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the world’s gone mad, and a water tiger.

3rd of June 2012

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he’s the original art, colored pencil on thick bristol, 8×10″ and I will frame him for you! $45 includes shipping.

I know it seems like the whole world has popped the cork on weirdness the last few months, but it’s only to be expected when we’re having such huge peaks and valleys of novelty in the human experience.

Also, I drew this tiger recently. I don’t think I’ll make any prints, but here’s the original. I’ll frame him in a nice wooden frame I think, if someone buys him.

the story of ricky o, and intestines as a weapon.

30th of May 2012

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If the whole world isn’t a zombie movie, maybe it’s just a live production of the story of ricky o.

There’s been a lot of mayhem recently. And it seems to be moving west. People eating brains, ripping their own guts out and throwing them at cops, chopping each other to bits and growling after they get shot- the world has become a lot more insane (or, alternately, we’re just hearing more about it lately)

also, some updates about the cannibal face-eating nudist. here are some (not-gory) before photos of the victim.

Also, for rachel. The MKULTRA twin escapees who got bashed by cars and then got up to continue running from the cops. While screaming for someone to call the cops.

ALSO, bath salts schmath salts. In my day, we got dusted. (yes, dusted.)

roleplaying, and facial recognition technology, and image theft.

22nd of May 2012

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So, there’s a big world of roleplayers out there right now (twenty or thirty thousand, ish) using tattooed people’s photos from social networking sites to create characters in a facebook RPG. As you know, I have a real soft spot for RPGs, and think they’re a great imagination exercise, a good escape from dull reality, and just generally fun as hell.

However- I really have to express serious reservations here. Recently a lot of social networking sites have begun using facial recognition technology, and are keeping that data. Because there have also recently been laws passed allowing eavesdropping, wiretapping, and hacking into private emails and profiles to get information that may relate to various crimes, this kind of roleplaying is actually really risky for the people whose faces are being used.

If a roleplayer says things that could be considered inflammatory or illegal, the data will associate it with the ORIGINAL PERSON whose face is attached- therefore making that person liable to observation or even arrest.

I really think that this sort of roleplaying shouldn’t be done with anything but either stock photos, or with images that the roleplayer has gotten permission to use. This isn’t like playing DnD – real people’s faces are being attached to these profiles.

At very least, people involved in this kind of roleplay should be making every effort not to endanger or slander the people whose real faces they are stealing. (and yes- a photograph on a facebook page is still copyrighted to the person who took the photograph. copyrights are still valid when images have been uploaded to social networks; fair use means that you can use those images ONLY to parody the original artwork, not the subject portrayed)

I’m interested in your opinion- what do you think the limits should be? Do you take part in this RPG?
And why tattooed people, of all things to choose?

online selling, etsy, ethics.

25th of April 2012

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Update: people are beginning to migrate from the (myspace )I mean – etsy. Here is a page attempting to list their new shops and venues. And other are protesting it all.

The place has always had resellers; people breaking the rules to pass off mass-produced stuff as handmade.
There’s a lot of money to be had from people who want to NOT support corporations, who want to buy local, handmade stuff. A lot of people don’t like buying things that were made for pennies by slave labor. Lots of companies know that, and will lie about how their stuff was made, to get that dollar.

The people who produce things with slave labor want that dollar, too.

“Former eBay and PayPal executive Stephanie Tilenius has joined the Board of Directors of Etsy, joining Etsy founder Rob Kalin, FlickR’s Caterina Fake, Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson, and Accel Partners’ Jim Breyer (also on Walmart.com.’s board) on the board. Tilenius left eBay last year and now heads Google’s commerce division.”

So they invaded etsy (and a few other places) and have been trying for a while now to find ways to successfully sell to people who don’t want to buy from them. Recently, an attempt to pass off furniture built in Bali as “handmade in CA” was busted. The thing is- etsy isn’t supposed to be a place to buy factory-made goods being resold. Its own mission statement says that buying direct from people who are making things by hand, not in factories, is the point.

I signed up there because of that but now…well, the fact that when confronted with a (GIANT SHITPILE OF) evidence, including an email from the man who actually makes the furniture, that the stuff is not produced in CA, and that the original seller is a fraud, etsy chose not to apologize, not to admit fault and remove the seller—but to close discussions about it and deny. (note- the fraudulent seller? is not only still open, but still in their list of “featured sellers”)
So, I’m in the process of migrating. (check out my home page– new links to my stuff for now! All my rocks, sticks, logs, and moss will stay on etsy- but anything I made, art, paintings and stuff- originals- has been moved. still debating whether to keep my prints there or not, my “production work”)

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Caveman hands, sheanderthal. Skull mounts and totem art.

30th of March 2012

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Here are some photos of all the things which I just got back from the speakeasy art show.

Some of these will be for sale at MY SKULL AND NATURE SHOP, others are already spoken for, waiting to be picked up.

The hardest thing about selling these (besides the amount of logical work that goes into shipping them) is parting with them. I really feel the creatures, you know? Like each one has a definite personality, to me. So when someone buys them it’s like saying goodbye to a friend.

At least awesome people buy them. That makes it a lot easier.

Click through to see more photos.

These were, until now, on display at the Oak Street Speakeasy in Eugene, Oregon. I have had three waves of art showed there over the past year, along with Jameson’s, the Horsehead, and Unfine art museum. These are my favorite places to hang my work- the crowds that go there all seem to like it, and I get good feedback from the folks in these places.

Plus, the speakeasy is where every good death metal and sludge doom band plays, here in town. So of course I like hanging my skulls there.

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dios de los muertos, and a clean print space

29th of March 2012

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cleaned up the studio a bit and uhu’ed up all the packed prints for easy mailing…and started this guy.

looking at the wall..that’s about 2/3 prints, 1/3 originals. I have a lot of art- and still have to pick up my gallery show tomorrow, too.

buy it, get this shit out of my house!

til tomorrow!

natural history photographs from today.

20th of March 2012

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still life photography Some still-life pictures I made today.

All are over at my print shop, if you want one. Some of them I will be printing on paper I’m tinting myself, just for that old-timey feeling.

I like the one with the pince-nez best of all, but I took about three or four I think are worthy of printing.

Some of my favorite things.

17th of March 2012

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I usually post all my own work here, and occasionally a review of an artist or a few artists.

Today is one of the days when I feel like showing what some of my friends make. I belong to a team on etsy which runs on chaos and confusion. It’s enchanting in a way. There’s none of the usual melodrama or arguing found on that site- it’s a strange and silly group of people. The only real rule is to help each other out- and to enjoy doing it.

Here’s a link to that team– if you use etsy, you’re welcome to join us (you don’t have to have a shop to join in the mayhem.)

First of all, there’s Debbi. Now, she does digital stuff, photographs. She works in NOLA, which means all her stuff has that creepy, southern vibe. But she has also given me tons of ideas for my own work, including the notion to do curated shadowboxes. She is a promotional wizard and she is also the queen of amokery, even.

Also, I love her work.

You

can check out more of her things here.

I should also say that she is soooooooo fabulous.

Anyone who likes the dirty south should enjoy taking a peek at her stuff.

Then, there’s Francesca. I know two Frannies, this one is the dark one- her work is gothic, and sometimes strange. She does a lot of things with tiny bones, with feathers. She’s totally obsessed with day of the dead motifs.

Her stuff makes me smile. I know she also, like me, LOVES skulls.

You can see more from her here.

I’ve talked to her quite a bit, and her tastes are really similar to mine. She likes dead things, tattoos, and good music.

What I would call good, anyway.

People who like my stuff will probably like her stuff A LOT.

And Brittany. She makes cute kid stuff- usually.

Which means that I don’t need it, given that I have no kids.

BUT! I got her book on bullying for my nieces and nephews.

AND! she also makes this scary guy!

Well, not scary. just goth. I think she’s going to make some more of these,

I really hope she does. This one sold right away.

She is like Mary Poppins, ever so polite, kind, and decent. It’s kind of funny that someone like that would be my friend. but she is! You can see more of her work here- and you should definitely check it out if you have/like/know any kids.

daniblu makes cool things too.

AND

she is very sweet, and kind.

Of everything she does though-

I am in LOVE with these.

They’re just big enough for plugs. and just soft enough to keep things from breaking.

Holy crap.

You can find the rest of her work here.

I also like Shayne’s work a lot. He does chicks, hot chicks. More day of the dead stuff. Zombies. Vampires.

And

he’s goofy as hell.

I think he would like to be serious at times but he is just…not.

He lives near some friends of mine out in the desert, so I’m hoping on my next road trip I get to meet him and kick it a little.

You can find more of his stuff here.

He reminds everyone all the time that he’ll make prints in just about any size…so I’ll say that for him too. The man has drive.

I’ve got about ten more people I WANT to include, but I will wait until next time to write about them all. I’ll just leave you with a few pictures to click on, that go to more things made by each person.

I’ll be posting some paintings later on today- I’m almost done with the sasquatch, so even if it fails I will put him up!

All these folks are awesome people. I mean it.