Stinky

I really wasn’t expecting it to turn out this well, the entire time I was doubtful till I put it on when it was painted

Sadly the vision is still not perfect but you know I tried, it feels slightly better then my old one though. And either way my old one had a broken ear and was built on a paper base, it needed to be remade

Old one on the left and new one on the right. New one is definitely more bulky but it has a better shape at every angle. It’s also better colored with a more accurate paint job along with more accurate ears. All the fabrics are sewn together instead of leaving the backing visible and the teeth are in more accurate places and accurate shapes (there wasn’t even enough on the old one)

I’ll probably have to adjust myself to this new one but I’m definitely a lot happier with it. I didn’t even really notice the amount of flaws in my old one till I got this one done

"Wildform"

A depiction of what it feels to be in-between shapes, and where I like to imagine myself in this awkward form.

Most days I feel like a weird amalgamation of body parts that don't fit into the body I have. An ever changing mass of limbs, shifting and distorting, trying to shape itself into something it physically cannot. I overcompensate for my movements, lowering my posture as if ready to drop on all fours, I duck my head an extra depth to fit my ears below an obstacle, adjust the way I sit to make space for my tail or walk on my toes to acclimate to the feeling of paws.

Some days my phantom sensations are so strong that I feel it in my entire body. It is so physically distressing to viewing a body does not match the sensation or move in the way that it should. It can be emotionally difficult to move my body and sometimes | feel stuck, unable to move at all. It is an uncomfortable disconnection between mind and body.

(acrylic on a scrap wood piece, approx. 8" x 12")

edit: the original piece is available for sale on my ko-fi now!!