I'll be hosting a SIG at Califur this weekend. 6PM Saturday in the Board Room, outside the Dealers Den.
An open discussion for those who have or are interested in working on furry film projects. Amateur or professional.

Califur is just over a month away. I hope to be in Artist's Alley this year, but I do better work when I have more time. If you would like a badge or other commission you can order it now and have it hand delivered at the con.
See https://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/rivercoon/ for details.

Any furs here working in the veterinary field or with veterinary training?
I am trying to track down some information I can't find on-line or at my local library.
Specifically I'm looking for diagrams showing ALL 32 muscles associated with the movement of a cat's ear. How they are attached and what pulls which way.
Upon a recommendation elsewhere I picked up a copy of Cyclopedia Anatomicae. While somewhat useful it falls far short of identifying 32 muscles and is inconsistent in labeling those is shows in different views. Still not sure exactly how the muscles rotate a cat's ears.
Can anyone point me in the right direction for this?

 Razbryrcn64 sent me the following info and asked I post it here on FA. I would suggest other friends of  steamfox do the same.


"Around 2pm on Monday, Roy came up to Marc Shermiester's place complaining about chest, pain and aches. Marc drove him to Verdugo Hills Emergency, where they ran some tests, and told him he'd suffered a heart attack, with blockages. They stabilized then transported him to Glendale Adventist Hospital's ICU. There, a specialist performed an angioplasty(sic), which improved his vital signs. Marc saw him last around 10:30pm, groggy but cognitive. A second procedure is "on hold" until he improves more. He'll be there for several days at the very least.

Roy D. Pounds II 5th Floor, West Tower, ICU Room 4527, Glendale Adventist
Hospital. Visiting hours are 24/7, but, if you've had a cold, 'flu or other
illness in the past month- DON'T GO!! it could be very very very bad for everyone in ICU not just Roy."

My prayers are with Roy.

While on the road this last Saturday I happened to hear what struck me as a rather odd radio spot.

Dark music I didn't recognize plays in the background. The announcer talks in serious toned. I can't remember most of the words just "Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Possibly the most subversive film of the year. Zootopia."

Has anyone heard this add, and do you have any idea who it is aimed at?

At a party last night someone asked me for a link to Watts Martin's story Traveling Music. As I can not recall their FA account name I'm posting a link to the story on SoFurry here.
https://www.sofurry.com/view/310725
Enjoy.

Thinking about how the screenplay I've been working on would actually be shot has put me in mind of prosthetic makeup. This inspired me to look over the videos I edited for ConFURence way back when and post a segment you YouTube on making a head cast. Whether you are into prosthetics (don't see nearly enough at cons now days) or just tight fitting fursuit heads this may come in handy.
https://youtu.be/qoWT1GxXdp8

I would appreciate some story critique from someone who is a current or former law enforcement officer.
Currently I'm working on a script for a furry movie that has a scene set in a Sherriff Station. So it doesn't end up looking like Mayberry RFD or CSI it would be nice to have someone who knows point out how the setting and procedures can be accurately portrayed.
I don't need the whole script gone over (though that could be arranged) just a few pertinent pages.
If you are qualified and would like to help or know someone who could please let me know.

Signal boosting for pony artist Jenn Blake. She is in need of financial help to continue her art by KEEPING HER ALIVE.
Detail can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/jenn-blake.....ncer-treatment .
Please consider contributing if you can.

The title pretty much says it. Details can be found in the FA Forums. http://forums.furaffinity.net/threa.....anted.1608043/

... it has nothing to do with furry, or art.
So just FYI.

https://www.patreon.com/SpaceActivistArchive

I can't make it this year but hope that those that do will enjoy themselves. Just don't over do it at Buca di Beppo.
I will be home over the weekend getting some sketching done. Maybe even some commissions if anyone is interested. (Let me know.)
But otherwise, what to draw? What would you like to see from me?
What don't I do enough of? Or too much of. I'd really like to hear your thoughts.

Less than a day to go on my auctions listed on FurBuy. https://www.furbuy.com/seller/Rivercoon.html
I will NOT be at Anthrocon next weekend or at any other furry conventions the rest of this year, so now is your chance.

Califur is past and it is unlikely I'll be making it to any other Furry Cons this year to put things in art shows. However I've just posted several pieces to FurBuy including the recent pictures of Chimi.
So take a look please. https://www.furbuy.com/seller/Rivercoon.html
Find something you like and help me pay some bills.

Acrylic paintings have been added to my FA Commissions page http://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/rivercoon/ .
Of course I'm also willing to take on other sorts of work to.
Badges, sketches, marker & pencil. Just jump in and drop a note to tell me what you want.

So Califur is almost upon us. http://califur.com/
I have a room in the main hotel and enough room mates to fill it. Also art to go in the Art Show. There will be no Rivercoon Arts table in the dealers room this year. After poor sales for several years I'm taking a break and will actually get to see the con for once. MAYBE I'll try getting a spot in Artist's Alley one day.
So if you would like art from me best to pre-order it now. Should still be time to get badges and maybe even something more complicated hand delivered to you at the con. Details available in the Commission tab above. http://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/rivercoon/
It would be nice to know I can actually afford the con.

For the fourth year in a row my art will be part of The Art of Furry Fandom exhibition at the Avantgarden Art Gallery in Santa Ana. An opening reception will be held Saturday, May 7, from 6 to 10 pm with the showing continuing to run all through May.
Avantgarden The Art Gallery is located n the basement of the Historic Santora Building,
Santa Ana Artists Village, 207 North Broadway Santa Ana, CA 92701 (near 3rd Street and Broadway). Admission is free but you are on your own for parking.
Drop by and say hi.

https://www.facebook.com/avantgardentheartgallery/

You do of course!
And now you can get them in time for your next convention.

Pencil - $15
Ink - $20
Color - $25 (marker and/or color pencil)

Badges are available in two types:
A) Drawn on a 3" x 4" card and placed in a badge holder.
B) Laminated and cut out. 4" x 6" maximum.

For examples see http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18162026/ and http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11733184/ .

If you are going to CaliFur your badge can be hand delivered free, otherwise shipping will be $5.

Ebay sales http://stores.ebay.com/rivercoon have been very slow this month and I could really use some commissions. http://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/rivercoon/

I have a suite reserved in the main hotel with a King Bed and Double Sofa Bed.
Check-in is set for 3PM on Thursday, June 3 and check-out 12 noon on Sunday June 5.
Looking for 2 or 3 other furs to split costs with. No smokers please.
If interested please send a note or email Rivercoon[at]gmail.com .

Just got a message from justin5091 He is having eye troubles and asked this be passed around. He went into a little more detail in a PM and has been to a doctor but I know this mush is safe to pass out.
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/justin5091/

I am having a Christmas sale at my Etsy Store.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Rivercoon

Now until December 13 get 20% off any $30 or over purchase in my shop. Just use the coupon code SNOWFLAKES2015.

Discount applies to item price only, not tax or shipping.

Pricing for badges has just been added to my Commissions page http://www.furaffinity.net/commissi.....ercoon/manage/ .
Of course I'm up for other types of commissions too.

So I have been going through my entries and sticking things in folders. But I'm not sure how far to go with it. Anyone have suggestions for more folders I should use to break my stuff up?

I just got back from hanging art at BACK TO THE GRIND http://www.back2thegrind.com/ . 10 of my pieces are now on display there through the end of October, unless someone buys them before then.
Riverside Artswalk http://www.riversideartswalk.com/ is Thursday, October 1 from 6 to 9 PM. I'll be hanging out at BTTG until about 7 then heading out to see the rest of Artswalk. Come join me if you can.

Bills are piling up.
My Ebay store has been restocked http://stores.ebay.com/rivercoon and I am open for commissions. Other than one sketch at Califur it's been a long time since anyone asked for a commission.