Who is Jerelyn?
Our lives have decisions which almost irreversably change the quality of the life thereafter. Some of mine have had less-than-desireable results, and others have evolved me into something with far more Grace than I thought possible. The moment when I transitioned from wishing I knew how to draw to deciding to learn was one of the latter.
The motto that best defines me is "I will be a fairy princess till the day I die". Before I knew what fantasy novels and RPGs were I believed in fairies, monsters, and occasionally that I was a brave warrior from another dimension sent to this world to learn how to fight for my people (or at least, that was a favorite playground game of mine...). Discovering ElfQuest, fantasy novels, and AD&D (in that order) was a lot like coming home for me. The characters I've created in written stories and in roleplaying games and computer games have left footprints - big and small - throughout my heart.
Thus gave me great joy to finally be able to draw these characters! Of course, once I started drawing my characters I found it was fun to draw them for other people as well so many of the portraits you see in my gallery are for others. That being said, I think any subject matter would appeal to me at this point.
As for the facts 'n dates ... I grew up in Maine, got a degree in Biology from Mount Holyoke College, and am a QARC Engineer for a software company (yay for day jobs!). My name "Foxeye" was given to me by my husband back in 1999 when we first met because my eyes (and hair) are the same color as those of a red fox. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband Kael of 6 years, two cats Scruffy and Miroku, a 2001 Toyota Prius named "Mutt", the spirit of an evil chocolate-covered donut named Merve, and several mischevious gremlins that like to change the settings of my Painter brushes and cause Netflix videos to arrive in the wrong order. The daughter of a musician and a biologist, stories are my Joy and wilderness is my Sanity.
Who is Foxeye?
Besides being my middle name, Foxeye is also the name of my own personal "Eternal Champion". When I choose to create a character that is a version of myself translated for another world, I frequently call that character Foxeye. They always have my hazel eyes and red hair, though it's sometimes dark, sometimes honey-red like my own; sometimes straight, sometimes curly. The most well-known incarnation is Foxeye from the Jungle Fire graphic novel. They say that your first story is autobiographical, so I decided to get that out of the way.
Actualy, the best-known incarnation is probably my internet alias. But I've not gotten so far yet as to think of the internet as a fictional world. ;)