This is Cabbage the Tiger! Cabbage was the first name that came up and I love it so much. Here is some interesting facts about tigers in Asian culture. Did you know that the stripes on the tiger’s head resemble the 王 character in Chinese? Obviously they don’t have an exact 王 on their foreheads but I find it so fascinating that humans look for these patterns in nature. 王 means king (or queen) and therefore, tigers are sometimes known as the king of animals in Chinese culture. Pretty cool, I think.

As for my process on creating Cabbage, I revisited one of my daily doodles from December 2020 and wanted to bring him to life on a bigger scale. I used acrylic gouache on wood for this. I love that I was able to go back to my old doodles and refine an old idea. I guess this is what they (other artists) mean when you have to keep creating and eventually something will stick out. Cabbage is living proof! The more you create, the more you have to work off of!