Simpsons Animator Illustrates Awkward Everyday Lives Of Lovable Animals, Amasses 849k Instagram Followers
When she's not working on The Simpsons, artist Liz Climo (previously here and here) is expanding her charmingly adorable animal kingdom. According to her, it's "a place where grizzly bears, porcupines, rabbits, and anteaters all grapple with everyday life with wit and humor." We learn a lot about human interaction through her animal comics, and it's these master-level anthropomorphizations that keep us fully engaged in Liz's work. I mean, who wouldn't be interested in how armadillos make fast-and-easy Halloween costumes? Or how dinosaurs deal with their inquisitive children? "The ingenious ways that animal friends can work together to ensure their juice is always freshly squeezed."
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Well... in fact, dogs were most likely preferred over cats in ancient Egypt. They didn't even name their cats, just called them 'miu' which means 'a cat' in ancient Egyptian language whilst dogs were given people's names. :)
I have had cats and dogs, at this time two cats, the difference is cats are always being silly, with two I have constant entertainment , much laughter !!!
"My human calls me "HOOZAGOODBOY" cat says: "Really? My owner calls me "GET DOWN FROM THERE!!"
cats in ancient egypt had their necks broken when the pharaoh died... and it didn't stop with cats either. all sort of animals. Here is an informative nat geo article on it. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150525-ancient-egypt-zoo-pets-hierakonpolis-baboons-archaeology/
"The staff of The Simpsons are like family," Liz told Female First. "Many of them have been on the show since the beginning and still have such love for it. On my first day of work, I remember being embarrassed because I had a Homer Simpson sticker on my car, and I figured everyone there would be "too cool" for that sort of thing. But then, as I walked through the halls, I noticed all the Simpsons toys, posters, and memorabilia that everyone had in their cubicles and I realized that this was a group of people who took great pride in their work."
As for her personal work, Liz said that her drawing ideas comes from everyday interactions with friends and the people around her, and from cute animals. "Even if I don't have an idea for a funny comic, sometimes just looking at pictures of animals will give me inspiration. There are so many different kinds with different physical attributes (and sometimes, limitations) that the possibilities for situational comedy are sort of endless."
Most of her characters can be found in her book The Little World of Liz Climo. "It [includes] about 100 comics from my blog and 40 new, book-exclusive cartoon drawings," the artist told Female First. "Many of the new comics were done when I was 9 months pregnant, which should give you a ridiculous visual of a very awkward me hunched over my computer screen."
But blobfish don't look like that underwater! They're kind of ugly, but fairly normal. They have functional fins, don't have that nose shape...
When she started doodling her animal kingdom, the response was 'pretty modest.' However, it was much more positive than she'd ever expected. "I'd get a few likes and re-blogs here and there, and I was thrilled and surprised with each one. It wasn't until March 2012 (about 3 months after I started the blog) that it started getting more attention. I posted a tortoise and hare comic, which suddenly started getting a bunch of attention and helped me gain a lot of new Tumblr followers."
Smart. I'm gonna do that when kids come asking for candies. I'll do a backflip
I love Liz Climo's illustrations, I hadn't realized she worked as an animator! Why have we not seen these made into a children's cartoon yet??
I adore Liz Climo. all of her comics are so tender, they really melt my heart. cannot really decide which animal is my favourite
These were excellent, really made my morning, thank you. Can't wait for more.!
Liz Climo's doodles are the best, so heartwarming and encouraging with super cute animals. I love her books and calendars! By the way they are nice presents for children and grownups as well.
My favorite was the "very good boy". With the knock knock joke a close second.
Very few things make me chuckle out loud. She did it twice !! Love her sensibilities and humor..
Having a really bad day so I really needed the feels that I got from looking at these.
This made time fly I thought I was on this for 5 mins but I was on it for an hour
These are really great :) Love the style and the sentiments! Simply beautiful!
Precious and wholesome. Just the kind of thing we need! I love each and every one of them.
I love Liz Climo's illustrations, I hadn't realized she worked as an animator! Why have we not seen these made into a children's cartoon yet??
I adore Liz Climo. all of her comics are so tender, they really melt my heart. cannot really decide which animal is my favourite
These were excellent, really made my morning, thank you. Can't wait for more.!
Liz Climo's doodles are the best, so heartwarming and encouraging with super cute animals. I love her books and calendars! By the way they are nice presents for children and grownups as well.
My favorite was the "very good boy". With the knock knock joke a close second.
Very few things make me chuckle out loud. She did it twice !! Love her sensibilities and humor..
Having a really bad day so I really needed the feels that I got from looking at these.
This made time fly I thought I was on this for 5 mins but I was on it for an hour
These are really great :) Love the style and the sentiments! Simply beautiful!
Precious and wholesome. Just the kind of thing we need! I love each and every one of them.
