Lena Gonzales 2025

Abstract

The Silly Billy Sticker Sheets are five pages starring my original characters, Silly Billys, engaging in various scenes and activities. Each page has a theme that the stickers correspond to, such as Food, Ocean, Big City, Day in the Park, and Fashion Week. These sticker sheets act as a lighthearted satire of everyday life with a dash of odd cartoonish humor. This product is for entertainment purposes and acts in tandem with a wider pitch for a future merchandise brand starring the same characters. My main objective with this project is to bring joy and laughter to others when they view this work. The world has become a very serious and scary place, so I want my work to make people feel better and be a reminder to have fun and be silly every once in a while. The Silly Billys will be drawn in various ways and sizes (multiple heads/feet, arms/no arms, etc). This diversity of their forms is meant to replicate real people and the diverse communities we live in. These sticker sheets and their themes reflect our ordinary world and activities through a nonsensical lens while promoting living life to the fullest, even through the stupidest of means. Although its main purpose is to entertain, it is also a weird love letter to life and the things in it that give the world vibrancy and joy.