Guests of Honor

Jeremy Blake (furry name: Arp) is a musician, content creator, and educator based in Seattle, WA. He's released multiple albums, has been featured on video game and TV soundtracks, and has worked with brands such as Native Instruments, Arturia, Korg, Roland, and more. 

On his YouTube channel Red Means Recording, Jeremy creates videos about music technology, production, history, and theory. In between educational videos, he makes furry meme videos like "Legs" - you know, the maned wolf one.

A furry since early teens, Jeremy has always been inspired by the creativity, passion, and humor of the fandom and its participants. The memes, art, music, and videos that the fandom produces are like comfort food to him. 

Jeremy is proud to be part of FWA 2025 and it looking forward to meeting everyone.

Sasha R. Jones & Jonathan Vair Duncan both grew up involved in art communities adjacent to furry, and met while building careers in fantasy illustration. They have been full-time furry artists for over a decade now, where they are honored to be a part of the ongoing art and social evolution of furry. They’ve collaborated on half a dozen well received talks over the past seven years, with a focus on collectivist community building and interpersonal dynamics within the fandom.

Their aim is to help furries better understand dynamics inside and outside of furry, and to build networks of support. With a lot of teamwork and a little luck, they believe we can have a vibrant future without an unrealistic portrayal of current events. Sasha has been featured in The Fandom documentary and Jonathan in The Fandom miniseries. In 2022, they started Packmates, a furry mutual aid.

Sasha and Jonathan live in O’gha Po’geh (unceded Tewa Land) in so-called Santa Fe, New Mexico. Every year they fall more in love with the lands they live in, and are always striving to deepen that relationship by building reciprocity with local human and nonhuman life.