Michele Light

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Michele Light (born November 4, 1968),[1] is a furry artist who lives in San Diego, California, USA, with her husband Eric Light.

Biography[edit]

Born a citizen of the Philippines, she took her oath of U.S. citizenship at the age of four. She works for Verizon as a senior graphic designer in their Web site division.

Michele Light attended The Art Institute of Seattle, which she graduated from in 1990.[2] After receiving her art degree she migrated to the San Diego area, where she worked on the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes animated TV show.

Fandom involvement[edit]

Michele Light page of the Artist Passport, stamped.

Her friend and mentor, artist Terrie Smith, introduced Michele to the furry fandom,[1] and Michele began drawing furry images in late 1992. She already had a large fan following[2] by 1994. Her artwork was published in The American Journal of Anthropomorphics issues 2 and 4, and is on both the front and back covers of the latter. She was involved with Katmandu issues 1, 2, 4, and 11.

There was a page for Michele Light (misprinted as "Michelle Light") in the Artists Passport which was available at Further Confusion 2002. She was a guest of honor at ConFurence 9 (1998), Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2007, and Furry Fiesta 2010.

Fursona[edit]

Michele's fursona is a female polar bear.[3]

Convention attendance[edit]

(*) Guest of Honor

Artwork[edit]

Michele states that "My work has a definite Anime slant to it, with big eyes and wild hair. Most people would describe my art by saying "Oh, it's sooo CUTE!""[1] However, her art has been criticized for being too repetitious, with the faces of many characters being remarkably similar to one another.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 About Me at michelelight.com. Retrieved July 3, 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The American Journal of Anthropomorphics issue 2 (August 1994). Flushing, New York: Med Systems Company. p. 91.
  3. Foiled by the muse. Entry posted July 3, 2007 by Eric Light to the lightbrightlist community on LiveJournal. Retrieved July 3, 2007.

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