Self-care can be a new soap or scent themed after your favorite games and characters... or it can be deliciously indulgent art and animation of your beloved OCs. Who am I to decide? All I know is both things are great ways to make your days a little brighter, and all the better when you can share that work with fellow fans. But to know more on that, you'll just have to read my interviews with CHOKKOmiilk and Bunnalien!
XIVFMN August 2025 Spotlight Interviews, Pt. 1: 7marichan7 & fuzzyren
The art in Part 1 of the August XIVFMN feature column is perhaps some of the most vibrant yet. 7marichan7 and fuzzyren's works burst with color and expressiveness, and their interviews explore the vibrancy that brings their art to life.
XIVFMN July 2025 Spotlight Interviews, Pt. 2: Misa Hino and Ursus Dice & Resin Crafts
Resin work will always have a special place in my heart, so I'm very excited to spotlight two wonderful resin crafters in the last part of our (belated) July interviews!
XIVFMN July 2025 Spotlight Interviews, Pt. 1: Kannter Art & The Ludens Atlas
Whether creating from close and deep within oneself, or exploring far-off places one might never see, to create what brings oneself joy is truest goal for any artist. And despite having two very different art styles, "joy" is a constant theme in the works of both Kannter Art and The Ludens Atlas in part one of our July 2025 interviews!
XIVFMN June 2025 Spotlight Interviews: Deckitout, IgnisKat, & Steelfeather Workshop
If you like little guys, this series of interviews is for you. Today we're admiring little guy keychains by Deckitout, little guy emotes by IgnisKat, and little guy plushies by Steelfeather Workshop - but even if little guys aren't your thing, this month's featured artists have plenty of other art and insights for our June interview series.
XIVFMN May 2025 Spotlight Interviews, Pt. 2: Vimimi & Sanglunaria
Vimimi and Sanglunaria are both careful crafters of their respective art forms, which couldn't be more different styles - digital vtubing and animations, or physical creations that re-interpret some of XIV's most iconic designs in tangible form - with new and interesting projects always on the horizon.
XIVFMN May 2025 Spotlight Interviews, Pt. 1: Banishedpixels & Spooky Klauser
Whether you like precise and detailed pixel art, or prefer a more exaggerated and expressive style, Part 1 of the May 2025 interviews with Banishedpixels and SpookyKlauser will certainly have art to catch your eye alongside the artists' wonderful insights into their work!
XIVFMN April 2025 Spotlights, Pt. 2: Gogomi & Purple Elf Fiber Arts
In part two of our interviews with the April featured creators of the XIV Fan Merch Network, artists Gogomi and Purple Elf Fiber Arts reflect on the different kinds of art they have created throughout their time in the XIV fandom - and what they hope to create in the future!
XIVFMN April 2025 Spotlights, Pt. 1: Chaobu & Cookie
In part one of our interviews with the April featured creators of the XIV Fan Merch Network, artists Chaobu and Cookie talk about how their art has evolved since starting their FFXIV journeys.
Inquiries of Art: Grievervsk
Painter, sculptor, makeup artist - Grievervsk's work could fit under many categories, and for him, that mix and meld of techniques that bring his visions to life is totally by design.
