Herman’s Victorian Portrait

Last month, while browsing Etsy for crochet patterns, I stumbled upon this fantastic artist, Cindy Jerrell, who creates custom Victorian-style portraits of your pet. I couldn’t resist and contacted her to commission a portrait of Herman.

Cindy asked me to tell her a little bit about Herman. I told her about his charming personality, how friendly he is, how he won an American Gerbil Society Championship, and about Herman’s show jumping. She created a hilarious - yet highly dignified - portrait of Herman, which you can see to the right.

She did a fantastic job with Herman’s portrait, right down to the little details, like the tiny gerbil figure on top of Herman’s trophy. . . or Herman’s initial on the front of the trophy. And, I know it sounds strange, but the wardrobe she picked seems perfect for Herman’s personality, too!

If you want a similar Victorian portrait made of your pet, or if you want to get one of these portraits made for a friend, I can’t recommend Cindy Jerrell enough. She was great to work with, very friendly, did extremely quick work, and created a picture that will make me smile for years to come. You can find information about ordering a custom Victorian pet portrait by visiting Cindy Jerrell’s HotDigitalDog Shop at Etsy.

Hope you got as big of a kick out of Herman’s portrait as I did. :)