Byron and Chomper: The Beginning

Byron is a character I've made. He is a mischievous bear who, according to my family, likes to sneak into my room and read books while no one is looking. I consider him my muse.

Above, we see Byron with Maddie (left) and B (right).

What you are going to notice is that I have a lot of pictures of my bears. I have so many bears because I work at Build-A-Bear Workshop in Sioux Falls, SD.

But I have to say that it actually started long before that. Chomper the giraffe truly started it. I received Chomper as a Get Well Soon gift when I was three years old--making him 23 this year.