I'm sad to say that this year will not be one where I upload any new art. In the last few years I've at least tried to save up for one Halloween piece for Brandy at a minimum but that won't be possible this year. I have currently no savings, not even for emergencies. Everything I'm earning from my increased hours has been going into expenses which have all gone up lately.

On top of that my health has been up and down. For Halloween this year I'll be recovering from a surgery, so my mind is mostly on that right now and art is very low priority.

I really hope that everyone who reads this is doing okay. There's so much going on these days and I seem to know more and more people in the thick of things. If you're also struggling in this time, my heart goes out to you, and In sorry I'm not in a good position to offer to be helpful or supportive in general. Please take care out there, and remember to enjoy life every moment you can, because there will be good moments!

I don't like bringing up world events and I know there are a lot of people who are doing it hard right now, but the timing of it all still feels unfair. A month ago I doubled my days and hours at work so the thought was that I'd be better off and be able to afford art at least now and again with some of the extra I'm earning. Instead, the exchange rate between my local currency and the US dollar has gotten so much worse. A piece of art I could've saved up for in 2-4 weeks is now something that is too expensive for me to consider while I'm still on a disability benefit, and the cost of living has been rising to meet my income so I can't even save. At the moment the cost of art is 175% more than listed in my local currency so even with doubled earnings I'm struggling to keep up.

I'm sad I can't support artists that I love, and of course I very much want more art of my characters, but right now I have to be like so many others and turn my focus on surviving instead.

Just doubled my days/hours at work. Attempting to get myself off Disability. I'm shaking off the depression, now on medication, and improving my sleep and health.

Definitely looking forward to more pay. Maybe more art commissions will be possible this year after all.

Looking back on the last year, it's been rocky for just about everyone I know. I still have plenty to be grateful for and hope for things to improve next year.


The Good:
It's been great to have a home that suits us well, and honestly I'm so grateful to have a hone at all. We have four rooms total, a quarter of a shared house, which is enough for the two of us and the cat. I've been able to cook lots, do some hobby gardening, and walk to volunteer work. We're in a very good location with everything we need close by or easily accessible. I only wish the neighbours using their kitchen tap didn't mean my showers suddenly burn me!

I still look forward to going to work over a year after starting the job.

My debts including the last of my student loan will be all paid in about 2 to 2.5 years at the current rate.

I now get a little extra disability funds from the government each week to help with my long-term health costs, which I desperately needed since the savings are all gone and I'm truly broke right now.

Despite another shift in friendships that included more losses, I'm glad to have still reconnected with long-term friends I'd fallen out of touch with, and made new friends as well.


The Bad:
Both my physical and mental health has been challenging this year.

I got COVID for the first time and was off work for 5 weeks, 2 of those weeks with total laryngitis.

My vision problems turned into a diagnosis of autoimmune hyperthyroidism, then the meds accidentally made me hypothyroid for a while.

My chronic pain has been pretty bad but the doctors are still undecided on why. I'm waiting on tests to rule out arthritis and I'm on a Neurology waitlist for nerve conduction tests.

I had a mental health crisis just before Christmas, around the anniversary of when my ex-best friend made us homeless. I made it through without going to the hospital emergency department but it was still scary.

I'm already booked for a doctor appointment next year which I'm hoping will get me a referral to more therapy and possibly look at medications for my bipolar disorder which has always been unmedicated.

Until then I'm scarce on social media/Discord which was setting me off anytime I felt ignored, overlooked, or forgotten, which is all the time while I'm mentally unwell. That's partly why I'm writing here in this journal where I'm not expecting people to notice or respond and where there are no reaction emojis or a Like button.

I had to quit my singing group. I wasn't making it to practices, couldn't perform with them anyway due to my work hours, and can't really afford the membership fees right now.


The Future:
Working around elderly people and seeing the effect of dementia on loved ones regularly gives me perspective on my own difficulties and reminds me of what's really important in life.

At heart I'm a hopeful optimist so even though it's been a battle I'm going to keep fighting for better. I want to rebuild and reinforce my support network, stabilise my health, and find extra income so I can feel safe again to be kind and give generously to others after being the supported one for so long.


For the first time I can remember I don't feel my usual sentimentality about another year ending. The sociopolitical state of the world and worries about the planet we live in are front of my mind when I wonder what will happen in 2025. I guess we'll see what the future brings.

For now, goodbye 2024. You have presented me with plenty of challenges as well as perspective. You've also certainly been a big year for me as my first full year living in a new city, but one that I feel has seen my life heading back on the right track again at last.

I've been on Bluesky over a year but now I'm remembering to use it ^^; Slowly finding people and artists I know and following everyone!

@/ vixynz.bsky.social

It is a personal account though, so not just art and artists. I post stuff about my real life, too, and random thoughts that pop in my head. May be too ecclectic for some since the theme of it is "me" and even I find myself strange and too much at times!

If you have any interest in getting art with my girls I'd love to hear from you. Please note me or message me on Discord.

Available in mainly fantasy setting:
Neroli (snow leopard, partners with any gender) - Neroli ref sheet
Narda (lioness, male preference, only submissive) - Narda ref sheet
Lettie (white-tailed doe, bisexual) - Lettie reference
Azebet (black tigress, any gender, usually dominant) - Azebet art reference
Astrid (silver vixen, male preference, only submissive) - Astrid ref sheet
Astraea (angelic vixen, male preference, only submissive) - Astraea art reference
Pia (sphynx cat) - Pia art reference
Ashaiya/Minerva (black she-wolves, identical twins with some personality differences, both bisexual) - Twins ref sheet - please note that the same reference is also shared with a third female character not owned by me

Available in mainly modern setting:
Brandy (fennec fox, partners with any gender) - Brandy ref sheet
Natoli (snow leopard, male preference, only submissive, same ref as Neroli but with blue eyes) - Neroli ref sheet
Astraea (arctic vixen, partners with any gender, same as fantasy Astraea but no wings in modern setting) - Wingless Astraea art reference
Scarlet (orange tabby cat, bisexual, usually dominant) - Art reference here and also headshot art showing tabby stripes

They all have their own stories and I do prefer if the situation depicted in the art makes sense for the characters but that can be easily waived in most cases. My most flexible characters are Brandy, Neroli, Astraea (both settings), Lettie, the twins, and Narda, and they probably also have the best references.

I know that it's a lot! It might be easier to tell me about your character and your preferences and I can suggest a good match. Thanks ^_^

The last 12 months have been rough, with homelessness and health issues amongst the challenges we've had to face, but things are stabilising finally.

Life is simpler in the new city. I'm still working on weekends and keeping busy otherwise. Things have been manageable, and there has been plenty of good amongst the bad. Even as some friendships have ended, new friendships have formed, and old ones have even renewed. I haven't been keeping up with everyone and I know I've been drifting away from some of the people I care about, but I do think of these things and miss a lot of you out there. Overall, life has been pretty okay and I'd say I'm in a good place.

Financially we've been doing well enough to work towards our essentials but there are still several things on the list including dental work for a filling that fell out over a year ago. Commissioning art has had to take a back seat for now, but I'm hoping to get to a point where that can change again soon.

Anyway, I'm still around if you want to say hello or reconnect. Take care out there.

Another three weeks have gone by since my last journal entry.

Happy New Year!

I sometimes wonder how many stories are out there where I'm the villain. I still have no idea how my (ex-)best friend could call us immature, make us homeless in an unfamiliar city, and still blame me for her "decline in mental health" and the loss of our friendship, but I'm sure she's managed it in her own mind somehow. She's certainly entitled to tell her story her way, and it's not like it worries me. The people who matter are validating my story, which is that I've hit a spot of bad luck but it's temporary.

I'd possibly even be less angry about it all except for homelessness being hard on the cat. The ducks are still happy out at a farm but I miss them too and want them back when we can find a new home. I want peace for my darling, too.

I've somehow kept my job so far. Did warn my boss about my situation in case I'd need time off suddenly to deal with a crisis but otherwise I intend to keep going to all my shifts and make use of the free counselling sessions my work offers. I've been using the national free phone counselling services as well.

It all feels very surreal and bizarre to be dealing with all of this at the start of a new year. I'm very stressed and a little depressed but my outlook on the future is still positive and I'm still finding reasons to laugh every day. I'm together with my darling, we have our cat, we're not yet sleeping rough. I have food and shelter and still many good friends. Not everyone in the world is so fortunate so I count my blessings.

I don't yet know what 2024 will bring but I want to meet it with fresh hope and possessing a heart full of the kindness and generosity others have shown to me.

I just want to live peacefully but somehow there's always drama...

It's been 3 weeks since my last journal when my (definitely now ex-)"best friend" gave my partner and me only 3 weeks to move out of her partner's house instead of working things out with us. We applied for every rental we could afford that would take pets but in the end we were rejected for all but one which isn't available until next year, and that application is still in progress and not guaranteed.

An old friend I only reconnected with after being out of touch for over a decade offered her bed to us as a last resort, but her place is a tiny 1-bedroom and she has 3 very anxious cats of her own. In the end she expressed concerns that her cats might run away with strangers in the house and we realised we can't impose on her, though we appreciated her offer.

The animal boarding places are all full for Christmas already and our cat is overdue for his vaccinations so couldn't stay in one anyway. There was no other option I could see, so tomorrow I move into a motel with our cat for 2 weeks, though he'll have to stay crated until we can cover all the furniture with our own sheets and blankets to stop his fur getting everywhere. There at least I can shower and cook food and get to work, although it costs much more than our combibed income just for the room. Our fingers are crossed the one rental application remaining is successful so we can move in there afterwards instead of needing to book more nights at the motel for the New Year.

At least the ducks will be looked after! One of my new friends from the choir i joined has a massive chicken coop on a lifestyle farm and is going to give the ducks half of that. She has to medicate one that is on antibiotics but she loves animals and doesn't mind. We'll supply the food and the peas - that's how we've been getting the duck to eat her pill.

So, ducks on a farm, cat with us at a motel, and trying to get our stuff into storage and clean the room we've been staying in without help because we haven't had time to build a strong support network in this new city yet. I work this weekend too and picked up an extra shift next week. Just doing our best to survive until this horrible year is over and still hoping we might have a home address by the end of it.

Anyway, I hope anyone still reading has a wonderful festive, or restive, season! I'll probably catch up with you again in 2024.

Everything in my life was looking good. I moved to a new city, got a job, joined a club, reconnected with old friends, bought some art again, finally kicked my infection and started the road to better health...

But turns out everything is not good at home. I won't go into detail but just as I expected for years already my best friend and I are not compatible for living together. It has come to the point we are now looking urgently for another home within 2 months of arriving here, and that means more moving costs, so, no more budget for art until we have settled into a new place.

I don't think we'll be best friends by the end of this either, or be friends at all if we even still are now. The hardest part is knowing I warned her very specifically about my difficulties in living with others and she gave us reassurances that have turned out to be false and have left us feeling unsafe with nowhere else to be.

I had my eye on a couple of YCH's and had ideas to comm an artist or two soon, but looks like we'll just have to miss out again this year. The great news is that once we do have our own place again I think I will have no more big stresses left! Just need to find a landlord that will be okay with my ducks...

I feel like I want to explain why I haven't been well in a long time. This might be too personal and too much info but I'm exhausted and my filter isn't working so here we go.

First there was my partner's Long Covid. His doctor ordered at least two months off so he quit his job. Two days after he resigned we were suddenly given 90 days notice to move out of the flat my family had rented since I was a teenager -- over 20 years. We couldn't find another place to live, our income wasn't high enough for a new rental because of my partner's foreign status meaning the two of us were living on only my half of a couple's disability benefit and the little extra I made from house sitting and dog walking. We also have a cat which makes renting even harder, and ducks which makes it kind of impossible.

We ended up spending thousands of dollars moving city instead because a friend told us there was a spare room available where she lived that was affordable and would accept our pets. I used the last of my inheritence from my dad who died last year, and we only survived because we unexpectedly received thousands more in gifts from friends. The blessing was overwhelming but the move was still incredibly stressful and didn't go well, especially with how sick and tired we both were. With everything up in the air I stopped cooking or making as many drinks at home as usual and my fluid intake went down. I cried a lot too, having to say goodbye to so much of my life when I was still grieving the loss of my dad.

When we got to the new place it seemed great at first, but every single day my friend increased the rules about where our things could go, and how we could use the facilities or hot water, and how much noise we could make and when. We had a hard time finding our place in the home and settling in. It got to the point where I came home at the end of an exhausting week of training at my new job and my partner helped me cook food in the kitchen at 4:30 pm on a Sunday, but the next day she told us the cooking was too noisy and she had to try really hard not to yell at us because she had a migraine and it woke her from her nap. I couldn't take it - I knew she was napping and was already trying to be quiet already, but it was a Sunday afternoon for crying out loud. That should be an acceptable time of day to use the kitchen.

I became so uncomfortable using the house after that I didn't come out of my room for over a week except for work and I also limited my bathroom use. We tried to arrange a sit down to discuss the difficulties but our attempts were dismissed and we were instead told there aren't really any rules except be considerate -- but she's the only person living here who needs to be constantly considered so that's easy for her to say!

Well, relentless stress plus less fluid intake plus waiting for last minute to empty my bladder led to a stubborn urinary tract infection. I tried increasing my water intake and tried to take better care of myself but it didn't work at that point. I was sick but my exhaustion from the move was making the exhaustion from the infection seem normal. It wasn't until I got a fever and other signs my kidneys were in danger that I finally relented and got antibiotics from a doctor, about a month after my first obvious UTI symptoms.

I was given a week's worth of antibiotics and there's a reason I avoid taking them if I can. My gut flora is being destroyed and now the infection is finally clearing but at the cost of my whole system going out of balance. I feel even more sick than before, but even worse for me, the health and condition of my gut is linked so strongly with my brain health and mood. It's only been a few days but already I'm so much more depressed and emotionally fragile and I'm finding it very hard to keep my temper over even little annoyances, of which there are many at home. It's been difficult on my partner too because of how much I rely on him.

I just really want a home of our own again, somewhere I can cook without worrying if I might be disturbing others, where I can laugh again, play my media at any volume, and have space for my things that make me feel I'm at home. Basically an environment that doesn't already 'belong' to someone else where we feel like tolerated guests instead of housemates. Until then, I'm just doing my best and it somehow never feels good enough. I love my friend but I have never expected she would be fun or easy to live with, and I'd like to move on asap.

So that's what's been going on behind all the positive news. I expect I'll be unwell for a while longer. Next week I will start work on restoring my gut health and therefore my overall health, and I hope we can find a new home soon.

Finally, a small word of advice from a chronically dehydrated fox: stay hydrated, drink water!

We've been in our new home for a month, and while the big move to a new city was about as traumatic as I feared, our situation now is vastly improved. Within three weeks of arriving, I was able to secure permanent part-time employment that I can do without losing my disability benefit. This will make a HUGE difference in our financial situation, especially since we lost everything we had in savings because of the moving expenses.

We're still staying in a spare room in a friend's house with all our things stuffed in half of their garage so not exactly the ideal situation, but we still have our five ducks and our cat. Given some time, we'll be able to afford our own place and things will improve. Overall things are better. I'm feeling more happy, confident, and social. Much more like the real me.

Now I'm working I will have a budget again for new art. It might not be huge so new art will still be slow to come, but it's more than the zero it was a month ago. So excited!

I know I haven't been around here much, though it's still nice to come back for a peek now and then and see new faves and follows despite my inactivity.

So much is keeping me busy these days. I'm in a pretty good place mentally and socially. A recent mental breakdown made me reach out desperately for my support network, both online and in real life, and they were there for me and didn't let me down.

I have practically zero income right now. Only my pet care business is earning us anything but it's very part time. I've also taken to saying yes to cleaning the homes of friends, something I find very draining, just for a bit of extra money. My disability benefit was cancelled and still not reinstated and it's been over 6 weeks since I re-applied. Kaiser is off work for health reasons too and he absolutely needs the rest right now. But we can't really relax because our lease has expired here and we can't afford to stay in this city.

Facing little in the way of options, my best friend who lives an 8 hour drive away, has said we can move into their spare room, and even bring our cat and ducks with us. We're already living off our savings, and now it looks like we will have to use the last of what we have to uproot and relocate so we at least won't be homeless until we get back on our feet.

It's not ideal. My business isn't making enough for us to live on but it's steady and was growing, and now I have to end my services here and leave customers who have been loyally relying on me for years. Kaiser was learning how to make swords, I was learning to craft bows, and that will also go on pause. At the same time, leaving the city I have spent my whole life in so far feels like the right move. My love for this place has diminished greatly since my dad died, and I can leave behind the worst narcissists in my life.

On top of everything else, I turn 40 just before the big move. My birthday party has become a farewell party for all the amazing people we know here too. So many friends have donated towards it so I at least don't have to worry about how I'll afford that. I can concentrate instead on the budgeting and logistics of our move.

Life sure has its ups and downs, but right now my outlook is good. My support network has been a lifesaver for getting through this stressful time. I'm happy I'll get to spend real time with my best friend again soon, and I get to keep my ducks. I'm halfway through life already. It's time for a new adventure.

I'm poor but I'm kind
...or so the Alanis Morisette song goes, anyway.

So hey, I haven't been logging into FA for about the last 3 months because of my finances being in a state where art is too much of a luxury, so I've been outright avoiding the temptations of YCH's. I'm not in a bad place financially, yet, but there's just nothing extra right now after real life priorities like rent and power and food since we're relying on Kaiser's income for both of us. Thankfully I'm decent at budgeting and we have no debts that incur interest, and limited expenses and hobbies (like getting art).

One of the reasons I don't have more funds is because I've struggled to find more work this year as intended. I'm a petsitter but I work for myself because my health fluctuates too much for me to hold a normal job. I picked up a regular weekly dog walk and still have usual customers who call on me when they need me, but it's winter time here so it's the quiet season for me, too.

The other, bigger reason is because we're still on a payment plan with the immigration lawyers for Kaiser's multiple visa applications, and that continues until October. The good news is that all the applications are in, and now we're just waiting to hear back, which could take more than 12 months in the case of residency. In the meantime it's still hundreds of dollars a month in fees that we're only affording from what little is left of my inheritence from my dad.

Overall life is good and I'm happy, even though things could definitely be better. I wish I could fundraise to afford more art but that seems so selfish. If nothing else, I would love to have more tip money to give to some of the artists who have already done awesome work for me. I still have a lot of ideas, especially for Narda who needs more BDSM-themed art, and Neroli who doesn't have any art yet, and maybe next year things will change for the better so I can order art again. Until then, real life is where it's at for me right now and I'll be staying focused on that.

Don't count me out entirely, though! There's still a chance I'll have new art to upload if friends draw for me or gift me things. There's talk of getting some Second Life photography done again, too. Just don't hold your breath, that's all I'm saying.

Our finances don't look good right now so unfortunately the luxury of new art is coming off the table for a while. Our priority is making sure we have enough for the very expensive and drawn-out process of immigration for Kaiser (Raleth) to stay in New Zealand, and making sure we have enough for rent and food for us and our pets. The cost of living here is set to rise yet again, not helped by the recent extensive natural disasters in the north of the country and other factors. Even cheap art isn't cheap once we apply the exchange rate and fees, too.

I really don't know how long it's going to take us to get back on our feet. Kaiser's work hours were reduced somewhat because COVID hit him hard. We had to dig deep into our emergency savings to make up for that and meet our expenses. I'm also struggling to find work of my own to supplement our income. I know we'll be fine, but I'm sad I'm not in any position to support others I know are also in a difficult place at the moment.

I'm still going to be around if you want to contact me. Maybe I'll try posting some of my stories instead of getting new art. Please everyone take care in the meantime!

Hello, I'm Vixy (she/her) and I live in New Zealand where I work as a receptionist. I'm a demisexual bisexual polyromantic cis female already in a committed, long-term relationship. My fursona is a grey fox or tree fox, I'm not a vulpine, though! I'm old enough that my muzzle has started turning grey.

My hobbies include gardening, playing classical piano, a capella group singing, PC gaming, and being a mum to our cat named Ender and several houseplants.

My darling wolf and I met through chatting and roleplaying back in 2009 and it was many years before we started dating. We were long-distance for over 3 years before he came to New Zealand to meet me at the start of 2020 and was trapped here by the pandemic. After that he never left and now he's a Resident here. I love him for his patience, encouragement, support, and understanding of me, even though we're very different people with distinct personalities and interests. Our long history is the reason why so many of my characters are married to his, but it's completely up to each of us who our characters get involved with otherwise.

Most of my characters do come from worlds and stories created through roleplay. My worlds are dark, and many terrible things happen to those trapped in them. I like psuedo-realism even in my most fantastical settings, and if my anthros come from lore backgrounds where they evolved from feral versions of themselves then it makes sense to me they would retain some of those traits. I'm always mindful of the comfort levels of the artists and others in the art, though. I'm not much of a roleplayer these days since I now find it difficult to focus and I have a terrible habit of going afk without warning, sometimes for hours, because I got distracted and forgot what I was doing.

I do appreciate every interaction, and I'd love to chat more. Please also let me know if you'd like art with our characters together, including the ones in my Scraps. My budget is limited so I can be a bit picky or need time to save up but I'd still love to discuss possible pairings.

Thanks for reading!

I'm unexpectedly staying at a friend's house after my pet sit was cut short by the owners returning almost a week early. Kaiser has tested positive for COVID so I'm not going home until his illness clears up, even though he's been cleared from isolation according to the rules of the government.

I feel like being here with my friend Sally is a huge blessing. I met her a long time ago when we were members of the same choir, and she heard I was willing to look after pets and has asked me to care for her cats over many years now, so her home already feels like a second home to me but this is the first time I've stayed here while she's also still been here. She's an incredible woman who works in a technical software field but is all about people and also does life coaching. She's quite a unique woman, older, a mother, has experienced a lot of life, and is just so welcoming and accepting. I feel incredibly comfortable here, and free to be myself.

Since staying here was an unexpected thing, I have no other plans or things I must do. I'm taking this privileged time to heal up and relax and reset. Talking with Sally is incredibly validating and reassuring. She's finally given me a new perspective on where I am in life, helped me to see the walls of my chrysalis and dream of what I might become when I finally emerge.

I have been so down about the family and friends I've lost, topped by my uncle also dying just before 2022 ended and his funeral being the first event for me in 2023. It's been hard to see my way forward, to see where I fit in when so often I feel like an outsider. But here, I'm free to help around the house, and there are cats to pat and love, and I met new people and we played a strategy card game together and I did fit right in. Nothing is expected of me, and I can be the thoughtful and kind person I see myself as and it's recognised and appreciated. I've felt a true belonging here and I've needed this so much.

This is respite, and it's healing, and affirming because it's showing me that I can make a huge difference just being someone who accepts others the way I do like Sally does. She's extraordinary just because of who she is and not because of what she does. Is this really the same power I offer to others? I forgot about how much magic there is in my life. I do have a unique perspective, and Sally reminded me of that. I'm so willing to dig out my pains, and stand up for myself, and move on from trauma that I forget how hard it is for most people to do the same.

I want to be more like Sally, and accept people as they are, and walk with them where they are, and to spread love and sunshine but still be aware that rainbows come with rain, and rain comes with clouds, and all of it is life, and all of it is beautiful.

The last year (2022) has been a rough one for me. In February my dad passed away from a pontic stroke. I was close to him, and afterwards I finally realised I had to cut off my narcissistic mother and that was a loss as well. During the year my support network shifted again and I found it very difficult to adjust. And just recently an online friend I'd met 20 years ago on Neopets passed away from a seizure, and I realised how much of a fucking brilliant friend she had been to me only after it was too late to show my appreciation.

It's also been one of my best years for growth and progress. I had some early success as a Twitch streamer (Kunovix) until I got too behind with study and had to go on hiatus. I've been studying business and project management and even though I've struggled with it I'm proud of what I've achieved and learned so far. As a result, my house sitting and pet feeding side-gig is turning into reliable income for me, and I have jobs booked well into January. I joined an art studio program that exists to support mental well-being where I'm starting to get over my personal fear of doing art, and I've been gardening again. My Discord community has continued to grow and remain active. I've been able to afford some more art too.

With everything going on I've been trying to expand my network, to strengthen the friendships I have that I've been neglecting, and to meet new people. I'm getting older, and what I'm looking for now is purpose and connection. I want to hear the stories of others, and also share my own. I want to be relevant. We'll all experience loss as a natural part of life, so let's make the most of what we have in the meantime.

If you've read this far, thank you. I wish you all the best for the remainder of 2022 and beyond.

Wanted to take a moment to thank you all for 100 Watchers. I wish I could do more to mark the milestone, give something away or do something gimmicky, but my thanks is all I have for you.

I'm glad to know others have been enjoying seeing the characters I've created come to visual realisation. I still feel very new to commissioning art and buying YCH's but it does make me happy and I like supporting artists, both online and in real life. I'm looking forward to having more to share with everyone over the next year or so and I hope it's content you'll also love.

Wishing you all many good things in December and the year ahead! Thank you again!

PERMISSIONS
If you have an interest in getting art with or for any of my characters you must first ask. I adore group art and want more, so I may possibly be keen to contribute to cost if it's an idea I like, too! Keep in mind my budget is limited right now, though.

With some characters I'm more protective when it comes to partners, settings and situations they can be seen in. Others, like my fennec fox Brandy, are more well-suited for art with strangers and even in explicit scenes.

Please note, you do NOT otherwise have permission to use my characters for derivative or inspired art including as reference, or for your writings or roleplay, and linking back to me or the artist with credit doesn't make it okay. You MUST ask first and do not use if I say NO!

GALLERY
▪ Commissioned Art
▪ Finished YCH's
▪ Group Art that Includes My Character(s)

I may also include sketches and memes with my characters in them here if I love the quality of them. None of the art in my Gallery was drawn by me. Credit is given to the artist(s) whenever possible.

SCRAPS
▪ Character Reference Sheets
▪ Purchased Adoptables
▪ Personal Gifts from Friends

Basically anything that doesn't suit the main Gallery ends up here. I will occasionally upload my own silly drawings, character concepts, SL screenshots, poetry, writings, and whatever else in Scraps over time, too.

INTERACTION
I absolutely appreciate every interaction but I don't always know how to reply, so just a general thank you for every watch, fave and comment! You can also Note me or use the provided contact details, though I'm not always the best at responding.

For over 20 years I did roleplay without using visual references. I never stole art or put art references together, I just wrote everything out. I have a very poor visual imagination, mostly I just think in vague concepts, so having art or even references didn't seem important to me for a long time.

Since starting to get art in 2020 it's been like meeting some of my characters for the first time, because until I saw them drawn I didn't really know what they looked like! Anyway, I thought it might be nice to share a little bit more about the characters that have art in my gallery now.

Narda - Pierced Lioness
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/42552742/
This character was created in 2020.
She is Kilurian, a race and culture native to the world of Faelaste.
Originally married to a greater kudu named Kidane, she ended up losing her first husband to become Lord Marcus Falworth's second wife as part of a deal to rescue her brother's family from financial ruin and homelessness. She gained all her piercings thanks to Lord Falworth, too. Despite everything, she is loyal to her new husband's success and submissive to him.

Azebet - Black-based Tigress/ Ze'zhunath
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36839750/
This character has been constantly in development since 1999.
She is a Ze'zhunath which is an elemental spirit inhabiting a host body. In this case her host is a magical creature of unknown origin capable of shapeshifting and glamour and with an affinity for nature, especially forested mountains, and tigers.
She is also a deity in The Scarlet Covenant representing anguish and indulgence. Well known for being selfish, dominant, cruel, and at times even deadly. She has a black jaguar pawmaiden she calls puppycat and her head acolyte is a male tiger named Amur.

Astrid/Astraea - Silver-grey Vixen/White-furred Vixen Angel
Both Astrid and Astraea are the same character but with different names depending on if she's in her angelic/goddess form or her mortal form. She was created in 2009 in collaboration with my partner Kaiser/Raleth.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/42374228/ (Astraea)
Astraea's origins are celestial and she was moulded into an angel by an astral deity. She required a mortal disguise to hide from that deity after suffering a humilating defeat by a Ze'zhunath known as Xor'Athalos. As Astraea she is a deity in The Scarlet Covenant representing truth, justice, and order. It took a lot of convincing that she was finally safe to get her to once again take on something like her original form and become a deity in her own right, but the reality is she still deeply doubts herself. Her head acolyte and temple handmaiden is a mouse called Aerin.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/42641270/ (Astrid)
As Astrid she is married to Lord Marcus Falworth I and is the mother to his legal children: twin girls Ashaiya and Minerva, and sons Marcus II and Eowin. This is challenging for her since she had no childhood of her own to reference and for much of her early motherhood she had no one to ask for help about raising children.
One of her major flaws in either form is a sense that she is always superior to other mortals and yet inferior to other deities. This uncertainty of her place means she prefers to keep to herself and has very, very few friends.

Ashaiya or Minerva - Black-furred She-wolf
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/42431535/
Twin daughters of Astrid and Marcus I, this particular backside could belong to either of them...

Celestra - Angelic White-furred She-wolf
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39037227/
This character is one I designed and she doesn't have an official reference. Her story is currently undecided as it's still future timeline relative to where the plot is right now. It could be she's of similar origin to Astraea, or perhaps she will be a mortal ascended into another goddess for The Scarlet Covenant.

I will definitely be getting more art over time and I look forward to sharing these with everyone here, though how often and how good quality will depend on my limited budget and my skill at saving. My scraps gallery has some refs of other characters still waiting for proper art so feel free to take a look in there as well: https://www.furaffinity.net/scraps/vixym/

Thanks for reading!

I don't really know what people would want to know about me but here's my attempt at opening up a little bit.

I've been a gamer all my life, and it was through gaming I found the furry community and developed an enjoyment for text roleplaying.

While I have been roleplaying for a long time, lately it's been in semi-private settings with friends. While it isn't technically a closed community we like to know people before inviting them in because of the heavy themes we dabble with. There's BDSM on the surface though, and if people are interested you can note me to join a Discord server where you can ask questions and such.

I don't have a fursona, but I identify as a Grey Fox. I like to make a variety of characters that are quite different to myself and play them with their own personalities and in-depth backgrounds.

As for me personally I'm very introverted, short (5'1"), and I'm told I'm cute and have a nice voice. I used to win local singing contests and did voice acting a long time ago but I'm out of practise now. These days I stick to playing piano. I can't work full-time due to Bipolar II, ADHD and anxiety so I have a lot of time and not a lot of income. Still, I'm pretty good at budgeting and take on self-employment when I can.

I met my partner and Master through roleplaying on Furcadia in 2009. We both enjoy similar kinks and humour. I became his Pet in 2016 which is when he named me Vixy, and then we started dating long-distance in 2017. Right now he's in New Zealand with me and we're in the middle of applying for him to stay with me indefinitely.

Anyway, I think that's a decent intro. While you're welcome to note me please know that I'm chronically bad at remembering to message people back and get easily overwhelmed trying to communicate with a lot of people at once.