[Shebang]

Is it the same artist whom you've posted their examples?

Yep! She got back to me really quickly, surprisingly!

"Oooo, usually I turn down freelance stuff recently, but this sounds pretty fun! Can you give me more details like what kind of style/mascot it would be? Also did you want a finished logo type of deal, or a bunch of illustrations of the mascot doing different things to put on the website?"