gob·lin (g
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a mischievous elfin creature with several teeth and a tendency to bite knees toes and the occasional nose
gob·let (g
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a baby goblin
A few weeks ago I discovered a goblet in my house in the form of little Daniel. While teething, he decided that biting his parents was a funny game. He would bite our ankles and toes if we ignored him; and while we played with him he would go after our fingers and noses with a laugh and a playful growl. Eric and I both thought this was hilariously adorable and began calling Daniel “our little goblet.†Unfortunately, our new apartment complex doesn’t allow baby goblins so we had to put a stop to the biting, but I drew these pictures to remember him by.
![GoblinKid GoblinKid](http://www.shantelltedjamulia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/GoblinKid_thumb.jpg)
First sketch of a sweet young goblet. I liked the idea so much I decided to do a portrait of Daniel as a baby goblet.
![img002 img002](http://www.shantelltedjamulia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img002_thumb.jpg)
![Goblin004 Goblin004](http://www.shantelltedjamulia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Goblin004_thumb.jpg)
First drawings of Daniel’s portrait. I thought the drinking goblet made my little goblin look tipsy so I replaced it with a pet mouse.
![Mouse Mouse](http://www.shantelltedjamulia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Mouse_thumb.jpg)
![Mouse2 Mouse2](http://www.shantelltedjamulia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Mouse2_thumb.jpg)
The mice were fun, but they just didn’t seem like quite the right thing for my goblet. I drew a different pet for him an Orcan pig-dog named Muhgg but I kept him on a separate piece of paper because I had another idea for Daniel’s portrait.
![Muhg007 Muhg007](http://www.shantelltedjamulia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Muhg007_thumb.jpg)
In the actual picture I wanted Daniel to be playing with a chewed up book. What better object for an illiterate, book-despising goblin parent to give their child as a chew toy? And so without further ado, the final product!
![Goblet Goblet](http://www.shantelltedjamulia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Goblet_thumb.jpg)