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Meet the Artist
My name's Davina, though many of you know me as Forsaken or Riley. I'm a freelance artist from Southern California, now living in Texas! I'm just your average furry that loves to sit by my window and watch thunderstorms. I just enjoy watching the lightning flash across the sky. It's even better when I'm out traveling and just little ole' me living for adventure! I love being outdoors and seeing the world around me.
I am also an avid bird nerd, fish nerd, and recently gotten into the tarantula hobby. I'm still semi afraid of spiders, but since I worked at a pet store for 3 years, I've grown and faced my fear and now own a few T's myself. I have a little bird too and she's my diva, Bonnie the Cockatiel. She really helps a lot whenever I'm anxious or upset, to the point she follows me wherever I go. I couldn't imagine living without her in my life and she's the reason I love birds so much. Who says I need to be your average dog or cat lady?
Aside from my interests and such, let's get into on when I started drawing. I started drawing at a very young age due to family drama. To me, art was my escape from my parent's arguments and fighting. I was never really that much of a gamer like my brother, so I took to drawing animals and drawing as a form of venting my frustrations and feelings. So much as I hate to admit it, it's because of my mom's mistakes that led me to doing what I love doing today. Now, being a Furry, that's a different story! I didn't really realize or accept that I was a furry until the beginning of high school. I never really got picked on for it, more so because I was practically invisible in high school where no one knew me, and I was just a silent wall flower. My first sona was not Riley as you see today. Funny enough, Riley was originally going to be an adoptable before she became my current mascot. My first sona was, dare I say, an edgey red and black wolf/dragon hybrid named after myself.
My true fursona though is actually a skunk! He's not really well known to everyone like my gal Riley, Evan is a representation of me. I wanted him to be a lot of myself and also have my pride flag's colors. For those that don't know, I am AroAce (Aromantic Aesexual).I've always felt different from most people when it came to anything romantic. It's hard to explain, but to me, it feels like there's a part of me that's missing, and I've come to accept that. I spent years trying to understand why I couldn't feel what everyone else does, even forcing myself to try and love because my family instilled that I'd one day find someone and marry them. I'm getting a bit off track, but yeah, Evan is my sona based on myself!
Art of Evan, made by @chammuco
Ewww Riley's very first design/Reference
