Welp, it's about time for another update. In the years since I started Fetusmart, I've finally graduated (escaped) High school and am now enrolled in Art School/College.

First, off, I'd like to say thank you to the thousands of people who have emailed me over the years...I love getting feedback on the site. I read them as fast as I can, but with such a full schedule I can't always answer immediately. So if you send an e-mail, don't think I'm ignoring you if you don't get a response right away. I do, however, get a lot of repeat e-mails about certain things, so to speed the process up a little bit I present to you....

THE E-MAIL FAQ OF FAQ-NESS
Please read before e-mailing!
Q: I know it says no requests, but can you make me a ___ fetus?"
A: No, no I can't. I get about ten or so of these a week. The sad truth is that I am completely and utterly out of FTP space. I cannot add even ONE more fetus. Thank you all for your offers of hosting space, but I need all the pics to be located in the same place at a reliable long-term source. Someday I'll upgrade but that won't happen for a while. So essentially...what you see is what you get.
Q: Hey, you should animate the fetuses/make them grow into something."
A: I'd love to do this, but it goes back to not having space... Say I do 3 frames for an animation, or 3 different stages of growth per fetus. That's three times the space it takes up and 3 times the bandwith being used up. Not a good idea.
Q: BLARGTHEIMAGESWON'TSHOWUPBLARG
A: I haven't quite figured this one out yet, but I'm aware of the images occasionally not showing up. I'm pretty sure it goes back to the space thing. If some of the images are down, just check back later.
Q: Are you pro life? Are you a Christian? etc.
A: I'm not answering these sort of questions, ever. They aren't pertinent to the site. Stop asking.
Q: The plural of fetus is feti, not fetuses. Jerk.
A: I know that. Fetuses sounds cuter. And that's Jerk-ette to you.
Q: Can I make my own fetus and put it on the web?
A: My work is copyrighted. When using my design as a base, email me first to ask permission. Also, if you are posting your design on the web, you need to add a link back to Fetusmart as the original source. It is NOT ok to change my design or claim it is your own or to sell it.

Oh look, more words now. For those of you with Myspace accounts, feel free to join Fetus friends

Fetusmart badges were available at the 2006 Comic-con. Next summer we should have our own booth at the Con with lots more merchandise if all goes as planned. So hey, check this out. I've recently done several illustrations for Volume One of a swords and sorcery semi-graphic novel called Aerekel, which should be released in July. For more information on that project, see Aerekel on Myspaceor visit the website at: http://members.aol.com/bobcowproduction/aerekel.html/shameless plug>

As always, T-shirts and buttons are available for purchase locally in San Diego. For everybody else, check out the Cafepress site I know the stuff's expensive but honestly, they're as cheap as I can make them. For each 15 dollars that Cafepress gets from an item, I get like 2. So until I go big-time, that's how its gotta be. Stay tuned for updates and as always, more awesomeness than you can shake a stick at.

And here's the link for the cafepress shop.

Cafepress.com/Fetusmart store

WEBSITES I RECOMMEND I love kitchy artwork. Check out some of my favourite artists at these sites: www.lisapetrucci.com
http://besmirched.tripod.com/meganbesmirched.html
http://www.shagmart.com/
http://www.markryden.com/
http://www.timbiskup.com/index.html
http://www.ebsqart.com/Artists/cmd_nelliex_Profile.htm

I've found out that several people have been duplicating my artwork and claiming it as their own. Imitation may be a form of flattery, but copying my work isn't ok in my books, so knock it off. I'm attaching the following Copyright and Trademark information.

Copyright 2006. The works of authorship contained in this world wide website in the domain "http://bunnysnoog.cyborgcow.net/" (the "FETUSMART Site"), including but not limited to all design, text and images, are owned by FETUSMART and as such may not be reproduced, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without the prior written consent of FETUSMART, except to the extent that such use constitutes "fair use" under the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. §107).

A Trademark application for FETUSMART has been filed in the United States.