from the vault

Hello all, I've been wallowing slightly in a headachy fuzz. Sometimes I go along and I live like a normal person, and then for whatever reason- KAPLUEEEE. Lots of brain pain. I am trying to muddle through as gracefully as possible and taking lots more meds than I would like. (except for those with caffeine in them that I'm allowed to take about once a week- those are fun.)
  I'm trying not to worry about deadlines coming up. (I have plenty of work I'm just hard on myself and always want everything to be brand new). I'm pretending that this is just my time to unconsciously brew up new and better art stuffs- when I finally get to the studio for some real time I will burst forth incredible masterpieces. (somehow based on watching reruns of 30 Rock and various programs from the BBC)

 So here are some of my oldie favorites for your viewing pleasure.....

 This guy with the umbrella is one I've always been fond of. Didn't sell for the longest time then when I did inventory a while back it came up missing. I've tracked here and there and can't seem to find where it ended up. -DO YOU KNOW WHERE I AM? (probably sold and I somehow flaked on paperwork)

May you all be well and feeling good. Happy Valentines

Headache Book For Maria Lucia's Class

Well as one of Maria Lucia's MANY assignments was to do a series on my headaches which lead me to this book. I have always like making books of things and figured this a long story so......... Here it is.

Front cover.

Back cover.

Art And Thought Lab Part 4-Headaches

Here is a batch of pieces that were homework. I was asked to address the issue of my headaches. I ended up one week making a whole illustrated book (which I will add soon). But early on it was just a bunch of images. After a while I got tired of focusing on headaches as a theme as they already take so much time out of my life. Maria Lucia asked If I could do some that were about headaches but where I am not the subject. (see the last three images below.)difficult to see is the little guy on a ladder reaching up to help me hold this heavy head.

The below guy came first and didn't seem to have an expression that really showed enough suffering so next came the drawing above.