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"Excuse me," said the happy little capybara, "but did an owl carrying a sloth come by here?""Go away," said Blood Gatherer grumpily.
The capybara was screwing up his courage to ask again, because Stanley the sloth was his best friend in the whole world and had to be found, when Blood Gatherer suddenly began thrashing and lashing and glomphing about like a tube sock stuffed full of cats.
"Are you okay?" asked the happy little capybara, when Blood Gatherer had finally stopped thrashing about, and was panting on the floor of the cave.
"I have an itch between my shoulderblades," said Blood Gatherer even more grumpily, "and my arms are too short to reach it."
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*cough* Right, so I'm still noodling around with my Happy Little Capybara visits Xibalba idea. I'm not sure what style to do it in, so I'm still working it out. Ideally, I'd like the illustrations to be rather more elaborate than this, but I don't want to go too nuts until I'm happy with a style. So consider this more of a work in progress than anything else.
Blood Gatherer is one of the Lords of Xibalba, but with artistic license, I thought he'd make a neat giant leech.
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That happy little capybara reminds me of Digger...
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this is sweet job. very inventive idea too. Though only one thing of concern.. I thought Blood Gathere was a female. Isn't she the one who bore the hero twins?
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I would buy this book NO QUESTION. I think I saw this drawing of yours on another site and felt the same. So my obsession with this picture has not diminished.
I LOVE IT.
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Hahaha 
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wow, these images are so pretty. I remember seeing alot of you pics. on the yerf sight.
they are so cute
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This is... beyond words. I'm [sort of violently] brought back to my childhood. Why don't adult books come with illustrations?
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Oh wow, this is so cute!
I actually thought it was a worm until i opened it and saw that little mouse thing. That's a beautiful picture.
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A touching fabel set to fantastic images. Great.
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This made me think of those times when my back itches and no matter what I do, I couldn't reach it. I could identify with the Blood Gatherer's grumpiness. It's frustrating that we can't reach to scratch that particular itch no matter how we wiggle and squirm.
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It's an elegant, gallant, and quixotic turd. It's awesome. I respect you.
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i like this illistration of it ^^ the leech looks absoultely neat and i love those stones.
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that is so awesome
You have wonderful artwork, and your little comments about the pieces are great!
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This is awesome. But why be more elaborate? there's so much to look at here, and it's a really nice composition. Very good....makes me bitter with envy.
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I guess the resolve to keep the Happy Little Capybara right away from Xibalba didn't last all that long, huh?
I love the earthy brownness of this one, but I think I must add Blood Gatherer to the list of creatures I have no desire to meet in a dark alley. [Hmm, now there's a thought... 
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I know that I dont comment much on your work, despite watching each piece eagerly. I have to say that I`m excited about seeing further works on the ""Happy Little Capybara visits Xibalba""
I have a number of childrens illustrated books Ideas, most of them get too twisted around the second or third page to be really called childrens books. BUT, Capybara!! Now theres a character who could waltx up to the meanest nastiest frothiest thunder sloth in the whole universe and ask him if it was alright to sit next to the Beast cause Capybara was Tired!!
sorry I`m sure my imagination is running too far with your character, but I wait with baited breath, i hope to be able to rea my children Happy Little Capybara bedtime stories!
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awww... happy little capybara! I want one!
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man i like them!! reminds so much of all the fairytales i listened to when i was young!!
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I could cry...this makes me so jealous. The writing as well as the image is spot on *sniff*, now I'm NO artist, and now you've put me to shame with your writing too 
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I LOVE the Happy Little Capybara, I want to put him in my pocket!
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Ohhhh! Wonderful shading, especially on the giant Blood Gatherer. And the concept is really neat. I totally agree to Senai above... you should really think about writing and illustrating a children's books. Your ideas are so fantastic, as are your drawings...
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oh my... it's beautiful!!!
you are really really good
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OMG.
omg. gay marriages to leeches are probably illegal but like dood!!! seriosuly blood gatherer is like adkfldasljkfd. i want to eat him.
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Brilliant of course. You truly have such a unique viewpoint and expressive artistry.
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OH MY! 
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I've already expressed how much this fills me with squiggly joy. We're actually studying the Maya in Spanish class right now, and I showed a printout of this to my teacher. I made sure it was after class so she couldn't make me speak en espaΓ±ol to her, because I hate trying to feebly express myself in a language I only half-understand. But anyway.
Me: Look, it's a Mayan underworld god dealie!
Sra. Corbin: Uhm...neat! What is that, a leech?
Me: Uhm, no, that's a capybara. Oh, THAT! Yeah. That's "The Blood Collector"...His name's "Zibaldo" or something.
Sra. Corbin: Oh...neat! So, why the capybara?
Me: Oh, he's Happy. He's just looking for his lost friend, Stanley the Sloth.
Sra. Corbin: Why is he happy if he lost his friend?
Me: Oh, uh...Well, the Blood Collector needs his back scratched!
Then the bell rang and I had to run. I swear, Ursula, you've given me more armaments for eternally befuddling my teachers than anyone else I know. Thank you so very much. Oh, and of course, 
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It should be tremendously saddening that I just read post as Another Jorb well done!" Just no.
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I love this so much! I love how real you can make things and still hold that 'storybook' look to it! Great work!
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You should definitely keep following this idea of yours!
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capybara's are cute but they can't beat a big fat wombat. heheh anyway! i like the story concept. i'd definitely buy a book like that if it's on sale. i'm thinking beanie and plush Happy Capybaras... and merchandise to boot.
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WOW! Surreal!
I really enjoyed the stone mask and the little bones scattered around the floor - very expressive details...
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aww cute.. i was thinking that thign would eat the little furry in the end.. oh well next time i guess lol
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More elaborate? That would be overkill. This is positivly wonderful
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Aaw sweet story! I love the artwork in here, too. The contrast between the giant leech and the dear little HLC. 
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