EDIT - I'm especially open to suggestions for better art & writing icon/accessories. I think the pencil is okay, but the talking makes only marginal sense...maybe the pencil should be for writing, but then what to do for art? I don't want to just put a different implement behind his ear...
I'm not going to pretend this is a small task either; certainly none of us here can claim to have accomplished it. it's the realm of masters. still, it's what we all have to try for.