tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19913054120742357622024-03-12T20:10:25.614-07:00strange teethblackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-50489637732289088642011-09-01T22:14:00.000-07:002011-09-01T22:17:05.005-07:00goodbye, little blogspoti'm packing up and moving my things over to my new sketchblog site, <a href="http://strangeteethillustration.tumblr.com/">Strange Teeth Illustration!</a> All new updates will be directed there from now on. I'll keep this site up for now, so worries there!blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-33254080057639287162011-08-29T14:39:00.001-07:002011-08-29T14:53:18.982-07:00some from the sketch bookstill using them old pencils as well. nothing stellar, but loads of goodies!
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<br />blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-17192493808694337412011-08-29T14:17:00.000-07:002011-08-29T14:22:25.523-07:00turning on a dimea simple desire to sketch some costume/outfit design ideas led way to this little sketch, and it was THIS little sketch that has rocketed me into a project that has produced some of my best work yet-- i'm crazy excited to show it to everyone, and even though it's come a long way, i need to wait till i finish a little more! sometimes, it's just one little drawing that sparks a crazy fire in my head!
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<br />blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-9655773585287715692011-08-29T14:11:00.000-07:002011-08-29T20:10:26.732-07:00evan's happy placethe base for this illustration was started LAST CHRISTMAS if you can believe it, and i've let it sit for forever until now. this was a actually a christmas gift for a buddy, and finally after a little prodding from them this week, i finished it. it seemed strange to do such a cold, snowy drawing in the summer! this was another nudge in the right direction for the work i've been doing with digital painting, and it definitely has led me somewhere great-- but i'll save that again, for later! merry christmas, evan... 8 months later!
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<br />blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-61489829021085835712011-08-29T14:07:00.001-07:002011-08-29T14:10:42.768-07:00one for the gentsa candy-colored, neon guinevere pinup speed painting-- actually started the base of this one a long, looong time ago, but due to my recent dabbling into digital painting (more on that later!) i finally decided to re-vamp and re-finish her! i like her character waayy too much for how little i draw her. anyone opposed to a guinevere sketch week?
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<br />blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-36913009904538992152011-08-29T14:00:00.001-07:002011-08-29T14:23:02.259-07:00this is fox countrypart of an art trade with the talented and adorable Chris Conlon! the subject matter for the art trade was, "foxes, forests, and fantasy" -- best two out of three on my part! flat colors for now, while i work on other projects!
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<br />blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-58837482087350837522011-08-29T13:50:00.000-07:002011-08-29T13:59:44.933-07:00doodleblubs and sketchburpsa few new ones, and an oldie, but a goodie
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<br />blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-81160369204372095152011-08-29T13:47:00.000-07:002011-08-29T13:50:15.330-07:00SHE WORE A RASPBERRY BERET/UPDATE WARNINGgood news everyone! not only am i going to upload a whole bunch of new sketches, last month i found out there's this pretty cool artist who sings songs and he was once called prince! it only took me 23 years!
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<br />blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-14977199564186325702011-06-23T06:59:00.000-07:002011-06-23T07:25:31.263-07:00SKETCHBOOK (OLD)STUFFsome new scans of old stuff!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaU92cZXQPjqnEtm7RITZ6eH8BrBbgW0CmPbN4PjTxEa1t281j9rc2xzhYM6TP1Nvz8aJWxAQWuRKYS16fxKHaryvRQhcLBYTkejpOR5U2jV9G9H-FRAISk4MZT1xCQ01Ov1UC1MkOM0o/s1600/raccons+mini.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaU92cZXQPjqnEtm7RITZ6eH8BrBbgW0CmPbN4PjTxEa1t281j9rc2xzhYM6TP1Nvz8aJWxAQWuRKYS16fxKHaryvRQhcLBYTkejpOR5U2jV9G9H-FRAISk4MZT1xCQ01Ov1UC1MkOM0o/s400/raccons+mini.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621421068254048306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qaJS4UkXXgtk2iF7y_QXRcRlLFQjVI62ldwhyAn1HCOZj6_xgpKlsyPhlwsVF_qbRpWJSnJWXV7g67xCewK-WYNjsmYbsD1Il5VroXqhA9vgoIer04u8eAiCg1pBVlw-We2v9Q9mMGgo/s1600/the+inquiry+of+ms+terri.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qaJS4UkXXgtk2iF7y_QXRcRlLFQjVI62ldwhyAn1HCOZj6_xgpKlsyPhlwsVF_qbRpWJSnJWXV7g67xCewK-WYNjsmYbsD1Il5VroXqhA9vgoIer04u8eAiCg1pBVlw-We2v9Q9mMGgo/s400/the+inquiry+of+ms+terri.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621421057691748690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganXoPgkvUao1y46qtNI3xooc6zYqLbAR2S5hPy52BcjnIX-r8mXe-obZ7AB6heavp2tk9mU-9Ja9eReEXI2z45WajyeUjpD9_7qb_cYKDWegxKSNVnAGOuOz_CUR1V1qRJWsJPoTfAaLz/s1600/forest+creatures.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganXoPgkvUao1y46qtNI3xooc6zYqLbAR2S5hPy52BcjnIX-r8mXe-obZ7AB6heavp2tk9mU-9Ja9eReEXI2z45WajyeUjpD9_7qb_cYKDWegxKSNVnAGOuOz_CUR1V1qRJWsJPoTfAaLz/s400/forest+creatures.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621421051235615426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTMkL8fU4aJJCnIBYAsmLFOCv0fQAVJg_C9KgF7-h1S4GoRuvCo45NnwkN3EG_kqf04n9d2ihLXUzI1vluCIzm7iZVZQIWB-qHJaDA3idLTUQGfr6lDPS1PQKIghkugRqva3hWSaAcwzb/s1600/rivergod+inks.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTMkL8fU4aJJCnIBYAsmLFOCv0fQAVJg_C9KgF7-h1S4GoRuvCo45NnwkN3EG_kqf04n9d2ihLXUzI1vluCIzm7iZVZQIWB-qHJaDA3idLTUQGfr6lDPS1PQKIghkugRqva3hWSaAcwzb/s400/rivergod+inks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621421042691935298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hgbEI7qIQPvEsg7sEkwC5cqZfHuvYIDOKALsDl7uTcG2-kC5n8H3MbXI8LN7LW7kT_G-RjVmV-3tgA5EIOyYW5BnUWphKN5cEZLimsohSyN_lgJxWg_d-QZRaPGojtzoIya92MdRkAmL/s1600/starbucks.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hgbEI7qIQPvEsg7sEkwC5cqZfHuvYIDOKALsDl7uTcG2-kC5n8H3MbXI8LN7LW7kT_G-RjVmV-3tgA5EIOyYW5BnUWphKN5cEZLimsohSyN_lgJxWg_d-QZRaPGojtzoIya92MdRkAmL/s400/starbucks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621421029402206034" /></a>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-55820502579994700002011-06-02T09:58:00.000-07:002011-06-02T10:06:21.470-07:00Game Concept Character Designsfor my second thesis project, i'm designing all the concept art for a multi-player style video game! needless to say, it's been loads of fun. below are the 8 main character classes available! there's 19 total classes, but i think doing that many right now would destroy me! i'll probably go into more detail about the game concept in general later, but for now, here they are!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZ5aFDkkcGPqQYyJO3RC02LB19OOFYcziwuicFArPIqOpzpzc20a95OgFkkGhg9Ogii3qhuOv-cnncZ4qfafoOkbEdvaCYWtEWQ4xlny7aKYLYhIfd2q_K7jfZeUtFNMQmlthTZtbDigP/s1600/Thesis+II+Charatcer+Lineup1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZ5aFDkkcGPqQYyJO3RC02LB19OOFYcziwuicFArPIqOpzpzc20a95OgFkkGhg9Ogii3qhuOv-cnncZ4qfafoOkbEdvaCYWtEWQ4xlny7aKYLYhIfd2q_K7jfZeUtFNMQmlthTZtbDigP/s400/Thesis+II+Charatcer+Lineup1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613669676851891474" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XTtOF3DEZO0yYUR4Ng1riYkD6V9FmbnIuG6oqUDfeHFhx9CP6FL-RNxmOUnwiXA0am_s5Ne-lhh9E9phHytHKbadLIu9_6lBLGpLM9jIkIAm6zu6758UUXVu8S2yIMxPYHVr2aEvknzY/s1600/Thesis+II+Charatcer+Lineup2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XTtOF3DEZO0yYUR4Ng1riYkD6V9FmbnIuG6oqUDfeHFhx9CP6FL-RNxmOUnwiXA0am_s5Ne-lhh9E9phHytHKbadLIu9_6lBLGpLM9jIkIAm6zu6758UUXVu8S2yIMxPYHVr2aEvknzY/s400/Thesis+II+Charatcer+Lineup2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613669826570648610" /></a>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-21407959589237502882011-05-19T10:52:00.000-07:002011-08-29T20:13:12.915-07:00this is a long story with no end in sightanother rarity from the files of 'things i never post.' i'm fortunate enough that for my final thesis project, i've been given free reign to do whatever i'd like to, and and happily drawing up character and setting designs for a multiplayer video game. i'm even more fortunate that i was able to pull out the conceptual playground that the world in my brain consists of, and use it as the basis for said game. it's been a lot of fun finally getting everything all down on paper, but it also makes me itch for what would be the 'single-player' storyline. here's a sketch from not too long ago of the main character and the river god; this was based on that always-quoted fact of mother lions/wolves/animals being able to crush bones with their jaws, but then carrying their young with the most gentle delicacy. i never imagine character riding the river god-- shameful! i like to think he would let them hinge around his arms for travel, but as for Ryiane, his favorite and his pupil-- this method of transport reflects their bond well.<div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEJQfiJSEDK3063AnkzmmkAZKg-OuYwR157mOzfXCnp3PlIqxfrBiF4dD7wR79qmEKSTkYm71q3WUa0-aAp8BXPSN2NXzXPeVkjZ-DMGSq9Y5uwHClwfoZT1GK7Nid36xneSMqLlEeJ4f/s1600/this+is+a+long+story+with+no+end+in+sight.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEJQfiJSEDK3063AnkzmmkAZKg-OuYwR157mOzfXCnp3PlIqxfrBiF4dD7wR79qmEKSTkYm71q3WUa0-aAp8BXPSN2NXzXPeVkjZ-DMGSq9Y5uwHClwfoZT1GK7Nid36xneSMqLlEeJ4f/s320/this+is+a+long+story+with+no+end+in+sight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608489362386052738" /></a></div>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-20159495030132148662011-04-27T12:53:00.001-07:002011-04-27T12:56:42.771-07:00SENIOR THESIS PROJECT<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB2v8CIlxR7d08f1A98QdN378yYsB7hVpOhy5xWhyphenhyphenuqaUHDSX6xMlqV08p8hzPTiOdlykjzL0iQePUWURvnDpxfo-z2wuTEBcEhBEXcxDDUuvBqSbK9MLYtOfKV55EzRk9T6uJ0ddakNM/s320/SilasThumb3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600354587532803602" /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>my senior thesis project is complete and fully viewable on my portfolio site, <a href="http://strangeteeth.carbonmade.com/">StrangeTeeth!</a> it took me a whole semester of endless nights, many tears and very little sleep, so i amever so pleased that it turned out how it did. please enjoy!</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-28103074290891007242011-04-19T12:28:00.000-07:002011-04-19T12:43:58.763-07:00louie the hammer and dolores riesling<div>recently, my friends, roomates, and myself have started getting together on a night during the week; we light a bunch of candles, turn off all the lights, play some creepy music and sit down for a good ol' smattering of lovecraftian creepyness with the tabletop role-playing game of Call of Cthulu. the whole point is kind of the inverse of typical D&D style games-- instead of cultivating the storyline for a band of characters, in CoC, the whole point (and inevitable outcome) is the eventual death and/or loss of sanity of the character (which usually ends up with death anyway.) regardless of this, we've all lovingly crafted our characters and have actually managed to survive two runs thus far without anyone dying, which apparently is rather unheard of and <i>balls</i> lucky. we'll all sit together, huddled around our character sheets, often terrified of what's truly lurking in the loamy earth of the creepy basement, and end up getting the pants scared off of us.<div><br /></div><div>it is <i>delicious</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>in any case, the sketch below depicts my character, Louie "The Hammer" Steele, and ex-pugilist turned rum-runner (the game takes place in the 1920's) He's all brawn, might and fury, towering over the other characters and his only real skills being his immense strength and hand-tohand combat skills. He's not terribly great as a detective, but when physical work need be done, he is <i>damn</i> handy when he's handy. The other character is my roomate's: Miss Dolores Riesling, a museum curator with interest in the occult. (Louie really only likes three things: baseball, whiskey, and Dolores.) I make no attempt to hide the fact that i'll be very, very sad when our dear little characters finally bite the bullet or go mad and kill themselves. such is the life of an investigator in the realm of Lovecraft!</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW42mfQlTOEgtEoRB4Izx_h4alqdJTAcAhIoG0_mXL5WUdXRuWi2Syd43uOkGVcKpOhyphenhyphenHKab2SwcEKnXcpe0LBkjBBCA9eXnqKujS3RHQv7cP18OZ6JQLGA206bOJ5zR2GpI3z83nTijZN/s1600/louie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW42mfQlTOEgtEoRB4Izx_h4alqdJTAcAhIoG0_mXL5WUdXRuWi2Syd43uOkGVcKpOhyphenhyphenHKab2SwcEKnXcpe0LBkjBBCA9eXnqKujS3RHQv7cP18OZ6JQLGA206bOJ5zR2GpI3z83nTijZN/s320/louie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597382650144210642" /></a>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-5100854085662860852011-04-19T12:25:00.001-07:002011-04-19T12:28:29.058-07:00limmericks<div>one of my favorite things to do spur-of-the-moment and as fast as i can is making up limmericks. i'm a little better at it when i've had a drink or two to be honest, but here are some sketches with two of my favorites within the past few months.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V6FLuVM-kh_4gNwu0pJuwSKjf1q4nBBd8cJy8W1y6UWwt-R74WSrSyixwOxTOAsNVEfO-w0x55bTn2KmLg2FUkrcd4CsgdrBkEetZoBtIiqNerxyv5Mjaa6dDl7WM40eQdsH2XBJ3w8J/s1600/the+merchant+limmerick.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V6FLuVM-kh_4gNwu0pJuwSKjf1q4nBBd8cJy8W1y6UWwt-R74WSrSyixwOxTOAsNVEfO-w0x55bTn2KmLg2FUkrcd4CsgdrBkEetZoBtIiqNerxyv5Mjaa6dDl7WM40eQdsH2XBJ3w8J/s320/the+merchant+limmerick.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597378094189021410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOwEZBEIudE39XSE945XXhsjZ1iX50o1xSQF3FJMn5gSjde-__urEixt0n92x5cfRExKvGh2JhWHWI33nLcxildv2qj1gJzRXnENdATX2hoQOYBVDmxfbBinKZD4EjqBqZ37eQoKVw3h0/s1600/hewitt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOwEZBEIudE39XSE945XXhsjZ1iX50o1xSQF3FJMn5gSjde-__urEixt0n92x5cfRExKvGh2JhWHWI33nLcxildv2qj1gJzRXnENdATX2hoQOYBVDmxfbBinKZD4EjqBqZ37eQoKVw3h0/s320/hewitt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597378046195817250" /></a>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-15291378806920321522011-04-19T10:48:00.001-07:002011-04-19T11:10:11.211-07:00SILAS SEES SACRED THINGS<div>the original sketch that led to the ideation and creation of my thesis project, a collection of microstories and tiny prose/poems revolving around our relationship with the natural world. silas is the main character of my children's book manuscript and has since leaked out into the rest of my work. his story in my thesis takes place after his storybook adventure has ended, and we observe him observed all that is good and holy in the world, thus titled, "Silas Sees Sacred Things."</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0QNcQa6J5AIBGQ_VAnu0g1SgkEa8OIp5Z4g0TYo8qgtIVzBwZhChRitWi8HCOrjYELF0NgbtD7Rm5xB6kURNejSLYeZ4BKBZLCVuQs6U04b4_PZ6ImAWOmwu2d-moDUhlDx3tYxaqwrx/s1600/silas+sees+sacred+things.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0QNcQa6J5AIBGQ_VAnu0g1SgkEa8OIp5Z4g0TYo8qgtIVzBwZhChRitWi8HCOrjYELF0NgbtD7Rm5xB6kURNejSLYeZ4BKBZLCVuQs6U04b4_PZ6ImAWOmwu2d-moDUhlDx3tYxaqwrx/s320/silas+sees+sacred+things.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597353661643874434" /></a>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-63388278960069560842011-04-18T12:05:00.001-07:002011-04-18T12:22:08.220-07:00THINGS I DO BUT NEVER SHOW<div>when i break down the categories of things that i draw, it's about half and half between silly squishy things and ambitious story-led illustrationy sketches. usually, the content of those ambitious drawings is the never-ending, intensely complex conceptual playground that is the grand story and personal cosmology in my head. anyone who knows me well enough knows a few things about this strange universe, but most well-known i'd say is the character of <a href="http://strangeteeth.carbonmade.com/projects/2658258#4">the River God</a>, who appears frequently in much of my work. A serpentine, fishy creature with reeds and stones and sticks making up his visage, he's actually the most jovial and least aggressive of all the natural tutelary spirits, (as compared to <a href="http://strangeteeth.carbonmade.com/projects/2658157#6">others</a>) often engaging in <a href="http://strangeteeth.carbonmade.com/projects/2658157#8">playful activities</a> and recognizing the value and potential of human strength and integrity. Of all the gods, he takes the firm stance that the salvation of the natural world relies not only on the harmony of nature and man, but the the alliance and unity of the two. </div><div><br /></div><div>the sketchy comic below shows an interlude between the river god and another re-occuring character, who for the moment will be known as his name outside the story, the merchant. never in my life have i delved this in-depth (while barely scratching the surface) with this universe in such a public and viewable manner, so i hope you enjoy it!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d6wBtWFoSEJsGwyGF5rAgayV4MxbJvcugkjuNPR0N8ctwhfdgWDtK6VWIkOEZCPPz_UCjVAMcZeLjYSLaYNxwMrI4X1LnNKJO3lZ9LBVnm-cIG7zpF6uBKuIh2y11isnU56RRbllogJn/s1600/merchant+and+river+god.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d6wBtWFoSEJsGwyGF5rAgayV4MxbJvcugkjuNPR0N8ctwhfdgWDtK6VWIkOEZCPPz_UCjVAMcZeLjYSLaYNxwMrI4X1LnNKJO3lZ9LBVnm-cIG7zpF6uBKuIh2y11isnU56RRbllogJn/s320/merchant+and+river+god.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597001906404950546" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-76254211203802563322011-04-18T11:57:00.001-07:002011-04-18T12:34:24.795-07:00SOME OLDISH STUFF<div>from winter and beyond. a cold weather sketch, the inital character design for a sculpted character, Margot (with a tiny doodle of myself) and the outcome of my first time using a Cintiq (we're on better terms now.) the photo shows how Margot's design changed when finished!<br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7jg7cju8XYffEBTHMDHlUMioHbgoEtNibyYzLza250YSKB5lEXhlesM_mpIhqC-3V-lEjtNaP2wgZo8EadYPFqfbuADhgRXLLzgeReohulz_VwcmSO8i2-7Oxn3vyNtB5Ur0SzWfcoZg/s1600/cintiq+attack.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7jg7cju8XYffEBTHMDHlUMioHbgoEtNibyYzLza250YSKB5lEXhlesM_mpIhqC-3V-lEjtNaP2wgZo8EadYPFqfbuADhgRXLLzgeReohulz_VwcmSO8i2-7Oxn3vyNtB5Ur0SzWfcoZg/s320/cintiq+attack.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597009127112535522" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK90pzBereVed37PfmHGB-JQeD1WQmyHUKawy_WJ7FosZeOU5FtSrthLU-PbOSSMXyietznKNlzJwh3n41aPO5pjMhMm0i9uWX9K7jyc9F1TTPFCu4k2TXDA-CY2-Qq_2Qj_pNiPEh9QFm/s1600/hot+chocolate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK90pzBereVed37PfmHGB-JQeD1WQmyHUKawy_WJ7FosZeOU5FtSrthLU-PbOSSMXyietznKNlzJwh3n41aPO5pjMhMm0i9uWX9K7jyc9F1TTPFCu4k2TXDA-CY2-Qq_2Qj_pNiPEh9QFm/s320/hot+chocolate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597000157681178674" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIID69qCrTb6RMX2_XR2afxks2VRirS44p8so63z8RKtvnVBVHpiL54IVv49chZuMomnJNWkvJSL9w6-E0rni8LqGBVMMVllc51AEPdmM3CL2qyPobp7xK9Ry2P_BEQfAXN5KruD2WZoee/s1600/cintiq+attack.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdk3KOGblGMAXwNowi9IP8KVdwzvhsj8gn3IL9S-M8FoXFSvqTXQcEB568HvHX1dPDx4-phFP_IAREIyOT7ufMO0lPyksjTSDyvUcrOX4Kx9ZWHULllTp38IJUHNBNKrEqZTyhsnn87d84/s320/margot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597008854348943218" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4169aXCL17PcteSMfKdg6xg8C1HIbLZNsR-gJPxxTNA3Qbr62ILd3glmV4z5fDYwmuoUjgdwly05XfLyrWWy5z2zTBaISvpq-jQnG_UfCY5p-YTEL6R9GCd0_FDoTfflghj0KLL2EcmF/s320/Photo+on+2011-03-04+at+15.35+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597000170728565090" />blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-77893154906877664422011-04-18T11:46:00.000-07:002011-04-18T11:50:49.546-07:00SOME NEWISH STUFF<div>two styles i love working and have been trying to make my own: lineless, color shape cartoon minimalism, and subtractive ink imitations (the first one was a wee present for my sister Fiorella and her fiance, Kosuke, and the second was the need to draw something pretty)</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBb-_SICOAxooN-OCKOfd6wCiv087McijNdjY8NU7Cfgo0q6EAy1MTexTutYxupCx1H0XCIegfEkeXW0AobPWNsArVLjLkAK-p61fr27wJ2wsF4-tG7ZkGwNrHNVassBu1UqE-KOASaI6/s1600/fio+and+kosuke.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBb-_SICOAxooN-OCKOfd6wCiv087McijNdjY8NU7Cfgo0q6EAy1MTexTutYxupCx1H0XCIegfEkeXW0AobPWNsArVLjLkAK-p61fr27wJ2wsF4-tG7ZkGwNrHNVassBu1UqE-KOASaI6/s320/fio+and+kosuke.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596997274276202002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO57r0GMyipdZ7t6DrJ5gn82dRo6kkFjDmMOc-Cv-kQUDJkcfW6b6jPWeHbQnjfd5TeEMYdLaTD-yf5N5zbh36SDS-PGcuXBMmLTsmev5tBdlTXMHR1L2yFmSkuMYMPs66UH4EfZ5oW8iB/s1600/dark+face.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO57r0GMyipdZ7t6DrJ5gn82dRo6kkFjDmMOc-Cv-kQUDJkcfW6b6jPWeHbQnjfd5TeEMYdLaTD-yf5N5zbh36SDS-PGcuXBMmLTsmev5tBdlTXMHR1L2yFmSkuMYMPs66UH4EfZ5oW8iB/s320/dark+face.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596997267871360546" /></a>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-37017787241356797762011-04-15T10:58:00.000-07:002011-04-15T11:15:30.630-07:00RESURRECTIONi have finally decided to try and stop being so picky about sharing any of my sketches and works on the terrifying internets, so i this is me coming out of comfortable hobbit hole and finally learning to put things on display. the sketchblog will LIVE! (i'll try not to do too many double posts from facebook, but at least for the beginning, no guarantees...)<div><br /></div><div>annnd with that, here's the first batch!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUXsViBfzdtImp93aHPg1tKRKumJyxDYwL9tPePP92cuVdC8T5wClzVCMnO-LZiZg6uYgbDABZPyVoIAs9myqodHPWbYea0l2aMnqrFEdqlVQhwELQ9RzMiAdpuSwlDASQpEK5sZkySdu/s320/fox+and+raccoon+sketch3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595874864374567954" /><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFp-fBl8RkZXTvzi1ZYDPWMVBMgYbJZYb6KSISyRhcRpli9mHNlEwOndwdzwDFRy2WNrYILookmVLSRPsgcti0Y1MwBC1pc_DJE_G3R0-oqZ-gllT8hFqmHtofmbEoenCcWkBzOGVnK6T/s320/sad+painty+face.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595874861043877378" /><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLbhrt5mHb5ugZYez-srA4kn8HJfYFWxPgQO61qT_vgil0TjRXSa-2_lb_O2RBF05_nv136ZSruOePJcLnugDcn4gEiVrIPrJB_cc1yvsgCnmp8t9RHnogvtG4hX2voTw3GVy1tXkTODa/s320/tucker+sketches2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595874862548733778" /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4tcu7WX-pCg9dUXxMI4cOWzzJRiI48HDR016oFYocQ2_qFiLq4Dyf-vhCfD_QvtJ8Ut3lGywtwlRn1huDlOXTi4kjDO5N1_XaYQC23ayr1BO1wvILjuVBWkqDeAJJD4RKVuusGNlbCh1/s320/STW-Collage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595873429386515522" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>fox and raccoon sketches from concept and production project, grumpy looking painterly face, many many tiny tuckers, and a collage of the most recent blog illustrations for the GR-based band Simien the Whale!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-62243383997312405992010-04-26T09:47:00.001-07:002010-04-26T09:49:57.411-07:00SOME COMICS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-VGMqjq-Y2knT_V-5j3a-svA_glGBRkRZRnwIiot4yYNvDItek10OI765-FXf-rVmgqZpgjcMAr3ft11vJq2gBZIMZTKkB8gSNNM0nArcqZ8xn9_ubZSAtV207EUX_dlaMuiDfVGuXAo/s1600/honey-small.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-VGMqjq-Y2knT_V-5j3a-svA_glGBRkRZRnwIiot4yYNvDItek10OI765-FXf-rVmgqZpgjcMAr3ft11vJq2gBZIMZTKkB8gSNNM0nArcqZ8xn9_ubZSAtV207EUX_dlaMuiDfVGuXAo/s320/honey-small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464489368934039938" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlLxMTbTnTheLKj4SJdxvziwn6iroLfjHnYnTnJw0n36a5x-THQZsQZhED9vhcW3kms1EAKTVQgSF-P2ce5cLij5H7p1YsSPNJLRvcTYwg6ojuiMa7o1ev8TQ-hKXBzkbnUDMaZxEDYc6/s1600/interesting+phenomenom-small.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlLxMTbTnTheLKj4SJdxvziwn6iroLfjHnYnTnJw0n36a5x-THQZsQZhED9vhcW3kms1EAKTVQgSF-P2ce5cLij5H7p1YsSPNJLRvcTYwg6ojuiMa7o1ev8TQ-hKXBzkbnUDMaZxEDYc6/s320/interesting+phenomenom-small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464489199354271106" /></a><br /></div>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-73709544857346955582010-03-28T09:58:00.001-07:002010-03-28T10:01:08.326-07:00lazybones<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmICO4urNuS353VX-sXufB1H7kllLWBQkRzqVo2bzz9HrSj0Wh28-tc4Awk8KqpqI5i6agS5gM6NTShNMtYhVCedBerUg6i2K3FIOmDJ0qwrxRBPYqmEvYPmLYmqHONdCNiiV36-Z9H2nq/s1600/various+cloud+formations.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmICO4urNuS353VX-sXufB1H7kllLWBQkRzqVo2bzz9HrSj0Wh28-tc4Awk8KqpqI5i6agS5gM6NTShNMtYhVCedBerUg6i2K3FIOmDJ0qwrxRBPYqmEvYPmLYmqHONdCNiiV36-Z9H2nq/s320/various+cloud+formations.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453730358273095890" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>i've neglected this poor little blog. in reality, i draw almost everyday and am just extremely picky about what i post anywhere. the multitude of my drawings are hidden away in dusty, charcoal covered sketchbooks. here's something slightly old, maybe a few weeks, but that i greatly enjoyed doing. i'll try to upload things more often.</div>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-54661538205270614562009-10-26T19:58:00.000-07:002009-10-26T20:02:13.677-07:00THIS HAPPENED ON SATURDAY.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_D6YCJUfQJWOKOSXZ_y2O6Iw_ihyphenhyphenGW8ovRRQ0y6dpu-VuaQ5VYhAx0m_pj9-fO8xCb6-I0RDOxq0edYf9-TQw274YefkmTtWXBf-SQZpQxH6YAJ5YrtCIP0KFcQjvPqsGAVktUvVCaW7/s1600-h/instant+karma%21+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 71px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_D6YCJUfQJWOKOSXZ_y2O6Iw_ihyphenhyphenGW8ovRRQ0y6dpu-VuaQ5VYhAx0m_pj9-fO8xCb6-I0RDOxq0edYf9-TQw274YefkmTtWXBf-SQZpQxH6YAJ5YrtCIP0KFcQjvPqsGAVktUvVCaW7/s320/instant+karma%21+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397109692563544914" border="0" /></a>blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-29404211669029653542009-10-10T22:48:00.000-07:002009-10-10T22:56:00.377-07:00COLD WEATHER SKETCHES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK5cEFfvX0Xfo81lsav3fTgpYGjT8QtyUHtfl51YpPWGONVUjumIkfqFyZehPMDr31_v9NtyxIO-T1qLZwuQlucm-gqncjj0XAiLu2vLBvakIZRuHgl7w8vq3h_GXDDgJpWbTLn7sKTBX/s1600-h/new+coat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK5cEFfvX0Xfo81lsav3fTgpYGjT8QtyUHtfl51YpPWGONVUjumIkfqFyZehPMDr31_v9NtyxIO-T1qLZwuQlucm-gqncjj0XAiLu2vLBvakIZRuHgl7w8vq3h_GXDDgJpWbTLn7sKTBX/s320/new+coat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391216083088936706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />it also makes me look even smaller.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjJ8JdS7VKuB2I9WEfdEb_OqfLyrg-2EGkB-wijBlmKO9NY10dH5iU9xYU9943JsUSPLDkkZCe-jhTlpgUukrv6SHPif2FRKrWpu7RnDHbdSLR3ttsT2WfEcpeGM6waLBY0a0gRKLuGGj/s1600-h/heated+blanket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjJ8JdS7VKuB2I9WEfdEb_OqfLyrg-2EGkB-wijBlmKO9NY10dH5iU9xYU9943JsUSPLDkkZCe-jhTlpgUukrv6SHPif2FRKrWpu7RnDHbdSLR3ttsT2WfEcpeGM6waLBY0a0gRKLuGGj/s320/heated+blanket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391215974878853314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />i could not live without my heated blanket, or my tucker<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04VPKy0OxDVid5ADe1FfbPrCydso6pal2cSnGP8QYLyFAKcURhrDkI3771KPvOnXDkgtMxdTOeO83Ry-aXS3h60e8ZRzxUhi3hjrtc9i99SSq6BBqWECXxCPp7TiiWIFBWT3Nw5IkWehT/s1600-h/tucker+scarf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04VPKy0OxDVid5ADe1FfbPrCydso6pal2cSnGP8QYLyFAKcURhrDkI3771KPvOnXDkgtMxdTOeO83Ry-aXS3h60e8ZRzxUhi3hjrtc9i99SSq6BBqWECXxCPp7TiiWIFBWT3Nw5IkWehT/s320/tucker+scarf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391215895990476290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />who i would love to dress in little people clothes, but people tell me it's wrong...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9lVGXFGjrLU6c5vHAMPHmkl1I93_bSCLXpIzC3s05geopNZo3EFHk4W8w9ZndqJxIvP-bpoEQxmqDGRTUEHRKh_3SSkjPZx5NkWTpDaJT3z44znSTvQJx02O2ZaU5NnAH_uU6wCKShQ5/s1600-h/boy+clothes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9lVGXFGjrLU6c5vHAMPHmkl1I93_bSCLXpIzC3s05geopNZo3EFHk4W8w9ZndqJxIvP-bpoEQxmqDGRTUEHRKh_3SSkjPZx5NkWTpDaJT3z44znSTvQJx02O2ZaU5NnAH_uU6wCKShQ5/s320/boy+clothes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391215820648631090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />year-round, but especially when it starts getting colder, i love dressing like a boy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xOnlsEEWsqcs1IRpxZ_OksHQpdRh-cUBt5hV-EZ85IEGIwGE14s-FaZ5PUIbPpaBq02KJqEZ_69u7YVSaMkz56vJIGuVNJe6KPA0VIPJRweFQrdg9qzS-Fj3tcZ2cpalsCKf46fQ9nf5/s1600-h/kat+hat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xOnlsEEWsqcs1IRpxZ_OksHQpdRh-cUBt5hV-EZ85IEGIwGE14s-FaZ5PUIbPpaBq02KJqEZ_69u7YVSaMkz56vJIGuVNJe6KPA0VIPJRweFQrdg9qzS-Fj3tcZ2cpalsCKf46fQ9nf5/s320/kat+hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391215691823818914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />especially in my favorite newsie hat.blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-68736408645288166132009-10-06T20:50:00.001-07:002009-10-07T09:00:07.012-07:00LET THE WILD RUMPUS BEGIN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhFtwFfu_pEvPFlnE8wsUOB1ChxnfIWdGHu8ssCH_OhFTypJoqTAwMNH69CS3T5lxGYlG0l4iKQlmGrsaJwQztWkeBJiDtqFUTrXtdfAkd5qkvnARqBgupWLyUNnlrYrMrUf66iNpJipb/s1600-h/axel+clouds+-+halloween+09+-+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhFtwFfu_pEvPFlnE8wsUOB1ChxnfIWdGHu8ssCH_OhFTypJoqTAwMNH69CS3T5lxGYlG0l4iKQlmGrsaJwQztWkeBJiDtqFUTrXtdfAkd5qkvnARqBgupWLyUNnlrYrMrUf66iNpJipb/s320/axel+clouds+-+halloween+09+-+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389700662640228898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />halloweeeeeen drawing! i realized that it was <a href="http://strangeteeth.blogspot.com/2008/10/odd-couple.html">eerily similar</a> to the one i did last year, so i flipped it around. sneaky photoshoping! i'm way too tired to color it right now even though i want to, so i'll work on that later. the actual size of this is about 3X4 inches cause i draw so friggin small...<br /><br />anywaaays, it parallels what I and my own wolf-man are being for halloween. Axel is Max from Where the Wild Things Are, and Clouds is Coraline from Coraline (which might be my new favorite movie of the year; previously Wall-e). she even already had the blue hair! she's also showing him how to be a <span style="font-style: italic;">proper</span> wild thing. he, as usual, is perturbed by his mate's oddness. it pleases me that Axel already had a wolf tail + claws so he cut those out of the costume!!blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991305412074235762.post-66841191619665852902009-09-21T11:20:00.001-07:002009-09-21T11:31:43.828-07:00wood-cuts of a dangerous variety<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaX-Z5Od-1dg15TQWOG95F1rQq14JY1hMtKufv111oahJeBpYatLTMGJjA82Qm4qbDivwG5QJTUyX3eUjSNqzflhLW1kcSIzQG4SRvtLoShZ4EZmNibaOTDu2aRN657kpTjoNgEdDFIv1C/s1600-h/P1010989.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaX-Z5Od-1dg15TQWOG95F1rQq14JY1hMtKufv111oahJeBpYatLTMGJjA82Qm4qbDivwG5QJTUyX3eUjSNqzflhLW1kcSIzQG4SRvtLoShZ4EZmNibaOTDu2aRN657kpTjoNgEdDFIv1C/s320/P1010989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383987517439960066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />this was from last semester, but i forgot all about it until now! i was part of a group that did some large wooden cut outs for the downtown YMCA and one of the categories was fish for the kid's swimming area or something. i never understood why, but the toddlers/baby area get the really scary pike and my moray eel. i cut this bad boy out of MFB wood with a jigsaw<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>all by my lonesone, then painted it a horrifying blood color to give those kiddies extra swimming nightmares... at least i did try to give him a goofy smile.blackbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931275647363334925noreply@blogger.com3