The stupid "arctic blast" is over and I'm home from Xmas and way more motivated. I drew this in the car yesterday. I've been thinking about her for awhile. She collects chins. In addition to her own puffy chins, she likes to tie on additional ones to sass up her image. People collect weird things. I once knew someone with their daughter's umbilical cord and son's foreskin pinned to his hat. I collect old decrepit creepy toys. They make me so happy, yet they are off-putting to most. My sister got me this doll for Xmas. She's amazing and I love her.

"chin collector"
Myrtle. (named after Myrtle Corbin, as they are both so special to me)

present...

I painted this for Toby for xmas. The blanket and sock doll are things from his childhood he still loves very much. The dinosaur is just neat (because of the pants and the skates). I am really bad at giving presents because I always either give them early or tell people what they are. I painted this today and made him unwrap it tonight. But he loved it, so it's alright. Plus he has lots more presents to open before we leave for xmas.

freaks

Harry Williams. New series to come. More special freaks to come.

owl brooch

I made this owl brooch tonight for a gift for a party at work. I'm hoping hoo-ever gets it appreciates it. Oh, and don't be fooled by the massive pictures. This little guy is less than 2" tall.

Art Show Fun!

Thank you to ALL of my friends who came out to support me at my art show last night. I appreciate it more than you know. It was such a great turnout and I got some really good feedback on my art. Here are some photos of the show taken by Shannie since I was carrying my Blythe around instead of my camera. Thanks again, friends!

That's my artwork behind me and my poofiness.

Shannie, Alice and I have the prettiest shoes ever. And we all looked sickeningly cute.

Tilly and Roby Make Bony Wishes

Here's the final piece for my show next month. I didn't think I could bust out another one, but I did and it's something a bit different than what I normally do. I have always loved people in animal hats though, including myself and my cat.
Also, show details are now in!
Where: Brian Marki Gallery, here in Portland. (google it)
When: Friday, December 5 from 5-8 PM.
I'll probably be there around 7 since I have to work til 6. I'll try and get off a bit early though so I can get all fancied up.

Myrtle

This is more of what I was talking about in my previous post. For those of you who don't know, this is Myrtle Corbin. She was a sideshow freak and I think she's incredible. I scanned this from a copy of a photo I bought at an antique store a couple years ago and she lives on my wall with my paintings and other "freak" photos. Those little legs are that of Myrtle's parasitic twin. She was said to have given birth from both sets of legs and this little twin earned her about $450 a week, which in the late 1800s, was on obscene amount of money. She's so special to me that she inspired me to make a parasitic twin Blythe custom, which is something no one in the Blythe community had previously done. Her name is Palindrome and her parasitic twin (head) is named Jojobee. I also made another sideshow Blythe named Pinchy. She's mean and she is equipped with crab pinchers (made of sculpey and removable).People like Myrtle inspired me to do these things and hopefully she'll help spark some ideas for my new series.

Revolvy-evolvy-lution

I've noticed lately that my art hasn't really evolved in awhile, besides the whole sculpey thing. As and artist, I think one's art should always be growing and changing. Some of the artists I have encountered just stick to the same thing, because people like it, because it's easy. I would rather be challenged because if I'm not, I get bored. I obviously don't do my art so people will "like it" or I'd paint nice pictures of pretty girls instead of the plump and sometimes ugly people I do paint. I just see things this way and don't think I should paint something "nice" because there's beauty in ugliness and ugliness in beauty. I'd like to start painting things in a new way, whether new characters pop out of my head, or perhaps I'll try a new surface (though my dad just made me tons of lovely panels to paint on, so I should probably use those first). I want to depict more what's in my head. Darker things, but not just to be darkish, just more accurately translate from what my imagination sees. Those who aren't really close to me don't think of me as having a dark side because I'm always dressed all pink and fluffy with lots of bows and ruffles. Those who do, know that I can be pretty sick. Not just in a dark-sidey spooky way, but poop is funny and so are giant ladies with rat-tails dangling on the backs of their roly-poly heads. I enjoy gawkinesss, geekishness and freaks. Love the circus freaks. They're so special and interesting, not only their abnormalities, but the lives the lead in the circus and in great wealth they obtained for their oddness. Perhaps I will do a really graphic freak series. I have some sketches already, but I'd like to turn those into really detailed and intense paintings. Alright I think I have gone on long enough on this topic for now and it probably won't make sense when I re-read it so I'm going to stop myself here. Also, this below image isn't anything along the lines of the above statements, but just something I drew last night that I enjoy.

Mop Swap!

Sorry to keep you all waiting for an update, but I've been sick for over a week and just now feel well enough to paint. But I sat down today for 4 hours and busted out "Mop Swap". Moppa enjoys trading out her toupees when they get scroungy. Moppa loves her mops on her top. This might be the last painting in the series for my show next month, depending on if I have any time this week to do another. Please enjoy this one until the next one arrives in bloggyland.

Myrtle McMonkeyface

Mmmk friends, sorry for the long wait for better photos. I was quite sick all weekend and didn't really leave my couch. But, as promised, here are some new pictures of my latest sculpey/painty piece. She's a silly one.

always inspired by:

Weird circus monkey masks found at antique stores. First of all, I apologize for the craptastic photos. I will try to take a pretty one tomorrow when there is daylight, but I just couldn't wait to show those who actually read my blog. Also, I got a fisheye/wide angle lens (for the fisheye, because they are neat) and it's stuck to my camera. I couldn't take detailed closeup shots without my fatty lens getting in the way of the peepy pop-up flash. Ok, then, now you look at these pictures and let me know your thoughts. I'll be anxiously awaiting your comments. Also, work hasn't been pooping out of me as quickly as normal as I have two jobs now and I keep getting sick from the little germballs I work with. Be patient, my little darlings.


I made her whole face under the mask except for her nose. It's really much more exciting in person when you can actually see her peepers lopsidedly (wow...they are letting me call that a word?) looking out the holes of the mask.

Sock Fiend

A sock fiend is a nice way of saying sock whore. This person eats, sleeps and poops socks. Wearing them is only for amateurs. A true fiend, like Taffy Slinkerton here, is a sock whore through and through. You can see her in person at my show in December. More details about the show will be revealed at an appropriate time.

Sock Fiend, part II

So, here she is. I can't decide whether I want to leave the background woodgrain and pour epoxy resin over the whole thing to give it that thick lovely luster or to do something else with the background. I usually have a plan for this as I go, but not this time. Any suggestions are welcome. Blank or something else? But what would that something else be?

Socks so far

Here's the start of the new painting I'm working on. I like the sock theme because I like socks. They make me feel safe for some reason. I feel very vulnerable without them.

If you don't like clowns...or socks....

...then you should probably look away now. Since my sketchbook is now full, I am dumping my last few favorite images. Some for the show next month, some not.
I love socks, and apparently, so does she. Ever worn socks in the bathtub? It feels neat.
Pingo, my feral clown and his new friend. I love Pingo because of his rare specialness and his scary (but lovable) face.

Her power is shrimp chip eating.
Do pandas have dander? I'd like to see some pander dander.

Feet of a cluck cluck on the hands hands.

Inspired by LittleBigPlanet, my new video game. It's incredible, beautiful and probably the most creative and inventive game I've ever played. I mustn't let myself get too addicted or distracted....

Secretary of Meat.

I just finished this piece for my show in December. I'm not quite sure on the title yet. I guess something involving meat and typing. The text says "Hints to meal planners- Many of the thriftier cuts of meat are favorites with men." The little booklet it came from was published in 1941, when it was common for the wife to cook thrifty meats for her hard working man. I found it at an antique store a couple of years ago along with another booklet on diseases and what capsules to take for them. Some of the descriptions of these ailments are quite graphic. These little booklets make me very happy and so does this meat secretary. Hey, possible title? More delightful dishes to be served up later.

Shark Hand-ler.

As you all know, I love bad puns. I guess this isn't an official title for this gal, but it's amusing at the moment. I received a little shark finger puppet at the Halloween Blythe meet the other night and now I've found a purpose for it. I'm working on stuff for a show I have in December. Lots of fatty freaks and...typing on meat. More to come...

"come play with us, danny...forever and ever and ever..."

Since it's the month of spookies and teeth eating candy, I thought I'd post my character paintings from the Shining I did last year for Floating World Comics. The show was titled, A Life in Pictures and we could interpret Stanley Kubrick's work and life in any way we imagined. The most influential thing he did, to me, were the characters from The Shining. They could not have been more perfectly casted, nor rendered into their horrific roles. I decided to paint them, in my style in his honor.

i like freaks.

i'm going to do some more freak stuff, mostly because they are wonderful.

Meet my model, Olga

No, friends, this is not an obese ET with boobs. (though it looks this way the more I stare at it) It is my new friend, Olga. She will be my model for my character drawings. She's made of unbaked sculpey so she's free to move her face, arms, ands and boobs. I got the idea for her when I (this is embarrassing) tried to use one of those wooden drawing mannequins the other day. I failed miserably of course, since my figures are neither fit nor proportionate. So I briskly returned the stupid contraption for a bit of armature wire, for the arms (arm-ature! PUN!) Anyway, I think she'll work out quite nicely for drawing my figures in new poses. If she acts up, into the oven with her!

cushy. monday night's drawing. all patchy and poked full of pins, her curiosity still remains.

bristle.

fin. toothys for loofy.

dimension, the third.

sculpey is my friend.

brooches.

(some have boobs)

i made this ol' cowpoke for my dad.

a bowling pin/sculpey/fabric piece