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Soap Dispenser prefers reading hard copy books because his Kindle
always seems to need recharging at the most exciting part. |
Although Weather Bunny isn’t on my blog often, she still makes occasional appearances on Instagram and Facebook. (Lately, most of her public appearances have been on stickers and T-shirts. Merchandising was bound to happen. 😉) On the last legs of my 100 Day Project, I sometimes forget that Weather Bunny was my original attempt to draw from my imagination. I have to thank InkTober 2016 for that. (Reading my blog post from then, I realize that she made a gender change along the way. . . I clearly see her as female now, but I had referred to her as “him” back then!)
Interestingly, Weather Bunny began in much the same way as
Faucet Handle, Soap Dispenser and Scissors did. I looked for images of real rabbits
online, drew from one of those photos, then allowed the character to morph organically as I drew her repeatedly. And also similar to the way Faucet
Handle and friends have developed, I didn’t necessarily set out to create a
cartoon character when I first started sketching Weather Bunny. But characters
have a way of taking on a life of their own. Her personality and attitude
evolved along with the drawings.
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She tried rollerblading with Faucet Handle, but skateboarding makes
Scissors feel more like a badass. |
Some people avoid challenges like InkTober or The 100 Day Project because they seem contrived or too restrictive. I say, whatever
encourages creativity is a good thing to try. I do believe that it helps to do something
for a sustained and committed length of time – 31 or 100 or 407 consecutive
days – to push myself past whatever resistance I might have and arrive at
something new.
Creative inspiration doesn’t happen by waiting around for
the Muse to show up and drop a bolt of lightning. The showing up has to be done
by me – regularly, daily, even if I’m not in the mood and especially when it
feels too hard. Most days, nothing interesting happens. But once in a while, it
does – and if I’m not there when it does, I’ll miss it. That’s what the creative
process is.
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| Soap Dispenser was running late for his appointment, so Faucet Handle gave him a lift. |
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| Hands are not necessary to enjoy a new handbag. |
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| Weather Bunny appeared last week to observe May the 4th. |
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| Scissors is careful not to cut her ramen noodles...it changes the flavor. |
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| Whenever he sharpens a pencil, Soap Dispenser gets 11 steps on his FitBit. |
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| Weather Bunny stickers |
I enjoy seeing what your characters are up to. I love Soap Dispenser and Faucet Handle on the bike. lol
ReplyDeleteThanks -- I'm glad you're enjoying their antics! Only a couple more weeks left to my challenge!
DeleteThere is merchandising?!! Where can I buy a WB T-shirt? ;-) Last week, I asked my GD to bring my scribble journal from the counter in the living room. She couldn't find it, so I described it as the square book with the black cover. She still had a hard time, until she said, "Oh! Is it the one with the bunny holding a pencil?" Bingo! WB saves the day! (or at least my legs). Maybe if I challenged myself to draw hamsters for 30 days I would find MY signature cartoon! Weather Hamster would be too derivative. I gotta think...
ReplyDeleteAnne (HemmedWithHamsters)
I am not liking the T-shirt quality at the place where I get stickers made, but maybe I'll try a different vendor sometime. Will let you know. ;-) Everyone needs a signature cartoon character! But be careful... they have a tendency to turn into alter egos! ;-)
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