Weasels on Easels
May / June 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.
Hyena teeth sculpting is detailing and hand polishing with clay for final molding. This will be the LG size of our Hyena jawset with a matching tongue. We are planning on offering 3 different sizes for all future parts, Medium is considered our standard size for everything and what our bases are built to fit by default. We are also starting to better label parts on the sides of the pieces to identify them more clearly.
During their down time at cons and at home Ashaeda has been working on a set of silly doodles of Marvin. We are planning on making some sticker sheets and making some with different animals.
With Ashaeda being bed bound they have been working on some new hobby crafts so they have something to keep busy without hurting themselves while in bed. They’ve been really struggling with being upright and doing anything that puts strain on their back or neck.
For the first time in years we have revamped and restocked our bookmarks! We have added several new designs and retired a lot of outdated ones. They all have a new format, we also did some with rainbow holo glitter film so they are shiny and sparkly. Come check them out at our upcoming events.
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.
Link the Bobcat has been finished! We got photos and debut the premade at our last 2 cons. He is officially publicly available for sale now on our socials. This is a head, hands with attached sleeves, feet with sleeves and a long tail. Link was reworked from Khajiit who had to cancel due to medical necessity. The proceeds from this premade will go to the client to help cover their medical expenses.
Chitters the fox is officially finished and has gotten his photos. He is also up for sale online now. He comes with a head and tail. We are not adding any extra parts onto his build.
We have done a massive print restock! We made all sizes of our new and existing artworks, we adding some new art into our print run this time and a new size.
Ube has spent a lot of time between our events in May making a large restock of tails, between the events they finished 40 tails for cons. We need to restock after cons again but we have the summer to do so between other things.
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
Anthro Weekend Utah 2025
Our next convention event is Anthro Weekend Utah 2025! This is a new event for us, we have never attended or vended there before so we are looking forward to it. 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 Weekend Utah 2025 (Confirmed)
Anthro Weekend Utah takes place on August 1-3, 2025 in Layton, Utah.
Furry Migration (Confirmed)
Furry Migration takes place
September 5-7, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Biggest Little Fur Con (Applied)
Biggest Little Fur Con takes place October 13-16, 2025 in Reno, Nevada
Current Studio Health Status
Ashaeda is officially on medical leave and surgery is supposed to be sometime in July but is not yet scheduled. 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