i'm baa-aack...

a page from my sketchbook project book

having loads of fun with this. the theme i chose is "it will be fun, i swear." can't wait to see other sketchbooks when the show tours. the exhibit will travel to brooklyn, austin, san francisco, atlanta, portland (maine), chicago, washington dc and winter park (florida). it's not too late to get a blank book. the deadline's been extended to november 15. check it out here.

the devil made me do it

featured in this etsy treasury, old scratch. thanks whimsyfish!

love & theft

i'm a huge fan of cartoons and comic books from all time periods. they are a large influence on my work. here's an amazing animated tribute to the art form from andreas hykade, obviously another big fan. called love & theft (like the bob dylan album), hykade also quotes dylan in the video's info panel, "and i'm still carrying the gift you gave, it's part of me now, it's been cherished and saved, it'll be with me unto the grave and then unto eternity."

(from "in the summertime")

what a doll!

my friend satsiri turned me on to a blog by knitter/comedian franklin habit. in a recent post, franklin described a project he's working on using a late victorian porcelain shoulder head doll. i immediately fell in love with ethel. she has the same penchant i do for gold overglaze luster. she also possesses a dark sense of humor as illustrated in the tableaus above, "impressions of famous women." i'm repeating what franklin said in the original post, "don't blame me. ethel's politics are her own business."

the whole thing(s)

images for new business cards at the co-op

scrafitto, underglaze pencil, handmade and commercial overglaze decals, and gold luster for the clay work. borrowed, digitally-manipulated imagery for the drawing.