Lilliputian Living Volume 6, 2022
Every year, I challenge myself to spend all of October creating a daily series of inked sketches. Lilliputian Living gives me a chance to explore the Lilliputian world and do a little worldbuilding. Every year has a different theme, and this year's was Pets.
Inked sketch of Day 1- Garter Snake- A friendly little lick from a garden pal.
Inked sketch of Day 2- Leopard frogs and tadpoles- While many Lilliputians are happy to eat non-poisonous amphibians, quite a few swamp and pond-dwelling Lilliputians also keep them as pets.
Inked sketch of Day 3- Black Bellied Whistling Duck- Lilliputian kids moving some duck eggs. Mama duck looks pretty worried, but no cracks yet! Maybe she was raised by these kiddos' parents and sees them as her own?
Inked sketch of Day 4- Dragonfly- Lilliputians live on a different scale from humans, so it's natural that their relationship with nature differs as well. Insects such as dragonflies make engaging if short-lived friends/
Inked sketch of Day 5- Yellow butterfly- A young girl with a prosthetic arm takes a break in a field of wildflowers. A friendly yellow butterfly lands on her nose.
Inked sketch of Day 6-Southern Toad- A young Lilliputian sharing a story with his grumpy friend.
Inked sketch of Day 7- Crows- A bunch of babies sitting on an oven mitt rug in front of a cozy fire.
Inked sketch of Day 8-Firebelly Newts- Engaging little semi-aquatic pets, firebelly newts are cute and sometimes playful.
Inked sketch of Day 9-Lovebird- Lovebirds and other parrots are larger pets for Lilliputians. Intelligent and engaging companions that can be trained to do many tasks including serving as a looking, delivering messages, and helping with household chores.
Inked sketch of Day 10-Baby Bats- Baby bats are so cute. When orphaned baby bats are rescued, they're wrapped in little blankets meant to mimic mama bat's wings.
Inked sketch of Day 11-Rat- A rat and her Lilliputians have made a fort out of fabric. Friendly, intelligent, and loving, rats make wonderful pets and companions to Lilliputians.
Inked Sketch of Day 12-A Lilliputian gardener recycling food scraps and feeding his earthworms. When you're less than 1' tall, you have to make friends close to the earth. These helpful creatures turn over the soil, making it more fertile for farmers.
Inked sketch of Day 13-For Lilliputians with large companion animals, a relationship that begins early is vital to developing the trust necessary for such a relationship to work. An older Lilliputian raising an orphaned kitten has a lot of work to do.
Inked Sketch of Day 14-Guinea Pig- The class pet! Not sure many piggies would tolerate this, but this piggie is used to the attention. Can you imagine a class pet as big as you are?
Inked sketch of Day 15-Goldfish- Every year, I sneak in a few family and friends. I asked my spouse what animal he'd have as a pet if he were a Lilliputian, and he said he wanted a fish, so here's a Lilliputian and his pet goldfish.
Inked sketch of Day 16-Bunny-Two babies taking a nap together, snoozing on an oven mitt rug. Most Lilliputian companion animals are orphans and hand reared or the offspring of such orphans.
Inked sketch of Day 17-Corn Snake- This good noodle has made a slide to entertain his Lilliputian.
Inked sketch of Day 18-Harvest Mouse-Mice and rats can and do eat flowers and it's adorable. Here's a lil buddy proudly helping his Lilliputians carry back a harvest of flowers, since humans and Lilliputians can and do eat flowers too!
Inked sketch of Day 19-Roof Rat- Every year, I do a few cameos, and here's mine, with my pet roof rat Basil. My own pet rat is such a sweetheart, I imagine having a dog-sized pet rat would be amazing.
Inked sketch of Day 20-Red Eared Slider- An older Lilliputian woman and her red eared slider heading back from the market with supplies. The slider does most of the heavy lifting, but he seems happy to help.
Inked sketch of Day 21-American Bullfrog- An Acadian swamp dwelling Lilliputian and his pet bullfrog on the hunt. Armed with a spear, this Lilliputian is out to bring home dinner.
Inked sketch of Day 22-Grey Squirrel- A Lilliputian and his squirrel collecting pecans in preparation for fall.
Inked sketch of Day 23- An opossum getting some tummy scritches from her Lilliputian friend. Resistant to rabies and an eater of ticks, opossums may look fierce, but provide a valuable service to Lilliputians and humans alike.
Inked sketch of Day 24-Crawfish- A little boy and his crawfish duking it out with sticks. I think it's a Louisiana kid rite of passage to pardon one crawfish during the boil.
Inked sketch of Day 25-Hamster- A service hamster bringing his tiny a bottle of water.
Inked sketch of Day 26-Carpenter Bee-Two Lilliputians in their garden, greeting a flying friend. Although carpenter bees don't produce honey, they're still helpful pollinators and welcome in the garden.
Inked sketch of Day 27-Anole Lizards-Here's a Lilliputian hanging out with her pets, getting some sun in the sandbox.
Inked sketch of Day 28-Armadillo-A packadillo helping her tiny carry camping supplies and food across the desert.
Inked sketch of Day 29-Angora Rabbit-A fancy rabbit and her fancy tiny.
Inked sketch of Day 30-Raccoon-Two little Lilliputians feeding a pet raccoon. I feel like raccoons would make excellent companions to Messengers, Merchants, and probably Musicians. All the traveling trades that could benefit from an extra set of hands.
Inked sketch of Day 31-Dog-A shiba inu helping his Lilliputians roll home a pumpkin.