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An American fantasy/sci-fi artist and writer. Creator of the ~~lol wut pear~~ Biting Pear of Salamanca (pictured). She has a fairly considerable Internet following, and has created a number of webcomics, including the very notable Digger. Her artwork can be seen here.

Her works include:

A Conspiracy Of Mammals (sadly unfinished)
Black Dogs
Digger (sadly finished)
Dragon Breath
Elf vs. Orc (tragically unfinished)
Irrational Fears
Nurk
Gearworld (Both a quasi-narrative journal and a generic setting for many paintings; tragically unfinished)

Tropes across her works include:

Footnote Fever: Terry Pratchett would be proud.
Frogs and Toads: Second only to small furry animals in favor, it seems.
Funny Animal: Particularly weird ones, like wombats, hyenas, coelacanths, snails...
Funny Background Event
Makes Just as Much Sense in Context: Many of her works are pretty weird. And often as not, her explanation is "I don't know either" or "I just paint the things, I don't have to know what they mean".
Mood Whiplash: She has a very humourous style, and uses it even when describing very traumatic events.
Not Evil, Just Misunderstood
Our Dragons Are Different: Not only that, but every kind of dragon she draws seems to have different physical and mental attributes from the others.
Perky Goth: The artist herself is close to being one. She is fond of her spiked black leather boots and provides the page image for Fingerless Gloves.
Petting Zoo People
Themed Tarot Deck: With wombats, but only a few cards were made.
What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?: Averted with Toadback Road, which was in fact inspired by marijuana-induced musings. Played straight with all her other work.

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 [[File:pos_3694.jpg|frame|LOL WOMBATS]]
-An American fantasy/sci-fi artist and writer. Creator of the <s>[[Memetic Mutation|lol wut pear]]</s> [http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500 Biting Pear of Salamanca] (pictured). She has a fairly considerable Internet following, and has created a number of webcomics, including the very notable ''[[Digger (Webcomic)|Digger]]''. Her artwork can be seen [http://www.redwombatstudio.com/wpg2 here.]
+An American fantasy/sci-fi artist and writer. Creator of the <s>[[Memetic Mutation|lol wut pear]]</s> [http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500 Biting Pear of Salamanca] (pictured). She has a fairly considerable Internet following, and has created a number of webcomics, including the very notable ''[[Digger]]''. Her artwork can be seen [http://www.redwombatstudio.com/wpg2 here.]
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 * [[A Conspiracy Of Mammals]] (sadly unfinished)
-* [[Black Dogs (Literature)|Black Dogs]]
+* [[Black Dogs]]
-* [[Digger (Webcomic)|Digger]] (sadly finished)
+* [[Digger]] (sadly finished)
 * [[Dragon Breath]]
 * [http://ursulav.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=288 Elf vs. Orc] (tragically unfinished)
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 * [[Funny Animal]]: Particularly weird ones, like wombats, hyenas, coelacanths, snails...
 * [[Funny Background Event]]
-* [[Makes Just As Much Sense in Context]]: Many of her works are pretty weird. And often as not, her explanation is "I don't know either" or "I just paint the things, I don't have to know what they ''mean''".
+* [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context]]: Many of her works are pretty weird. And often as not, her explanation is "I don't know either" or "I just paint the things, I don't have to know what they ''mean''".
 * [[Mood Whiplash]]: She has a very humourous style, and uses it even when describing very traumatic events.
 * [[Not Evil, Just Misunderstood]]
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 * [[Petting Zoo People]]
 * [[Themed Tarot Deck]]: With wombats, but only a few cards were made.
-* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]: Averted with [http://www.redwombatstudio.com/wpg2?g2_itemId=1086 Toadback Road], which was in fact inspired by marijuana-induced musings. Played straight with all her other work.
+* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: Averted with [http://www.redwombatstudio.com/wpg2?g2_itemId=1086 Toadback Road], which was in fact inspired by marijuana-induced musings. Played straight with all her other work.
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