Hey furs, normally for December we don’t do a meet due to venue issues and uni furs going back home for Christmas etc. but given the year we’ve decided to have a Discord meet anyway!
We’ll have games and chats going on along with out of context pictures put in the general chat that those not in the voice chat will understand. Hopefully the new year will bring the irl meets back but we thank you for your understanding during this time.
Hey furs, for the Christmas season we bring you a gift of the transformation artist, Amethyst! Amethyst is a skilled artist that
“Hi my name is Amethyst ( or sometimes Beetle), I’ve been in the fandom since 2008 ( so says my Furaffinity registering date!). I honestly first heard about the fandom from the critical side of the net, but I really liked the characters, costumes and art that the fandom is built on so I decided to delve in.
I’ve loved fantasy stories and shows, monsters, animals and anthropomorpism as a kid, and have been drawing from a young age too.
The fandom is great for interesting character designs, and I also enjoy drawing monsters, body horror and anthro-machines ( Yes, I like Cars. Fight me!). I work a lot digitally but enjoy going back to traditional media when I can.
I’m inspired by folklore and legends, cartoons, monster movies, history, vintage cars, old scifi and natural forms. As for artists I enjoy, they range from realistic surrealism such as John Brosio and Simon Stalenhag back to style-heavy cartoon stuff, like Rubberskunk, Dobescrusher and Haifisch Ehrlich. I also really like old 80s movie poster art.
I fursuit, watch bad movies, collect animals bones and have too many diecasts and plushies. “
Discord Beetlebutt#2107
Heya furs,
We at Middlesfur hope all you furs are having a great holiday period, we know these few month can be tough so we hope you are doing well. For this month of cold, our Artist of the Month is master of fluff Ookami Kemono!
Ookami has an extremely fluffy style in a multiple of mediums, pencil, inked digital etc. Ookami makes comics, illustrations, motivational images, conbadges and more.
“Having two parents who specialize in the art field, I spent most of my time drawing during my youth. Mostly self-taught in pencil and ink techniques, I studied the basics of drawing anatomy from watching various cartoons and reading Japanese mangas. I loved drawing animals and animal-based characters. Later, I went to art college where I was introduced to the Furry Fandom.
My illustrations reached numerous published children’s books, CD covers, television, game magazines, webcomics, and published graphic novels. I was inspired by a lot of talented anthropomorphic artists and met a lot of wonderful people who helped me navigate through the fandom to where I am now.
I mostly do narrative and emotional based illustrations, dealing with personal mental troubles as well as cute and funny inspirational pieces. ” – Ookami Kemono
We hope that Ookami’s art has warmed you up this time of year and if you would like to see more on their work, checkout them on social media!
Fur Affinity: o-kemono
Facebook: OokamiKemono
Comic Fury: lucidsdream
Deviant Art: o-kemono
Hey furs,
Firstly I’d like to say that despite the change in venues this year’s Middlesfur meets have been the best year yet and that’s in great part due to you furs!
This will be the last meet of the year :( but we hope to see you all next year and we hope to keep growing bigger and stronger. The meet will follow the usual structure (I will be bringing games) and afterwards we’ll be going bowling for those who wish to attend. The schedule is as follows:
11:30: Meet at Middlesbrough train station.
12:00: Head to Isaacs
12:30: Booking bowling
14:00-15:15: Fursuit walk
17:00: Meet ends at Isaacs, head out for bowling.
Please be aware we may not be able to add furs to the bowling after the booking so please make a committee member aware if you’re running late and wish to go bowling. I hope you all have great holidays and to see you all next year!
