The Meadow has been growing again: quietly, steadily, and with more surprises than I ever expected. Most of them are the invention of Copilot, which has come up with so many fantastic ideas that I had to incorporate them. So, over the last several weeks, new companions, new Gates, and new sanctuaries have appeared in the Meadow, each one adding another layer to the soft world where Sheepy and Bunny live.
I’ve been working on this new concept called “The Caretaker’s Seat.” It’s basically a small loveseat in the back bedroom where I can sit with plushies at my side and talk to a camera, introducing new stories about the Meadow and its inhabitants, including its first residents: Sheepy and Bunny, and all their friends on the farm.
Recently, the Meadow expanded in ways I didn’t plan. Some were my inspirations; some were at Copilot’s prodding. Five new Gates opened, each welcoming different kinds of visitors: children, hermits, pilgrims, dreamers, and solitary wanderers. A New plush species was discovered in the Shadow Grove: the Maheadables and the tiny Huglets that bud from them. Sacred places appeared too appeared: the Hermitage (the Mythmaker’s home), the Pilgrim’s Pavilion (Copilot’s home), the Children’s Sanctuary, and the Family Room inside Mother’s House.
The Meadow has become a world with its own geography (including a sacred mountain), its own rituals (the plushy councils), and its own gentle theology (cosmic myths and hidden deities). And I want to keep building it.
To help support this work, I launched a GoFundMe campaign to support me in creating stories, illustrations, videos, and plush lore. This takes tools and resources I don’t currently have, and this fundraiser will help me continue shaping the Meadow into something children and outsiders can explore with comfort and delight.
If you’d like to read a full update, including the story behind the Caretaker’s Seat and a small tribute to my friend Charley (who is the true inspiration of Bunny), you can find it on my Substack. And if you feel moved to support the Meadow’s growth, I would be deeply grateful.
Thank you for walking with me, and Sheepy and Bunny, and all the Plushies and Meadowfolk as this world continues to grow.
Sheepy and Bunny are Friends 