When I look at how much this artist churns out now I feel rather privileged to have gotten this wonderful sketch portrait from them...  zenithfoxie seems to be VERY busy these days, I doubt I can get a follow-up now. *chuckle*

Perhaps I should note that a lot of my "trademark" fluffiness (Lindsay was the one who actually coined the name "Fluff-Monster" for me way back...*sigh*) is due to a bit of maned gryphon blood on my father's side. My grandparents in Europe seem to be a bit bigoted in some ways...they were NOT happy when my father fell in love with a cougar gryphon from a North American clan. Some nonsense on eagle/lions being the most "proper" and "regal" gryphons...such a lovely attitude. Well, it's not as if my father ever acted "proper" and "regal" at least around me so it's really not surprising at all he didn't mind displeasing the rest of his family for a ladybird.