--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "bfltoons" <bfltoons@...> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry to hear about Desiree's group, and her withdrawal from the
> fandom. She's one of our best artists, and her fur-free "fursona"
is a
> great character.
>
I think I'm still a member there. I have no idea who created that
group, though. Several years ago, Des did have her own group, but it
got nuked by Yahoo for violating their ToS regarding copyrighted
characters (a lot of her parody stuff was on there). So far as I
know, she never joined the new group.
Her withdrawal, at least in my eyes, shouldn't be that big a deal.
How often did she really join in on group stuff or discussions?
Initially, I think her participation was pretty high, but as time
went on, she started stepping back from it. I know she'd gotten
several e-mails from different folks; some of them were
rather...creepy, if I recall correctly (and people wonder why she
uses a pseudonym?).
I think one of the things that may have made her uneasy was the
change in "parameters" she was exposed to in the fandom. Yeah, she
drew a lot of unusual toon smut and parody work, but as she put
it, "they were made for shock value and laughs", not for people to
actually get off to. I think the difference between those two
distinct and quite different reactions to that type of art is what
made her start cutting back on it and quietly leave the scene.
She still does draw, however. "By the Tail" will be updated within
the next couple days (I've got some work-related stuff I have to
finish first and foremost), and she still draws stuff for that.
Likewise, the chameleon character "inspired" by her (and who has her
pseudonym) is still very much an active character in the Skunkworks
scheme of things. So you won't be missing out on any appearances.
It's just that Des, the artist, is stepping away from the
escalating weirdness and perversity that's become so rampant in the
past few years. I reckon I can't say I blame her, either.
--JMH, hopping online briefly to make sure all is still well with the
group. I see a new pic was added recently; gimme a day or two, and
I'll get to that...
...Oh yeah, and it looks like the "Skunkworks" picture won, and the
other two were just about neck-and-neck. Either you folks are more
perverted than I thought, or you're just morbidly curious about the
other choices. Hmmm... At any rate, I'll upload the winning pic
when I get online next. Be good and all that junk...
Received on Tue Nov 18 2008 - 23:18:25 CST