White Elephant Logo

About 6 months ago, I opened a separate account on GoPets with some friends, to act as a trading post. It was founded on donations, and people could trade for items of equal value. Unforunately, for various reasons, such as time constraits and shifting economic conditions on GoPets, I recently decided to close the trading post. I still have the account, but for now it's just my second account.

Procrastinator that I am, I didn't get around to posting the artwork I made to promote the project, until it was closed. But I still like this drawing so I wanted to post it. I don't often pull off this kind of style very well.

I named the account WhiteElephant, a term with a coloruful history, sometimes used for exchanging used gifts, or for market stalls selling donated items. This is my drawing of our mascot, a white elephant named Eudora. The vase was drawn to look like a GoPets item that we often had out for trade in the early days, making it a fitting logo for the trading post.

I think of Eudora as the best buddy of the GoKitty on the account, Hodge Podge. There is an elephant the pets can ride as they enter or exit your desktop, one of many entrance vehicles. But I ignore the fact that it's not a white elephant, and when Hodge is riding her little elephant, I think of it as Eu giving Hodge a piggy back ride.