Rustic Nuggets

2007 Little Blue Fro

2009-12-08T14:15:00.000-08:00

2009 clutch design

2009-12-08T13:59:00.001-08:00

2009 snow chumps

2009-12-08T13:58:00.001-08:00

Featuring my Greeting Cards.....

2009-10-24T16:48:00.000-07:00

October 17 ...introducing my art prints and cards at the

Grounded Coffee Shop craft sale in Alexandria, VA.

my little set up.....next to Tommy V's Salsa.

Greeting cards from my store

at Greeting Card Universe.

I printed smaller versions of my drawings and

framed them in leather I cut into mats and stained...

which hang on the back boards.

recreating the jack-ass

2009-10-24T16:09:00.000-07:00

poink...done....

2009-10-05T17:08:00.000-07:00

pionk ...continued

2009-10-04T17:39:00.000-07:00

poink!....(recreating boink)

2009-09-29T17:25:00.000-07:00

putting the waif drawing to the side...allowing a mental recess (ideas for additions) before

I post it to my greeting card store.

I continue with "Poink" about 7" x 9" .

a sanguine disposition,,,

2009-09-28T18:04:00.000-07:00

the cheeky monkey.....

saucy, audacious and bold.

still ink and graphite....

waif...homeless, sad..

hopeful...mad....

"which word to focus on?

choose wisely...what is thought about expands!"

"hopeful..."

stimulated optimism...

exciting hope.....

promising advantage...success......

what is "dragging ink"?

2009-09-26T18:41:00.000-07:00

knowing the purpose.....

discovering talents....

appreciating gifts...

appreciatng them by

explore, observe, practice.....

observe and practice...

become better.....

to grow....

...and for what?

....How does it benefit others?

Is that what it's all about?

How am I contributing to a collective soul?

......

I question my contributions.....

....

...existing in possibility....

2009-09-24T06:51:00.000-07:00

......what's my specialty?

pleasent evenings interrupted by

episodes of panic and dispare.

....

a survivor?

(laughter fills the house)

....not by any means of courage and fight....

I've lasted this long by just finding new hiding places.

Finding true potential.....

has not been in those places.

the progression of the "waif"

2009-09-22T17:33:00.000-07:00

I'm not going to post all the pictures of how many times

I have reworked this drawing.....a lot.

I am going to admit..... I am neurotic about tiny details.

I 'm using ball point pen and pencil to start off.

Inbetween intervals of working on "waif", obssessing over mediums to use,

and various craft endeavors...I am recreating "Boink".

The original "Boink" is a colored pencil ACEO (2.5"x 3.5") drawing

I sold on Ebay in 2007.

"waif".... beginning a greeting card illustration

2009-09-01T15:58:00.000-07:00

sofy ("waif")
.....starting a pencil sketch

an element of sofy's profile....
her shoe's.
Old over sized men's flamenco shoes,...possibly.

"unfinished business 2009"

2009-08-30T09:19:00.001-07:00

...done...for now.
nothing is ever finished....

(conversation is about to take place
between my right and left brain...)

.............................
left brain:

"....Really!....this is done?

Right brain:

" I said..."for now"...
there is a very fine line between
the perfect amount and
".... oooopsss...just fnucked it up"

"what exciting technique did you use
working on this........piece....

"do not color outside
the lines!"

"of shyt...."

"yes...draw the lines after you lay down the color!"

"It looks like shyt"

" Stop being such an irrational asshole"

" You know you should never give me advice"

" It's a suggestion ! "

"How 'bout you draw something nice
next time!"

"What!?..this is a bunch of important
material being displayed....it has meaning
and emotion.....

"..I am really SO fed up with you trying
to pass off your crap as some form
of artistic interpretation."

" I call it interruption...
artistic interruption...
get it right next time."

" I will call this what it is...
It's.... a sheet of CRAP!!!
What the hell is it with you
and these..... deranged..... transvestite clown like....
whatever they are?
And that rodent?.... It's taking a dump!"

"O.k....FIRST ..call it a bunny and the little
bunny is giving birth which is a beautiful thing!"

"Whatever!..I've never seen titties like that on a bunny."

"Well,... see how closed minded you are!!!
That is precisely an example of my form of artistic interruption."

"your a fnucking idiot"

damn you bitch!!! I'm try'n to represent here!"

resistance is the secret to failure...part 3..

2009-08-29T09:12:00.000-07:00

o-kee-duukee,
camera phone pictures here..

rework'n the concept on 9" x 12" format.
This time...fnuck the colored pencils...
I'm using markers and some "scribbling"
techniques that I am fond of.
as usual...I don't have a plan on how
it will end up...
make it up
as i go.

like dressing mannequins.....
"primp it up after building a form"

oddly attractive,
slightly irregular...
not sure of the atmosphere,
it still has some work left...but I am finding
I like to leave the drawing a touch
left with some" unfinished business"
and so, that is it's title..
in more ways then one....
It's "finished" presentation will come soon.

resistance is the secret to failure...part 2

2009-08-29T08:57:00.000-07:00

"something wicked came and went 2006"

The concept of the characters in the prior post
made a comeback in 2006 when I was selling ACEO's
(art that is 2.5" x 3.5") on E-bay.
I spent "two & sum'change" years drawing
this tiny format art in colored pencil to sell on E-bay.
I drew hundreds of these cards and as I was drawing them,
I was thinking...I really need to recreate some of these concepts bigger so
I can elaborate and put some decent detail into them.

resistance is the secret to failure....part 1

2009-08-29T08:37:00.000-07:00

this bull-shyt
was created sometime in the early to mid 90's.
I came across this copy of the original going threw
my files of old artwork.
I destroyed the original years ago.... because....
it ....fa-nuking SUCKS.
but I am a bit satisfied I found a copy,
because..I am documenting the progression
of how many times
I variated the concept of these characters.

Obviously...I drew this original one
without much knowledge of anatomy.
Not as if I have a expert clue on it yet,
it pains me to look at these rejects.
Every few years I look at artwork from
earlier times and think..."look at this CRAP".
I

I

dragging ink...returning to "the waif"

2009-08-18T15:09:00.000-07:00

Sofy.....still working on "sofy's look"

"wee trip'n"

2009-07-07T12:20:00.000-07:00

A blooming batch of new bags

2009-04-28T19:20:00.000-07:00

New Gallery at " Concept Art"

2009-04-28T19:04:00.000-07:00

recreating the organ grinder

2009-03-02T16:24:00.001-08:00

purple crochet medium size chump

2009-01-26T17:47:00.001-08:00

most of the time

2009-01-10T10:32:00.000-08:00

chumps from 2008

2009-01-09T17:06:00.000-08:00

Primary Primates

2009-01-05T12:38:00.000-08:00

primary primates,colored pencil
(more or less 8"x10")
2008 ...
basically finished 2 drawings...this one and the waif below.
I found most of my "non trader joe time"
busy with crochet projects.

clown waif....delux 8"x 10" on brown paper

2009-01-05T12:15:00.000-08:00

"Miss Bojangles"

...aside from all the crap i did for trader Joes..
i managed to do a couple drawings..that i didn't
rip up ...and actually finish with color.

small leather sketch book

2008-11-10T18:07:00.000-08:00

Finished snow chump and a dinky wibble

2008-10-19T10:46:00.000-07:00

snow chump

Dinky Wibbles

Snow Chump doll

2008-10-06T12:28:00.001-07:00

in progress....needs a scarf.....

almost done...wool elf doll

2008-10-06T11:51:00.000-07:00

wool elf,clay elf

2008-09-27T13:27:00.000-07:00

working on two elf dolls,

one will have a clay head...body yet to be created.

stage one....snow folk doll

2008-09-22T16:21:00.000-07:00

Pamy pouch

2008-09-20T09:23:00.000-07:00

My dear friend Pam, has always given me the best gifts.

A super duper talented crafts person herself ...she knows
the best things to give a creative person are... materials to make stuff with.
A while ago she sent me a birthday box of lovely natural fiber yarns

....very special to me..I designed and crochet this little pouch to incorporate
them....and keep many of the little crystals she has given to me.

Takoma Park Folk Festival CD cover

2008-09-20T09:07:00.000-07:00

Last year I entered a T-shirt design contest
for the 2007 Takoma Park Folk Festival in Maryland.
Although they could not use my design for the T-shirt... they
ask to use it for the cover of a CD they recorded of the 30th
anniversary 2007 performances.

6" x 6"x 6" cotton kitchen twine L'il Chump

2008-09-18T09:34:00.001-07:00

oatz....mr rustic nuggets

2008-09-15T16:36:00.000-07:00

back to business

2008-09-12T17:21:00.001-07:00

took a sabatikal...(and i don't care if i use proper grammmer)

2008-09-12T16:14:00.000-07:00

took a sabbatical....for a year...
July 31st... 2007..I took a part time job at Trader Joe's..you know..that grocery store where if you don't watch out...
you will get run over by a bustling "crew mate"
blinded by a stack of wine cases he's pushing on a hand truck.

see and hear

2007-09-27T13:12:00.000-07:00

ecorche...

2007-07-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

what did you break this time!!!!

2007-03-11T18:36:00.000-07:00

...my mother doesn't love me...

and she left me in the woods

with two crackers.

I ates um.

Now what do I do?

of the GRAND PRIZE WINNER of Mr. Fancy Pants IS !!!!!!!!!

2007-02-19T20:00:00.000-08:00

"ELLE" Magazine December
2006 issue.....
found it in the laundry room.

waiting for the drawers to dry...
la,la...dee-dum, da-dum.....
OOHhh this is a nice picture.
Umm-hmm.
Ooh I'm gonna name them.
From left to right we have:

"Scrup-chus Tumble Dry Low"
Vincent St. Bee-A-lergy
"Aqua Marine Zippy Doo-Dads"
"Gothic Moon Nibbles"
"Muffins For Breakfast"...and
"Twisted Winged Nutz"

leonardo invented the snow angel

2007-02-10T15:31:00.000-08:00

Why spend so much money on a therapist?

2006-11-26T16:50:00.000-08:00

....when you can just crush open a cookie.
...in fact I discovered this while sitting
in a session with a therapist.
I was questioning an issue as I was opening
my little cookie to have a snack.

So as I broke open my wafer....

"ohh--hold it...hold it.
Got my answer right here!!!!
Oh, it's all clear... now that the rain is gone.
Thank so much,
.. I wont be needing you anymore."

If I taught si-kal-lo-gee I would just hand
out fortune cookies and tell everyone to share notes.

Wisdom is important.

Intangeble Boogeymen.....

2006-11-22T09:28:00.000-08:00

.....thank you Grace.

"wild edibles amongst the rocks"

2006-09-23T18:38:00.000-07:00

too busy wigg'n out.

2006-09-21T17:36:00.000-07:00

So...... the "pumpkin head elf" asked the "monkey sprite"...
"How much do you desire to reach your full potential?"

Chicken Legged Pumpkin's

2006-09-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

...maybe crazy frog family fun

2006-09-18T16:57:00.000-07:00

"TIMES UP"

2006-09-16T18:38:00.000-07:00

"Dang! I not finish!"

"What else is new?
Let's pretend this piece actually
has some significance other then proving you need to go back on medication.
Go ahead...Try and give a coherent explanation of this."

"You mean like,...you interviewing me and I'm a famous artist?

"Whatever floats your boat?"

"I don't have a boat...but what does water have to do with this?"

(pause for a moment
as my left brain kicks my right brain ass...
.............................................
o.k. right brain will continue)

"O.K.
This piece is a 4"x4" colored pencil drawing
and it represents...FRIENDSHIP!

"That's nice"

"Isn't it, I thought that would give it a nice touch....

What is taking place in this scene, is band practice.
We have "SUMO-Wannabe". (Suwanbe for short and he plays his arm-pit.)
We also have "Skins". (that's the drummer.)
Then there is Skins woman, "Boochie".
(She met Skins at a bar were she's a waitress.)
There is "Hooter". (That's the inbred owl sitting outside the window.)
Finally there is Joey-Jo-Jo...He balances out the right side of the composition.

"lovey."

"Thank you.... Do I get a boat?"

Frick'n in a Flip Flap slap-a-doodle-doooooo

2006-09-14T19:32:00.000-07:00

"Catchy little ditty your singing,
but please stop. It hurts....

Let's have a look at what's going on....hmmmm.
You didn't talk about the bird yesterday.
What's his story?"

"The bird was relaxing in the tree.
Then when Sumo-Wannabe came flying past him to
jump through the window.
It startled him so.
Gave him a bit of a twitch."

INCOMING

2006-09-13T17:44:00.000-07:00

"You have a little jungle girl enjoying the music?"

"Yes, That's the monkey's lady friend, she's an elf."

"You added a window too. Busted. How charming."

"That's because the sumo-wannabe was late for band practice
and the monkey started without him."

"So he thought it would be faster to bust through the window."

"Yes!"

Com'n or Go'n or already went there but forgot how to get back...

2006-09-12T18:45:00.000-07:00

Duck-Duck-Goose?

2006-09-11T18:45:00.000-07:00

"BEAT THAT drum you little MONK-aaaAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"Sumo wrestler doing aerobics...cute!"

"It's not a sumo wrestler...He's just sport'n the doo."

"Nice little crotch flap he's got. Well I leave you be.
Go on continue."

Won't you join us?

2006-09-10T14:07:00.000-07:00

"Fresh start, hmmm where are you going with this one?"

"Little monkey on the bottom left, primate something... sorta like.
He wack'n the beats....Go-Go beat....He from D.C. you know.
Notice my big guy...Notice the movement...Check THAT ma-nu-ver out."

"Right, right...My look at him go...Just make sure he doesn't hurt himself."

"Don't worry, I do that move all the time....It's easy!"

"Sure, that's why your toes don't align properly anymore."

"That's not from my kinetic practices, that's because the corner of the couch it always picking fights with my foot."

"Whatever, Is kinetic boy flexing his biceps?"

"Oh, glad you asked....He's playing his armpit,
adding another acoustic sound to the music element of the performance."

Talk to myself

2006-09-01T07:40:00.000-07:00

"When the world hands you peanuts, make peanut butter!"

"...Ahhhhuuum-no! That's not it.
I'm thinking fruit.
Something fruity.
Try it again."

"When the world hands you cherries,
puts um 'in a big bowl and call it life?

"What th' who-wha'"?
NOOoo...no.no
It's citrus...zingy-fresh.
Tryyyyy ummmmm lemons!"

"Hmmmmm, When your out of dish soap use lemons?

"?"

"Oooh oooh I got it.
When the world hands you lemons do your dishes!"

Jack-o getsJiggy

2006-08-07T05:45:00.000-07:00

sketchy characters

2006-08-01T06:03:00.000-07:00

"The First Batch"

2006-07-11T17:18:00.000-07:00

Yodeling

2006-07-05T10:09:00.000-07:00

Yodeling…
Who was the first person
to project an explosive range
of harmonizing gibberish?

Was this subject standing on a large hill
having lunch?
Perhaps... a goat herder!
One of the first unrecorded cases of “mad cow” disease
(in this case, “mad goat”)
infected a member of his collection.
As the creature was charging at him,
he choked on yogurt from his leather sac.
letting out a bizarre scream
that echoed throughout the land.

Perhaps some village youth
found the verbal acoustics to be “Righteous in Sound”.
This generation developed the technique
and it quickly became the entertainment of choice
to be handed down the branches of family trees.

Monkey Doodles

2006-06-14T19:53:00.000-07:00

So my mental took a recess....

For concernment reasons the term
"conniption fit" strikes my thought units.
Not because of what it is, but how it sounds.

That has absolutely nothing to do with anything... but more then this next subject....
Golf....
a teeny tiny ball is whacked with stick
way the hell far out. Way out there......

....as if one can see where it lands.
So then one spends all this time walking(or if they are cool they have a little ice cream truck to drive) to find the little ball...
They approach the location, ...finally.

So they smack little Mr. ball again.
I don't see the wonderment, the whole obssesion.

Another sport is Punching.
Boxing? Yes it's called Boxing.
Why?
Two individuals that exchange beating hints and tips.
They stand in this big play pen and wait for the "ding" .
Then they do the hokey pokey , turn themselves around
and snap knots in each others parts.
Punch and punch until blood and nasty comes out.
Then...there's another "ding".
Thats when they can stop and run back to their corners and receive aid.
They also are provided with juice and cookies......maybe that's why they do it.
So they can get some juice and cookies while people give them attention.
And LORD knows juice and cookies are extra special to get when you jus' got your ass kicked.

Now you are going to think I am discussing this matter in this manner because I actually
suck at most sports. ( that is because there are way to many redundant rules to follow)