Hello, I’ve got a big update to share! As you can see from the title, I am rebranding! I’m swapping my art studio usernames everywhere from Fuzzy Forecast to Hadal Works!

I've swapped some usernames but will simply remake my The Dealer's Den account (because you're supposed to email them to change usernames, but they apparently take months to get around doing it, so...). Also, I'm making an Instagram, whose handle is hadalworks`

Fuzzy Forecast is a cute whimsical name but… That’s just it! It’s way too cute and silly for my vibes! Hadal Works is fun because it’s named after the hadalpelagic zone, which is the deepest part of the ocean. My new logo features a snailfish that can be found living in that zone. I have a weird relationship with the ocean and deep sea. I have thalassophobia and it’s deeply terrifying to me, but that terror circles into morbid fascination. I just think it’s a fun unique ominous name.

Because this is a pretty casual side business of mine, I haven’t been particularly active. But I’m returning to it again with new ideas and inspiration. I joined an active fursuit makers discord which has been really fun and motivating!

Here’s some updates on what I’ve been up to and will be up to:

I’ve been working on fursuit sprays! None available for sale yet, but they are actively in the works and being tested. I’m still figuring out exact ratios for scent strength and longevity. It’s a hard balance to strike because I want the scents to be subtle, but they still need to be strong enough to last awhile. I’ve been using my test batches on my own suit so I’m confident in their quality but still want something more palatable and consistent if I am to sell them.

I’ve actually been wondering if I should do a run of test batches that are super cheap with the deal being like “Here, take these, they might be imperfect, and if they are then please tell me what exactly isn’t ideal about them so I can make the real thing better.”

In regards to fursuit parts, I have several things in the works right now. First off, the original Ambergris paws are going up for sale as-is. I’ve replaced them with a new pattern that works more for me, but the old paws are still perfectly usable so I’ll be selling them off.

Secondly, I have a pair of thylacine paws that I set aside because I wasn’t completely happy with them, but they, too, are completely fine and will be listed as well.

Finally, an actual work in progress rather than something I scrapped out of perfectionism, I have a big thick shark tail that I’m working on. I flew too close to the sun and ran into quite a few issues due to its size, so I need to go back and change its belt loops, base, and stuffing because it’s just so heavy it pulls down and strains the base way too much. After my fixes it should stand a lot better.