Run, Epona, run!

 

So one of my newer gods is Epona, Celtic goddess of horses! She lives with her older brother, Cernunnos, and her little sister, Artionis. Due to her long, gangly legs, she's a bit clumsy. She's also a total tomboy.

Epona is also considered a Gallo-Roman goddess, so I wanted to make sure she had a few throwbacks to them. I read that Gallic men lime-washed their hair and then combed it back to look like a horse's mane. Perfect! As she grows older, she becomes an untamed, wild teenager. On top of bleaching her hair, she'll also get woad tattoos, another nod to her Celtic heritage.

Goddess Doodles and Teachers!

 Woo, it's been an exciting weekend! I doodled quite a bit. Here are Poli'ahu, the snow goddess, and Pele. I imagine they're embittered old rivals (even for little girls), and complete opposites. Poli is very polite and ladylike, whereas Pele is outspoken and a bit of a tomboy. I thought an amusing episode for my series would be the gang meeting Poli and instantly taking to her, causing Pele to be outraged!


Also, this weekend I visited my old first grade teacher. He is the coolest guy, and a great teacher, too! I remember in class we had table groups with little point systems; a brilliant way to get us to teach each other to behave. I'm stunned he and his wife still talked about me, but I was still touched. So I doodled him!

Thesis, Part 1

Here's an influx of characters from my senior thesis. I developed a TV pitch for a cartoon show about a girl who babysits the children of the gods.  Along the way, she'd make new friends, learn about different gods and cultures, and avoid being fried alive. Here's part 1 of the main group of characters from the show.