ᴠɪʟᴀɴɪ 🔜 Ainmhícon '26

Gorgeous 🥰

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It has been 2 weeks and other shit happened on top of this I AM NOT HAVING FUN

At this stage I just want it all to end. I have been so stressed and sad and I think hearing "nothing can be done" will make me sadder but at least I will stop this anxiety I've been under since the drive broke.

I will only know next week if they can recover anything or not, but the lab has my drive now. I have been feeling sick to my stomach due to all the stress but I think I'm also kinda. Just accepting that nothing can be done anymore.

𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓
((Spiritfarer))

Anthro lioness in a wolf pelt sitting on the floor, inspired by Princess Mononoke - face paint and a fur cloak with a mask.

I just wanted an excuse to draw my fursona as San from Princess Mononoke, since she heavily influenced the creation of Vilani.

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More lions <:

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Anthro cheetah-dragon with purple wings and hair standing in front of a mirror, reflecting a shadow black dragon version of herself, both wearing a sparkling purple dress.

Girl night out!
Cell shaded commission for @xilimyth.bsky.social

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NSFW illustration of two rabbit-mix anthros sitting on a park bench, a female and a male. They are masturbating each other.

‪Enjoying the park <:
Colored sketch commission for Gamerfox.

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Nude picture of two male crocodiles standing next to each other, the first being taller than the one on the right. Both are green and have a light belly/ tail. They are from ancient Egypt, thus the background displays Egyptian symbols/hieroglyphs.

Green scales!
Cell-shaded commission for Dasher.

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NSFW illustration of a light orange male tiger and a male dark grey panther having sex together, both standing, the panther behind the tiger while lifting the tiger's leg.

Boys will be boys~
Colored sketch for Neonwo

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ANYWAY I'm a zookeeper/Curator/Animal Manager and AMA? Lmao

The pay will always be shit regardless of the size of the zoo. You will always end up having to work with animals you aren't in love with. Be realistic.

But if you love zookeeping, keep going. You will get there. You will have a chance eventually. I did, and as stressed as I am 24/7, I love my job

So many have this idea they must work at a large zoo with only the animals they specifically want. My advise: throw that idea out of the window. Large zoos are complex, difficult to navigate and most likely you will be working with animals you don't love. That's the reality of the industry.

I became a zookeeper BC the zoo I applied for was very small and at the time the employees didn't have specific roles such as Curator or Conservation officer or anything like that. So if you do want to work in the industry, my advise is: try smaller zoos with a small team first.

A good CV means nothing in this industry. It doesn't matter what people say. You become a keeper out of luck, nepotism, or because a zoo doesn't have many applications at the time.

Another bit of lore! A veterinarian wanting to become a zookeeper was seen by everyone interviewing me (Senior Zookeeper/biologists/other vets) as "this person wants my job" in this industry. Because I was overqualified, I was a threat. I was rejected from 10 zoos, despite having a great CV.

I gave up vet med and wanted to became a zookeeper, but with my CV nobody took me seriously because I was overqualified. So I decided to study biology and take my bachelor's and pretend I didn't have a Veterinary degree.

Eventually became a zookeeper and then zoo curator/animal manager.
The end.

After having my parents nurture my arts, they told me "you will absolutely not be an artist because you will be poor and die" so the only thing I had left was taking care of animals and they told me the only possibility was to be a Veterinary doctor. After being a Vet for 4 years, I was depressed.

oh gosh ash! please let me know if you need anything at all, even if it's just to vent. I'm wishing your mother the best ♥️

It's sad but very understandable! I have always loved your work and I am so thankful for all the thousands of icons you did for me. Thank you so much for all the amazing art during these past years ❤️

Like Griff said!! I'm glad you are figuring it out and getting help ❤️ if you need anything please poke meeee

Using my voice as a creator to put out a small PSA on how to disable the new feedback feature on our favorite overly-nosey payment processor.

Reminder to never comm details on payment websites, and to never directly link your payment pages to your NSFW work.

Feel free to contact me and Griff over bsky, or poke me on telegram (my @ is vilanivila).

Rather than being a "cute animals" group, the aim is to focus on ecology and science related to animals.

If you are a nerd about animals, or wish to become one, would like to share stuff about animals, we will happily accept you!

No need to work in any animal field to join, any nerd is welcome <:

@griffinbandida.bsky.social and I have created a telegram group dedicated to all things animals and how we want to share knowledge and appreciation for animals of every kind!

This group is more focused on the animals and science about them rather than aesthetic, bc WE ARE NERDS.

This feature can be disabled by going to Invoicing -> Feedback and toggling 'Collect feedback' off there (on a business account, at least)

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I'm sorry Ash ):

His name is Nall and I don't draw him enough 😔