"Ecologic icons and logos"

Beautiful set of vectorized ecological icons and logos.
Author unknown. Only for personal use.
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Cartoon Dog Papercraft

Every once in a while I like to do a quick and simple build just for fun, so this cartoon dog was a welcome find. Officially titled "Doggy Woggy", this papercraft was created by budding cartoonist Trey Chavez as a Father's Day present in 2008. It has only four pieces but it did take a little longer than I expected because I had to improvise my own gluing flaps. The template for this doggy can be found here. (Oh, by the way, I think I attached the dog's ears a little different than Trey may have intended ^^)

25 Profound Works of Literary Genius

I'm about to embark on a series of posts that introduce 25 Profound Works of Literary Genius.

Originally, I planned to provide readers with an enormous list all at once; and I had 50 works on the list instead of 25!

As I started to think more deeply about these books, and write about them, I realized there was too much material for one post.

As Thoreau wisely remarks:

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or perchance a palace or temple on the earth, and at length the middle-aged man concludes to build a wood-shed with them.

And so, regaining some perspective on the project, I've decided on a manageable 25. If the posts are a success, and I'm still passionate about my undertaking, I may do another 25.

About the list:

I've specifically chosen works that have affected me deeply. In some cases, these works altered my reality, life, or existence in general.

Many of the books and short stories, I've read more than once. This is literature that can be both enjoyed and appreciated for its aesthetic value.

I'm also avoiding works that tend to show up on every great books list. You will recognize some of these titles, but hopefully not all of them. The purpose of the list is to introduce some lesser known masterpieces.

With that said, the first profound work of literary genius is Robert Musil's The Man Without Qualities.

Note: This series of posts will be interwoven with my usual posts on art, culture, and life.

The List Thus Far

1. The Man Without Qualities, by Robert Musil

2. The Story of the Stone, by Cao Xueqin

3. The Tale of Genji, by Murasaki Shikibu (transl. Edward G. Seidensticker)

4. The Obscene Bird of Night, by Jose Donoso

5. Lost Illusions, by Honore de Balzac

Image Credit: Rejean Pellerin

Chester The Pug and His Cartoonist Dad

The other day I was using stumble and bumped into a young and fun cartoonist guy and his pug dog Chester. You can find a bunch of old videos of Chester and Drew discussing politics over at rollerchester.com.
It is all rather absurd and a few of his vids can be a tad pg13, but you can not help but laugh. Drew's main site is toothpastefordinner.com.

Illustrapedia Challenge for October

The next challenge (October) for Illustrapedia is "Halloween". I thought this might be a bit tricky, because it's one of those conventional events of the year, and all too easy to draw some conventional stuff.

So, I've tried to think of a theme (as I usually do with these challenges) that centres around a story. Nothing concrete yet, but I had this idea about a boy (who may be good or bad) who invents a machine for Halloween. As I haven't decided the boy's true intentions (good or evil), I therefore haven't decided the purpose of this machine. All I know is that it involves the real witches, ghosts and ghouls of Halloween being invited to try the machine out.

The basic thumbnails of my idea:


I like drawing machinery, so this was a bit of an excuse to include some type of bizarre contraption! I still need to tweak the machine a bit. For instance, I'm not sure if the main body (box) should actually be a coffin. And I want to add some more cogs, levers, etc. The idea of a clock (coupled with the cogs) seems quite good, which shows the approach of the witching hour!

Concept spaceship art by Liu Yang

Liu Yang's website and deviantart account.













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Party Animal Art Auction is Live!

" Big Tommy"
8 x 8 Canvas Bid Today
Scottish Terrier Art By Rebecca Collins
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The Party Animal Art Auction is live. Place your bids and help animal rescue and the terrific group A Place To Bark. All of the proceeds from this auction will go directly to this terrific non-profit group that is saving lives every day.

I have already placed a bid on Jill Beninato's lovely mosaic Boston Terrier and a really handsome Boxer painting by artist Heather LaHaise.
Go ahead ... outbid me, I dare ya, after all, it is all for charity. I will be back before auction end to see what other original works of art I can snag for the office. There is a really lovely piece by my pal Linda O'Neil, Puggie art by Melissa Langer. The list just goes on and on. Click on any of the links in this post to start shopping and then once you are at ebay, look to the right and click on "See Other Items". That will take you to the main listing of all of the art.

Bid Soon ...and Bid Often!