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About Me Official Beta Tester Art Student Jeff Thomas20/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 6 Years
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Pon and Zi

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I met =ciaee at FanimeCon in San Jose earlier this year. She stopped at my booth and gave me free prints of a few of her deviations, and the images have been haunting me (in a very good way) ever since. It's not often that you run into someone as talented as she is who isn't either socially inept, full of themselves, or somehow both. Contrarily, she was very sweet. Be sure to visit her gallery (even her scraps!), because you won't regret it. <3

Pon & Zi FAQ

Q: Are you the one that actually created these comics?
A: Yes. I first started drawing Pon and Zi in 2004, and first uploaded them here in my deviantArt gallery in December of that year.

Q: Which one is Pon and which one is Zi?
A: Pon is yellow and Zi is blue.

Q: Which one is the boy and which one is the girl?
A: I didn't assign either a gender because I think that neither of their personalities are gender specific, and because I realize that not all girls would relate to the same one, nor would all guys relate to the other. So I've left that decision open to each of you, individually.

Q: What exactly are they?
A: In a webcomic with the aim to simplify love down to one panel and a few words, Pon and Zi are people, represented and simplified down to little handpuppets. Or maybe they're the pillow you cuddle when you're lonely, but with a head and more importantly, a heart. Whatever they are, they look kind of like something you'd see in a children's book, if you can remember back when love was innocent and genuine still.

Q: What's the cat's name? The ostrich? The snail?
A: Nubbly. The ostrich is called Bawk, and the snail is called Scoot.

Q: Can I draw fanart?
A: Drawing your own original characters is classy.

Q: Can I get a Pon&Zi tattoo?
A: Go for it, but send me a photo after. I like to see these things. : B

Q: Do you use the things said in your comics as pickup lines?
A: I'm very shy, very single, and haven't even thought about it.

Q: Can I use your art for a layout, icon, background, wallpaper, collage, banner, etc.?
A: That's a hard question to answer plainly. I don't mind when people repost the comics in myspace, facebook, etc. comments as long as the images are the versions found from my gallery here or at azuzephre.net, and more importantly, that they are entirely unedited. Please do not use the images to make profile layouts, wallpapers, or anything downloadable by others. If you're unsure about what you plan to use the images for, send me a note or email. If I don't respond, I've either been too busy to get to your message, or it's so ridiculous that you ought to know that I'd say no.

Q: I found a person/website/store selling merchandise featuring your art and/or characters. Whats should I do?
A: Please notify me via dA note or email me at azuzephre@gmail.com with as much information as possible. I'll issue a cease and desist order and take legal action if they do not cooperate. Harassing the person in question is not necessary.

Q: Where can I find Pon&Zi Tshirts and other merchandise?
A: Visit the shop page at azuzephre.net! New merchandise is added periodically.

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Updates to Azuzephre.net <3

Thu Dec 3, 2009, 3:15 AM
Hey everyone. Can you believe it's already the holiday season again? It's crazy. I hope you're all warm and cozy! I just remodeled my studiospace and I'm not used to having freezing cold hardwood floors. As a result, I'm rather cold at the moment and equally tired, so I'm going to try to finish this post quickly so I can go hide under a mountain of blankets. <3

I've got a lot of exciting stuff going on right now. I've mentioned a top secret Pon&Zi project that's in the works, and while I'm still unable to let you all in on it, I can say that it's definitely coming along and that I'll be able to tell you all about it very very soon.

School starts again for me in just a little bit more than a month, so I'm trying to tie up loose ends before I fall victim to deadlines and stuff. I'm doing illustrations on the back panels of SIXTY-FOUR chairs for a coffee shop remodel, all within the span of like eight days, and then immediately after, they've also asked me to do four identical 7 foot by 7 foot wall paintings. Cross your fingers for me and hope I can finish everything before school because I won't have time anymore at that point. Hahaha. On top of that, I'm also working hard to finish the Pon&Zi Valentines Day cards before school as well. I've gone a bit overboard with those, but I think they'll be fancy.

I've been getting a TON of emails asking if it's too late to order pins, keychains, etc. from azuzephre.net in time to guarantee delivery before Christmas. That's a hard question to answer, especially for international orders, because the postal systems of some countries are faster than others. I can only tell you what the post office here is telling me: For any package being delivered outside of the United States, TODAY is the last day I can ship things internationally and expect them to arrive before Christmas. For orders placed within the United States, the post office says that any orders I ship before the 14th of this month will be very likely to arrive on time. I ship orders every day at least once, so if you're planning on getting somebody a PinPack, Keychain, Poster or Print for Christmas, the sooner you order, the better.

That reminds me, I've added POSTERS and a few if the more recent comics as Photo Prints to the store at azuzephre.net. I'm a lazy online shopper, so I've spent the last two hours making sexy image links for this journal to make it easier on you guys if you want to buy something. *nudge* <3333

Pon&Zi Poster Pon&Zi Prints
Pon Keychain #1 The Art of Jeff Thomas
Pon PinPack #1 Pon PinPack #2

Anyway, I hope you all have an awesome holiday season. Pleeease don't drink and drive, and be safe in general. <333


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.......*shocked and amazed* no way, i actually found u...and ur on da :3 awesome! :D i love pon and zi ^-^ they so cute! ^-^

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ok its present time! why? cause i had a bed case of artists block and i was looking at one of your drawings when inspiration struck so for that you deserve a prezzie :)

unfortuantely im new and still cant work DA properly :( so i dont know how to give this to you as an actual gift :( so this will have to do 4 now. (sory its stupid but it was realy fun to draw)

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Just wanted to let you know this person has posted some of your art.

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I might really just be fanart, but seeing as their style isn't like this at all I'm assuming it's not [link]

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yo just posted a comment oupsies GLOMP I MEAN

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