Author: Middlesfur

Artist of the month News

May Artist of the Month: Faruku

May’s Artist of the Month

Hey, furs! For the month of May, the Middlesfur committee has chosen Faruku as our Artist of the Month! Faruku is a multi-talented artist that produces work both digitally and traditionally along with her stunning fursuits. She is a devoted artist who started growing in popularity with her Lion King artwork and has become a force to be reconded with. Faruku can be found at many conventions, including this month at Confuzzled, she is usually very easy to find in the dealer’s den at the two tables behind the crowd for fursuit raffle tickets. Both her toony and realistic airbrushed fursuits are true works of art, and we at Middlesfur hope that you enjoy her work as much as we do.

“I’m FarukuCostumes! I’ve been making costume for around 7 years now, from realism to toony we cover everything you need :) I have a background in illustration and animation, and got into costumes through cosplay, we’ve now been making fursuits for fair few years and have expanded into an office location in ye olde North”

Examples

 

Where to find more Faruku

Website: farukucostumes.co.uk

Furaffinity (fursuits): furaffinity.net/user/faruku

Furaffinity (Digital/traditional) furaffinity.net/user/ukuraf

Deviantart: farukucostumes.deviantart.com

Facebook: facebook.com/FarukuCostumes

Twitter: twitter.com/FarukuCostumes

Meet Dates & Info

Mini-meet 14th May

Hey furs,

We hope you are all doing well, as you know we don’t usually have a May meet. However, as the dates line up so the meet is earlier in the month we will be having one! We have the same schedule:
11:30: Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.
12:00: Head to Resolution
14:00-15:15: Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).
17:00: Meet ends at Resolution.

We hope to see you furs and your suits this month, as always feel free to ask questions and make suggestions in the comments XD

(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

Meet Dates & Info

Middlesfur Meet 9th April

Hey furs,

It is finally spring, so hopefully, we will be in for some better weather. If you have not seen we have started an artist of the month post, this month is Stefi Heartlilly, to highlight some of our favourite artists and show off their great works. This month follows the usual schedule, except that we will now be meeting at Middlesbrough Bus Station instead of the Train Station.

The Schedule

11:30: Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.
12:00: Head to Lloyd’s Bar.
14:00-15:15: Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).
17:00: Meet ends at Lloyd’s Bar.

As usual, we will have games to play while chatting and The Resolution will be serving food and drink. If you have and questions or problems resolving the meet, feel free to contact one of out committee members or leave a comment and a committee member will get back to you.

Things of note

As our venue does not charge us for being there, we ask that no outside food or drink be consumed at the Resolution. We have an age restriction of 16+ and ask you to bring a valid proof of ID. Members who purchase alcohol for under 18s and under 18s caught drinking alcohol will be banned from Middlesfur meets and the bar staff will be notified.

(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

Artist of the month

Artist of the Month Stefi Heartlilly

Hey furs, we at Middlesfur would like to introduce you to new artists in the furry community. So at the start of every month, we are going to highlight an artist that we appreciate.

 

For the month of April our chair Neptune has chosen Stefi Heartlilly! Neptune has purchased quite a few of Heartlilly’s prints along with commissioning pieces of artwork from her. Heartlilly works both digitally and traditionally and has a distinct watercolour art style.

“I enjoy drawing anthropomorphized deities and animals, playing with personifications. Often using animal features to express a characters feelings and experiences, or just for fun! I love to design fantasy characters from fantasy realms, and have found various ‘online’ societies to be inviting of my work. Most of my commissions currently come from these societies of escapism. In the last few years i traveled to various geek/fantasy conventions all over the UK to sell and promote my work. My fan base has gradually built up around my Romantic feminism style, which is often absent in game/fandom conventions largely attended by men.” – Stefi Heartlilly’s about page.

(Some of the commissions Heartlilly has done for Neptune)

If you want to know more about Stefi Heartlilly and her artwork please see the links below:

Website:www.stefi.co.uk

Furaffinity:www.furaffinity.net/user/stefiheartlilly/

Facebook:Heartlillyart

Twitter:@StefiHeartlilly

 

Meet Dates & Info

Middlesfur Meet 12th March

New Venue

Our meet has changed to a much nicer Wetherspoons venue near the central bus station, where we have mostly our own area upstairs. This does mean for those with disabilities it may be quite restricted due to no lift facilities, If you wish to visit our meet and you have mobility issues please message us and we can arrange to accommodate your needs, please do not be afraid to come join in the fun.

Please Bring ID

Sadly we have to ask that any fur wishing to come to the meet has to bring ID to prove you are over the age of 16 (unless previously proven). If ID is not provided we must insist you leave and return with ID either within the meet or at the following meet. No-one is allowed to purchase alcohol if you or the person you intend to buy for is under 18. We will ask you to leave. Sorry, we are having to be so strict but we are unable to take responsibility for allowing such activities.

The Schedule

The meet will follow the usual structure with games and responsible fun.The schedule is as follows:
11:30: Meet at Middlesbrough train station.
12:00: Head to Lloyd’s Bar.
14:00-15:15: Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).
17:00: Meet ends at Lloyd’s Bar.

If you have any concerns please feel free to message one of the page admins, we don’t bite. :D

(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

Meet Dates & Info News

Middlesfur 12th Febuary (please read)

Well hello everyone, hope you all enjoyed Christmas and had good festive fun. This is our first meet of 2017 and we are happy to be welcoming you all.

Sadly we have to ask that any fur wishing to come to the meet has to bring ID to prove you are over the age of 16 (unless previously proven). If ID is not provided we must insist you leave and return with ID either within the meet or at the following meet. No-one is allowed to purchase alcohol if you or the person you intend to buy for is under 18. We will ask you to leave. We’re sorry we are having to be so strict but we are unable to take responsibility for allowing such activities.

The meet will follow the usual structure with games and responsible fun.The schedule is as follows:
11:30: Meet at Middlesbrough train station.
12:00: Head to Isaacs
14:00-15:15: Fursuit walk
17:00: Meet ends at Isaacs

If you have any concerns please feel free to message one of us admins, we don’t bite. :D

(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

Meet Dates & Info News

Middlesfur 11 Dec(bowling after) xmas furmeet

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!

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Meet Dates & Info News

Middlesfur 13th November New Venue!

Heya furs,

We are no longer at TP Coffee House, we have moved to the Issac Wilson. I am aware that the Issac Wilson sells booze and any fur buying alcohol under the age of 18 or for an under 18 will be banned from the meets. No outside food or drink as usual :)

11:30 we meet at Middlesbrough train station to gather everyone up.
12:00 we head to the Issac Wilsons
14:00 those of us who want to go for the fursuit walk will head out
15:15 we’ll head back to the cafe
17:00 the meet ends :(

Feel free to bring games and fun stuff XD

If you have any questions or very appreciated suggestions please reply to this or contact Desirae, Neptune, or Spirit (Wolfie) or comment below

Meet Dates & Info News

Middlesfur 3 year aniversary

Well it’s been a magical three years of meets and today we are going to celebrate with fun, games and food! There will a lot of fun in store for everyone, and as always fursuiting is welcome! Please refrain from bringing food and drink from outside premises as our wonderful hosts do provide food and drink services! Below is an outline of the activities:

11:30: We will be meeting in Middlesbrough’s train station just outside WHSmith.
12:00: Leave the train station to walk to the venue (TP Coffee House and Cafe Ltd)
12:30 – 13:00 Order/consume food before activities commense (optional)
13:00: Quiz – there will be two teams competing in rounds for novelty prizes and it will be a quiz just to have some fun!
14:30 – 15:00: Small break where people are welcome to get into their fursuits for the next activity and everyone can have cake supplied by Neptune as a thank you for being a member of our ever loving and supporting community.
15:00: Photo time! We would like if everyone could participate in suit or not so we can publish photos on the website to celebrate our wonderful three years of furry fun!
15:30 – 16:30: BY NEPTUNE IT’S A SCAVENGER HUNT! (See what I did there for all you comic book fans!) We will be split into teams and set out on a scavenger hunt around the town centre to find a list of items and the first team back wins a prize!
16:30 onwards: Goody bags with anniversary goodies and small tokens of thanks for everyone who has joined the group even if this is your first meet! Then we will be heading over to Wetherspoons for food and drink to bring the wonderous activities of the day to a close and to celebrate, which is optional and no-one is forced to attend.

Any questions then feel free to ask us (your ever supporting committee) over at :
www.middlesfur.co.uk
In the Facebook Group Chat (inbox us if you aren’t in the chat already)
Wolfie (@HeyImSpiritWolf),
at Middlesfur’s official Twitter page (@middlesfur),
Neptune’s Twitter page (@Neptune_Colt),
Desirae’s twitter (@DesiraeMarmi)

Can’t wait to see you all there!!! *high five*

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Art By Rose Gibbin

Meet Dates & Info News

Middlesfur 14th August mini-meet

Heya furs!,

we’re back at the coffee house and also to our regular schedule so don’t forget your fursuits. I know a few of you furs have been asking for new and different games, so if you have any ideas of what you want to play, tell us and we’ll see what we can do. If you have any games you want to bring that is great! bring them down.
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11:30 we meet at Middlesbrough train station to gather everyone up.

12:00 we head to TP Coffee House and Cafe
14:00 those of us who want to go for the fursuit walk will head out
15:15 we’ll head back to the cafe
17:00 the meet ends :(

As always we ask that you bring no outside food and drink into the venue as we get the whole venue for free. Food and drink will be available and if you have any dietary needs message us before hand and we’ll try to accommodate.

If you have any questions or very appreciated suggestions please reply to this or contact Desirae, Neptune, or Spirit (Wolfie) or comment below

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(Image drawn by PastelClaws)