Yea, I'm 17, but I consider myself pretty active in the furry community.
I draw, (And just so you know, you don't have to be Picasso, nobody's gonna bash your drawings and hey, you might get better with practice.), I join the occasonal RP, I post on various furry forums and social networking, and I wear a collar at school. You could probally buy some faux fur from a craft store, and make some gloves pretty inexpensivly (I paid 3$ to make mine)