Pumpkin lovelies

     I love Halloween. What I love almost as much is that when people think about Halloween or needing an artistic hand in Halloween land, their thoughts zip line straight to me.  Enter my day job. People know what I'm all about so it didn't surprise me in the least when a vote was had and I was chosen the representative pumpkin carver/decorator for our branch of employees in a pumpkin carving contest. After all the shutdown madness involving government workers, this is an attempt to remove some stress. It may not work for many but it works for me. 

Alas, I give you Helga and her two ungrateful children, Boris and Benny. 

No answers, only questions, and it's ok

     Stepping over the pieces of glass strew across the floor, I encounter Sir Filament. He is blackened and blown out, thin antennae dangling at his sides. In an instant I can imagine his last moments, the heat cumulating slowly inside of him to unnatural levels until containment was no longer an option. A spontaneous combustion of sorts then occurs, throwing him into a beautiful bouquet of spark and ash along with his exoskeleton, which is what I am now treading slowy around in hopscotch style stepping to avoid laceration. Even in death, he can cause pain and loss.

     As so can ghosts, which will be my next installation, since it seems I need a break from web designing for a spell or two due to an undeniable urge to spend more time holding hands with introspection.


 

Necropants

 http://disinfo.com/2013/10/horrifying-necropants-iceland/
 
    After all of the things I've read and learned about concerning witchcraft and the supernatural, I have never heard of Necropants.  I'm honestly surprised it hasn't shown up in an episode of Supernatural thus far. 

Dog shaming

Dog Shaming
     I'm infatuated with this site. I've been visiting it almost daily for over a year now.  I have pets. You could say it is a small colony of pets. These include a one year old American Bulldog named Louise, a soon to be 13 year old Boston Terrier named Mr. Pooze (aka Spaz), and a few felines to top it off: Kiki, Belushi, Coraline, Re-re, and the terrible twins Roger and Randy, who I'm wishing I named Sam and Dean after the Winchester brothers from Supernatural. Maybe I'll take those names for a spin and see how it works out.
     The site is a wonderful stroll through a multitude of public animal shamings.  It makes me feel less alone when it comes to the destruction and heartbreak that having animals can bring you. By heartbreak I mean the distraught feelings of losing one of your favorite sneakers to giant teeth and slobber, having to toss out your favorite bra due to your cat wanting the world to know that you belong to him, or coming home to a sea of shredded paper towels in the kitchen because you swore that your dog could NOT reach that far back on the counter.  I love my animals and I love having animals so these sorts of things come with the territory.  Besides being a comfort, I get many a chuckle out of seeing other people's posts of what their animals have done. I also realize that what's happened to me could be far worse. 

Most awesome thing I've seen in a while-Digital Dudz

Digital Dudz
     

     I came across this incredible YouTube post the other day and feel the need to talk about it. A gentleman by the name of Mark Rober used to work for NASA and quit his job to devote his time to his project, Digital Dudz. He's designed some t-shirts specifically made to house your iPad, iPod, iPhone, and Android operated devices while running his app that displays some gruesome moving images such as creepy eyeballs that dart, a beating heart, and gastly wounds. If you're not into the macabre, you can choose a cat with moving eyes or a picture whose eyes follow you. He's also designed some pretty rad morph suits for this year. 

     I always admire people for following their artistic talents, even if it means leaving a well paying job to do so. It's also the kind of path I'm heading in and it's great to see success in someone else. Inspiration!

The cephalopod and Lavinia

    I am fascinated by cephalopods. I saw a photo of the cutest baby octopus and I couldn't resist drawing him. I know he's going to stick around for a while, maybe cross stitched into a pillow or some such.

     My style of drawing has always been that of a cartoonish nature. I've never felt a desire to mirror the things I see. I suppose it's due to the fact that I still view the world through a child's eyes. 

     I introduce my baby cephalopod. I also introduce a very early stage rendering of a character I'm working on. She's made in my image thus far. We'll see how she develops as she's sketched out a few hundred times. 

I think I need one

Cutest coffee mug

I've seen some pretty nifty looking temperature changing mugs over the last year or so but this one is just adorable and right up my alley. I drink enough coffee in a day, why not give it a face. Only $10 on Amazon!

pen fetish

I carry a pencil case with me everywhere which contains my most favorite writing and drawing utensils.  I may have to buy a new one.





http://www.temptationgifts.com/gifts-by-brand/happy-jackson/stationery/wild-and-wolf-happy-jackson-pen-orgy-pencil-case.html

Abject rumination day 1

I want to wear my back pockets on the front. 

the age old excuse

I had something written that I was going to share but my dog ate it.
She really did.
She is a moose.
She can reach things that I don't think she possibly can.
She waits until I leave and then she strikes.

It was my fault.
I wrote something, spur of the moment, on the back of an empty macaroni & cheese packet.
The words must have been palatable with that awful powdered cheese.