Septimus, my new favorite!

I'm currently working on an art series with now one of my favorite secondary characters, Septimus. And I came to a realization today while sketching the sixth piece... 

Septimus is an updated version of my boy, Sonny, a hightop fade teen bear-boy I came up with back in middle school! Septimus is instead a dog instead of a bear, an adult, lighter-skin, more excitable, even more outrageous, and q*eer. 

I know I promised my Pride Month artwork and will do so after this post! Again, thank you Dear Readers for indulging me!  

Another day in self-quarantine

Been watching 90s TV shows, reading web comics, and the occasional writing. Also, working on different terms for sexual orientation and identities among four aliens species (human included) in the 49th century. 

Original journal date: 10/18/10

I've always been drawn to animal stories both in animation as well as in books. When I began to read mythology and saw what a huge role animals would play, and how complex their beings could be, impressed me to ancient peoples' wisdom in making the animal world as much a art of the human world (than how separate we are now). 

But when I picked up a book on Aesop's fables, that's when something 'clicked'. To use animals to bring to light humanity while revealing the innermost of that beast or creature is how I want to tell my stories.