snail trail

Semâ Bekirovic "Grid"
video ( 19:00)

I let three snails make a drawing by making them crawl over a grid I drew on a piece of paper. Their slime-trails dissolved the ink of my drawing, creating an abstract figure.

A great piece by an artist that tickles my brain and leaves me with creative snail trail.

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❝Guilt is regret for what we’ve done.
Regret is guilt for what we didn’t do.❞

Kyle Ranson
"Lorelei Lee"
Multicolored original ink drawing on card

Is it possible to reattach?

Laurie Lipton, The Disasters of War - (2003)
Size: 45 x 59.5 cm - charcoal and pencil on paper

Asks the girl who's sipping wine, and simultaneously catching up on news and design blogs whilst listening to The Smiths.

Crush: Summer Pierre

She's multi-talented, she just had a baby in a gypsy cab, and I LOVE her.

Resources: main site, Blog, Flickr, book

canis lupus

It's already started.

ffff

My accord of choice for this upcoming week: Chemical Series, Burnt Rubber

who tossed the fox?

source

put on a happy face

Still staying positive!

source: love it or leave it; punks git cut

I've been a bit quiet lately due to the fact that my computer died and life is getting in the way of my normal routines. I am a creature of habit & routine so this sudden shift is slightly unsettling. For non jinxing reasons I will not bring up what's been getting in the way of my habitual interneting. All I'm going to say is that I am working on being considerably more optimistic about life. I'm nurturing a "YES I CAN" attitude for once. With this new forced outlook I have begun using some really random expressions and euphemisms. I actually said" gilding the lily" the other day. Really.

gild ¹(gld)tr.v. gild·ed or gilt (glt), gild·ing, gilds

To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.

Idiom: gild the lily

1. To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful.

2. To make superfluous additions to what is already complete.

If you're not accustomed to hearing random idioms on a daily basis like I am (2birds1stone, in the fold, turning a new leaf, play it by ear), you can always check out the Euphemism Generator. Although I have to warn you, these damn things have a way of sneaking into your lexicon.

This unique and colorful custom is referred to as

paddling the brakes.

Guess what I've been doing? That's right --

titillating the biscuits.

Needless to say, I promptly began

cancelling the perpetual flesh polka

blindly optimistic

Oscar Cueto
Untitled (Brujeria/Witchcraft) 11, 2008
gouache on paper; 11 5/8" x 16 1/2"

Be blindly optimistic for once in your life.

fondness

Does this scene feel familiar to you?
This is basically what my entire weekend looked like:

Kate Pfeiffer Distractions 2009

Acrylic, graphite & charcoal on paper;18" X 24"

preservation

Yesterday I stumbled upon Neon Tights, a cute group themed drawing blog. Last week's theme was childhood pets and their eventual death. This drawing below is my favorite.

Oskar's brother josef's budgie "sigge" got jammed in the door by mistake:

I still think about my early pets like the 11 year old goldfish who turned gray, my brother's carnivorous snapping turtle and Lady, my tabby who would religiously crap on my parent's bed. Each of these pets suffered a shitty demise. Anyone who frequently visits MM or follows my tweets should know that I am absolutely obsessed with my chiwa Parker. We cherish this little weirdo so much that we've already brought up the unpleasantness of her death plans. Surprisingly to Ben, I've been hesitant about taxidermying her. Its fine with other animals but not my furry soul mate. I'd rather preserve her tiny bones than mount her in some bizarre coerced way.

Hyungkoo Lee's Tom & Jerry

I've been looking into some alternative animal preservation techniques lately like freeze dry preservation.
Here are a few resources: Pet Preservation Is the Latest Thing in the Taxidermy World, petpreservation.com

Happy Friday

Richard Colman

I've been so consumed/distracted lately but today I plan on tying up some loose ends and getting back on track. My glass is filling up half way!

still thinking

I would happily dress up as anyone of these lovely headed ladies:

sketches from Kiersten's blog You Fail
I adore these works and her site.

Lilli Carre
I love Lilli's work, especially my This American Life poster.
Her moving drawings are making my eyes so happy.
I plan on recreating this little scene with a bottle of Guggenheim malbec.

must read: The Road

I just finished reading Cormac McCarthy's The Road and I'm totally shook. I ripped through this story in less than a week. It's definitely a must read. I've never been one for post apocalyptic tales but the gloom&doom sitting over slivers of hope was consuming. I can't wait to see the film next month.
All morning I've come across work that reminds me of scenes imagined in the novel.

Cameron Wittig: yazoo city
&
Taizo Yamamoto
shopping carts 2005-08

Happy Friday

We made it!
James Bradley ; 999.99
acrylic and colored pencil on paper; 12" x 15", 2009

Today's lunch plans: facial waxing.

Sebastian Meschenmoser; Family in the fern

2007 ;Oil on canvas;151cm x 130 cm

Micah Lidberg:Positron Zine

Reuben Lorch-Miller:Untitled (Yellow Wolfman)
Ink on colored paper 11x8 1/2";2008
Petra Mrzyk and Jean-Francois Moriceau

ready for the ride

I'm so preoccupied today. My mind is buzzing with daydreams of my much needed European escape. Kevin Hooyman's candy colored works are getting me even more thrilled and pumped to go on a journey.

This dolphin rider amongst rivery log cabins reminds me of the floss rafts me and my pal plan on renting in Germany:

I can't wait!