First, I needed an animal which I could turn into a cartoonish character for some pictures. So I took a closer look at several animals and made some sketches to find interesting characteristics. The eagle-owl (ger. "Uhu") is one of these very interesting animals and one of my favorite birds, because of its characteristic feathery eyebrows and big googly eyes.

So, I chose you...!

In literature the owl had a sinister reputation, probably because it was a bird of darkness and darkness was always associated with death. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries poets used the owls as their favourite "bird of doom" in their works. During that same period many people believed that the screech or call of an owl flying past the window of a sick person meant imminent death. So I was inspired to use the owl for some birthday and Halloween pictures.

Birthday text (left): "Happy birthday. Another year has passed, because time... stops for no one"

Halloween text (right): "Turn off the light, please!"