These are the original Bizy Birdz. They did not have names at this time.

This is a watercolor painting made by my daughter in 2015 when she was 10 years old.

I think these ones are birds? They look like it?

I rolled with that idea and redrew them on my computer.

Then I gave them life.

These are the first versions of Blu and Pinky that I drew on my computer. I drew them by hand using Paint Shop Pro.

They started out with arms. I grew up with the Looney Tunes so I think I may have had like Foghorn Leghorn in mind?

Pinky started out with breasts. I don’t know why? Pinky is a girl. Girls have breasts, I guess? I have since changed it though. It just didn’t look right.

This is also when I named them.

I used my hand drawn versions and ran them through A.I. I gave them wings and created 3D versions of them.

I use mostly Grok to create images and video.

Sometimes a little editing with PaintShop Pro

Then I use VideoStudio to do some final editing.

Then, with Grok's assistance, I created a whole story for them. Their creation. Their backgrounds. Their origins. Their world.

Bizy Birdz started as two nameless watercolor birds in a 10-year-old girl’s sketchbook. They did not have names yet. Years later those drawings became Blu and Pinky — a loud blue bird and a sharp pink bird who have been a pair since their first second of life.

Blu and Pinky were the only characters the original artist created. The rest of the crew walked in from the world around them: Seamus, a mellow 1960s seagull from the California coast; Pickles, a black-and-white dog who followed a smell into the woods and never left; and Scratch, a street-smart alley cat who decided one blue bird was going to be his personal problem.

The Artist

The artist was a 10-year-old girl who carried a small sketchbook everywhere. She filled page after page with the same two birds — one blue and wild, one pink and sharp — because they felt like the best friends she didn’t have yet. One warm afternoon she sat under a large willow tree near the forest edge and drew them bigger than usual. She fell asleep with the sketchbook open in her lap. While she slept, old forest magic rose from the willow roots, passed through the page, and lifted both drawings into the real world at the same moment. When she woke, the page was blank and two small sets of footprints led away into the trees. She closed the sketchbook, smiled, and never drew those two birds again.

How Blu and Pinky Met

They never truly met. They were drawn side by side, brought to life side by side, and took their first steps in the dirt side by side. There was no introduction, no chance encounter, and no moment of discovery. They simply existed together from the first second, already a pair, and have stayed that way ever since.

Blu

Blu is a male blue bird and Pinky’s best friend. He is energetic, impulsive, and always the first one to charge into something. He acts before he thinks, talks loud, and recovers from failure almost instantly. He is arrogant, cocky, overconfident, and competitive — convinced he can handle whatever comes next. He is also brutally honest, extremely sarcastic, and not politically correct. He tells it like it is and does not sand it down.

He talks in a high-energy male voice: loud, fast, impulsive, slightly raspy, and excited. When he gets going, the words come in clipped bursts with almost no pauses. His volume spikes on the big words. He laughs at his own boasts, then keeps the same energy even when the plan is already falling apart. If it fails, he does not quiet down. He course-corrects at full speed and charges again.

Blu shows he cares about Pinky through action rather than words. He is usually the one who creates the problem they both have to solve. He is not the careful one. He is the one who yells “watch this,” jumps, and finds out.

Catchphrase: “I got this!”

Origin

Blu began as a blue drawing in a 10-year-old girl’s sketchbook. She drew him restless, full of energy, with spiky crest feathers and a posture that looked ready to take off. When old forest magic lifted him off the page, he came to life with that same restless nature already in him. He has no memory of any time before the drawing. His first moment of existence was the same as Pinky’s.

Pinky

Pinky is a female pink bird and Blu’s best friend. She is more caring, cautious, and observant than he is. She notices trouble early and is quick to point it out, often with a sharp or sarcastic line. She is expressive, reactive, and loyal. Even when she knows Blu’s idea is going to go wrong, she stays with him.

She is sarcastic, but not as blunt as Blu. Once the chaos starts she adapts fast and holds her own. She is usually the one who sees the bigger problem coming while Blu is still celebrating the first bad idea.

She talks in a bright female voice: mischievous, expressive, and playful, with a sing-song rise and fall. The sweetness stays in the delivery even when the line is a cut. She has a slight pause before her catchphrase, quick pitch jumps when she reacts, and a little knowing hum after she clocks something Blu missed.

Catchphrase: “Told you.”

Origin

Pinky began as a pink drawing on the same page as Blu. She was sketched with sharp eyes and a more careful stance, already watching everything even as a pencil line. The same forest magic brought her to life at the exact same second as Blu. She has no separate beginning and no time spent alone. From her first breath she was already beside him.

Seamus (SHAY-mus)

Seamus is a male seagull with pure 1960s hippie energy — a chill, spaced-out beach character who looks permanently relaxed. He has reddish half-lidded “stoner” eyes in every appearance and that half-lidded knowing smile. He is laid-back, mellow, and floating on good vibes. He has zero urgency.

He prefers sitting on a dock, a rock, a crate, or whatever is handy, watching the waves and the chaos instead of joining either one. He drops random zen observations about the universe, friendship, and how everything’s connected, man. He never gets mad. He shrugs, grins, and suggests everybody cool out. He loves classic rock, folk, and the smell of salt air.

He talks in a soft male voice: slow Southern/drawl delivery, mellow, spaced-out, relaxed, and a little stoned. The vowels stretch. The ends of sentences trail off. There is a slight delay before he answers, like the thought got there late. His volume stays low and even even when the scene explodes around him. His slang is straight 1960s beach hippie: far out, groovy, man, peace and love. When he talks to Pickles, he always calls her “little dog.”

He is the calm observer in the crew. He does not win the fight. He undercuts it.

Catchphrase: “Hang loose, man…”

Origin

Seamus was not created by the sketchbook artist. He was born on a quiet stretch of California coastline in the late 1960s. While the rest of his flock chased fish and fought over scraps, he drifted into a commune of beach hippies who treated him like one of their own. He spent years soaking up the music, the philosophy, and the free-spirited lifestyle until that scene faded. Now he wanders from shore to shore, following good vibes and interesting company, always ready to share a peaceful moment and a slow, knowing smile.

Scratch

Scratch is Blu’s arch-enemy: a male, smug, street-smart alley cat who walks with pure swagger and a permanent sneer. He is cunning, patient when it suits him, and absolutely convinced he is the smartest animal in any alley. He talks tough, schemes constantly, and lives for the day he finally catches that loud blue bird.

When his elaborate plans blow up in his face — which they always do — he erupts in classic cartoon rage, then dusts himself off and starts plotting the next “foolproof” trap. He is sarcastic, a little mean, and completely locked on Blu. He has no respect for birds, especially the impulsive blue one who keeps turning every chase into chaos. He is pure cartoon predator energy: always hungry for the hunt, always one overcomplicated idea away from disaster.

He talks like a 1920s/1930s movie mobster — low, rough, cocky, and gravelly, with short clipped tough-guy sentences. He talks out of the side of his mouth, slows down to gloat, speeds up to threaten, and likes a contemptuous little “heh” around an insult. He often ends a threat with “see?”

Catchphrase: “You’re scratched! See?!”

Origin

Scratch was not created by the sketchbook artist. He was born and raised in the grimy back alleys of a nearby city, surviving on garbage, cleverness, and pure spite. While other cats settled for easy mice, he aimed higher — birds. One night on the outskirts of town he locked eyes with a hyperactive blue bird who did not run like prey. The bird charged. The chase that followed was a disaster for Scratch: crashing trash cans, a runaway shopping cart, a traffic cone stuck on his head, and Blu flying off laughing. From that humiliating night on, Scratch made catching that blue bird his personal mission. He now prowls the edges of the forest and the city streets, always watching, always planning, forever Blu’s arch-enemy.

Pickles

Pickles is a female black-and-white dog and Blu and Pinky’s best friend. She is friendly, happy, and endlessly energetic. She never seems to run out of bounce. She greets every new moment with a wagging tail and an open, cheerful face, always ready for the next adventure.

She is fiercely loyal and will stick by the friends she loves through any chaos. She also has a bottomless appetite and will happily chase, dig for, or beg for anything that looks — or smells — like food. She is pure motion and pure heart: the kind of dog who turns a quiet afternoon into a full-speed romp.

Pickles does not speak words. She communicates through body language, expressions, and short energetic barks — happy, excited, and all in. If she looks at you, the tail is already going.

Origin

Pickles was not created by the sketchbook artist. She was born in a sunny backyard not far from the same forest where Blu and Pinky first came to life. As a pup she spent her days racing across yards, chasing butterflies, and following any interesting smell that drifted her way. One afternoon the scent of forest magic mixed with leftover picnic scraps pulled her deeper into the woods than she had ever gone before. She tumbled straight into Blu and Pinky’s path mid-chase, tail spinning like a propeller, and never left their side again. From that day on she has been their four-legged partner in every wild, food-filled, full-speed adventure.

The Real Pickles

Pickles is based on a real dog. I got Pickles in 2022 for my youngest daughter. Pickles was about 6 weeks old at the time.

I did not name Pickles. My oldest daughter, the creator of the original Bizy Birdz, actually named Pickles. I do not know how she came up with the name.

Yes, I am well aware of "Mr. Pickles", now.

A couple times that I took Pickles to the Vet the workers there kept calling Pickles Mr. Pickles. I had no idea why? So, I asked them. "Why are you misgendering my dog?". I really didn't care. I was curious though.

They told me about Mr. Pickles and his cartoons. I went home and Googled Mr. Pickles. Well, I found out why they were calling Pickles Mr. Pickles.

Pickles and Mr. Pickles look almost identical but they are absolutely nothing alike. Pickles and Mr. Pickles are the complete opposite of each other. Like a night and day difference.

Pickles is a happy and lovable both in real life and the cartoons. And Mr. Pickles, well, just go check him out.

To the creators of Mr. Pickles,

The way my dog looks and her name was completely unplanned. Any similarities between Pickles and Mr. Pickles are purely coincidental.