squirrel costume

Okay, so here's June, a human in a squirrel costume. She wears this costume because she lives among the squirrels. Squirrel Ghost is her pal, and helps her out. He teaches her about squirrel culture and society, etc.

I enjoy creating little characters, whether in drawings or as toys, but up to this point I have been reluctant to give them backstories or even names. I think I wanted to leave that up to the person looking at the drawing or the toy. Also, I feel pretty comfortable with the visual stuff at this point, while creative writing and story-telling is way more difficult for me. But with June and Squirrel Ghost I've had such a good time figuring out what they're all about. I've even sketched out a few small comic strips dealing with their adventures in the squirrel world and the human world, which I hope to share at some point. Woo!

I'll keep posting these drawings while I continue to plan for future projects, including more toys. This is fun, thanks for all the kind comments!