Mayara is a delightful tamarin the size of a tamarind seed. She’s often not drawn to scale and although her face is inspired by Emperor and Golden Tamarins, her body and bearing isn’t much like a tamarin at all. I adore her and have often felt like I’ve under-used her, but I’ve comforted myself knowing she was a busy monkey and if I gave her enough encouragement and time, something would emerge.
I don’t like to force things on my characters and sometimes it takes a while to get to know my characters. Sometimes they are busy, sometimes they are private about things and think they’re none of my business. I’m not a creator who has to know every detail of a character, sometimes that can feel rude and imposing! And thinking you know everything about anyone can get in the way of properly listening to them.
I need to respect my characters and give them space to bring their whole selves forward. Creating can be more like bird watching than agriculture for me… a metaphor system I might unpack some other time.
In the meantime, I’m excited and a little intimidated about connecting Mayara’s world with mine and seeing how she enjoys a martial art I am very fond of.
Thanks to all my patrons and a special big extra thanks to Lisa Jenkins, Kate Webb, Matthew Noe, and Erik Owomoyela.
3 thoughts on “598: Mayara discovers a new thing”
Chevette Girl
<3 It truly amazes me how much Aikido can be done without certain body parts when they're not working properly. I hope you don't mind that I share a lot of your comics with my dojo!
liz
I don’t mind at all :), that would be lovely. I hope they enjoy it!
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