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Dont Go Near The Old Ash Tree

Katy — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:49:27 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJSMj2bkqT4

Written, animated, and narrated by me. Words below.

My dear father died in a faraway war
Left Mother and I quite without hope
We used our last pennies to leave our fine city
And away to a house on a farm
And on this farm, on the thorniest edge
Stood an ash tree as old as the earth
With branches so gnarled and twisted and black
That my every bone cried out to climb
"But no! Oh no!" said our funny old neighbor
Wringing her hands like two rags
"Don't you go near it, young Miss Eliza
For her roots are bad all the way down"
I thought it silly but did as she told
Until Mother went missing one eve
So sad had she been that I feared the worst
And went down to the old ash tree
And now here I stand but here there is nothing
Naught but a flowering weed
But the breeze, I could swear, carries upon it
The scent of my mother's perfume
Yes, the wind, I declare, does carry upon it
The scent of my mother's perfume

Progress Report Time

Katy — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:40:06 +0000

And now for your regular update of Things Katy Is Working On:

Boy
My second novel
Finishing up "Don't Go Near the Old Ash Tree" (a minute-long short I attempted to finish all in one night about a week ago and obviously didn't succeed)
Eating a taco (75% complete)
*drumroll* plans for next month's 31 Days of Halloween.

Maybe I'll stick a live video chat in there somewhere if you're good and eat all your vegetables. Sound good?

Introducing the NANN-E-BOT

Katy — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:42:38 +0000

Nann-E plays an important role in the upcoming Boy. Here's just a little bit about her from her user guide.

Coming Soon (Again)

Katy — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:29:05 +0000

I finally have time to pick this project up again (knock on wood. Or RoboSynaptic® BioTouchGuard® Surface).

Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow book trailer

Katy — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:51:32 +0000

Narrated by Tim Jones.

More about the book + pre-ordering here!

Oh heavens!

Katy — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:37:23 +0000

I've gone and turned 30 some time in the night. The 10-year-old in my head is greatly displeased. The 70-year-old in my head says, "Pipe down, whippersnapper!" But the artist in my head promises that this year will be filled with all the illustrated blood and written guts you can shake a stick at. Growing up is for somebody else to do, I say. ;)

Coming soon: all of your recent fan art (it's wonderful!), some new illustrations, a calendar for 2011, and more prints.

Coming later: a cartoon called Boy, and a novel about some Skary Childrin.

Boy: Teaser Trailer

Katy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:17:10 +0000

I can't possibly give you an exact Estimated Time of Arrival, but there is another Skary animation in the works. Since you've got a bit to wait, here's a little teaser to chew on for a while.

The Mockingbird Song

Katy — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:52:12 +0000

Shawnee Jenkins is a good kid. She gets good grades, does her chores and cleans up the blood her parents leave behind every night. [This one's not for the young'uns, okay?]

[Also, it's set in the 50s, so some of the stereotypes are a little over the top. I don't really believe that bikers are inherently evil.]

[Also also, I just realized the dorkier of the biker dudes looks like Conan O'Brien. This wasn't intentional. Conan O'Brien is neither dorky nor a biker dude. Well, not a biker dude.]

Story, art, narration: Katy Towell
Music: Gayle Ellett and Todd Montgomery

Agony

Katy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:49:13 +0000

Greetings on this auspicious Hallowe'en! I present to you a short black-and-white cartoon that will hopefully make you feel just a little uncomfortable today.

Story and art: Katy Towell
Narration: Tim Jones

Hopefully that will tide you over until The Mockingbird Song is ready! The words are below.

I am here. I am everywhere
Every place you’ve been I have waited
Every face you’ve seen I have worn
I have not one name but thousands
I come on the wings of an epidemic
Of a massacre
A lone scream in the night
Announced by the distant thunder of a war
or the bleat of the slaughtered calf
I visit the dying in their burning skin
Devour the bodies of the sick
I crush the hearts of the hopeful as I dance on the backs of the weak
Your greatest fears are my delight
With your cries you invite me in
I am the betrayal you could not have seen
The killer you thought you knew
One day I will be your mother or your father or your friend
Another day I will be your neighbour, or perhaps I’ll work through you
There are monsters hiding in your closet
There are ghosts beneath your bed
The dream you feared was real
Was real
These are gifts to you from me
I love you in my little way
With your suffering I am alive!
Can’t you hear the music on the wind?
Don’t you recognize the tune?
Is it you my friend, your struggling?
Your spirit torn limb from limb?
But I am not death
Death is your deliverer
Death looks to me with sorrow in his eyes and asks, “Why must you do this?”
My answer remains unchanged
I do what you cannot
No end is swift under my watch
Mercy is a mistake I correct
I am peace destroyed and eyes forced open
The ragged ring around your neck
I am your secret wish for others
I am their secret wish for you
I have not one name but thousands
But you... you may call me Agony
And I am pleased to make your acquaintance

Never Woke Up

Katy — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:26:58 +0000

For old time's sake: this was never a Childrin R Skary cartoon; just a side project. But enough folks have asked me where it is that I've decided to post it here as well.

Story, art, animation and narration: Katy Towell