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February 19, 2007
Hope this doesn't get me fired
So my delightful fiance is concerned that my employers will give me the sack if I ever mention their names, so I won't. But I did want to post this pic of a safety sticker I noticed on my first day. Plus a picture of me with the work camera, behaving responsibly and with dignity.
Posted by joeruddy at 02:14 PM | Comments (0)
February 16, 2007
Only love can set you free
Beating at the heart of the war is the love that makes us kill. The sky-god must line it's nest and the snakes must lay their eggs. That's why wars can last so long - they are fuelled by love.
Posted by joeruddy at 05:11 PM | Comments (0)
February 10, 2007
Like you've just stepped out of a saloon
Every artist has their nemesis, and mine is hair. Not in the sense that hair will bring about my inevitable doom, just that it's hard to get to look just right. I've tried writing stories about bald people or alternate bald universes but it just doesn't... flow. So here's some pics of ladies, with hair.
If you want one of these hirsuite damsels, please leave a comment with an email address or some way of contacting you for a postal address. I wouldn't recommend leaving your actual address in the comment as the internet is full of freelance hairdressers who might mess up your blow-dry, just for kicks. But you knew that
Posted by joeruddy at 03:04 PM | Comments (0)
standing on their own two feet...
And in the last batch of tawdry geek-doodles we have two of the co-stars of The Sandman, the sisters Death and Delirium. Do you think their parents were really depressed hippies?
"What shall we call the new baby, dear? Moonflower? Astra?"
"Death"
"We've already got a daughter called Death, what about Laylandii?"
"Delirium"
"...Ok, Delirium it is"
Anyhooo
If you want one of these legally ambiguous whatnots, please leave a comment with an email address or some way of contacting you for a postal address. I wouldn't recommend leaving your actual address in the comment as the internet is full of viscious phishers who might phiddle your phinances (with wuthless ephishency). But you knew that
Posted by joeruddy at 02:50 PM | Comments (0)
please swich on your magic beam...
Next in the parade of up-for-grabs fanart is more Sandman imagery. Yes I do make up my own stuff actually but I'm keeping most of that.
If you want one of these flippertygibberts, please leave a comment with an email address or some way of contacting you for a postal address. I wouldn't recommend leaving your actual address as the internet is full of religious enthusiasts who might try and 'save' your 'soul'. But you knew that
Posted by joeruddy at 02:45 PM | Comments (0)
but the lions take him for a friend...
Righto, let's begin this 'art' giveaway. I am, perhaps unsuprisingly, a bit of a comics fan and not above a bit of sad, pathetic geek art. In that spirit, here are some pics of a character from Neil Gaimans 'The Sandman'. This is supposed to be Daniel, the pasty blonde replacement for the original pasty goth hero of the series, who gets jammed up at the end. So, if you've never read The Sandman, I suppose I've just ruined the ending for you. Sorry.
So, if you want one of these scrap-a-doodles, please leave a comment with an email address or some way of contacting you for an email address. I wouldn't recommend leaving your actual address as the internet is full of dangerous maniacs who might kill you. But you knew that.
Posted by joeruddy at 02:40 PM | Comments (0)
Islands
Tove Jansson is one of my favouritest drawers. She's up there with Durer and Hokusai. Most people of my generation remember the creepy animated felt version of the Moomins from their childhoods, but haven't read the books, but they should. The stories are lovely but for me the pictures make the books fantastic. Her mastery of tone over the page is amazing, and something I certainly aspire to.
So in homage to the great lady I have recreated a scene from Moomin Papa's Memoirs, the Hattifattner's island, which nestles beneath my computer at work. If you don't know what a Hattifattner is then read the books.
Posted by joeruddy at 02:29 PM | Comments (0)