We are an LGBTQIA+ couple exploring our journey through life, and how our identities impact our experiences. For viewers, our appearances transform through various mediums (such as body paint, makeup, costuming, and more). We transform into different animals and fantastical creatures, hence we are a menagerie! Join us in showing and exploring our diverse identities! ๐ณ๏ธโง๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธ๐ โจ
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Furry Trash Podcast, Shetani, Music, and a Website Builder
I've transformed into my tigress form to show you what I've been up to lately.
๐บ Watch the video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1CGNgApAOM&list=PLqq30VRdpnP5F6xiAW2GxKBAqlE2C1RcI)
๐จ Follow my art: argentarius.art (https://argentarius.art)
(I body-painted myself as an orange tiger with blue stripes and shiny blue makeup. I'm wearing a pair of fluffy white ears, fangs, and a blue dress.)
Check out @Shetani (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHzazYkfTGQuaU_D6_jzK_A)! It's her birthday month! Consider buying something from her Ko-Fi shop or tipping: https://ko-fi.com/shetani/shop (https://ko-fi.com/shetani/shop)
I was interviewed by @Furrytrash_podcast (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp0bG7D811nKS_i1Z05OeaQ)! It won't be out for a while, but be sure to subscribe so you don't miss it!
You can find the source code to Art Menagerie, the website builder tool, here: https://code.artmenagerie.app (https://code.artmenagerie.app)
Music gadgets I demoed:
OP-Z from Teenage Engineering (synthesizer & sequencer)
Novation LaunchKey Mini 25 Mk4 (MIDI controller keyboard)
Please note, I bought these with my own money, I'm not sponsored, and this is not a review.
About Me:
๐จ Transformation artist, bodypainter, furry, ฮฮ therian.
๐ณ๏ธ๐ LGBTQIA+ (they/them) trans*/non-binary. ๐ฆป deaf and AuDHD.
I want to share what I know about transforming with you.
โ๏ธ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/argentarius (https://ko-fi.com/argentarius)
๐ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Argentarius (https://www.patreon.com/Argentarius)
Follow Me!
๐ฆ BlueSky: @Argentarius.art (https://bsky.app/profile/argentarius.art)
๐ Mastodon: @Argentarius@meow.social (https://meow.social/@Argentarius)
โฃ tumblr: @argent-transformations (https://www.tumblr.com/argent-transformations)
๐บ Subscribe on YouTube (https://youtube.com/channel/UCCHDj-TKsw-0wYyJHU7Acrw?sub_confirmation=1)
Attributions:
"Breaking the Ice" music by @Argentarius (https://argentarius.art)
Shetani Cheetah photo by @Shetani (https://shetani.carrd.co)
"Retro-Future Twilight Background" (https://ko-fi.com/s/c6ade302ba) by @Argentarius (https://argentarius.art)
Furry Trash Podcast avatar art by @LuciesCafe (https://www.youtube.com/@LuciesCafe)
"Dream Big" (https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/dream-big-happy-cute) music by Nick Petrov (https://www.bensound.com/artist/nick-petrov)
29 Nov 2025
Taking a Break in December
I transform into a reindeer to announce that I am taking a break from making videos (and podcasts) this December, but I will return in the new year!
๐บ Watch the video on YouTube (https://youtu.be/OCRBVreIO7Q)
โจ Find me on other platforms (https://the.artmenagerie.app/argentarius/)!
2025 has been a wild year and I am proud of all the videos I've made and the transformations I have accomplished.
I was hoping to finish my next video on randomness and digital dice before the new year, but my day-job and some health complications decided otherwise.
I plan to continue practicing drawing, learning Blender, and other creative crafts while on break.
No promises, but I will try to post what I can to BlueSky, Mastodon, and Telegram; but I'm going to focus on experiencing and enjoying my break time.
I want to thank you so much for being here along for the journey.
And I look forward to seeing you again in the next episode!
Follow Me!
๐ฆ Follow on BlueSky (https://argentarius.bsky.social)
๐ Follow on Mastodon (https://meow.social/@Argentarius)
๐บ Subscribe on YouTube (https://youtube.com/channel/UCCHDj-TKsw-0wYyJHU7Acrw?sub_confirmation=1)
12 Oct 2025
Are Physical Dice Fair?
Part 1 of my mini-series on randomness. Next will be on digital dice.
๐บ Watch this episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRxKrpbZta8&list=PLqq30VRdpnP5F6xiAW2GxKBAqlE2C1RcI)
โจ Become a member on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Argentarius) to get more!
In this episode...
We use random chance to bring excitement to our roleplay games, board games, video games, and more. But are physical dice or digital dice better? Brennan Lee Mulligan and Aabria Iyengar discussed this on Dimension 20's Adventuring Academy and I am going to dive deeper into this topic.
In this episode of Menagerie Chats we will explore physical dice. First, we test real coin flips v.s. imagined ones. Can you tell which is which? Randomness is not intuitive.
Along the way, I share stories about my experience in a statistics class and my luck at a game night playing Yahtzee. I also connect the way dice work to chaos theory and the butterfly effect.
Then we look into fair and unfair dice. I explore salt testing the dice, suggested by Aabria, and share my research into how casinos test their dice.
In another episode, I'll dive into how computers generate random numbers for digital dice!
Attributions
"Digital Dice vs. Physical Dice" (https://youtu.be/Tek7OHPKeHE) by Dimension 20
"Dice Inspection Checklist" (2009) (https://gjlv.com/cheating-info/) by Worldwide Casino Consulting, Inc.
Who is Argentarius?
๐ณ๏ธโง๏ธ I am non-binary trans. My pronouns are they/them/their.
๐ฆ Transformation artist using bodypaint and makeup to transform into various animals and fantasy creatures.
๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ธ Half-Chinese American who immigrated to Ireland.
๐ง Neurodivergent late diagnosed Autistic & ADHD.
๐ฆป Deaf/hard-of-hearing, chronic pain, and other invisible disabilities.
๐ Bisexual and on the asexual spectrum.
Join me in showing and exploring our diverse identities! ๐ณ๏ธโง๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธ๐ โจ
Support And Follow Me!
โจ Become a member on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Argentarius) to get more!
โ๏ธ Tip on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/Argentarius)
๐ฆ Follow on BlueSky (https://argentarius.bsky.social)
๐บ Subscribe on YouTube (https://youtube.com/channel/UCCHDj-TKsw-0wYyJHU7Acrw?sub_confirmation=1)
12 Aug 2025
Labels and How We Use Them
What labels do you use? What are your experiences? Any of ours you want to know more about?
๐บ Watch this episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZXf0Ohomrk&list=PLqq30VRdpnP5F6xiAW2GxKBAqlE2C1RcI)
โจ Become a member on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Argentarius) to get more!
In this episode...
We chat about our labels, how we use them, and some difficulties we have faced with labels. There are many types of labels and we focus on sexuality, gender, disability, and subculture. It takes a fair amount of research on our part before we feel comfortable using labels for ourselves and we've made some mistakes along the way. Despite the challenges, labels are useful, labels are here to stay, and it's important to think about how they are being used for a given situation.
Citations
Deaf Identity: Finding yourself (https://deafunity.org/article_interview/deaf-identity-finding-yourself/) by Evie Cryer (2021)
Who is the Menagerie?
We are an LGBTQIA+ couple exploring our journey through life, and how our identities impact our experiences. For viewers, our appearances transform through various mediums (such as body paint, makeup, costuming, and more). We transform into different animals and fantastical creatures, hence we are a menagerie! Join us in showing and exploring our diverse identities! ๐ณ๏ธโง๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธ๐ โจ
๐ฆ Argentarius (they/them) is a half-Chinese American transformation artist using bodypaint and makeup to transform into various animals and fantasy creatures who has immigrated to Ireland.
๐ฏ Saoirse (they/them) is currently training to become a therapist, and enjoys learning new crafts.
Both of us are late diagnosed Autistic & ADHD ๐ง , non-binary trans* ๐ณ๏ธโง๏ธ, immigrants โ๏ธ, bisexual on asexual spectrum ๐, with chronic disabilities (some invisible) ๐ฆป
๐โฌ The Void, our black cat, often joins us and gives her own feline insight!
Support And Follow Us!
โจ Become a member on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Argentarius) to get more!
โ๏ธ Tip on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/Argentarius)
๐ฆ Follow on BlueSky (https://argentarius.bsky.social)
๐บ Subscribe on YouTube (https://youtube.com/channel/UCCHDj-TKsw-0wYyJHU7Acrw?sub_confirmation=1)
5 Jul 2025
Are You What You Eat?
Argentarius and Saoirse, an LGBTQIA+ couple, discuss how food experiences shape their connections and cultural identities, exploring both delights and dilemmas in this episode.
9 Jun 2025
Reclaiming Self-Care
Argentarius and Saoirse, an LGBTQIA+ couple, discuss the radical origins of self-care and its co-option by capitalism, exploring ways to reclaim meaningful connections and fight oppressive systems in this episode.
23 May 2025
Managing Disabilities to Express Creativity
Transformation artist Argentarius and therapist Saoirse, an LGBTQIA+ couple, explore how disabilities like autism, ADHD, and chronic pain intersect with creative expression in art forms like makeup, crafting, and photography.
30 Apr 2025
Navigating Feelings of "Not Enough"
Argentarius and Saoirse, transformation artists and therapists, explore the origins of inadequacy and self-criticism, offering strategies for self-care and self-acceptance in this episode.
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