12.5" x 13", mixed media.

homework for my mixed media class
we were to illustrate a segment from
the "Superpowers" episode of NPR's
This American Life. It's really good, go listen.

left: 10" x 13", mixed media.
right: 8.5" x 11", mixed media.

homework for my mixed media class.
we were to make two illustrations for an article about the pros and cons of cloning.

Very few mediums provide passages this amusing out of context.

also, the best comic book sound effect evar.

grits
sweet potato home fries with corriander, allspice, black pepper, etc.
toast
tea

something found. i like the one smart ear / one stupid ear, thing.

awesome whole weet psghetti

in another pan:

mostly artichoke hearts

then cleaning out the rest of the frozens:
brockli
chick peas
kidney beens
diced carrots
red peppers
green beans
corn

some olive oil
ground pepper and coriander
a little salt
a little cayenne
some lemon juice
a truckload of tarragon, which i'm still nuts for these days (basil? bah! step owf, grandpa!)

cook cook until the crunchy stuff (carrots) are the way
you like 'em and then mix mix wit teh nudles
now eet and roll happily. with tea :)



ps, oh ya, and now por dissurt, I HAS A MANGO :9

but i'll gladly share with you :D

Mario theme on a ruler




Two guys, one guitar




And the instructional video for gibson's new robotic guitar that tunes itself.

4" x 6", gouache.

"Girl, you'd better slow your ice cream down."

Made for Brian Butler's Ice Cream People project.
More information can be found here.

I go to school with Brian and he's a good guy. This thing is gon' be big.
I would suggest you get in on it.

An amusing essay in Slate about being vegetarian.

link thanks to thespian

I've been on the waffling vegetarian/pescetarian fence for over a year now :D yay!
I don't feel any different though. I thought I would, but meh.

I've been eating better that's for sure :)

Anyway. Grits are awesome. And spinach pie... fffffark :P~~~~
and falafel plz. in my mouf :O

:O <---- right here plz

also, go go New York Times finally cluing in on steampunk.

So far Kate (in Australia) made a Rufus and photographed him.
And now this woman in Japan did the same with Jeb and Coffee ^_^
The craftwork on these is really keen!

She also took a picture of the gang as made by her mother and
her friends ^_^ Go crafty moms! Haha, i love it. As you can see Rufus
is wearing a flower badge with japanese on it. I asked about
it and got the following reply:

on Rufus' chest, it's a flower exactly but it's a flower-shaped name tag.
the woman put him up used to be a kindergarten teacher. Japanese kindergarten pupils attach name tags on their chests and most of them are flower shaped.
the word represents the class name he belongs to (woops! it's not a NAME tag) . according to the writing on the flower, he belongs to Momo-Gumi (peach class).

i'm sorry for my poor English. could you understand?
anyway, my mom and her friends loves them pretty much!
Rufus' owner printed out all of the Paper Pals kits and she said she'd put them together with her niece.

My kids are travelling all over! And Rufus is getting an education!
I already tend to think of him as a little slow and dopey because
he was the first and I had so many problems and revisions making him.
Similarly I think of Jebediah as clever and smart and capable because
he came together rather easily and so that's how -I- felt at the time.
They want to hug; they look so happy

^_^

10" x 12", gouache. just something loose for homework. it's my last
assignment and most of my other Final Senior Stuff is done, so i'm like,
coasting on Not Stressing About It. it was fun to paint.

apparently, Cats in Chaps goes over big with the mundanes.

Franklin Booth was an American illustrator from back in the day, born in 1874.
His work influenced Roy Krenkel, who in turn directly influenced Frank Frazetta.
Such is the lineage of 'begats'.

These aren't engravings, they aren't prints. They are pen and ink drawings. His works are composed of thousands of lines, whose careful positioning next to one another determine the density and shade of that particular region. His unusual technique was the result of a misunderstanding: As a boy, Booth scrupulously copied magazine illustrations which he thought were pen and ink drawings. In fact, they were wood engravings.

Check out these hot shades and tones! Dude had mad cross-hatching linework skills :O

More amazing stuff here

Tags: 19th century, art, boys, win

ergo...



SRSLY: "Spare the rod and spoil the chick / before you go and shit a brick"

Yep. Just found this CD under a lot of Junk in my room (throwing out more stuff, yes!)
It's kind of the best thing in the world right now.

It's like a blind drawing.

SHUT UP AND EAT

Pretty good. No serious missteps stood out to me. It was fun and
I was pleasantly surprised at Downey's Stark. Really couldn't have
asked for more.

After that I got to see Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" which is a
fun film, and so slick and beautiful, wow. Really just a suave,
tight little thing. And oof! Grace Kelly! *swoons* Mmm, also the
color palette is amazing!

The MassArt Spring Sale will be going on all next week from 10am-7pm
on campus. The main building lobby has been turned into a boutique
and there's -lots- of really awesome craft stuff on sale. I would
encourage folks to come see, as it makes a nice exhibition too.

And I ended up making 40 sets of Paper Pals, they look nice and slick :)
If I sell one a day I'll break even and that's fine enough for me.
Crossing my ears for luck!

That's about it. Spring :) <3

I love you.

Woke up today to half a mouse left outside my bedroom door.
Time to take miss thang in to the vet.

Click here for the high resolution pattern suitable for printing.

Jebediah's ears are bigger than Dorothy Ann's! And his feet are twice as big
as any of the other Paper Pals :O His head folded together most satisfyingly of
the d12 headtypes, and I'm guessing that has to do with the symmetry of the
unfold. I'll keep that in mind for the future. I kind of want to paint from this
photo as a reference. It would make a lovely large portrait, I think. All done
with this first series of Paper Pals :D I have to take my inventory in to campus
for the Spring Sale which is going on all next week. If you want to get your mitts
on some good cheap art, you should totally drop by. It'll be a HOOT!

Now to shop this around to Petco, the Children's Museum, the Zoos, etc. and get started on
the barnyard series. I want to make a new body shape that will stand. And I think I can
push the cat/rabbit head shape into a long "horse/cow" etc muzzle.



Here's the cover for this set. I have them on a light card stock, put into clear plastic
sleeves with one of the group facing out one side and the cover on the other. Jebediah is
supar sekrit "racer x" in the group so don't tell okay? thnx! *kiss kiss*