Category: News

12th May Meet 2019

Hey furs, we hope you’re are all doing well. Things seem to be getting back on track for us despite it being a busy time for all of us. So let’s get straight to the schedule!

Schedule

11:30-12:00 meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station

12:00-14:30 Games and socialising at The resolution

14:30-15:30 Fursuit walk (Suiters please contact a committee member if attending)

15:30-17:00 more games, drawing and socialising

17:00 End of meet


(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

14th April Meet 2019

Hey furs, sorry about the late post on this one. Neptune has been overworked and it trying to get back on track. We are having a basic meet for this month, but we hope to see you there and appreciate your understanding that this post came up late.

Schedule

11:30-12:00 meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station

12:00-14:30 Games and socialising at The resolution

14:30-15:30 Fursuit walk (Suiters please contact a committee member if attending)

15:30-17:00 more games, drawing and socialising

17:00 End of meet

10th March 2019 Meet

Hey furs, it’s March and as our long-time members know, that means a pub quiz! Now to be fair, we have had quite a few pub quizzes in the past, and we have had a lot of feedback about Neptune’s definition of “easy” questions. That means this quiz Neptune is writing MUCH HARDER QUESTIONS!!! that will not be used in the quiz. TEMPUS WILL BE ACTUALLY WRITING ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR THIS QUIZ!

Besides the pub quiz we will also be having our normal set of games and fursuit walk (weather and suiters dependent)

Schedule

1:30-12:00 meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station

12:00-13:00 Pub quiz

13:00-14:30 Games and socialising at The resolution

14:30-15:30 Fursuit walk (Suiters please contact a committee member if attending)

15:30-17:00 more games, drawing and socialising

17:00 End of meet

February Artist of The Month 2019: FOX-POP!

Hey furs, February is the month were we at Middlesfur have finished resting for the holidays and start back to work. Providing you with meets and our Artists of The Months! For our first Artist of The Month, we bring you the awesome Fox-Pop. Fox-Pop’s vintage pin-up style is certainly distinct and appealing, you could easily imagine their work painted on the side of a bomber plane, propaganda poster or as an old cereal mascot. their use of solid colour and bold outlines really brings you back to the good old days. We at Middlesfur hope you enjoy Fox-pop’s work as much as we do!

A word from Fox-Pop

Howdy! I’m Fox Pop, a 1990 born artist currently living in Italy!
My art is basically about three things: “Anthropomorphism”, “Vintage” and “Pin-Ups”. The constant presence of vintage/retro and somehow nostalgic vibes is the thing I’m most proud of my art because of my strong passion for anything comes from 60s and 70s (vehicles, music, products, movies, posters… I’m apparently an old fart inside!). Gil Elvgreen’s Pin-Ups, along with ancient paintings and sculptures inspire me a lot especially when it comes to anatomy studies or artistic nudes/semi-nudes and many other products (cartoons, movies, comics, advertisings…) featuring anthro characters have influenced my way to draw, but the strongest influence in my style comes from 70s/80s japanese animation (Miyazaki, Osamu Tezuka, Monkey Punch, Tatsunoko Pro… both anthro and non-anthro products) and that’s what brought me to draw my characters more like “animalized people” than “animals with human traits” and that’s something that (fox) pops up even in my webcomic “Truck Off: The Treasure of the Horde” (Currently published on Katbox.com) in which the characters are anthro animals still acting and living as regular human beings.

Fox-Pop

Examples

Social Media

Furaffinity: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/FOX-POP/
Deviantart: http://fox-popvli.deviantart.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/F0XnR0LL/
Katbox: http://fox-pop.katbox.net/

10th Febuary Meet 2019

Hey furs, it’s 2019 and it’s time for more Middlesfur! We are going to work hard to bring more of what you love, more merch, more games and more fluff. As we do every year we encourage members to provide us with what you want out of the meets (We are still a way off from having our own convention but might do a trip since you keep asking)

Schedule

11:30-12:00 meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station

12:00-14:30 Games and socialising at The resolution

14:30-15:30 Fursuit walk (Suiters please contact a committee member if attending)

15:30-17:00 more games, drawing and socialising

17:00 End of meet


(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

December Artist of the Month 2018:

Hey furs, for the Christmas season we bring you a gift of the transformation artist, Amethyst! Amethyst is a skilled artist that specialises in transformation both animal and machine. She has a wide range, varying from the cute, to the visceral and that lays between. We think that you will agree that Amethyst has something to offer for all kinds of tastes and her eye-catching pieces are worth looking through her portfolio.

A Word from Amethyst

“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. “

Social Media

FA amethystlongcat

Twitter @Feraltoaster

Telegram @Amethystboo

Discord Beetlebutt#2107

11th November Meet

hey furs, it’s the last meet of the yearl̦ and we are so glad to have such a great community. We hope you will be able to make the last meet as the next meet will be in February next year, However, we are always available on social media throughout the holiday season. If you do plan to bring your fursuit please notify a committee member so we can have bottled water on hand for the walk.

11th November Traditional Meet Schedule

11:30 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Head to Resolution.

13:00 – 14:30 games and socialising

14:30 – 15:45 Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).

17:00 Meet ends at Resolution.

Location


(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

14th October Meet

Hi furs, sorry for the late post for this month, it’s been a busy one. We hope you’ve been doing well and we are keeping it simple this month. As it’s Halloween however not furry costumes will be allowed as long as they comply with our code of conduct.

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE BRINGING A SUIT SO WE CAN HAVE BOTTLED WATER READY FOR YOU!!!

14th October Traditional Meet Schedule

11:30 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Head to Resolution (downstairs at the back).

13:00 – 14:30 games and socialising

14:30 – 15:45 Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).

17:00 Meet ends at Resolution.

(Image was drawn by PastelClaws)

September Artist of the Month 2018: kaitycuddle

Hey furs, firstly we’d like to apologise for the late post this month and secondly, we’d like to present you Kaity (kaitycuddle) as our September Artist of the Month! Kaity is a skillfully delightful artist who’s pin-up style pieces beam with personality. Through a combination of posing, backgrounds and props, Kaity is able to portray her subjects with lifelike expression and storytelling.

A word from Kaity

“I’m Kaity, I’m 24 living on the East Coast of Canada. I started out drawing wolf characters for my friends on a game called Furcadia, and then eventually branched out into the furry scene and have stuck with it ever since. I also love painting non-furry art, too! I am totally passionate about art and so I hope to continue improving and creating for a career. I’ve come to develop a colourful style with chunky lines and an attention to anatomy (at least, that’s what I aim for haha). My style is always evolving, though! Some big inspirations of mine include Wildering, Akitamonster, and Yulliandress.” – Kaitycuddle

Examples

Social Media

FurAffinity: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/kaitycuddle/

Tumblr: http://kaitycuddle.tumblr.com/

5-Year Anniversary (9th September)

Hey furs, as you may have guessed from the title September will be our 5-year anniversary of Middlesfur goodness! We still cannot believe that we have been going for so long. If you been to our anniversary meets before you’ll know we have a pub quiz with prizes and this year will be no different. We will have our games and other little surprises sprinkled throughout the day. We hope you can join us for the big day and please let us know if you’re bringing a suit so we can have enough water on hand for the fursuit walk.

Schedule

11:30 Meet at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

12:00 Head to Resolution (downstairs at the back).

13:00 – 14:30 pub quiz

14:30 – 15:45 Fursuit walk (optional, usually at least one committee member will remain at the pub).

15:45 – 17:00 games and socialising

17:00 Meet ends at Resolution.

Location

(Anni-fur-sary artwork by Frith)