Above are some sketches/working pieces from my eco greetings cards. The top two include characters i've imagined, Coconut Monk and Professor Iceberg, who in my head attempt to alleviate frightening (but i suppose necessary) seriousness of world politics. They are animals, because animals help to alleviate tension I think!
Coconut Monk was a Vietnamese pacifist who lived on a floating Pagoda in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. He survived entirely on coconuts! He was opposed the events and ideas that eventually spelled the Vietnam War. You can read more about His Coconutship HERE.
Professor Iceberg is the user name of a Youtube user who uploaded a video of 'President Putin doing his Ice Bucket Challenge'!
This fellow in the bath, is a photograph I found in a 2001 edition of Italian Men's Vogue. He just looks so relaxed!
Below is a sketchbook page - was just re-summarising to myself the ways/concepts which I could use to communicate my ideology, and then some actual vehicles/materials that could get those ideas across to an involved audience.
With a nice boy leaning against an even nicer corner sofa! Might steal that corner sofa look for mt Swagstation.
A poem about something I want to make... which I mentioned a few posts ago with a sketch...
Above are some of the cactuses I bought for my family as Christmas present - They all had names and characters, which I worked out after spending some time with the mall and getting to know them! There was; Sylive, Dennis, Angus, Fabio, Agent Bradley (former head of international security at Homebase), Xena, Miles, Malvolio, Texas and Twells - who was Grandma's. I Painted Twells' tin pale apricoty/pink to match Grandma's beautiful bedroom.
Below is a photo of an amazing jumper that Dom's mum passed down to me - it's super tiny and she does't wear it now, but I can just fit into it. Apparently it cost Dom's dad a whole month's salary about 30 years ago! And below that, Me and Dom at Pexmas, and a tape of my fave song by The Connells - '74-'75!
And here are some beautiful old exercise books we found in Grandpa's study. He was headmaster of the local boys school, and Grandma was the school nurse - so I guess they're from there. And St George's is the school Mama went to in town!
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