March

In this month, my favorite character was the stink bug. Heber designed it, and I painted it red to add some color overall. I ended up needing to change this, since they wanted it to be realistic to true stinkbug colors, but you can see it red here! If you bought this story, however, it would be black with a green belly. We made the Leprochaun "Bling-" as Mitch referred to it! He was fun to create as well.

February

We really liked the lilacs and the grasshopper from this month!

Story Time Felts

Heber and I got a monthly job working for a company (Story Time Felts) that prints children's stories and pictures on felt. Each month we get a different story to illustrate about a group of bugs and insects that live in a meadow. The stories illustrate the unique features of each month--the birthstone, the flowers of the month, and the unique weather conditions. Each month new bugs are introduced and featured as well. It is a great teaching tool! Heber has helped me learn to be a bit more about animation and "cuteness" with my characters, and we've really enjoyed doing them each month. You can see a lot of improvement as well as the months go by.

January