New animals are up on Ryan's Etsy site tonight! We also posted Carson The Pink Zombie to give Wendell some company. We have a few other things to post too but those will have to come a bit later in the week if we want to get any sleep. It's funny how the digital touch-up and posting ends up taking almost as much time (or more) than the drawings themselves. Isn't that the way with so many creative things? You end up with a dash of creative time and a heap of practical application.
Now, without further ado, we present a retired folk singer, a flying hotshot, and a scientist:
Writing the Animal Bios can be a tricky part of the process. At the beginning I wrote them quickly without Ryan really knowing what I was doing. He thought they were funny so we kept going with them. Now we mostly write them together but it takes a lot longer because we get into conversations about what these personalities should be (and we change our minds a lot.) I always try to be conscious of the fact that Ryan doesn't necessarily want people to know if the animal heads have human or animal bodies. I wonder if he knows?
~Lucy
P.S. I'm so happy the squirrel has a mate now! Aren't you?
I just received 4 of my favorite animals as a birthday gift today. Hooray! They're even more wonderful than I imagined. My friends (the giftgivers) say you were incredible with them with their many questions/requests. Thanks! I'll be selecting a few more shortly (I MUST have that squirrel couple). Looking forward to your next release of animals. Would love to see a llama, kangaroo, and monkey. Thanks again!
Posted by: Melissa | April 10, 2008 at 08:21 PM