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Sundancedeer

2013-09-02T18:29:08Z

Sundancedeer: Added 3 images

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[[File:Sundancedeer-quad-art.png|right|200px]]

'''Sundancedeer''', previously known as '''Paradraik''' (born 1989) is a [[Wikipedia:pansexual|pansexual]] [[Wikipedia:FTM|Female-To-Male trans-man]]. He is a furry artist and fursuiter. While Sundancedeer is his identity in the art community, he prefers to go by "Rook" and thinks of it as his real name to those he meets online.

From 2009 onwards, this person took up a new identity, [[Sundancedeer]], and no longer associates with the "Paradraik" identity.

== History ==
Sundancedeer spent most of his early life pretending to be an animal. His style of IRL role-playing was strongly influenced by [[The Lion King]]. His parents recall that he would sometimes watch the movie multiple times a day. He was eventually forced to grow out of walking around on all fours, so he adopted art as an alternative creative outlet. Before discovering the furry fandom, his primary interest was dogs, and then [[Pokemon]]. He believes that drawing Pokemon characters and original Pokemon-inspired creatures for years allowed him to develop his drawing skills.

[[File:Snowy-paint-byParadraik 2009.png|left|170px]]
In 2003, Sundancedeer designed his first [[fursona]], named "Snowy." Snowy was originally a [[Draik]] on [[Neopets]], that granted him access to the [[Draik Clan]] forums, where he shared art and sometimes role-played. When Sundancedeer quit Neopets, he kept Snowy and continued to update her design over the years that followed, but the white-furred dragon with the body of a mammal stayed consistent through all changes.

"Paradraik"'s internet endeavors (2003-2010) most often occurred on her [[deviantART]] account and [[LiveJournal]] under the same name. He was briefly a member of [[Furry Teens]] and various [[oekaki]] boards under the alias '''Para'''.

In the Summer of 2013, Sundancedeer discovered that he was more comfortable as a male than the gender of which he was born. He came out to immediate family and friends the same year, and is strongly considering [[hormone replacement therapy]] at this time.

== Real life ==
[[File:Furfright2012-photo-OldDiamondFursuit.jpg|right|100px]]
Hailing from a small city in Western Massachusetts, Sundancedeer attended Greenfield High School where his furriness was known by very few of his friends. He graduated in 2008 and went on to community college for art and psychology. His long-term goal was to become a successful [[Wikipedia:Freelancer|freelance]] [[artist]]. In 2011, he decided to major in computer information systems and web design, but still does art on the side. His future plans include attending a state University to complete his Associate's degree.

Sundancedeer started attending furry conventions the same year, his first being [[FurFright]]. Since, he has attended [[Anthrocon]] 2013. In the future, he hopes to attend [[Furfright]] 2013, [[Anthrocon]] 2014, and [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] 2014. His fursuit character is a species of [[chibi]] [[dragon]] created by [[Eris_Valgen]]. It is his first suit and was won in an auction, dubbed "Old Diamond" instead of renaming the character.

== Art ==
Sundancedeer is a digital artist. His work covers many subjects, from animals to surrealism, anthro art to photography. His first website, art-mafia.net (domain expired), was where his best works were archived circa 2005. In 2011, he registered and designed deerdance.net, which has since been taken offline. He plans to redesign the site in the future.

The art he uploaded to [[deviantArt]] is all "in storage" (ie. not visible to others). He made a new deviantArt account, [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ sundancedeer], but has since abandoned it, leaving the gallery intact. Sundancedeer is currently only uploading art to [[FurAffinity]] and [[Tumblr]].

== Fursona ==
[[File:Sundancedeer-anthro-drawing.png|left|190px]]

Sundancedeer's [[fursona]] is a pink and orange [[Wikipedia:piebald_deer|piebald deer]], named "Sundance" as a tribute to the old western outlaw, [[Wikipedia:Sundance_kid|The Sundance Kid]]. Incidentally, Sundance cannot actually dance, and is not a fan of hot, sunny weather.

In addition to being a representation of the artist himself, Sundance has his own personality in a parallel storyline. Sundance can be hella rude—no filters on swearing and he will gladly tell it how it is. He often appears neurotic-looking, or sleep deprived, with exaggerated features to emphasizes certain facial characteristics. Drug use, bloody noses and prison tattoos, (although none consistently appear in [[canon]] drawings), are some common themes in art of this character.

A partial fursuit of this character is in the making. [[Why,_I_Otter...]] has begun working on the sleeves.

== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/deerdance/ Deerdance] on FurAffinity
* [http://twitter.com/sundancedeer/ Sundancedeer] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://sundancedeer.tumblr.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[Tumblr]]
* [http://deerdance.net/ deerdance.net] - personal portfolio (currently offline)
* [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[deviantArt]] (no longer updated)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paradraik/ Paradraik] on [[FurAffinity]] (no longer updated)
* [http://paradraik.deviantart.com/ Paradraik] on [[deviantART]] (abandoned)
* [http://paradraik.livejournal.com/ Paradraik] on [[LiveJournal]] ("deleted and purged". Status noticed 2010 Nov 7.)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://art-mafia.net art-mafia.net] - personal portfolio. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Deer characters]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]

File:Snowy-paint-byParadraik 2009.png

2013-09-02T18:26:39Z

Sundancedeer: Feral Snowy design in 2009.

== Summary ==
Feral Snowy design in 2009.
== Licensing ==
{{Cc-by-nc-sa-3.0}}

File:Furfright2012-photo-OldDiamondFursuit.jpg

2013-09-02T18:00:00Z

Sundancedeer: Photo taken by Coyoty

== Summary ==
Photo taken by [[Coyoty]]
== Licensing ==
{{Cc-by-3.0}}

Sundancedeer

2013-09-02T17:49:25Z

Sundancedeer: /* Fursona */ Resized image

{{cleanup}}
'''Sundancedeer''', previously known as '''Paradraik''' (born 1989) is a [[Wikipedia:pansexual|pansexual]] [[Wikipedia:FTM|Female-To-Male trans-man]]. He is a furry artist and fursuiter. While Sundancedeer is his identity in the art community, he prefers to go by "Rook" and thinks of it as his real name to those he meets online.

From 2009 onwards, this person took up a new identity, [[Sundancedeer]], and no longer associates with the "Paradraik" identity.

== History ==
Sundancedeer spent most of his early life pretending to be an animal. His style of IRL role-playing was strongly influenced by [[The Lion King]]. His parents recall that he would sometimes watch the movie multiple times a day. He was eventually forced to grow out of walking around on all fours, so he adopted art as an alternative creative outlet. Before discovering the furry fandom, his primary interest was dogs, and then [[Pokemon]]. He believes that drawing Pokemon characters and original Pokemon-inspired creatures for years allowed him to develop his drawing skills.

In 2003, Sundancedeer designed his first [[fursona]], named "Snowy." Snowy was originally a [[Draik]] on [[Neopets]], that granted him access to the [[Draik Clan]] forums, where he shared art and sometimes role-played. When Sundancedeer quit Neopets, he kept Snowy and continued to update her design over the years that followed, but the white-furred dragon with the body of a mammal stayed consistent through all changes.

"Paradraik"'s internet endeavors (2003-2010) most often occurred on her [[deviantART]] account and [[LiveJournal]] under the same name. He was briefly a member of [[Furry Teens]] and various [[oekaki]] boards under the alias '''Para'''.

In the Summer of 2013, Sundancedeer discovered that he was more comfortable as a male than the gender of which he was born. He came out to immediate family and friends the same year, and is strongly considering [[hormone replacement therapy]] at this time.

== Real life ==
Hailing from a small city in Western Massachusetts, Sundancedeer attended Greenfield High School where his furriness was known by very few of his friends. He graduated in 2008 and went on to community college for art and psychology. His long-term goal was to become a successful [[Wikipedia:Freelancer|freelance]] [[artist]]. In 2011, he decided to major in computer information systems and web design, but still does art on the side. His future plans include attending a state University to complete his Associate's degree.

Sundancedeer started attending furry conventions the same year, his first being [[FurFright]]. Since, he has attended [[Anthrocon]] 2013. In the future, he hopes to attend [[Furfright]] 2013, [[Anthrocon]] 2014, and [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] 2014. His fursuit character is a species of [[chibi]] [[dragon]] created by [[Eris_Valgen]]. It is his first suit and was won in an auction, dubbed "Old Diamond" instead of renaming the character.

== Art ==
Sundancedeer is a digital artist. His work covers many subjects, from animals to surrealism, anthro art to photography. His first website, art-mafia.net (domain expired), was where his best works were archived circa 2005. In 2011, he registered and designed deerdance.net, which has since been taken offline. He plans to redesign the site in the future.

The art he uploaded to [[deviantArt]] is all "in storage" (ie. not visible to others). He made a new deviantArt account, [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ sundancedeer], but has since abandoned it, leaving the gallery intact. Sundancedeer is currently only uploading art to [[FurAffinity]] and [[Tumblr]].

== Fursona ==
<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[File:Sundancedeer-anthro-drawing.png|left|170px]]

Sundancedeer's [[fursona]] is a pink and orange [[Wikipedia:piebald_deer|piebald deer]], named "Sundance" as a tribute to the old western outlaw, [[Wikipedia:Sundance_kid|The Sundance Kid]]. Incidentally, Sundance cannot actually dance, and is not a fan of hot, sunny weather.

In addition to being a representation of the artist himself, Sundance has his own personality in a parallel storyline. Sundance can be hella rude—no filters on swearing and he will gladly tell it how it is. He often appears neurotic-looking, or sleep deprived, with exaggerated features to emphasizes certain facial characteristics. Drug use, bloody noses and prison tattoos, (although none consistently appear in [[canon]] drawings), are some common themes in art of this character.

A partial fursuit of this character is in the making. [[Why,_I_Otter...]] has begun working on the sleeves.

== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/deerdance/ Deerdance] on FurAffinity
* [http://twitter.com/sundancedeer/ Sundancedeer] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://sundancedeer.tumblr.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[Tumblr]]
* [http://deerdance.net/ deerdance.net] - personal portfolio (currently offline)
* [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[deviantArt]] (no longer updated)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paradraik/ Paradraik] on [[FurAffinity]] (no longer updated)
* [http://paradraik.deviantart.com/ Paradraik] on [[deviantART]] (abandoned)
* [http://paradraik.livejournal.com/ Paradraik] on [[LiveJournal]] ("deleted and purged". Status noticed 2010 Nov 7.)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://art-mafia.net art-mafia.net] - personal portfolio. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Deer characters]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]

Sundancedeer

2013-09-02T17:48:56Z

Sundancedeer: Added image

{{cleanup}}
'''Sundancedeer''', previously known as '''Paradraik''' (born 1989) is a [[Wikipedia:pansexual|pansexual]] [[Wikipedia:FTM|Female-To-Male trans-man]]. He is a furry artist and fursuiter. While Sundancedeer is his identity in the art community, he prefers to go by "Rook" and thinks of it as his real name to those he meets online.

From 2009 onwards, this person took up a new identity, [[Sundancedeer]], and no longer associates with the "Paradraik" identity.

== History ==
Sundancedeer spent most of his early life pretending to be an animal. His style of IRL role-playing was strongly influenced by [[The Lion King]]. His parents recall that he would sometimes watch the movie multiple times a day. He was eventually forced to grow out of walking around on all fours, so he adopted art as an alternative creative outlet. Before discovering the furry fandom, his primary interest was dogs, and then [[Pokemon]]. He believes that drawing Pokemon characters and original Pokemon-inspired creatures for years allowed him to develop his drawing skills.

In 2003, Sundancedeer designed his first [[fursona]], named "Snowy." Snowy was originally a [[Draik]] on [[Neopets]], that granted him access to the [[Draik Clan]] forums, where he shared art and sometimes role-played. When Sundancedeer quit Neopets, he kept Snowy and continued to update her design over the years that followed, but the white-furred dragon with the body of a mammal stayed consistent through all changes.

"Paradraik"'s internet endeavors (2003-2010) most often occurred on her [[deviantART]] account and [[LiveJournal]] under the same name. He was briefly a member of [[Furry Teens]] and various [[oekaki]] boards under the alias '''Para'''.

In the Summer of 2013, Sundancedeer discovered that he was more comfortable as a male than the gender of which he was born. He came out to immediate family and friends the same year, and is strongly considering [[hormone replacement therapy]] at this time.

== Real life ==
Hailing from a small city in Western Massachusetts, Sundancedeer attended Greenfield High School where his furriness was known by very few of his friends. He graduated in 2008 and went on to community college for art and psychology. His long-term goal was to become a successful [[Wikipedia:Freelancer|freelance]] [[artist]]. In 2011, he decided to major in computer information systems and web design, but still does art on the side. His future plans include attending a state University to complete his Associate's degree.

Sundancedeer started attending furry conventions the same year, his first being [[FurFright]]. Since, he has attended [[Anthrocon]] 2013. In the future, he hopes to attend [[Furfright]] 2013, [[Anthrocon]] 2014, and [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] 2014. His fursuit character is a species of [[chibi]] [[dragon]] created by [[Eris_Valgen]]. It is his first suit and was won in an auction, dubbed "Old Diamond" instead of renaming the character.

== Art ==
Sundancedeer is a digital artist. His work covers many subjects, from animals to surrealism, anthro art to photography. His first website, art-mafia.net (domain expired), was where his best works were archived circa 2005. In 2011, he registered and designed deerdance.net, which has since been taken offline. He plans to redesign the site in the future.

The art he uploaded to [[deviantArt]] is all "in storage" (ie. not visible to others). He made a new deviantArt account, [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ sundancedeer], but has since abandoned it, leaving the gallery intact. Sundancedeer is currently only uploading art to [[FurAffinity]] and [[Tumblr]].

== Fursona ==
<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[File:Sundancedeer-anthro-drawing.png|left|190px]]

Sundancedeer's [[fursona]] is a pink and orange [[Wikipedia:piebald_deer|piebald deer]], named "Sundance" as a tribute to the old western outlaw, [[Wikipedia:Sundance_kid|The Sundance Kid]]. Incidentally, Sundance cannot actually dance, and is not a fan of hot, sunny weather.

In addition to being a representation of the artist himself, Sundance has his own personality in a parallel storyline. Sundance can be hella rude—no filters on swearing and he will gladly tell it how it is. He often appears neurotic-looking, or sleep deprived, with exaggerated features to emphasizes certain facial characteristics. Drug use, bloody noses and prison tattoos, (although none consistently appear in [[canon]] drawings), are some common themes in art of this character.

A partial fursuit of this character is in the making. [[Why,_I_Otter...]] has begun working on the sleeves.

== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/deerdance/ Deerdance] on FurAffinity
* [http://twitter.com/sundancedeer/ Sundancedeer] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://sundancedeer.tumblr.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[Tumblr]]
* [http://deerdance.net/ deerdance.net] - personal portfolio (currently offline)
* [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[deviantArt]] (no longer updated)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paradraik/ Paradraik] on [[FurAffinity]] (no longer updated)
* [http://paradraik.deviantart.com/ Paradraik] on [[deviantART]] (abandoned)
* [http://paradraik.livejournal.com/ Paradraik] on [[LiveJournal]] ("deleted and purged". Status noticed 2010 Nov 7.)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://art-mafia.net art-mafia.net] - personal portfolio. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Deer characters]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]

File:Sundancedeer-quad-art.png

2013-09-02T17:47:54Z

Sundancedeer:

== Licensing ==
{{Cc-by-nc-sa-3.0}}

File:Sundancedeer-anthro-drawing.png

2013-09-02T17:43:32Z

Sundancedeer:

== Licensing ==
{{Cc-by-nc-sa-3.0}}

Sundancedeer

2013-09-02T17:37:15Z

Sundancedeer: added info, fixed links

{{cleanup}}
'''Sundancedeer''', previously known as '''Paradraik''' (born 1989) is a [[Wikipedia:pansexual|pansexual]] [[Wikipedia:FTM|Female-To-Male trans-man]]. He is a furry artist and fursuiter. While Sundancedeer is his identity in the art community, he prefers to go by "Rook" and thinks of it as his real name to those he meets online.

From 2009 onwards, this person took up a new identity, [[Sundancedeer]], and no longer associates with the "Paradraik" identity.

== History ==
Sundancedeer spent most of his early life pretending to be an animal. His style of IRL role-playing was strongly influenced by [[The Lion King]]. His parents recall that he would sometimes watch the movie multiple times a day. He was eventually forced to grow out of walking around on all fours, so he adopted art as an alternative creative outlet. Before discovering the furry fandom, his primary interest was dogs, and then [[Pokemon]]. He believes that drawing Pokemon characters and original Pokemon-inspired creatures for years allowed him to develop his drawing skills.

In 2003, Sundancedeer designed his first [[fursona]], named "Snowy." Snowy was originally a [[Draik]] on [[Neopets]], that granted him access to the [[Draik Clan]] forums, where he shared art and sometimes role-played. When Sundancedeer quit Neopets, he kept Snowy and continued to update her design over the years that followed, but the white-furred dragon with the body of a mammal stayed consistent through all changes.

"Paradraik"'s internet endeavors (2003-2010) most often occurred on her [[deviantART]] account and [[LiveJournal]] under the same name. He was briefly a member of [[Furry Teens]] and various [[oekaki]] boards under the alias '''Para'''.

In the Summer of 2013, Sundancedeer discovered that he was more comfortable as a male than the gender of which he was born. He came out to immediate family and friends the same year, and is strongly considering [[hormone replacement therapy]] at this time.

== Real life ==
Hailing from a small city in Western Massachusetts, Sundancedeer attended Greenfield High School where his furriness was known by very few of his friends. He graduated in 2008 and went on to community college for art and psychology. His long-term goal was to become a successful [[Wikipedia:Freelancer|freelance]] [[artist]]. In 2011, he decided to major in computer information systems and web design, but still does art on the side. His future plans include attending a state University to complete his Associate's degree.

Sundancedeer started attending furry conventions the same year, his first being [[FurFright]]. Since, he has attended [[Anthrocon]] 2013. In the future, he hopes to attend [[Furfright]] 2013, [[Anthrocon]] 2014, and [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] 2014. His fursuit character is a species of [[chibi]] [[dragon]] created by [[Eris_Valgen]]. It is his first suit and was won in an auction, dubbed "Old Diamond" instead of renaming the character.

== Art ==
Sundancedeer is a digital artist. His work covers many subjects, from animals to surrealism, anthro art to photography. His first website, art-mafia.net (domain expired), was where his best works were archived circa 2005. In 2011, he registered and designed deerdance.net, which has since been taken offline. He plans to redesign the site in the future.

The art he uploaded to [[deviantArt]] is all "in storage" (ie. not visible to others). He made a new deviantArt account, [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ sundancedeer], but has since abandoned it, leaving the gallery intact. Sundancedeer is currently only uploading art to [[FurAffinity]] and [[Tumblr]].

== Fursona ==
<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[File:Example.jpg]]

Sundancedeer's [[fursona]] is a pink and orange [[Wikipedia:piebald_deer|piebald deer]], named "Sundance" as a tribute to the old western outlaw, [[Wikipedia:Sundance_kid|The Sundance Kid]]. Incidentally, Sundance cannot actually dance, and is not a fan of hot, sunny weather.

In addition to being a representation of the artist himself, Sundance has his own personality in a parallel storyline. Sundance can be hella rude—no filters on swearing and he will gladly tell it how it is. He often appears neurotic-looking, or sleep deprived, with exaggerated features to emphasizes certain facial characteristics. Drug use, bloody noses and prison tattoos, (although none consistently appear in [[canon]] drawings), are some common themes in art of this character.

A partial fursuit of this character is in the making. [[Why,_I_Otter...]] has begun working on the sleeves.

== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/deerdance/ Deerdance] on FurAffinity
* [http://twitter.com/sundancedeer/ Sundancedeer] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://sundancedeer.tumblr.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[Tumblr]]
* [http://deerdance.net/ deerdance.net] - personal portfolio (currently offline)
* [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[deviantArt]] (no longer updated)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paradraik/ Paradraik] on [[FurAffinity]] (no longer updated)
* [http://paradraik.deviantart.com/ Paradraik] on [[deviantART]] (abandoned)
* [http://paradraik.livejournal.com/ Paradraik] on [[LiveJournal]] ("deleted and purged". Status noticed 2010 Nov 7.)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://art-mafia.net art-mafia.net] - personal portfolio. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Deer characters]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]

Sundancedeer

2013-09-02T17:01:29Z

Sundancedeer: Major updates & information changes

{{cleanup}}
'''Sundancedeer''', previously known as '''Paradraik''' (born 1989) is a [[Wikipedia:pansexual|pansexual]] [[trans-male]]. He is a furry artist and fursuiter. While Sundancedeer is his identity in the art community, he prefers to go by "Rook" and thinks of it as his real name to those he meets online.

From 2009 onwards, this person took up a new identity, [[Sundancedeer]], and no longer associates with the "Paradraik" identity.

== History ==
Sundancedeer spent most of his early life pretending to be an animal. His style of IRL role-playing was strongly influenced by [[The Lion King]]. His parents recall that he would sometimes watch the movie multiple times a day. He was eventually forced to grow out of walking around on all fours, so he adopted art as an alternative creative outlet. Before discovering the furry fandom, his primary interest was dogs, and then [[Pokemon]]. He believes that drawing Pokemon characters and original Pokemon-inspired creatures for years allowed him to develop his drawing skills.

In 2003, Sundancedeer designed his first fursona, named "Snowy." Snowy was originally a [[Draik]] on Neopets, that granted him access to the [[Draik Clan]] forums. When Sundancedeer quit Neopets, he kept Snowy and continued to update her design over the years that followed, but the white-furred dragon with the body of a mammal stayed consistent through all changes.

"Paradraik"'s internet endeavors (2003-2010) most often occurred on her [[deviantART]] account and [[LiveJournal]] under the same name. He was briefly a member of [[Furry Teens]] and various [[oekaki]] boards under the name '''Para'''.

Sundancedeer started attending furry conventions the same year, his first being [[FurFright]]. Since, he has attended [[Anthrocon]] 2013. In the future, he hopes to attend [[Furfright]] 2013, [[Anthrocon]] 2014, and [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] 2014.

In 2013, Sundancedeer discovered that he was more comfortable as a male than the gender of which he was born. He came out to immediate family and friends the same year, and is strongly considering [[hormone replacement therapy]] at this time.

== Real life ==
Hailing from a small city in Western Massachusetts, Sundancedeer attended Greenfield High School where his furriness was known by very few of his friends. He graduated in 2008 and went on to community college for art and psychology. His long-term goal was to become a successful [[Wikipedia:Freelancer|freelance]] [[artist]]. In 2011, he decided to major in computer information systems and web design, but still does art on the side. His future plans include attending a state University to complete his Associate's degree.

== Art ==
Sundancedeer is a digital artist. His work covers many subjects, from animals to surrealism, anthro art to photography. His first website, art-mafia.net (domain expired), was where his best works were archived circa 2005. In 2011, he registered and designed deerdance.net, which has since been taken offline. He plans to redesign the site in the future.

The art he uploaded to [[deviantArt]] is all "in storage" (ie. not visible to others). He made a new deviantArt account, [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ sundancedeer], but has since abandoned it, leaving the gallery intact.

Sundancedeer is currently only uploading art to [[FurAffinity]] and [[Tumblr]].

== Fursona ==
<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:Ref05_snowy.jpg|left|right|130px|Snowy]]

Sundancedeer's [[fursona]] is a pink and orange [[Wikipedia:piebald_deer|piebald deer]], named "Sundance" as a tribute to the old western outlaw, [[Wikipedia:Sundance_kid|The Sundance Kid]]. Incidentally, Sundance cannot actually dance, and is not a fan of hot, sunny weather.

In addition to being a representation of the artist himself, Sundance has his own personality in a parallel storyline. Sundance can be hella rude—no filters on swearing and he will gladly tell it how it is. He often appears neurotic-looking, or sleep deprived, with exaggerated features to emphasizes certain facial characteristics. Drug use, bloody noses and prison tattoos, (although none consistently appear in [[canon]] drawings), are some common themes in art of this character.

== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/deerdance/ Deerdance] on FurAffinity
* [http://twitter.com/sundancedeer/ Sundancedeer] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://sundancedeer.tumblr.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[Tumblr]]
* [http://deerdance.net/ deerdance.net] - personal portfolio (currently offline)
* [http://sundancedeer.deviantart.com/ Sundancedeer] on [[deviantArt]] (no longer updated)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paradraik/ Paradraik] on [[FurAffinity]] (no longer updated)
* [http://paradraik.deviantart.com/ Paradraik] on [[deviantART]] (abandoned)
* [http://paradraik.livejournal.com/ Paradraik] on [[LiveJournal]] ("deleted and purged". Status noticed 2010 Nov 7.)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://art-mafia.net art-mafia.net] - personal portfolio. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Deer characters]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]

Sundancedeer

2013-08-19T20:50:53Z

Sundancedeer: /* External links */ Updated links, removed unwanted links.

{{cleanup}}
'''Paradraik''' (born 1989) is an [[Wikipedia:asexuality|asexual]] [[female]] of the [[canine]] variety. She has a few furry quirks that are noticeable, but not extensive. She recognizes that she is in fact a human, however, she prefers to view the world through the eyes of her non-human characters.

From 2009 onwards, this person took up a new identity, [[Sundancedeer]], and no longer associates with the "Paradraik" identity.

== Real life ==
Paradraik lives in Western Massachusetts. She attended Greenfield High School where her furriness was known by very few of her friends. She went on to community college for art and psychology. Her long-term goal was to become a successful [[Wikipedia:Freelancer|freelance]] [[artist]].

== Online ==
Paradraik's internet endeavors (2003-2010) most often occured on her [[deviantART]] account and [[LiveJournal]] under the same name. She was briefly a member of [[Furry Teens]] and various [[oekaki]] boards under the name '''Para'''.

== Art ==
Paradraik is a digital artist. Her work covers many subjects, from animals to surrealism, anthro to photography, and crudely drawn cartoons to poetry. She was the owner of art-mafia.net (domain expired) where her best works were archived. The art she uploaded to [[deviantArt]] are all "in storage" (ie. not visible to others). She does not plan to return to deviantArt under any other name.

== Characters ==
Paradraik's muses include the following:
[[Image:New_punkdawgconcept.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Punkdawg]]
"Ruben Fleming (Previously '''Estevan "Punkdawg" Lopez'') was Paradraik's secondary [[fursona]]. He is a [[German Shepherd]] dog with a bright pink mohawk and a rebellious attitude. He represents the outgoing side of Paradraik, and will also be the avatar character of her future fursuiting adventures.

<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:Ref05_snowy.jpg|left|right|130px|Snowy]]
'''Snowy''' was Paradraik's [[fursona]]. She is a blue-eyed white furry dragon with strange ear fins and a small, slender build. Her internal body structure is similar to that of a single celled [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]], humorously representing Paradraik's dislike for gender roles. Snowy wears a leather collar and occasionally, matching buckled wristbands. The character herself can be drawn either as a [[quad]] or [[anthro]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:New_tyemukaa_concept.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Tyemukaa]]
'''Tyemukaa''' is is a grey and black [[mech]] of the dragon variety. He is Paradraik's oldest and most developed character, possibly the only one that has even the slightest hint of a backstory. He is [[androgynous]] but is referred to most often as male due solely to the the respective vocal range.

== External links ==
* [http://paradraik.deviantart.com/ Paradraik] on [[deviantART]] (abandoned)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paradraik/ Paradraik] on [[FurAffinity]] - no longer updated
* [http://paradraik.livejournal.com/ Paradraik] on [[LiveJournal]] ("deleted and purged". Status noticed 2010 Nov 7.)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://art-mafia.net art-mafia.net] - personal portfolio. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:German Shepherd characters]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]

Sundancedeer

2013-08-19T20:49:18Z

Sundancedeer: Added some new personal information. Fixed some inaccuracies and updated character information.

{{cleanup}}
'''Paradraik''' (born 1989) is an [[Wikipedia:asexuality|asexual]] [[female]] of the [[canine]] variety. She has a few furry quirks that are noticeable, but not extensive. She recognizes that she is in fact a human, however, she prefers to view the world through the eyes of her non-human characters.

From 2009 onwards, this person took up a new identity, [[Sundancedeer]], and no longer associates with the "Paradraik" identity.

== Real life ==
Paradraik lives in Western Massachusetts. She attended Greenfield High School where her furriness was known by very few of her friends. She went on to community college for art and psychology. Her long-term goal was to become a successful [[Wikipedia:Freelancer|freelance]] [[artist]].

== Online ==
Paradraik's internet endeavors (2003-2010) most often occured on her [[deviantART]] account and [[LiveJournal]] under the same name. She was briefly a member of [[Furry Teens]] and various [[oekaki]] boards under the name '''Para'''.

== Art ==
Paradraik is a digital artist. Her work covers many subjects, from animals to surrealism, anthro to photography, and crudely drawn cartoons to poetry. She was the owner of art-mafia.net (domain expired) where her best works were archived. The art she uploaded to [[deviantArt]] are all "in storage" (ie. not visible to others). She does not plan to return to deviantArt under any other name.

== Characters ==
Paradraik's muses include the following:
[[Image:New_punkdawgconcept.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Punkdawg]]
"Ruben Fleming (Previously '''Estevan "Punkdawg" Lopez'') was Paradraik's secondary [[fursona]]. He is a [[German Shepherd]] dog with a bright pink mohawk and a rebellious attitude. He represents the outgoing side of Paradraik, and will also be the avatar character of her future fursuiting adventures.

<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:Ref05_snowy.jpg|left|right|130px|Snowy]]
'''Snowy''' was Paradraik's [[fursona]]. She is a blue-eyed white furry dragon with strange ear fins and a small, slender build. Her internal body structure is similar to that of a single celled [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]], humorously representing Paradraik's dislike for gender roles. Snowy wears a leather collar and occasionally, matching buckled wristbands. The character herself can be drawn either as a [[quad]] or [[anthro]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:New_tyemukaa_concept.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Tyemukaa]]
'''Tyemukaa''' is is a grey and black [[mech]] of the dragon variety. He is Paradraik's oldest and most developed character, possibly the only one that has even the slightest hint of a backstory. He is [[androgynous]] but is referred to most often as male due solely to the the respective vocal range.

== External links ==
* [http://paradraik.deviantart.com/ Paradraik] on [[deviantART]] (abandoned)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paradraik/ Paradraik]
* [http://paradraik.livejournal.com/ Paradraik] on [[LiveJournal]] ("deleted and purged". Status noticed 2010 Nov 7.)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://art-mafia.net art-mafia.net] - personal portfolio. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:German Shepherd characters]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]

Sundancedeer

2013-08-19T20:38:50Z

Sundancedeer: /* Real life */ Updating facts, changing present-tense to past-tense

{{cleanup}}
'''Paradraik''' (born 1989 or 1990) is an [[Wikipedia:asexuality|asexual]] [[female]] of the [[canine]] variety. She has a few furry quirks that are noticeable, but not extensive. She recognizes that she is in fact a human, however, she prefers to view the world through the eyes of her non-human characters.

== Real life ==
Paradraik lives in Western Massachusetts. She attended Greenfield High School where her furriness was known by very few of her friends. She went on to community college for art and psychology. Her long-term goal was to become a successful [[Wikipedia:Freelancer|freelance]] [[artist]].

== Online ==
Paradraik's internet endeavors (2003-2010) most often occured on her [[deviantART]] account and [[LiveJournal]] under the same name. She was briefly a member of [[Furry Teens]] and various [[oekaki]] boards under the name '''Para'''.

== Art ==
Paradraik is an artist. Her work covers many subjects, from animals to surrealism, anthro to photography, and crudely drawn cartoons to poetry. She was the owner of art-mafia.net (domain expired) where her best works were archived. The art she uploaded to [[deviantArt]] are all "in storage" (ie. not visible to others).

== Characters ==
Paradraik's muses include the following:
[[Image:New_punkdawgconcept.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Punkdawg]]
'''Estevan "Punkdawg" Lopez''' has recently experienced a makeover that has made him Paradraik's main [[fursona]]. He is a [[German Shepherd]] dog with a bright pink mohawk and a rebellious attitude. He represents the outgoing side of Paradraik, and will also be the avatar character of her future fursuiting adventures.

<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:Ref05_snowy.jpg|left|right|130px|Snowy]]
'''Snowy''' is Paradraik's ex-[[fursona]]. She is a blue-eyed white furry dragon with strange ear fins and small, slender build. her internal body structure is similar to that of a single celled [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]], representing Paradraik's dislike for gender roles. Snowy wears a leather collar and occasionally, matching buckled wristbands. The character herself is a [[quad]] but is equally as comfortable on two legs. In that case she must be clothed.

<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:New_tyemukaa_concept.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Tyemukaa]]
'''Tyemukaa''' is is a grey and black [[mech]] of the dragon variety. He is Paradraik's oldest and most developed character, possibly the only one that has even the slightest hint of a backstory. He is [[androgynous]] but is referred to most often as male due solely to the the respective vocal range.

== External links ==
* [http://paradraik.deviantart.com/ Paradraik] on [[deviantART]] (abandoned)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paradraik/ Paradraik] and [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/deerdance/ Paradraik (deerdance username)] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://zoruru.livejournal.com/ Paradraik] on [[LiveJournal]] ("deleted and purged". Status noticed 2010 Nov 7.)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://art-mafia.net art-mafia.net] - personal portfolio. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:German Shepherd characters]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]

Sundancedeer

2013-08-19T20:36:35Z

Sundancedeer: /* Online */ Updating information, adding dates, changing present-tense to past-tense

{{cleanup}}
'''Paradraik''' (born 1989 or 1990) is an [[Wikipedia:asexuality|asexual]] [[female]] of the [[canine]] variety. She has a few furry quirks that are noticeable, but not extensive. She recognizes that she is in fact a human, however, she prefers to view the world through the eyes of her non-human characters.

== Real life ==
Paradraik lives in Massachusetts with her parents. She attends Greenfield High School where her furriness is known by very few of her friends. She plans to go to college for art and perhaps psychology and literature. Her long-term goal is to become a [[Wikipedia:Freelancer|freelance]] [[artist]].

== Online ==
Paradraik's internet endeavors (2003-2010) most often occured on her [[deviantART]] account and [[LiveJournal]] under the same name. She was briefly a member of [[Furry Teens]] and various [[oekaki]] boards under the name '''Para'''.

== Art ==
Paradraik is an artist. Her work covers many subjects, from animals to surrealism, anthro to photography, and crudely drawn cartoons to poetry. She was the owner of art-mafia.net (domain expired) where her best works were archived. The art she uploaded to [[deviantArt]] are all "in storage" (ie. not visible to others).

== Characters ==
Paradraik's muses include the following:
[[Image:New_punkdawgconcept.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Punkdawg]]
'''Estevan "Punkdawg" Lopez''' has recently experienced a makeover that has made him Paradraik's main [[fursona]]. He is a [[German Shepherd]] dog with a bright pink mohawk and a rebellious attitude. He represents the outgoing side of Paradraik, and will also be the avatar character of her future fursuiting adventures.

<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:Ref05_snowy.jpg|left|right|130px|Snowy]]
'''Snowy''' is Paradraik's ex-[[fursona]]. She is a blue-eyed white furry dragon with strange ear fins and small, slender build. her internal body structure is similar to that of a single celled [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]], representing Paradraik's dislike for gender roles. Snowy wears a leather collar and occasionally, matching buckled wristbands. The character herself is a [[quad]] but is equally as comfortable on two legs. In that case she must be clothed.

<div style="clear:both"></div>
[[Image:New_tyemukaa_concept.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Tyemukaa]]
'''Tyemukaa''' is is a grey and black [[mech]] of the dragon variety. He is Paradraik's oldest and most developed character, possibly the only one that has even the slightest hint of a backstory. He is [[androgynous]] but is referred to most often as male due solely to the the respective vocal range.

== External links ==
* [http://paradraik.deviantart.com/ Paradraik] on [[deviantART]] (abandoned)
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paradraik/ Paradraik] and [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/deerdance/ Paradraik (deerdance username)] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://zoruru.livejournal.com/ Paradraik] on [[LiveJournal]] ("deleted and purged". Status noticed 2010 Nov 7.)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://art-mafia.net art-mafia.net] - personal portfolio. Archived from the original by the Internet Archive.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:German Shepherd characters]]
[[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]