Ghoul Grandpa
This is a portrait of Ghoul Grandpa. It was made for the 100th anniversary of his turning. He still had some of his beaks, so we didn’t have to blend his brain smoothie like we do every morning since his 163rd anniversary. But at least he doesn’t need greens with his brains anymore…
Who are you?
She just had the awesomest day ever. She went and explored the forest of their new territory. Who would have thought that it would be so much fun to move into the lowlands after the highlands? The flowers here are sweeter, and the trees higher. The things that lived here were different too. The ant hill hiding among the soft sand dunes…
A night in the peaceful forest
In the dark, you take one step, and a branch snaps. You stop. You try to see if anything got disrupted. The distant noise is nothing you have met before, but it just rolls around the same way as it did before you entered the forest. You follow it with the hope that in some way you would be able to find some life and some light. Perhaps a small cottage or maybe some sort of fire to warm…
The brightest in the darkest
Stomping on nothing, bumping into invisible obstacles. Hands trying to feel around for something recognizable, while the sense of direction seems to be lost. There, when the darkness swallows you and you meet it with your deepest fears, there you may find her when you still yourself for a moment - letting the fear wash you over…
Obeisance
The Hollow bowed to the Emperor.
He brought news from the outside territories. There, not much is found beside the uninhabited territories. And the statue-like formations of shells of the Hollows. There most of the time, nothing moves because this is the place where Hollows are dumped after they become rigid in their movement. There is nothing there except ...
Let’s get cleaned up!
“You see? This is how you do it!”
“He is not holding his tongue right!”
”He is supposed to do it with the wide part of the tongue, not with the edge!”
Little did they know that their trainer deliberately showed them how to do it the wrong way.
Once every year he sat down and twisted his tongue and started to rub…
Spidey-Lady
“How do you like long slender legs on a Lady?”
“And if she has eight of them?”
“And what if she has the same number of enchanting eyes? Chitin skin delicate to the touch? ”
How close would you dare to go to her to find out if she bites?
The Lady’s identity is unknown, but some who met her say that there is no way of telling what her intentions are...
The Forest Witches
They got an invitation to the King on the land. Forest Witches never have been invited before. They have been mostly avoided creatures, except when they were needed by the locals for their knowledge in witchcraft. But in these cases, the locals went to the altars where they left their request and the payment, and the next day returning, they found their elixirs, healing balms, or …
The Lightbringer
The light in front of her, the darkness behind her. Followed by the creatures of the shadows who are enchanted by the light but never daring to step out into the glow, not ever getting in front of the Lightbringer. They sometimes stomp on each other in their hurry to follow the light while at the same time they try to avoid it entirely…
Empty Owl
Another Hollow. This time it is an animal.
Who would have thought that they could be Hollow Ones too?
There was a time when these animals were all alive. They were much more than senseless animals opposed to what so much believed back then. The ignorants went so far as to hurt them without care...
Stealing the Eggs
“What do you know about the eggs of Nandikona?”
Having one in your possession is known to be of great value. It holds a fraction of the spirit of the earth, bringing rejuvenation to all who hold it in their hands. But beware of the bull itself! Because if Nandikona catches you stealing the eggs, that’s going to be your demise.
However, this Lady in the picture was ...
Lessons
“Am I going to be as big as you are?”
“Am I going to be as strong as you are?”
The questions of the pure admiration from the little ones can make one cringe inwardly for sure. Because we adults never really see ourselves as big or strong or not even good. No matter how hard we try. But in the eyes of a child...
Smallephant
Smallephant is being the cutest jungle ghost around to be. When the night falls, he enters the playgrounds with his shimmering shape, making the living stand back with a gasp and giving way so he can step on his path. He walks all night long…
The Hollow One
The madman never had a problem with reaching any crossroads. He never had to make any decision, because in his madness he saw nothing else just a straight road to oblivion. He cared for nothing else.
Those who saw him marching on his way were looking after him with admiration. “This is someone who knows what he wants...
Axolotl Adventurer
After their ancestors safely brought their tribe to the underground lakes, new traditions began to emerge. A young axolotl has to prove his worth by traveling into the deepest darkness to catch the sun (it is actually a special kind of plankton). Upon returning this little sun becomes...
Quack-quack (Animation)
A few years ago I got interested in creating small animations, especially loops. And this was the end result of that experiment. And the only one, but I still hope that somewhen I am going to be able to create more of these. :)
But instead of creating more of these gifs, I created a small demo game from this. And you can try it out on…
Gentleman with... rats?
As I read these stories about love, big hands, and how it seems as if it would be a caricature of a woman getting a hold on her lover, the idea came that in the world of gender equality and other gender-related expressions, I should go with a possessive male with long nails threateningly curling around the body of the dependent little rat clinging to him.
I especially loved how ...
Bad Moon Rising
Having a sky that is full of strange floating particles above the atmosphere, creating constant shadows in front of the sun. Having cacti-like plants on the ground and this creature running around in it without a care. Why would it be something that must be feared?
As with humans, only by look, you can never tell. Just one glimpse isn’t enough to form a truthful opinion…