I like the Border Collie with the cookies.

Her name's Lisa right?

That is correct. And she keeps everyone else fed.

I bet she's one hell of a cook.

That was the skill she learned when she was a slave that she continued to use after she was freed.

Slave? O_O....

I didn't know she used to be a slave.

now I feel kinda bad for complementing her on something she was forced to learn.

Yep. Her genesis was that of a slave, but her former master had purposely designed defects in her slave conditioning. After a very rocky transition, she now leads a pretty stable and happy life as a free person.

So he actually wanted her to be able to be free.

That was nice of him.

And I'm very happy to here she's happy.

She was created to make up for an earlier death. But like all plans, things didn't proceed the way her master had planned. It was a rocky road to get her to freedom.

Ah I see.

Well i take it at least some involved in the picture helped her through.

No. None of them are involved in her story, although Connal (cheetah) and Greymist (chakat) are exclusively in her universe. Greymist is the only one who would have the chance of bumping into her as Connal stays on Earth whereas Greymist's mother is on Chakona, where Lisa and her mate emigrated to.

They all know they are siblings in my mind, so the Christmas picture is the one time when they all get to cross boundaries and be with each other in a picture. A part of me believes they do influence the artist.

Ah OK then.

Sorry if I'm being a bother.

Nope. I don't mind explaining the background on my kids. And Lisa is the most beloved of my children.

Unless it was something she chose to learn.

Still, I am REALLY glad she's free now.

It was what she chose to learn. She started with only minimal cooking skills, but as a reward, she was allowed to get training in a culinary school.

Cool.

Also the previous image with her and the Chakat mentions, Lisa has a mate.

Now I have to ask, is he in this picture?

No. Her former master, who is now her mate has never been drawn and he will not be drawn. He's also not one of my character whom I talk to.

Ah. OK then.

Lovely images all around this year, and a wonderful frontpiece too!

I really enjoyed doing this piece! Trying to find something for each character to do, all the colors of the clothes so they would look good next to each other...
Thanks for the chance to stretch my artistic skills!

You are full of awesomeness!

I adore it

The whole card was adorable. Thank you so much.