It’s the weekend, yay! 🎂🦕Henry the Bunyip 5 🦖
Can you believe 5 years have gone by? That’s amazing. An amazing journey indeed
Today is prep day for a celebration with my friends tomorrow.
A little bit of info about me:As I cannot write or talk, Daffy will help out…..
Henry the Bunyip was created more than 5 years ago. First, he was an idea. Bunyips don’t get a very good wrap — they are often seen as mean. In the world there are many types of Bunyips. Some are creatures, like Alexander the Bunyip by Michael Salmon. There’s another little Henry; he is mentioned in one of Eleana Paige’s books. A Bunyip comes out of his cave in Murray Bridge.
There’s Bunyip Tours, Bunyip Toys, Bunyip Bay, a fictional town in Rachael Johns’ books, Bunyip Soap and Soda Co. from 1890, Bunyip Biscuits, Bunyip Wine, and many more. But then there’s Henry the Bunyip.
His namesake is Henry McSwane Rodger, Bunyip’s 1903 baker. Henry was first sketched by an 11-year-old, Amelie. Amelie is now continuing her art with beautiful murals. She is a very talented young girl, and you can see Amelie’s murals along the Gippsland Rail Trail.
Next, Henry was sketched sitting forward. I had the pleasure of working with Jazzie, and together we designed how I wanted Henry to look.
Jazzie’s designs were sent to Budsies, a Florida company that turns drawings into soft toys. One big Henry was made, stories were created, adventures were had, and next Henry was made into a 25 cm size. My Henry is from the original sample, and 150 more have been made.
These Henrys are all over Australia and the world. Henry lives in the UK, USA, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and most parts of Australia.Jazzie and I then designed our characters for the A to Z book Drawing each character took time to get them right for the way I envisioned Jazzie did well and now Henry and his A to Z characters are her legacy, thank you dear Jaz 🕊️Numbers and Colours book using a few of Jazzie’s characters, new ones were created as well Special thanks to BV for her dedication in helping with this book, her lovely characters are bright and friendly, Henry’s bookmarks and his two books, A to Z and Numbers and Colours, were printed by Bec Ledger at Drouin’s original printers.So you can see a lot of effort and enthusiasm by many people goes in to the creation of Henry the Bunyip. This weekend and on Monday, as we celebrate 5 years of Henry, we would personally like to thank everyone who has supported us in any way, whether it’s by having your own Henry or books, or by making contributions to our page.
Please accept our heartfelt thanks for being part of Henry’s journey.
#lovealwayshenry♥️