Grrr! Roar!

You probably can't tell from looking at my poor, barren blog, but I have been working a lot lately.  I've been busting out a dummy book for a picture book that I've been working on for about the last 4 years off and on (mostly off.)  The book is about this guy:

He's really very friendly.  I promise.  He wouldn't hurt a fly.  More sketches to come.  

Dang it feels good to post a drawing again.

Prototype

I love building things with my hands. I've had the idea to build a small working trebuchet for some time now but I don't have anywhere to put it once it's finished. I can't wait until I have a garage.

In the mean time I'm satisfying my need to build with things like this:

He's a prototype for a bigger creature I want to do later on. I made him out of felt (red because it's the only color I had) and old teddy bear guts. I sewed him by hand. Yes I know it's a bit sloppy but I've never done this before. I was just making it up as I go along. I think for the finished product I'll do some research on how this kind of thing is actually done.

The final creature will have a variety of interchangeable facial expressions, like so: