Weasels on Easels
October / November 2024
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.
Ashaeda has been hard at work making Khajiit and a counterpart premade to accompany him. It is most efficient to work on premades in pairs and we are taking this opportunity to make a handful of reusable patterns for future premade projects. It has taken lots of planning and work refining our methods to make them clean and consistent to this degree to reuse accurate patterns instead of making a fresh pattern every time. This has been work back and forth with Ashaeda and Garuundt to make this possible.
The fox is complete! We will have final photos soon of him on our next photo day. His name is Chitters and he will be at our next con as a premade available tp purchase. He includes a head and tail to match.
One of four tape patterns for premade cats! This one is for the next premade to accompany Khajiit. The current plan is something with browns, greys, and some blue. Stay tuned on updates of this guy in the Patreon chat and on our socials as he gets made.
Cat nose variety incoming for our Small Wildcat base! We are working on expanding the flexibility of species our bases can make and to do so we are adding more nose variations for more specific species for each base. You’ll soon have the option to select specific species on your cut and hinge orders with noses, we will have patterns for each of them.
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.
Restock of tails has been ongoing since returning from Further Confusion. Garrundt and Arctonyx have been working on cutting and assembling tails into bags.
The studio has been very busy with restocking for our upcoming conventions. We have two very large events for us coming up so Arctonyx and Garrndt are working on restocking all of our bases and cast parts.
Fursuit electronics are making a comeback! We are now offering fan kits, LED eye kits, and various other lighting options. We plan on expanding our line eventually.
Feline ears! Garrundt is working with Ashaeda and bringing some of their cosplay background to translate some new ear patterns to EVA patterns to make some consistent ears for premades and client projects.
Want to see what's being worked on before your suit?
If you want to current work in progress, your always welcome to ask! You can also join our Ko-fi Membership for live updates on what’s happening in the studio! Our membership is $5 a month and includes a live group chat, bases, patterns, art downloads, and more as long as you are a member!
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.
Anthro Northwest 2025 (Confirmed)
Anthro Northwest takes place on January 3-5, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.
Further Confusion 2025 (Confirmed)
Further Confusion takes place
January 16-20, 2025in San Hose, California.
Anthrocon 2025 (Waitlisted)
Las Vegas Fur Con takes place April 17-20, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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