Suicidal Giraffe Cartoon
Posted in Art, Stupid Thoughts on Jul 14th, 2008
So, as my wife and I were driving today, we were discussing the term "all sorts of wrong" and this cartoon popped into my head...
Hope you enjoyed it.
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Art With Public Domain Images - Part 3 of 9
Posted in Art, Just Personal, Technology & Life on Mar 30th, 2008
READ ALL THE INSTALLMENTS: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 [here]
So, originally the plan had been to do 8 separate art pieces for my wife for our anniversary (which was today), then combine them all into one big piece and print and frame it for her. Eight is still the eventual goal, [...]
When I heard about Anthony Minghella's death, I felt compelled to write something immediately. Fortunately or unfortunately, a severe head cold got in the way. See, I'm of two minds about Minghella's work. On the one hand, he's responsible for one of my favorite romantic comedies, Truly, Madly, Deeply. On the [...]
Obama on the A-Team
Posted in Art, Jokes, Politics & Religion on Mar 13th, 2008
So, when people would say Barack Obama's name, pronouncing the "rack" like "clothes rack" instead of like "rock", it would make me think of Mr. T's character, B.A. Baracus from "The A-Team". And then a fun thought entered my head... Wouldn't it be fun to dress up Barack Obama like Mr. T? Show [...]
So, inspired by creating an antidote to the Sanrio attempts to target Hello Kitty to boys, I took that scuzzy cat concept a bit farther. I added some stains to his shirt, did a version with his tongue sticking out, changed the shirt colors, and did a second slogan. Still, gotta give a [...]
Hello Kitty Targets Men
Posted in Art, Society, Techno Thoughts on Dec 28th, 2007
According to this article, Sanrio is set to unveil a line of clothing and accessories for men using the famous Hello Kitty character.
"Young men these days grew up with character goods," said Sanrio spokesman, Kazuo Tohmatsu. "That generation feels no embarrassment about wearing Hello Kitty."
Maybe I'm an old fuddy duddy, stuck in a [...]
Art With Public Domain Images - Part 2 of 9
Posted in Art on Dec 26th, 2007
READ ALL THE INSTALLMENTS: Part 1 | Part 2 [here] | Part 3
In part 1 of this series, I introduced the project: create eight works of collage art to be incorporated into a larger art piece as a 5th anniversary gift for my wife... using public domain art from various online sources.
This second piece relates [...]
Art With Public Domain Images - Part 1 of 9
Posted in Art on Dec 26th, 2007
READ ALL THE INSTALLMENTS: Part 1 [here] | Part 2 | Part 3
My wife is very into scrapbook, collage kind of art, where they use rubber stamps, photos, and all sorts of other "ephemera" to create pieces of art. Each anniversary, she's created me an interesting piece of art.
I have a [...]