{"id":901,"date":"2024-09-10T16:23:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/?page_id=901"},"modified":"2024-10-10T11:42:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:42:33","slug":"special-guests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/nl\/special-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speciale gasten<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"#sterric\">Sterric<\/a> (artist)<\/td><td><a href=\"#joe-strike\">Joe Strike<\/a> (author)<\/td><td><a href=\"#mofurries\">Moms of Furries<\/a> (community)<\/td><td><a href=\"#addy-de-jongh\">Addy de Jongh<\/a> (nature)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sterric\">Sterric<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sterric.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sterric.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sterric is a &#8220;visual storyteller&#8221; and the creator of the anthropomorphic works &#8220;De Vloek van Rood&#8221; and &#8220;Magician Jackdaw&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday the 19th she&#8217;ll give a talk, \u201c&#8217;Help! My animals never shut up!&#8217;, My career as a comic book artist.&#8221; She&#8217;ll also do a live drawing demonstration and be available to chat and sign books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sterric is presented thanks to Cross Comix (crosscomix.nl), a Rotterdam-based stichting dedicated to supporting graphic storytelling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-portrait-787x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Self-portrait of Sterric as a bat\" class=\"wp-image-904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-portrait-787x1024.jpeg 787w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-portrait-231x300.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-portrait-768x999.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-portrait-1180x1536.jpeg 1180w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-portrait-1574x2048.jpeg 1574w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-portrait-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-portrait.jpeg 1796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-jackdaw-697x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Art by Sterric from &quot;Magician Jackdaw&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-jackdaw-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-jackdaw-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-jackdaw-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-jackdaw-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sterric-jackdaw.jpg 919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"joe-strike\">Joe Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/joestrike.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joestrike.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Strike is the author of Furry Nation: The True Story of America\u2019s Most Misunderstood Subculture (2017) and Furry Planet: A World Gone Wild (2023). He has been part of furry fandom since 1988 when he received a surprise invitation to something called a \u201cfurry party\u201d at a Philadelphia sci-fi convention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His articles on film, TV, animation and related topics have appeared in a variety of publications including the New York Daily News, Newsday, New York Press, and Animation World Network (awn.com). He has scripted the Nick Jr. TV series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and is the author of the young adult furry adventure novel The Incredible Hare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s interviewed countless cartoon luminaries including Hayao Miyazaki, John Lasseter, Brad Bird and Lauren Faust, creator of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. As a writer\/producer for Bravo and the Sci-Fi Channel, he worked with Stan Lee, Ralph Bakshi and the cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/joestrike-portrait-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Joe Strike with his fursuit, &quot;Komos&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/joestrike-portrait-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/joestrike-portrait-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/joestrike-portrait-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/joestrike-portrait.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/furry-nation-book-rotated-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Joe Strike's book, &quot;Furry Nation&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/furry-nation-book-rotated-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/furry-nation-book-rotated-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/furry-nation-book-rotated-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/furry-nation-book-rotated-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mofurries\">Moms of Furries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mofurries.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mofurries.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carrie and Joelle (&#8220;The Moms of Furries&#8221;) started hosting their &#8220;Young Furry Chill Spaces&#8221; at US cons in 2018 after their teens asked to go to a furry convention and they decided to go with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being impressed with what they saw, they decided they wanted to support other parents and young furries in the fandom, first creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/momsoffurries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a> and getting active on social media, ultimately leading to frequent participation as invited guests at some of the biggest furry cons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries-reallife.png\" alt=\"A photo of Carrie and Joelle, the &quot;Moms of Furries&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries-reallife.png 600w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries-reallife-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries-reallife-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries-reallife-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"887\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries.png\" alt=\"Art for &quot;Moms of Furries&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries.png 887w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mofurries-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"addy-de-jongh\">Addy de Jongh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stichting-otterstation-nederland.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.stichting-otterstation-nederland.nl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Let op: Addy de Jongh kan er helaas niet bij zijn: hij bezoekt de otters in Noorwegen. Hij geeft zijn lezing op afstand en zijn collega Hans Blom zal in zijn plaats aanwezig zijn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addy de Jongh founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stichting-otterstation-nederland.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stichting Otterstation Nederland<\/a> in 1985, successfully reintroducing the otter to the Netherlands after it had become locally extinct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He became fascinated with otters during his biology studies at the University of Groningen. In addition to leading SON, he&#8217;s the national representative of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otterspecialistgroup.org\/osg-newsite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Otter Specialist Group<\/a>; supervises BSc, MSc and PhD students at home and abroad; and gives lectures and presentations on the otter around the world. For this work, he was knighted in 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"867\" data-id=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/addy-met-jonge-otters-bewerkt-standard.webp\" alt=\"Photo of Stichting Otterstation Nederland founder Addy de Jongh with three otters\" class=\"wp-image-547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/addy-met-jonge-otters-bewerkt-standard.webp 573w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/addy-met-jonge-otters-bewerkt-standard-198x300.webp 198w, https:\/\/otterdam.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/addy-met-jonge-otters-bewerkt-standard-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special guests Sterric (artist) Joe Strike (author) Moms of Furries (community) Addy de Jongh (nature) Sterric sterric.com Sterric is a &#8220;visual storyteller&#8221; and the creator of the anthropomorphic works &#8220;De Vloek van Rood&#8221; and &#8220;Magician Jackdaw&#8221;. 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