childrin r skary » the mockingbird song http://skary.com Official Childrin R Skary site Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:03:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 That music! http://skary.com/blog/that-music/ http://skary.com/blog/that-music/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 07:29:02 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=821 I'm not too modest to say that I think the tracks I picked out for The Mockingbird Song soundtrack are pretty fantastic, but I had nothing to do with their creation. I just found them, thought, "Oh my gosh, that's IT!" and bought the licenses to use them. That means I can't give them to you for free, but I have good news! You can get them for yourself! And please do; independent artists can always use your support.

Fernwood - Sangita

Those artists are Gayle Ellett and Todd Montgomery--aka Fernwood--and the tracks in question are "Cimarron" and "Mistral," both of which can be found on their truly beautiful album, Sangita. You can pick Sangita up at CD Baby or iTunes. Enjoy!

]]> http://skary.com/blog/that-music/feed/ 0 Mockingbird goodies and more http://skary.com/blog/mockingbird-goodies-and-more/ http://skary.com/blog/mockingbird-goodies-and-more/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 18:31:40 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=806
New downloadables are up! Get your Twitter backgrounds and desktop wallpapers for The Mockingbird Song right here (and, yes, you can order the poster too.)

Also up on the downloads page are some of your old favorites, including the printable Skaryvision "glasses" so many of you were upset to see gone (I'm sorry, I'm sorry!). Good times, folks.


Sarah from Oklahoma shows off her Skary eyes.

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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

]]> http://skary.com/cartoons/the-mockingbird-song/feed/ 0 Apologies for the delay! http://skary.com/blog/apologies-for-the-delay/ http://skary.com/blog/apologies-for-the-delay/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:09:33 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=767 The Mockingbird Song should hooooopefully be fixed and ready to go shortly after Easter. I'd hoped to finish it by this weekend, but I've been out of town, under the weather, and had other priorities. AT THE SAME TIME. But worry not! It's coming soon.

Would you like a snack while you wait?

Shawnee Jenkins' pantry

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Because True Blood isn't on yet.

Update 2/14/10: Technical problems. I know. Again. The day I can publish a cartoon without issue is the day the Earth stands still. But I'm working on the problem and will post Mockingbird just as soon as I'm able.

Update 2/17/10: This has been one doozie of a technical problem. I've sent the file off to someone who's good at figuring out why things break, and I hope to have a mended animation to show you soon. My apologies!

]]> http://skary.com/blog/tomorrow/feed/ 0 Some ‘Mockingbird’ Questions Answered http://skary.com/blog/some-mockingbird-questions-answered/ http://skary.com/blog/some-mockingbird-questions-answered/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:45:20 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=711 Two days until The Mockingbird Song! It's been a couple of years since my last long cartoon (Ida's Luck Part 2), so I'm very excited to show it off. I've been getting a few questions about it since I initially announced it, so here are a few of those answers:

  • I'm narrating it this time.
  • It's based on a Sixcast episode I wrote and recorded a few months ago; many of you may already be familiar with it. I've taken the recording down for now so that you'll have some time to forget it!
  • As mentioned previously, there are a few slight changes in the story. They are minor, but they're important without drastically changing the one you already liked.
  • It's ten minutes long! Whew!
  • It's very different from a typical Skary cartoon. Still sad and spooky (I hope), but Shawnee Jenkins is a fairly normal Kansas eight-year-old considering that, well... you'll see what I mean. ;-)
  • Those of you with young children who are also fans (yay!), I would hold off on showing them this one until you've seen it first. There's some violence and gore. Granted, it's very stylish gore with a retro look to it and all, but vintage entrails are still entrails.
  • Can anyone embroider? I would love a throw pillow that said "Vintage entrails are still entrails."

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

]]> http://skary.com/blog/some-mockingbird-questions-answered/feed/ 0 My Valentine’s Day Gift To You: The Mockingbird Song http://skary.com/blog/my-valentines-day-gift-to-you-the-mockingbird-song/ http://skary.com/blog/my-valentines-day-gift-to-you-the-mockingbird-song/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:38:40 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=705 The past few months have been insanely busy for me, as you may have guessed, and that's meant delaying a very important project for me: my next long cartoon, The Mockingbird Song. But your wait is finally almost over. It's finished!

I'm  not posting it today, however, as it's Super Bowl Sunday, and you're probably all at parties and throwing Cheetos at each other or whatever it is that people who take an interest in sports do on important game days.

Mockingbird will be posted next Sunday, Valentine's Day. Then you can tell your date you're crying because you saw a really sad cartoon, not because he smells like raw onions (which, incidentally, he does. You should really talk to him about that, but not on Valentine's Day; that would be rude!). In between now and then, I'll just tease you all by talking about it a lot and making vague references that you won't understand until you've seen it. It's what I do best.

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Upstairs doorway into the cellar. Shawnee's got some chores to do.

The Jenkins' kitchen. Tasty.

I'd show you more, but I want some of it to be a surprise! Also, because Shawnee Jenkins isn't quite like the other Skary kids, the animation style on Mockingbird will be different from what you're used to. It's going to be in full color, and I'm giving it a little bit of retro styling, too. I've also taken down the original recording for now. Some slight changes have been made to the first version, and you'll be glad you saw/heard the new one with fresh eyes and ears. Yes, it's a sweet story with a lot of blood. I mean hearts. I mean... oh, you know.

]]> http://skary.com/blog/a-glimpse-from-mockingbird/feed/ 0 It’s all Skary! http://skary.com/blog/its-all-skary/ http://skary.com/blog/its-all-skary/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:50:59 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=445 My drawing hands are flying busily as I work on Mockingbird to get it ready in time for its Halloween Christmas debut. In the mean time, remember the collage? Here's the state of it so far. You're all surrounded by a lot of creepy things (and people), you know that? ;-) I especially like the eggs:

Things that remind you (and me) of Skary

]]> http://skary.com/blog/its-all-skary/feed/ 0 The Christmas Cartoon http://skary.com/blog/the-next-cartoon/ http://skary.com/blog/the-next-cartoon/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:12:43 +0000 Katy http://skary.net/?p=375 The Mockingbird Song

This one's going to be a little different from past cartoons. I just don't think the usual jelly-bean eyes and limited color scheme will do Shawnee Jenkins' story justice. But I think it'll be a refreshing change of pace, and I hope you'll all like it! There will also be a few slight revisions to the original story now that I've had time to polish it. Well, I have to have some surprises for those of you who've heard it already! Not to worry, though - it'll still be the Mockingbird Song you asked for. :)

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