Weasels on Easels
March 2025
Newsletter
At Ashaeda’s Desk
Wondering where your at in the queue?
The queue is available all times of day and night! Work in progress blocks are updated regularly with progress images, notations and more as it is available.
Silver Wolf’s feet and hands have now been officially finished. Ashaeda did the airbrushing last week, they were then handed to Arctonyx for a bath and final photos before they are shipped out to their home. We are wrapping up on a few projects and you’ll be seeing more final photos for parts coming soon, along with the fox premade we recently finished up.
We have made 6 difference cat patterns for our small wildcat base. We will be using these patterns for an assortment of client projects and upcoming premades in the future. The intention with these patterns is to learn more about making and utilizing reusable patterns for heads and learning the skills that come along with that. We are learning these new skills as a whole in the studio and hope this will help increase our work flow.
Ashaeda has been busy this week making pattern maps for both client and studio use for upcoming projects which will have swatches on the bottom and a cutting guide that is color coded for all of us to better track cutting of fur for projects that way more than one person can cut out a project and we can cut out multiple projects at once saving us time in station swapping and better fur piece management for assemb;y.
Cleaning up and detailing on the darss edar horns has continued. They will first be cast withthe smoother texture for a semi-toony style horn option. Then later will be pulled from those molds for full texturing and more variants made, including broken left and right, different shaped horns and elderly horns.
News in the Coffee Cavern
Check out our new products in the Etsy shop this month!
This month we have added our new hyena headbases! They are available in resin and foam and are now and options for clients to choose from for their builds.
Prototype 3D prints of the hyena jawset and tongue have been finished and prepped in mold boxes to be handed to Arctonyx for prototype casting. This is a back and forth process between all studio members to get to a final product for molding finished parts.
New Yeen clay prototypes have been cast and are currently back at Ashaeda’s desk for finish sculpting and texturing before they get handed back to Garrundt and Arctonyx for final molding for finished parts.
Garrundt has been busy working the last couple weeks hand sewing Kisumi’s hand pads into their paws from the outside after finishing up the inside sewing. The electronics are finished and just need the claws and closing after the pads are done.
Reorganized the fur closet and traded out a bunch of fur from our fur hoard into our studio closet for easy use for upcoming client projects, premades, and restocking con tails.
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Beyond the Studio
Furry Weekend Atlanta 2025
Our next convention event is Furry Weekend Atlanta 2025! This is a new event for us, we have never attended or vended there before so we are looking forward to it. This year we have a double booth! Lots of space for us to bring all of the parts and premade items we usually sell at high volume. We will have some new bases and tail styles available so if you are attending come on by and check out what we have with us!
Neck surgery has about a one year recovery time. We are trying to put away some funds in Ashaeda’s ABLE account to try and cover some expenses associated with their recovery.If you feel so inclined we have a QR code to the account where you can send donations, and small bonus they are a tax write off for you. No pressure of couse! All donations are appreciated greatly.
Upcoming Conventions
Conventions help us earn revenue that is used to order materials, cover business expenses and refunds without the need to open the queue. Con stock is primarily handled by Arctonyx and Garruntd.
Furry Weekend Atlanta 2025 (Confirmed)
Anthro Northwest takes place on May 8-11, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Furlandia 2025 (Confirmed)
Furlandia takes place
May 23-25, 2025 in Portland, Oregon.
Anthrocon 2025 (Wait-listed)
Anthrocon takes place July 3-6, 2025 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Current Studio Health Status
Ashaeda’s surgery has been approved by insurance and is awaiting scheduling for their neck / lower back. In the mean time while waiting they are doing what they can do without hurting themselves. That means shorter work days and only working on specific things and being very aware of how their back / neck is doing at the time.
Newsletter this month was written up by Garrundt 🙂
Meet your studio crew!
These are your background Weasels! Helping to fill orders, handle con-stock, and training to become fully fledged makers, they handle background tasks so Ashaeda can work on the queue.
Arctonyx
Shipping, Molding and Casting Master, Customer Service, Con Stock, Order Fulfillment
Also known as: John Snow Leoparrrd
The cheerful yet grumpy darss we all love. He is the maker of all of our molds and printer of all things 3D. Arctonyx enjoys learning about unique communities and has an Anthropology degree. He is an avid rock collector and makes wire wrapped jewelry in his free time.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Ashaeda
Head Artist, Head Fursuit Maker, Custom Orders, Product Design, Manager
Also known as: The Darsi Den, 96037
Ashaeda is the origin and heart of Weasels on Easels. Turning a love of nature and wildlife into a passionate drive for creation, Ashaeda has been deeply buried in art for most of their life. When not behind the easel, you can find them swimming or partaking in nerd culture.
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
Garruntd / Ube
Assistant Manager, Custom Orders, Order Fulfillment, Con Stock, Convention Table Helper, Furry of all Trades
Also Known as: Ube, Random Studio Darss
Garruntd is a caring, hardworking individual providing assistance to Ashaeda in the studio and at cons. Garruntd hopes to become a registered nurse one day. When not working, they are often spotted drawing or playing video games.
Pronouns: They/Them/He/His