The Tale of Ser Finnegan

Context: The blurry line of character ownership between creator and artist, especially when the artwork is provided for free. How does this also relate to the larger phenomenon of fan art, where additional content is created by the fan artist out of love for the character.

Concept: Begin by fulfilling a free commission request of an online user’s role-play character (Ser Finnegan, a magical mouse), and begin repeatedly creating artwork of the character. Overtime move the character from their imagined world into the real world while also distorting their original concept- and see how the original creator reacts to an artist taking a larger role in creating the character’s narrative.

The first drawing I did of Ser Finnegan, the fire sorcerer turned Knight Errant
A shrine dedicated to Ser Finnegan complete with an offering of sharp cheddar- this was the last time I depicted him as good. After this, the shrine was desecrated by Finnegan (speculated to be due to a lackluster amount of cheese).
A real (minor) fire that happened at my house a while back. I placed the blame on Ser Finnegan, saying the timing with the ruined shrine was too much to be a coincidence.