Physical Fanart, 2016-2021

The lunch notes I do for my kids are the vast majority of the illustration I do on physical media, but here are the last few physical fanart pieces…

In 2016, one of my favorite authors, Seanan McGuire, moved to the Seattle area; I drew a bunch of her characters to welcome her home. Clockwise from the foreground, there’s October Daye (with the hope chest that she’s not yet sure what to make of), Verity Price (from the InCryptid series), Velveteen and one her animate toys, and Georgia Mason from the Newsflesh books (written as Mira Grant).

In 2018, Catherynne M. Valente’s novel Space Opera was published, and it blew my mind. I reviewed it here immediately after reading it, and while I might wince a little now at some of the specific phrases and comparisons I used at the time, I stand by my enthusiasm for the novel and my description of its heart and soul. Valente’s vivid imagery and descriptions stuck in my head, and before long I’d started work on this piece – Decibel Jones, the novel’s protagonist, struck by stage fright in his very first performance at the Hope and Ruin. (I was fortunate to be able to present the original to Valente when she visited Seattle later that year.)

In 2021, my dear friend Amanda Cherry published her second novel, The Dragon Stone Conspiracy, set in the universe of the Strowlers television show. Having been a beta reader for the novel, I had a rare opportunity to present her with her first piece of fanart the day the novel was released. This illustration depicts the protagonist, Pepper Jones (as portrayed in the series by Lisa Coronado), contemplating the mystical artifact which she has come into possession of, and whose power she has not yet understood.

And finally, a bit of non-literary fanart, based off a silly joke my family made: it’s Professor Mariorty!