Julia Freund
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they say he's an oger

Samples of styles and characters I have created.

Mister Fromfaraway is the subject to much bad gossip. In reality, however, he's the kindest man ever.
they say he's an ogerthey say he's an oger | Mister Fromfaraway is the subject to much bad gossip. In reality, however, he's the kindest man ever.
many people talkingmany people talking | So many people are saying so many things about him. But are they really true ?
cakecake | Isn't the reality actually friendly ? Doesn't he like to share and even gives cake to the fishes ?
fishing is a piece of cakefishing is a piece of cake | He fishes with cake. But not to catch fishes, only to share his cake with them.
etsy pigletetsy piglet | every piglet likes its handknit socks.
dancingdancing
red dressred dress
the dreamy elephantthe dreamy elephant | one never knows what might fall out of the sky. But the dreamy elephant is ever prepared.
circuscircus
I went into the gardenI went into the garden
babylonbabylon | As an expatriate I have a very personal vision of Babylon, the city with many tongues, at once confusing and brilliantly educative.
There is a tree in a garden of BabylonThere is a tree in a garden of Babylon | Words have the capacity to grow, the good and the bad both. One must be careful how one uses them.
my language used to be my homemy language used to be my home | When you have to concentrate all day long on a foreign tongue, you eventually lose parts of your own language.
whispering treeswhispering trees
wintergirlwintergirl
lost timelost time | I have a tendency to lose time. Sometimes I wish I could find the time others have lost, too.
Alice and the white rabbitAlice and the white rabbit | There she goes a-falling, falling down the well.
The mad hatterThe mad hatter | Another cup of tea ? Or just half a cup ?
all the monkeysall the monkeys | Not all the monkeys are in the zoo...
invisibleinvisible
instinctinstinct
containedcontained
choicechoice
raptorraptor
rainingraining
rain from belowrain from below | Wouldn't that be something, if it started to rain from below ? At least the water wouldn't get into my wellies.
The princess and her stubborn frogThe princess and her stubborn frog | This princess is having issues with her stubborn frog. He does absolutely not obey her orders. So how on earth is she supposed to kiss him in order to transform him into a prince charming ?
from the woodsfrom the woods | The prince of the woods is coming. Or might it just be some kind of creature we haven't yet named ?
flying birdflying bird
dogdog
one difficult patternone difficult pattern | If you're a knitter, you'll know exactly what this is about (ssl, ssr ?... ugh)
autumnautumn
alonzoalonzo | Alonzo escapes his master, in search of a new and adventurous life;
alonzo is looking for friendsalonzo is looking for friends | The new and adventurous life requires new good friends. But those are sparse and not easy to find.
scratchy catscratchy cat
lemonaidlemonaid | My great grandfather was a smith and made a tiny hammer for my grandmother, so that she could pretend to be working with him. This illustration of hammer and nails always makes me think of them both.
where are my books ?where are my books ? | Books are becoming a menace around here. One day they might just push us out of our own home by sheer force of number. And still, I can never find the one I'm looking for.
birdwatchingbirdwatching
reading used to be so simplereading used to be so simple | ...when all my books were in German, it required much less getting used to and getting into each new text.
timetime
bird on a flowerbird on a flower
hänsel and gretelhänsel and gretel | and the bad bad witch
dreamy knittingdreamy knitting | If sheep could knit their own wool, what would they make with it ? Some fancy dress to wear on a girl's night out ?