View from the Zoo

I put togther my birthday tea party invitation (it says «come and celebrate my
5(0) years with me») with animals that I had drawn recently. Except these guys thought they were posing for a five year old’s celebration - until my main monkey came in with the zeros that were missing. The design challenge : to find a look that was adult and masculine using funny animals. The party theme was inspired my my preschool mad hatter tea parties I had with my friends, complete with little dishes and tiny tea cups. However today, instead of water and crackers, there will be real cucumber sandwiches and homemade scones topped with whipped cream and jam. Yummy!

I do relate to this bear who seems ready to hibernate. With shorter days everyone could use a bit of light therapy and a caffeine boost. The illustration was published this morning in La Presse (Montreal) on the cover of the health section accompanying a couple of articles on the effects of the time/season change and how to deal with the four o’clock energy slump that many of us suffer from.  I rather enjoyed doing the tribute to fifties’ designer George Nelson’s sunny Ball clock and figuring out how to draw the cabin-chic wood panelling in the background.