Today, I'm proud and excited to officially announce and launch Artist Alley, the artist-first fandom marketplace! Over the last year and a half, I've traveled across the world and sat down with hundreds of artists to ask what they'd want in a marketplace platform that doesn't treat them like corporate products. One of the most vocal and consistent complaints was that ALL of these existing platforms take an unreasonable cut of their sales ("Why does Etsy charge me for making a listing before I've even sold anything?") for doing next to nothing for them, while artists had to constantly worry about getting randomly banned for no reason and having no way to appeal. Not to mention the rampant fraud and scams on those websites, the amount of low-effort dropshipping, and miserable chargeback experiences that discourage creators from pursuing what they love doing.
What I've learned from these artists is that the bar to creating a marketplace that doesn't actively screw over its creators is unambitiously low. But why settle for the bare minimum? I spent the last six months developing, testing, and scrutinizing every aspect of an ideal marketplace that truly represents how real artists and vendors today manage and organize their everyday workflow; if artists give their all when they make content for others to enjoy, why shouldn't I? Ultimately, Artist Alley is a statement that creators deserve to benefit from their creations first, and that the platform should fit around the art, not the other way around. One of the core tenets of Artist Alley is that a marketplace platform taking a 0% fee is sustainable in the long-term, despite what these corporations would like you to believe. After all, how are we to know for sure it's NOT sustainable without someone actually trying it? (Sadly I can't do anything about the payment processor fee, but Artist Alley doesn't take anything on top of it.)
There are too many features to mention all of them in this tweet, but the idea is that you can sell and buy digital or physical merch, take or request digital or physical commissions, host auctions and raffles, have your orders automatically organized in a trello board, set up multiple stores, and discover talented artists around the world. Check them out for yourself below! I'll probably be posting short videos of all the features in the coming week. And join our community Discord for updates on new features, submit ideas, and report any bugs!
The price of a fursuit isn’t the number of features included. It isn’t the specific materials to make it. It isn’t the “perceived quality” opinions formed about it.
It’s hours spent by the artist’s hands. It’s work. Frustration. Love. Creation.
It’s art, for that price.
Hello yall! Currently I’m working on clearing my queue, once it’s all clear I’ll focus on being more active again and redoing my site and introducing new commission options and merch! Big things are to come…
Name change!!
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MuttMawMakera -> BewitchedBouBuilds!
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This is to make finding both my furry art and fursuit making accounts easier with connected usernames! And it’s more fitting
Sorry about the lack of updates here! Twitter has gone down the gutter so I’ve been using it much less…but, I’ll be sure to update soon with the few recent heads I’m working on!
⚠️ THIS WILL NOW BE INCLUDED IN ALL SUITS I SEND OUT ⚠️
Please feel free to use! I plan on putting an insert in each loose piece of a suit I send out. I know it's not foolproof, but it's a start.
To download: https://t.co/aHNUiEtCWH
Last deer of the year! 🦌🦌🦌🦌
Meet Pie! 🥧
Loved the design on this fella! Markings took a long time to sew and trim but I'm really pleased with how they turned out. 🥰
A wip of this months goal! I’ll be finishing this lad this month! Then every other
Month I’ll be finishing previously owed work until my queue is empty. My goal is to have it close to empty or empty by July! So far I’ve been able to get this guy from a rtf base to this in 4 days
I was today years old when I learned that staticky fur can clog up your clippers causing snagging and uneven shaving
To remedy this I used a dryer sheet and rubbed it on the fur, clippers, and the brush. After that the fur just rolled off the blades as it should! 🤩✨
(3/3) 1 suit a month will be my 2026 goal and will help me stay creative and focused!
Here’s a commission wip of a fun lil lad! More wips to come very soon as I’m back on that “grindset” as the kids call it!
Hey y’all! So sorry about my absence in the maker space this year! I’ve been juggling finishing up my college courses, commissions, art, and other merch making endeavors that I’ve been in a constant state of burnout. (Cont.)
(2/3) I’ll be working to fix this in 2026 as my love for fursuit making has been making a return as I’ve missed bringing characters to life! All my comms I’ll be aiming to complete by June and hoping to clear out my queue. (Cont.)
If any of you know the artist Ardwoof on ig, they were recently detained by ICE and need legal help!! Her family has a GFM I will link in the replies.
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