[Art] Totoro and Heen as Totems. *squee*

I caved and have started listing multiple artworks in the same post again.
Pineapple is awesome.
Glen is particularly taken with Heen.
But of course he is!
It's Heen!


Totoro as Totem

Totoro and the Sootballs - from My Neighbour Totoro as envisioned by Hayao Miyazaki and the masters at Studio Ghibli.

The artwork is mine; the characters are not.

Totoro as a Totem Represents: Protecting the land and loved ones, whimsy, celebrating childhood at any age, respecting trees, planting trees, being a spokesperson for the woodland creatures, allowing oneself to feel confused or bewildered until it reveals knowledge, knowing the secret ways of the forests/woods, making and revelling in gentle magics.




( larger versions under the cut. )

Heen as Totem

Heen from the animated feature Howl's Moving Castle (adapted from Diana Wynne Jone's novel of the same name), as envisioned by Hayao Miyazaki and the masters at Studio Ghibli.

The artwork is mine; the characters are not.




( Larger versions under the cut. )