About Cass
My name is Cass and I am a 20 year old digital artist and cosplayer. I've been doing art for 6 years recently transferring to digital in the past few years. Before that, I focused in line art and marker artwork while messing around with other mediums on the side.
I'm most active in the Dream SMP fandom in both cosplay and artwork. However, I also do artwork based on Star Wars, Dungeons and Dragons, various anime, and even a few different podcasts; such as the Penumbra Podcast, Welcome to Nightvale, and The Adventure Zone).
I've has been cosplaying for 10 years on and off. My first cosplay was as a weeping angel from Doctor Who when I was 10 and my love for it has always been there. Cosplays ranging from anime such as Attack of Titan to the Dream SMP fandom with many cosplays in the works.
More recently having been getting into prop making and sewing, I've been eyeing opening up a section for cloaks and cloak commissions.
I commonly attend a few different renaissance festivals and cons throughout the year, but depending on how this business goes I would love to be able to attend as a vendor rather than just a con or renaissance goer, but if you keep an eye out for me I commonly will be sporting a few different stickers on my person.
Good luck <3
Origins of the Name
The name of the website and the company is an interesting one. I've lived abroad and have a deep love of Italian culture and believe that love can truly change the world. So deciding on Amore was easy. It means love. Plain and simple.
The word "Castrian" originally was an idea and a play on my name Cassian, though I commonly go by Cass. Because my birth name is not Cass and most of the time we use the suffix -ian to mean "related or originating from or to". The specific origins of the suffix just plainly means "pertaining to". So I thought it was funny if my name meant "Pertaining to Cass".
Originally the name was going to be "Castrian Arts" which is the more recent name change to match my Twitch account. However, my art account is simply named Castrian Amore which is ironically my Archive of our Own account name as well, and after asking around I decided to leave it as Castrian Amore Art. I wanted to keep the term Art because I plan on offering several different customization and commission services at various points in time. I unfortunately have the nuerodivergent brain for sure.
Why Start this?
To be simple, why not? Life's too short to do things you don't love doing and I've loved making art for years. Because of my neurodivergency it's hard to find something consistent that I enjoy. I love art. I love being in fandoms and making content from those fandoms. I just hope that others might enjoy the work as well!
A small business in a small world don't seem so hard when you have people to support you! Just kidding it is most definitely hard, but I am going to make it worth it.