Sooo stokerbramwell was kind enough to pitch me five questions for the 5-question meme going around, so I thought I'd answer! Unfortunately, I don't really have the time right now to consider five different questions to ask each of my followers who comments, so you'll have to excuse me there-- it's a busy art week!

1.) You're such a clean artist with such a cute style! Does the prevalence of adult art in furrydom ever bother you?

Aw, thank you!! The art itself has never really bothered me, but I have worried about guilt-by-association from others a bit. Truth be told, I've been wanting to establish myself in the fandom FOREVER because of all of the good things I see in it and the lovely art community it supports, but I've always had this nagging thought in the back of my mind, like "Oh no, what if someone looking to hire me thinks I'm secretly doing adult art or that I have an agenda to do adult art just because I have a gallery on a predominantly furry website?!" I finally kinda decided that that was silly-- it's clear from my portfolio what I'm about, I think, and having a presence here really has been the best in the month or so that I've been around, so I definitely have no regrets!

2.) Which is better: Tex-Mex or Cali-Mex? TESTING YOUR LOYALTIES HERE!

I HAVE TO FIGHT PEOPLE ABOUT THIS CONSTANTLY but I will totally defend Tex-Mex to the death. When I go home for holidays and visits, I always make sure SOMEONE takes me to Casa Ole, because that is my favorite Tex-Mex restaurant on the planet.

3.) What is your dream job?

It's less of a dream job and more of a dream project-goal, really-- I'd love to work on animated shorts set to music. Disney always comes to mind as a place to do it, but truthfully, as long as the project is heartfelt and genuine, I'm not picky. I just want something wordless that communicates through visuals and music only. Loved a good portion of Fantasia 2000, loved the shorts from the scrapped third Fantasia project, loved Paperman... I am totally into that kind of stuff. What I'd like to do has always been kind of nebulous, since I've always just wanted to be in on the planning stage somehow, sharing what comes to my mind when I hear a piece of music, but ultimately I think I'd be happiest as either a storyboard artist, or a character designer for a project like that.

4.) Who or what would you say is your biggest artistic influence?

I feel like this is such a cop-out answer, yet it's the honest truth and I have a lot to back it up-- Disney animation. As a creative who grew up writing and role playing, I put a lot of emphasis on character, and I feel as if their stories do the same. Couple this with a strong portfolio of movies and shorts that celebrate musical artistry, and you basically have the key to my heart. I started at a young age with a gaggle of sing-along tapes that I wore out, which I really think jumpstarted my love of music and singing (I am an introvert and generally like to fly under the radar while out and about in person, but you can bet I will always sing along to something I know and love, regardless of who can hear and/or is watching). And while I was always drawing, it was Disney who came to rescue me from my Anime Phase as a 13-year-old. Atlantis, which was brand new then, was a huge inspiration for me during my first visit to Disneyworld, and I just remember drawing the characters like crazy. At the time, Disneyworld had their Feature Animation tour, and I remember, after taking it, asking the lady at the giftshop if she had any information on how to become a Disney animator. She handed me a printed list of requirements, which I happily took and actually still have tucked away in the sketchbook I was using at the time. Of course, since childhood, I've learned to take artistic inspiration from as many places as possible, so my horizons have broadened considerably. But... there's just something about Disney, you know?

5.) What's one musician/band/group that most people seem to hate that you actually like?

My happiest, most creative years of childhood were my preteens-- middle school, which apparently is a weird answer for most American kids? I was just so into doing my own thing back then that nothing phased me, and I was constantly excited about getting up and drawing and writing and just being as creative as possible. Anywho, the mix of my middle school years consists mostly of movie scores, The Mamas and the Papas, Collective Soul, and... Creed. I had a bestie in middle school who totally loved them with me, so we were ALWAYS listening to their music. Years passed, they released a couple of CDs that I never bought (I've only ever owned the first two), people started hating them... these days they're like, just beneath Nickelback status of being the big joke of the music world, from what I understand. BUT WHATEVERRRRR, My Own Prison and Human Clay will always bring back good memories, even if I've pretty much divorced myself from what the band stood for at the time.

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Thanks for the questions, Stoker! :D If anyone else wants to ask me questions or just shoot the breeze whatever, feel free! I like socializing, haha.