I love the drawing, but Bossy Pally seems to need a bit more of a forceful/commanding presence. Lying on your back (while lovely) is a little too passive and submissive.

For some reason I have this image of you sitting with the spoon upright between your legs, your hands clasped atop the spoon, maybe resting your head on your hands with a quirky look as though someone is trying to explain to you how they want you to do something that doesn’t sound all that appealing, but you will do it anyway because you’re you and a helper.

The other alternative that comes to mind is standing, one hand on your hip, one hand resting atop the spoon.

But the artist can draw, so perhaps you should commission her do another picture.

Normally I’d answer every comment individually (I found it hard not to!) but I didn’t want to induce too much bias.

Thanks again!

Funny how this blogging world works. I thought I’d start blogging to teach myself to write. And while I find my writing skills have improved, I’ve learned way more about basic html, graphic editing software and interacting with an audience than I have about writing. Go figure.

My only suggestion would be to have her draw you with one eye brow raised. It would give it a more “bossy pally” expression.

I’m excited to see your website become more artistic! And now I’m going to continue to steal all your ideas and start obsessing about how artless my blog is, especially for an art student. Now where is my sketch pad…

I think it’s possible to have more edge while keeping the same Disneyish features.

I want to say more, but I don’t want to add to much bias.

It came from an old inside joke back in my message board days, but judging by the number of search engine hits I get from people looking for giant spoons, I’m thinking it has other meanings I’m not aware of.