The Turkey and the Feast

Hi Everybody!!!
I know it's not Thanksgiving, but just humor me...
My little niece Winter wrote this story called 'The Turkey and the Feast'. It was so cute and inspiring I had to illustrate it! Hope you like!

It was Thanksgiving day, and turkey was getting ready. On his morning walk, he saw racoon. He asked her this: "Can I invite you to my feast?" "OK" said the racoon, so on they walked in cold air. They they saw a big bird, and the racoon asked him if he wanted to come to turkey's feast. "OK".

So they went back home and started to cook. They carefully followed turkey into his kitchen. They blindfolded the turkey because they secretly wanted him to be the dinner. They made him walk up the stairs, to go into the oven. He went in and they slammed the door shut.
Fifteen hours later they go check on the turkey. When they open the oven door the turkey is inside. He is laying peacefully.
The racoon touches him gently to see if he is dead or alive. The turkey's eye pops open and he says: "You forgot to preheat!" Happy Thanksgiving!


Winter Ashurst
~Second Grade Creative Writing Story 4
Illustrated by Annie Poon

Genesis

R. Crumb, the most famous underground comic book artist EVER has just published his illustrated edition of the book of Genesis!!!
Can you believe it? His artwork is usually completely insane, it's cool to
see someone with such an unpredictable imagination use his forces for something so GOOD! From the interview I learned that he doesn't believe the book is true but he still feels the stories are very powerful.

The 201 pages are about to go on display at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, followed by a tour that will include New York City.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS DUCK!

I created a super fun ad for my friends over at FRED FLARE this week and am so happy with the way it turned out! Here is a tiny piece of it... I will post the whole thing soon but if you are curious you can head over to Fred Flare.com and click on the 'Sugar Daddy'image. In this comic Puppy's Biggest wish just might come true!!!!!!!

Paper Mache Genius

This week I have been thinking a lot about making some projects from paper mache, at the suggestion of a good friend. When I think of paper mache, I think of erupting volcano projects at the school fair and the pair of alligator shoes I made in high school. (A pair of lady's pumps transformed to look like silly alligator heads complete with fake eyelashes and pointy teeth).


In researching a good recipe for the paste, I stumbled across some INCREDIBLE beauties made from paper mache. Here is a gorgeous creation by an artist named Monique Robert.



These next sculptures are made by an artist named Jonni Good. The pig is actually a piggy bank- the torso is an empty Morton Salt container so it's hollow for all the loose change. She made it for her grandson. What an amazing gift!!!





She also made a soulful looking whale, for me it was love at first sight! Tell me- who knew paper mache could be so elegant and delicate looking as this perfect little creature?


You can make the paste from elmers glue and water, or just equal parts flour and water with a couple of tablespoons of salt mixed in to prevent mold. Then just dip newspaper strips in the paste and lay onto form. I am very excited to try my own!!!

Gemma Correll

I have a new favorite artiste and her name is Miss Gemma Correll- her work is so silly! Gemma lives in England, but her cartoons reminds me exactly of the hipsters I see whenever I head out towards Brooklyn. From what I can tell, she is completely obsessed with pug dogs and second hand clothes. She did a series called 'What I wore today' and which is quite intimate and gives me a great sense of what Gemma is like. Her flickr site is a gold mine of inspiration!

Confounded Confession!!!

Click HERE to see Puppy's attempt to 'lay it all on the line' with Miss Duck! A lot has happened with Puppy since this post, but if you want to be up to date you'll have to check FRED FLARE's BLOG every Saturday morning for the latest!

A Crush is Born!!!

I saw this lips couch at the New Museum and fell in love myself.
Click HERE to see Puppy's latest Fred Flare blog post about the influence of the 'Lips' couch.