conjunction with the Garagle sale items, I am going to run a clearance of overstocked, discontinued, old, or damaged artwork.

#1 - $10 + $5 shipping ($15 total) Small flat rate box/envelope

# 2 - $25 + $10 shipping ($35 total) Medium flat rate box/envelope

#3 - $40 + $15 shipping ($55 total) Large flat rate box/envelope


How to buy : Send paypal to foxfeather[at]foxloft.com with: your mailing address.
*Please add a note ‘ART SALE’ to your order!*
Include: Your T-shirt size (or sizes)
3-10 of your favorite animals
Adult artwork Ok – Yes or No

You can order as many as you like – just comment with which package/packages you are buying. Prices include shipping confirmation and tracking which will be emailed to you as soon as your box is sent! This sale will be running 2 weeks only, as soon as the 2 weeks are up I will be divvying everything up, randomly awarding the Prize (see note below), and sending them out! You will be guaranteed to get at LEAST 3 times the retail value you spend, if not 5-10 times the amount in merchandise!

**As a bonus, one of the boxes I send out from the orders will randomly include a certificate for a FREE full-color painted commission – either a conbadge, bookmark, mini-painting, or painted glass pendant**


I have accumulated quite a few items over the years that I no longer offer for sale and it’s time for me to clearance them out! Items include: Original artwork/sketches, prints, greeting cards, totem drum rattles, tagua pendants (discontinued images or slight damage), t-shirts (all clothing items will be NEW only), wooden/glass pendants, etc.!


Any questions just email me at foxfeather[at]foxloft.com :)
Thanks for looking!

**The shipping quotes are for U.S. orders only! International charges are as follows: International charges for shipping would be (instead of what's there now) -

#1 - $14
#2 - $42
#3 - $54
Sorry those are high but that's what the postal service charges for the flat rate around the world

I don't think FA is going to disappear, but this seemed like a good idea anyways, so here's a few places you can also find me:
Also, I don't often post using the journal here, so here are other ways to keep/get in touch with me!

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php.....mp;ref=profile
Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/foxloftstudios
Livejournal - http://foxfeather.livejournal.com/
Deviant Art - http://foxfeather248.deviantart.com/
My Website - http://www.foxloft.com

To help keep my gallery here from getting too cluttered, I have an alternative account.  totemjewelry will be updated with my collection of totemic jewelry images.

I have been invited to be Guest of Honor for Midwest Furfest 2008 this November.
I was very excited to accept, and will enjoy the chance to run a few panels (on both art and exotic animals) and join in on convention activities.

If you don't know what I am talking about, please check their website at : http://furfest.org/

They've got a fantastic theme this year, 'North to Alaska' - I look forward to drawing lots of caribou, snowy owls, moose, bears, and other arctic type critters. :)

Hope to see you there!