The Fursuit Meme
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rain_gryphonSheldon Sheep
My first suit, built for CF6. He looked rather a lot like one of the sheep from Wallace and Grommit. Several people thought that's what he was, in fact. He got an honourable mention in the Novice class. He eventually got scavenged for parts. I may build another Sheep one of these days.
Kolo Lioness
My first 'big head' suit. I built her for Duckon '97. I won the Novice class in the Masquerade. I'm sorry to this day that I didn't enter as a Master, as I think I'd have won Master Class in my second competition. I eventually gave her away to Steve Plunkett, who liked her.
Nameless Badger head
A big head base that I carved on the spot for Flint Otterhall during a visit. He did the finishing work - I just roughed out the shape for him. I think he still has it.
Victoria Rabbit
A older suit of Farallon Seal's, debuted at CF4. One of the fandom's treasures. I bought her from Lontra in late '97. I need to lose enough weight to perform her again.
Nameless Skunk head
A big head Skunk headbase that I carved for Steve Plunkett. I'm not sure if he has it yet - I haven't seen it for a while. It was kind of weird-looking, but I was into weird at the time.
Amodeo Wah
A small head Red Panda (Wah) that I made in 1999. He won just about everything that I entered him in, including Best of Show at Millennicon -1. There're blood spots all over this suit from an X-Acto knife fumble, but since the fur is rust-coloured anyway, it doesn't show. An excellent parade suit. I eventually gave him away to Findra Bunny, who still wears him :)
Nameless Skunk #2 head
A small head Skunk that I carved for RC Raccoon. He turned out way cute. I don't remember if I did the furring or not - I think Buster Bunny may have furred him. I do recall doing the trim work on my patio one fall day, probably in 2000. He turned out very cute. RC let him go, and the last I saw of him was in an auction at Further Confusion. I don't know who owns him now.
Miscellaneous
Tons of weird, half-completed crap from the Closet of Failures. I foisted most of this onto the Wampus when I was moving some years back. I think she actually recycled some of it. Bits and pieces came back to me over the years though :)
Splash Otter head #1
Splash started out as a big head costume. I wore him only once, in a commercial for Marcon. I decided I didn't want the head to be oversized, and gave it away to Mark King, who recycled the head into Ahi Otter.
Splash Otter
The current suit incorporates the second, small head. I like it better than the original. It's kind of hot, and doesn't breath very well, but it's survivable. After the first few times I wore him, I decided he needed more stuff, and I made him a sort of drape of seaweed, with sparklies and bright subminiature LEDs. He looks really fetching at night.
Lenya Skiltaire
A white and lavender long-furred Skiltaire. I've had the head in various states of assembly for years, but finally got serious and finished the suit. Lenya hasn't shown in public yet. He'll be at Morphicon next year. Robert King has described Lenya as the 'Best Fursuit of 1996', which is flattering, but apropos - this is very old school design and construction. Lenya's the first thing I've done since Amodeo that I'm excited about. I'm going to start fursuiting again.
My first suit, built for CF6. He looked rather a lot like one of the sheep from Wallace and Grommit. Several people thought that's what he was, in fact. He got an honourable mention in the Novice class. He eventually got scavenged for parts. I may build another Sheep one of these days.
Kolo Lioness
My first 'big head' suit. I built her for Duckon '97. I won the Novice class in the Masquerade. I'm sorry to this day that I didn't enter as a Master, as I think I'd have won Master Class in my second competition. I eventually gave her away to Steve Plunkett, who liked her.
Nameless Badger head
A big head base that I carved on the spot for Flint Otterhall during a visit. He did the finishing work - I just roughed out the shape for him. I think he still has it.
Victoria Rabbit
A older suit of Farallon Seal's, debuted at CF4. One of the fandom's treasures. I bought her from Lontra in late '97. I need to lose enough weight to perform her again.
Nameless Skunk head
A big head Skunk headbase that I carved for Steve Plunkett. I'm not sure if he has it yet - I haven't seen it for a while. It was kind of weird-looking, but I was into weird at the time.
Amodeo Wah
A small head Red Panda (Wah) that I made in 1999. He won just about everything that I entered him in, including Best of Show at Millennicon -1. There're blood spots all over this suit from an X-Acto knife fumble, but since the fur is rust-coloured anyway, it doesn't show. An excellent parade suit. I eventually gave him away to Findra Bunny, who still wears him :)
Nameless Skunk #2 head
A small head Skunk that I carved for RC Raccoon. He turned out way cute. I don't remember if I did the furring or not - I think Buster Bunny may have furred him. I do recall doing the trim work on my patio one fall day, probably in 2000. He turned out very cute. RC let him go, and the last I saw of him was in an auction at Further Confusion. I don't know who owns him now.
Miscellaneous
Tons of weird, half-completed crap from the Closet of Failures. I foisted most of this onto the Wampus when I was moving some years back. I think she actually recycled some of it. Bits and pieces came back to me over the years though :)
Splash Otter head #1
Splash started out as a big head costume. I wore him only once, in a commercial for Marcon. I decided I didn't want the head to be oversized, and gave it away to Mark King, who recycled the head into Ahi Otter.
Splash Otter
The current suit incorporates the second, small head. I like it better than the original. It's kind of hot, and doesn't breath very well, but it's survivable. After the first few times I wore him, I decided he needed more stuff, and I made him a sort of drape of seaweed, with sparklies and bright subminiature LEDs. He looks really fetching at night.
Lenya Skiltaire
A white and lavender long-furred Skiltaire. I've had the head in various states of assembly for years, but finally got serious and finished the suit. Lenya hasn't shown in public yet. He'll be at Morphicon next year. Robert King has described Lenya as the 'Best Fursuit of 1996', which is flattering, but apropos - this is very old school design and construction. Lenya's the first thing I've done since Amodeo that I'm excited about. I'm going to start fursuiting again.
