The roadrunner and cardinal stickers will be closer in size to the rest of the birds for the final print run. I just made a small error preparing my prototype files!
For my first campaign, I'm creating stickers of my favorite drawings from the 2024 Birdtober challenge! For those unfamiliar, Birdtober is a daily creation challenge run in October similar to the Inktober challenge. I followed the official Birdtober prompt list by mural artist Andrea Holmes and drew all 31 birds using pen and alcohol-based markers.
The initial goal will fund the printing costs for the Greater Roadrunner, Hoary Redpoll, Great Blue Heron, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Cardinal, and Belted Kingfisher designs.
How I selected the birds As I was drawing for Birdtober 2024, the thought popped in my head that my drawings would make nice stickers. It was so hard for me to narrow down my top 6 favorites, so I made a survey and asked my friends, family, and social media followers which drawings they liked best!
Fun Facts about the Birds Greater Roadrunner: Meep meep! Many of us fondly remember Looney Tunes' Roadrunner outrunning and outsmarting Wile E. Coyote, but in real life, coyotes can run twice as fast as a roadrunner. Hoary Redpoll: I chose hoary redpoll for the "Artist's Choice" prompt day of Birdtober because I saw my first one in 2024, the year that the American Ornithological Society lumped the three formerly recognized species of redpoll into one. Hoary redpolls are rarer and subtly whiter than what was called the common redpoll, and I wanted to memorialize my excitement over seeing one! Great Blue Heron: This majestic bird is the largest heron of North America. They are adept hunters that can strike quickly, eating fish, amphibians, small mammals, and even other birds.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Kinglets can be hard to spot because they are tiny and seem to never stop flitting around! Their wingspan is barely 7 inches and they weigh roughly the same as a nickel. Gynandromorph Northern Cardinal: I've drawn many cardinals, and while I love them, I wanted to something different for this drawing.This bird is a bilateral gynandromorph, meaning it's quite literally half-male, half-female. Although an extremely rare intersex phenomenon, it's very noticeable in birds where the males and females have very different plumage! Belted Kingfisher. With her rusty orange breast band, female belted kingfishers are more colorful than the males, making them unique in the bird world where the opposite is usually true.
The campaign has really flown! I am unlocking stretch goals every $100 (starting from $150). Each stretch goal unlocks a new sticker design that you can choose from!
($150) 7th Sticker Unlocked Blue Jay: These flashy, aggressive, smart birds are in the corvid family. They are known to mimic hawks in order to clear other birds away from bird feeders, taking everything for themselves! ($250) 8th Sticker Unlocked American Crow: Also in the corvid family, American crows are very intelligent. They can remember human faces for years, either to bring gifts or hold grudges. So treat crows nicely! ($350) 9th Sticker Unlocked Cedar Waxwing: These beautiful birds really do have wax on their wings. The red tips on their secondary flight feathers are wax secretions believed to be used for mate selection. ($450) 10th Sticker Unlocked American Goldfinch: These small finches nest much later in the season than other birds, as they use the fluff from thistle and milkweed seeds to line their nests. They are also vegetarian, which is unique in the bird world. ($550) 11th Sticker Unlocked Red-winged Blackbird: The males of this species are highly polygynous, having on average 5 female mates in his territory, and even up to 15. The males aggressively defend their territory, and will attack other animals, including humans. ($650) 12th Sticker Unlocked American Robin: Although many people think of them as the first sign of spring, robins typically are year-round residents. They may migrate short distances, so the robins you see in the spring may be different than the ones you see in the winter where you live. ($750) 13th Sticker Unlocked Painted Bunting: These beautifully vivid birds are in the cardinal family and are a favorite of many birdwatchers. The males sport many bright colors, while the females are solid green, allowing them to be less conspicuous while nesting. ($850) 14th Sticker Unlocked Rufous Hummingbird: These tiny birds make one of the longest migration journeys compared to its body length, from Alaska to Mexico, about 3,900 miles! Like most hummingbirds, they are very territorial and fiercely defend their nectar sources. ($950) 15th Sticker Unlocked Green Jay: Another corvid, green jays use sticks to help them find insects, making them one of the few birds known to use tools.
($1050) 16th Sticker Unlocked Barn Swallow: These shimmering iridescent birds are common, but are the only swallow species in North America with a classic swallow-tail.
$20: Birds of a Feather Sticker Together - 6 stickers of your choice
The exact sticker designs you want will be chosen after the campaign ends. Shipping and handling and sales taxes will be charged in the pledge manager before fulfillment.
I'm Annie, I’m a traditional artist and a huge bird nerd! I was first taught traditional Chinese watercolor painting in 2006, and over the decades I have built my unique art style incorporating Chinese and self-taught techniques. I work with watercolor, markers, colored pencil and more to capture my love for nature and birds.
If this campaign funds, you will receive a survey after it ends to choose your stickers and make any changes to your order. Once I have all of those, I will put in the print order for the sticker. It will take 10-20 business days to print the stickers. Once I receive the stickers, I will package all the orders, which I estimate will take a week depending on my schedule. Then, the stickers will be mailed to you via regular post! I estimate delivery will be in July 2025.
Shipping and handling and sales taxes will be charged in the pledge manager before fulfillment. For US orders, I estimate $1, plus sales tax. International orders will ship delivery duty unpaid.
