Sorry, I know I haven't been posting anything in years, but it does not mean I have not been drawing! I've mostly been sharing with friends on Telegram but I really hate not keeping in better touch with the friends I've made here. I'll be going over what I think have been my best stuff in the intervening time but I should pace myself since I don't want to flood, it should still only take a few days anyway since there have been some months I didn't really draw much. I hope to go back and give some of them proper inking and color, wish me luck with that!

Also, I welcome feedback into engaging with everyone better. I don't know if FA is the best way to do it, or if I should also focus on other galleries or using another platform like Telegram since I use it to chat so much already.

It's been... TWO. YEARS.

Two years have passed without an update from me, but that doesn't mean I have not been drawing and writing, they've just not been on any art sites. I do have a backlog I can share as I try to get back into a more steady rhythm of sharing things with you. For now, I am basically grouping some similar things together, let you know some new characters and maybe some shiny examples of how they're doing. I'm excited to bring in new things with the old in a way that keeps it all fresh and yet like they always belonged together.

It'll be quite a ride. I hope you all get to enjoy it.

Hey... okay, okay, I have an apology... I've failed to upload stuff here for like, years... I have still been drawing, but I was just feeling bitter with FA and not really bothering to do uploading. I've fallen so far out of my habit, I got a backlog of drawings I haven't uploaded, scans I haven't reformatted for organizing into their local gallery folders, drawings I haven't properly scanned, and sketches I haven't completed enough to file away for scanning. XP

So... okay. Before things get more intense over the holidays, I need to commit to sharing my artwork again! Get back into the habit, and all and hope it doesn't bury me. X3 Sooo, okay. I'll be sure to upload at least one something each day until the backlog is gone or I get back into rhythm.

My goal? Get those cleared out in time to draw more of my characters in webcomic costumes! Wish me luck!

Ahh heh... been ignoring this site for too long.

It's not that I haven't been drawing at all, though it's not as much as I would have liked either. I've mostly been sharing with close friends on Telegram but I hope to share more here again soon; after all, with Halloween approaching, I'm overdue to get more characters in webcomic costumes! Stay tuned...

Partly here to bump off the previous journal... hehe.. ^^;

Sometimes I feel I'm still not doing enough. Lazy, lazy snep. I mean, okay, I got a few drawings in, but I haven't drawn stuff for anyone's birthday this year except for Rua's, whose birthday was December. :| Anywayyy... at least I got some nice warmup doodles along the way?

Anyway... so I owe some belated b-day sketches... I should be able to fire those off pretty fast. X3 Wish me luck!

So, yeah, today (the 20th) is birthday time. Thought I'd might as well get this out there. XP Now I have 24... ehhh... 22 1/2 hours to figure out what to say in the journal that will cover this one up.

X3

I've been slogging through my drawings slowly as of late, but still having tons of imagery/ideas floating through waiting for what I'm currently drawing to get "done" and break through... it's draining.

Can you believe after all these years y'all have only seen hints of the many odd plot devices Cait and I had used? I'm only just barely getting comfortable enough to draw more mundane stuff, but all anyone's actually seen is the squeegee. I'm disappointed about that. Also about not drawing all the other characters enough, or anything from my pre-furry days (besides "Past Imagining" and a cube... pfft.). What if I shared some of my backlog of untold things in a written format instead?

Okay, here is where I'm putting all the character information I can compile together for references and general knowledge of them all. I wasn't sure whether to allow comments, because I do intend this to be a permanent page with links to reference works as they become available. The formatting and other details will likely change as I figure out how to do this! Whew.

Tavis
Snow Leopard 43 ♂ 5'6"
Samples: no ref, sorry general simple
Basically me as a furry. I like purple. haha

MUSES:
Caitlyn (Caity)
Lynx 37 ♀ 5'4"
Discovered February 1999
Samples: b/w ref general mature simple
Caity, my muse, basically danced her way into my imagination and breathed life to many characters before I got into the furry fandom. She followed me through it all and adopted herself the lynx persona she uses today. Her tool of choice is a squeegee, a plot device that can wipe through reality to reveal things that were before unseen. She also occasionally appears in an angelic form.

Caiden
Lynx 37 ♂ 5'4"
Introduced ~August 11, 2015
Samples: no ref yet general simple
Basically a rival to Caity, he's a lost muse seeking an artist to inspire. Unlike Caity, he does not have an attunement to any plot devices yet, but he still works through imagination and sympathetic magic-like abilities in an effort to stir up adventure.

ADOPTS:
Tamara (Tammy)
Rabbit 29 ♀ 5'1"
Adopted from phiora February 28, 2011
Samples: color ref (original) b/w ref general mature simple
Fearing rejection in the past, this adorable but shy girl suffers from low self-esteem, but has gradually fought her personal body issues and accept that she is indeed a beautiful person.

Erin
Bat 23 ♀ 4'7"
Samples: color ref (original) general mature simple
Adopted from beasht July 14, 2013 3:02pm
Erin is a very plucky inventive girl who is focused on her projects, mostly tinkering and building devices that augment her abilities. Notably, she rebuilt her left wing after it was destroyed in a horrific lab accident that left her scarred and battered. This resilient girl still retains a deep connection to her father, whose goggles she never goes anywhere without.

Riley (Sprinkles)
Rabbit 26 ♂ 5'0"
Samples: color ref (original) general (color) mature simple
Adopted from straille September 9, 2015, 7:36pm
Sprinkles is a flirty bunny who is adorably cute, knows it, AND is not afraid to play it up for all it is worth. He loves attention and sweets and can be overly affectionate toward anyone.

Cake
Chinchilla 23 ♀ 5'10"
Samples: adopt page (original) sketch page (b&w)
Created ~August 25, 2018?
Adopted from airyu January 9, 2020
Cake is a sweet, outgoing chinchilla who likes to make friends with everyone. She can be generous to a fault but can have difficulties when one's needs are way over her head.

Nectar
Fruit Bat 20 ♂ 3'2" (mid-scale)
Samples: sketch page (b&w)
Adopted from airyu December 4, 2020
Nectar is a small, carefree bat who enjoys telling lighthearted jokes and fluttering around aimlessly. His needs are simple and likes to live in the present, unbounded by worries of an unknowable future or the mistakes of the past.

Solace
Bunny 18 ♀ 4'5"
Sample: b/w sketch page, color ref sketch page
Adopted from slushie-nyappy-paws December 17, 2021
Solace is a vibrant but opinionated bunny who is always quick to share her opinion but also quick to let you know when you're doing something right. Ironically, she is also quick to turn a listening ear to the opinions of others, and values true bi-directional communication with her friends.

OTHER CHARACTERS:
Candace (Candy)
Rabbit 28 ♀ 5'2
Samples: b/w ref general general (at right) simple
Created May 2, 2013
What started out as a "Bunny in a Dress" became a bright, cheerful, and generally sunny girl with a love of beauty and poise.

Anastasia (Ana)
Rabbit 42 ♀ 6'2"
Created April 24, 2011
Samples: b/w ref general (at left) mature simple
Initially, a generic Easter Bunny, she was finally realized to her current character status on March, 4 2013. She's an artist who works with a variety of media and has been known to use her own body as a canvas. She can be very frank and open, except for her secretive affiliation and abilities tied in to her role as an Easter Bunny.

Sonnet
Mink 21 ♀ 5'11"
Created November 30, 2016
Samples: sketch page color alt. color
She's a modest but spirited mink girl who likes being silly at times, but is also easily embarrassed. She enjoys the chance to let loose and have fun without judgement. She has a love of music, especially anything with a high tempo, dancing, exploring and peanut butter cookies.

Melody
Mink 8 ♀ 3'9"
Created June 10, 2021
Samples: sketch page 2nd sketch page
Melody is a rambunctious little sister to Sonnet, a source of mischief and endless amounts of energy. She can get bored easily, but her love of water, rainy weather, and chaotic unstructured play let her quickly find new disasters. She is usually seen with her kid-safe tablet during quieter moments.

Ashley Jones Kaileen
Fennec 21 ♂ 4'9"
Created October 31, 2015
Samples: sparring sketch
Born into the aristocratic life in the Kaileen family, Ashley can be on the entitled side, but beneath the prideful, bombastic side is a boy who longs for acceptance among his peers and the respect of others.

Isabelle
Squirrel 26 ♀ 3'0" (mid-scale)
Created about June 15, 2015
Samples: no ref yet general simple
A shy squirrel character who has become totally infatuated with Troy evilmeep despite the very real danger of being coyote food.

Persephone
Mouse 30 ♀ 3'4" (mid-scale)
Created November 24, 2015
Samples: no ref yet simple
A squirrel from Isabelle's colony, Persephone was a popular, athletic girl of grace and power, but was quickly sold out to the voracious appetite of Troy, only to be spared and later healed for a mysterious new lease on life far away from her former world.

Shannon
Mouse 26 ♀ 3.5" (natural scale)
Created July 28, 2015
Samples: colors general (on left, hugging cougar) mature simple
Current owner: sdocat
Shannon is an adventurous mouse whose life has changed after being devoured and resurrected by a powerful cougar goddess.

Jacqueline
Mouse 26 ♀ 3.6" (natural scale)
Created July 28, 2015
Samples: no ref yet general (on left) color simple
A quiet mouse who's served as Shannon's companion, supporter, and best friend.

Reoh~Nami
Catheri 32 ♀ 4'4"
Created May 30, 2006
Samples: sketch
Reoh is a young Catheri girl who is something of a tech whiz. As a teenager, she was assigned to perform repair work on a space station trying to maintain a densely arranged communications array. Her species is mostly feline in nature but with a distinctive gem located on her forehead, a symbiotic life form that enhances her spatial senses and memory. She can appear disorganized at times, but always seems to have an uncanny sense of exactly where everything around her is.

Trevor
Afghan Hound 35 ♂ 6'0"
Created August 1st, 2015
Samples: no ref yet general romance novel cover simple
What started as a bit of silly brainstorming from a co-worker had blossomed into this manly man of manhood with hair women would swoon over. A fashion and glamour model by trade, he spends his off time socializing with the stars to score his next gig until he can get a big break in interior design and landscaping.

Emilie
Housecat 29 ♀ 5'4"
Created ~November 13, 2005
Samples: b&w ref (incomplete) general mature
Not much to say, a cute schoolgirl with a crush grew up to become a stunning and confident woman.

Allie
Flying Squirrel 7 ♀ 10" (natural scale)
Created November 14, 2019
Allie is a simple small flying squirrel who loves art, especially imagery that imitates or makes illusions resembling real life objects. She loves to be an assistant with drawing and painting tools to learn more about the craft.

Fascia
Slime Mold colony 10 (plurality) 3'0"
Created September 12, 2018
Fascia is an explorer of life on the scale of the anthro world, its social life and interactions with the larger world. What appears to be a single amorphous entity is in fact thousands of intelligent nuclei cooperating to act as one. They love oatmeal cookies.

Mica
Quimito (symbiotic dragon) 18 ♀ 4'1" (natural scale)
Hatched November 19, 2003
Samples: ref (hatchling)
From my RP times, this then-hatchling had become linked to Delaini Sheldin, a humanlike being from Kahralain who has the ability to shapeshift into a cheetah.

April
Housecat (Calico) 16 ⚧️ (nonbinary) 5'5"
Created March 31, 2021
Samples: b/w ref color (flashback, on left)
(easygoing, firstborn twin to Mae)

Mae
Housecat (Calico) 16 ⚧️ (transmasc) 5'5"
Created March 31, 2021
Samples: b/w ref color (flashback, on right)
(twin to April)

Harry
Red Panda 21 ♀ 5'10"
Created January 10, 2019
Sample: color
(tomboyish mechanic)

Mr. Sivat
Sehlat (Vulcan teddybear) 142 ♂ 6'3"
Created June 9, 2016
Sample: b/w
(anthro Star Trek character)

Paige
Web agent (genderless) (non-corporeal)
Paige was originally a defunct web mascot/site guide. It serves as a virtual assistant and web agent for performing quick tasks and basic organizational management.

Project Imagine
Hologram (genderfluid) (variable forms)
Sample: b/w
Project Imagine, the Child of Light, is an artificially intelligent program that takes the form of a human child (and sometimes other constructs) through projections from an imaging cube called Project Visualize. It is on the run from the thinktank at Advanced Intelligence who had designed Imagine to be a tool for infiltration and sabotage.

Atonic and Chandria
Snow leopard ♂, Red Fox ♀
Sample: Chandria b/w
Atonic and Chandria are a couple of migrants from a magically isolated village called Kahralain. The people there, once wanderers, had settled in and forgotten much of the magics of their ancestry. They mostly appear human, except they have the ability to change their appearance into a full animal form. There are many characters from here, their friends, elders, family, ancestral spirits, and even criminals that were banished from their home for practicing magic.[/color]

Laurel Anna Kingsley
Human 17 ♀
Sample: b/w
This human is partnered with a Lopmon (Digimon-based theme) to investigate and defeat a mysterious power that has taken possession of other Digimon in a process that is destabilizing and rewriting the firmament of the Digital World.

unnamed jungle cat spirit
ageless genderless leopard/cougar-size
(feline body made of plane wreckage and jungle plants)

Are there any pieces of mine you wish I had taken the time to clean up on the computer and colorize or to redraw entirely? Feel free to ask. :)

I just thought I'd ping my watchers and friends and see about expanding my horizons or to be in better touch with everyone. I do like to chat with friends and would like to find out other places online to socialize a little more. Any recommended places to RP, or at least to explore or chat? I have accounts with Second Life and a lot of old IM clients, but I'm open to try new things.

I am making some more drawings with reference work in mind, but I'm not totally sure about everything I should include in it so that I can just link to it and make it have everything one would need for suitable artwork. Thoughts and opinions?

I'm drawing another angelic Caity image. I... I'm sure some of you know what that means. This is for my grandmother, whose life has always helped the life of others to flourish.

Hey, I'm going to Furry Fiesta this February! You going? I really enjoyed sharing doodles and sketches with friends and people I met there, so I'd like to do that some more, but it can be hard to start cold, and also hard to draw stuff for everyone there, soooo.....

If you're one of my watchers and attending FF, I'd like to draw a card for you! Just let me know. I'd like to keep them clean, i.e. I'm not looking to draw hardcore stuff, and will want to keep it simple for the first cards too. Just look at my other pictures to see about how far I'd be willing to go content-wise.

Anyway... since I have no idea how many I -can- do by then, I'll just open 5 slots for now. Good luck! *edit* if I don't get requests, I may open it up to more people but giving priority to the narrower groups (attendee-watchers, attendees I'm following?, attendees not following me at the time of the original journal, watchers, then general members)

P.S. Sdo, Kel, whoever else is coming with us, you're already approved. Just give me your requests. :P

Hey, I thought I'd let out a quick little note today before I flee for work. XP

Lately, I'd been in an arting slump/binge/block... not sure which. I wanted to figure out what kind of thing to jump back into and focus on. Projects either in consideration or in progress, or that I want to jump into:

Second Life stuff: Earmote HUD to respons more realistically to touch actions; other scripts, Tammy recolor for DSD bunny...

Drawing stuff: Color some of my pencil art on the computer, take commissions/requests?, make some ref sheets for myself/characters...

I'm sure I've forgotten some of the other things, since I gotta run, but I can get those added soon. Later!

Ah, well I'm sure most of the people closest to me already know this (especially since some of us are riding there together), but I figured I'd reach out to the rest of you and anyone else who might care to know that I'm going to be over at Furry Fiesta next weekend! I don't really have anything planned, but with luck, if you happen to be there, maybe our paths might cross. ^^