(Gay) Bear & Ragged Staff

I notice that this year Warwickshire is having a Pride in Leamington for the first time. Growing up in Kenilworth I'm familiar with the county's emblem and they've missed a trick with their logo. I did this little cartoon of the 'Bear' & Ragged Staff and posted it on their Facebook Page. Go there, 'Like' and support them as there's not much gay going on in that county.

The Rush for Plush

When I was working for Faceparty a few years back I designed some characters for their chat room. We were hoping to merchandise them and even got as far as making some plush prototypes, but sadly it was not to be thanks to the financially turbulent times we live in. Here, for your viewing pleasure they are though: The Freeak, Porkenstein and Teddies. The other plush character was Clubby the Seal Pup (the avenging spirit of clubbed seals everywhere) but I can't seem to find an illustration of him. It took a while to get them looking right in their cuddly forms, but I am very pleased with the result. Maybe one day they'll see the light of day again.

Warwickshire's bear & ragged staff

The bear and ragged staff is the emblem of the fine county of Warwickshire and is a much under used symbol of the area. A while back, I did some work with Warwickshire County Council on using the bear as a mascot for their various youth schemes. But they never went with it. You can find out the coat of arms' history here if you want.