Linda Howard

New Things Soon

2011-06-11T17:42:00.003-04:00

A new scanner is on the way so I'll finally be able to start uploading some newer drawings. VERY exciting. Until then here's a link back to when I used to be able to upload - way back in 2008....

A Little Chat

2011-03-02T23:17:00.007-05:00

I love chatting with footy fans on blogs. I love it like I should love actual human contact. This was my main adventure today brought to you by The Spoiler, the English game, and the usual highly debatable refereeing decisions of the past couple of days:

steve mcauley // Mar 2, 2011 at 11:01 am:
so did shrek try to knock the young fella’s head off? was the ref rubbish?
more manc hypocrisy!

bvbfan // Mar 2, 2011 at 11:21 am:
after seeing the whole video i must say, that the Bayern-Dortmund 1:3 was a much better match with (and this is a big surprise for me) much faster football and stronger pressing…

Avram Magic // Mar 2, 2011 at 12:06 pm:
Yeah Spoiler, steve’s right. You’re so biased - tut tut. Oh wait a minute, what’s this? “Maybe Fergie should compare notes with Roberto Martinez about referees’ inability to send players off and present their case to the Premier League?” Oh…
Nice to see a Dortmund fan posting. It was embarrassing how Sky’s pundits clamoured to hail last night’s match as definitive proof of how great the Premier League is - rather than bother with any silly stuff like analysis - as if one good match between top teams drowns out all the dire ones, and other countries aren’t capable of producing entertaining games, when as bvbfan points out, that isn’t the case at all.

Linda // Mar 2, 2011 at 3:15 pm:
There’s a photo on Who Ate All the Pies of the Smalling trip - and it is very clearly a foot out and very clearly a trip. Everyone wants to blame the ref but let’s face it in instances like that the players are professionals at the top of the food chain. They should know better than to try to even grab a shirt let alone trip someone in the box. It is always a gamble and more often than not it simply isn’t worth it.
I am a neutral but if I were a Man Utd. fan I would have been screaming at my television for someone to smack Smalling and Vidic for being idiotic in and around the box.
As for the decisions that went the other way, I admit I would’ve been a pretty happy Chelsea fan. When I watch my team I usually know who will be an idiot and try to get away with it and/or lose their cool. I more often than not blame them rather than the ref. They are payed enough to know their shit and know which refs favor the home side, what their record is with cards so far that season, what their reputation is on the pitch. They should tweak their game accordingly, as if the ref were just another opponent. Let’s face it, refs are still going to have biases and make shit calls. They are utterly human and fallable. Players and managers need to realize that is not going to change and make allowances for that variable in their game. They need to get it through their thick skulls that it’s best to assume the ref is not on their side and then work from there.

CK // Mar 2, 2011 at 4:51 pm:
Fuck off Linda

To the twat calling himself CK // Mar 2, 2011 at 5:19 pm:
Don’t be a cunt CK. Linda was making a perfectly valid point.
I can’t stand Chelsea or Man Utd and do not care in the slightest what the result was last night, but Ferguson’s reaction to the penalty was clearly disproportionate as it was a debatable decision, not a clear error by the ref.

Linda // Mar 2, 2011 at 7:18 pm:
Heh… Oh, CK, you have made me laugh really hard - thanks for that! Heh heh heh….

Josie // Mar 2, 2011 at 8:15 pm:
Considering what transpired over the weekend with Wigan, it is Devine Justice to me. I respect Fergie as a manager, but he can be a right prat at times.

R2Dad // Mar 2, 2011 at 8:36 pm:
Bwhahaha! As if there were any doubt this is a British site! When I admonish my wife for using the c-word, she runs around the house saying, “cuntcuntcuntcuntcunt”. If I said that to a woman friggin stormtroopers would arrive at my door and whisk me away (if lightning didn’t strike me down first). In any event, Linda is a good sport and more importantly has a good point. Why are players in the box daring the referee to pull a card? And Fergie should know that complaining about referees cuts both ways.

DS // Mar 2, 2011 at 8:48 pm:
If Luiz should have been send off before scoring his goal then Rooney shouldn’t have been playing at all because of the suspension he should be serving for a much worse offense against Wigan than anything Luiz or any other Chelsea player committed last night.

CK // Mar 2, 2011 at 11:03 pm:
Glad you enjoyed it Linda! After such a good showing from yourself I finally got around to reading your point, and while War & Peace was a little more enjoyable, I wholeheartedly agree.

elcynico // Mar 2, 2011 at 11:19 pm:
On people! Don’t you know that FIFA have stated that the referee is infallible? And so Rooney did not dive twice because the referee never carded him. Blatter rules! OK!

Linda // Mar 3, 2011 at 3:04 am:
Aw, CK, you have again sent me into heavy duty laughter! Cheers!
And to R2Dad - I myself am prone to using the word cunt. Often. And I’m American. So you just never know, do ya? Cheers to you, too!

Skeptical Hippo // Mar 3, 2011 at 3:16 am:
Linda, you’re American, eh!? That’s cool! I’m happy for you, I really, truly am.
see ya Linda! Bye!!!
:)

Linda // Mar 3, 2011 at 5:29 am:
Can a :) be sarcastic? Hmmm…

The FA Likes a Good Catch 22 (They all want cake)

2011-03-02T21:46:00.020-05:00

The past few days in the footy world have been rife with the usual discussions about refs: their calls, their integrity, their validity, and the FA with their strange rules.

It was all "kicked off" by a decision made by Mark Clattenburg - no surprise there. It was in the favor of Wayne Rooney and Man Utd.- no surprise there either. The real debate, unbeknowenst to a huge amount of fans blinded by their own rage, is with the FA and their highly questionable rules.

When the FA (Football Association) reviews a potentially retroactive punishment for a player, the factor taken into account first and foremost is the existence of a standing, documented punishment.

According to the FA, if an infraction has occurred on the pitch and has been punished to any extent by the referee in charge, then what comes into question is not the player, the infraction, or the severity of the infraction, but the integrity of the referee's decision.

And when a decision is called into question by a team's management and the incident is viewed repeatedly in slow motion by everyone involved, what is the first course of action for the FA? Well, they go to the referee in question and ask if s/he saw the infraction clearly!

Yes, the FA decides if a decision should be revisited by asking the person who made the original call if they were perhaps wrong and therefore delinquent in their responsibilities. Yes, they waltz up to said ref and ask, "So, you gave a yellow card for this two-footed lunge that broke a man's shin. Do you feel you saw this clearly and reported it as it happened?" And at this point an official whose entire career, reputation, and livelihood depends upon his/her ability to see everything on the pitch and judge moment-by-moment what actions deserve what consequences, yes this official is supposed to say, "Well, I didn't see it but it seemed by the crowd's reaction that something bad had happened."

Of course s/he is going to say that the original judgement is correct. And guess what! According to the FA, once this original punishment is doled out and is "verified" by the person who dealt it, no further punishment can be given. So if something red card-worthy is pointed out post-match, if a talking to, free kick, or yellow card was given at the time, the only way that further punishment can be allowed is if the ref involved admits that s/he didn't actually see what happened and essentially admits that s/he doled out a random punishment to appease those who were protesting.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention Howard Webb's decision to give Nigel De Jong a YELLOW CARD for karate kicking Xabi Alonso in the ribs during the World Cup final last summer. Does this look like a yellow card offense?

If any of the three officials had actually seen this, surely it would have been a straight red card. And since that yellow card was given and Howard Webb deemed his OWN decision appropriate De Jong essentially went unpunished and went on to break Ben Arfa's leg during a match with Newcastle just a few months later. This after having already broken the leg of Bolton's Stuart Holden the season before.

What a crock of shit. And what is on the agenda for the next major meeting of the FA's master-minds? Goal-line technology - very exciting I must admit. But as for the safety factors in the game? Time will be set aside to discuss the use of snoods and square goal posts vs. round goal posts. Wow. Really. A dupe within a farce within a sham within a...

ETA: The IFAB (Internation Football Association Board) meeting has concluded that snoods are indeed dangerous and will be banned.

A Girl Watching Football

2011-02-06T22:25:00.002-05:00

I don't have anyone to talk footy with. I am stuck here in my apartment with my cat and a knee injury that refuses to heal. The Bureau of Workers' Compensation is denying a claim from my doctor (a knee specialist) that I may need surgery. I sit and rot while they haggle.
In the meantime the only thing that is keeping me sane is my intense focus on football. Every day I spend the first three hours that I'm awake combing over footy sites for transfer news, videos of ludicrous goals, comments on the latest contraversies, and first and foremost - a new insight.
Many sites offer posts that pick an aspect and go. Good for them. Unfortunately (?) I am not that bored. If I'm going to venture into a realm of footy dissection more than likely it has to actually involve speculation about the players and managers and their motives. It will not be the opinions of an anonomous ex-footballer on taxes or current wages. It will not be the scribblings of an unknown insider on the politics involved in the Irish game. It will not be a commentary on how La Liga is not a good representation of goals because the EPL is so much more grueling and difficult. I could go on but I'm sure you get the point.
Yes, I am female. This "taints" every view I have on the game. I would love to say that it has no bearing - that my eyes are the same as a man's. This simply is not true. Although I DO understand and can identify offsides(!), I fume over tacticle changes that seem misguided, I howl at substitutions that are too little too late, I throw tantrums over fouls and penalties that are clearly ridiculous, these things are not what keep me feeling involved and invested.
It is the crazy emotional rollercoaster that shows up at every match that fuels my need for more. Every match has an emotional history. Nearly every player has a history with nearly every opponent. Nearly every player has a reputation. There is something about the open pitch that fascilitates this nakedness, exemplifies the hightened tender spots, rubs raw the itches and wounds. In other mens' team sports there are huge amounts of padding, clusters of grabbing and overt brutality, or a speed that seems to stand in the way of an overt one-on-one reaction.
Football is open. Somehow in the openness patterns emerge and personalities become overtly well-defined. And maybe because I'm a girl, that is what I focus on.

Torres Leaves for Chelsea

2011-02-02T17:29:00.010-05:00

- On top of the 3-day-notice-to-replace-me shit pie that Fernando Torres handed the fine folks at Liverpool, after all was done and dusted he sprayed this whipped cream out of his can all over the Liverpool faithful:

- Okay, certainly he was exhausted and stressed far past his HIGHLY delicate sensibilities, but to slap all those devotees in the face with this taunting little sentence on the very night that he abandoned ship: "The target for every footballer is to try and play at one of the top-level clubs in the world, and I can do it now." Wow. I'm not one of the devoted and even I felt that slap.
- This video was all over every footy blog I hit. Comments were vicious, vitreous, rage-fueled rants of betrayal peppered with tinges of bastards who have been orphaned and THEN cuckold. I just kept going back to one fact. Not one comment mentioned how obviously and utterly MISERABLE this guy looked. I realize that during a break up the one being ditched does not usually see the anguish on the face of the shit head that's fucking them over. Maybe since I'm actually the cousin or sister of the dumpee I see it differently.
- I just kept thinking surely there's more to this than ambition and the urgency to play in the Champion's League. Surely there is more to the urgency itself, a more emotionally-based reason that the public at large is not privy to. Why hit a breaking point just when things are really, truly looking up for the club? Why not wait until summer?
- Of course for a Liverpudlian, when it comes to Champions' League options Chelsea is a combination of least offensive and voted-most-likely-to-succeed. Risking a bidding war in the summer would risk an even more disdained club winning the game of musical chairs. Not that Sir Alex would ever look towards Merseyside if Man Utd. lost Berba or Chicharito to injury but no one can really rule anything out at this point. What if Harry got a last-minute wild hair? Besides, there is the pure discomfort of sticking around for 6 more months auditioning for "the larger clubs" all the while lying about your dedication. Anyone who has seen Torres dive (which is EVERYONE) knows he is not a very good liar. Everything he feels is always all over his face.
- This was the main reason I felt, despite my bland nausea over the whole thing, that I had to re-examine this obviously contrived concoction of clap-trap. Somewhere along the line in the midst of a bunch of cliches about body language (probably from a really bad procedural detective drama - don't judge)I remembered that looking either to the left or the right could indicate whether or not someone was telling the truth.
- After extensive Googling, which of course leads to !truth!, I came across loads of info on not only looking to the left or the right but all sorts of other signs of dishonesty that sneak out of people when they're stressed from making things up.
- After on one of my favorite blogs, Who Ate All The Pies?, posted this video I had to post my comments:

Obviously too much time on my hands but it’s interesting to watch this with body language in mind. A right handed person will glance to their right – your left – while constructing “information”, only for a split second. When remembering actual events or trying to relay true emotion they will glance to their left – your right. Also watched for nodding of the head yes while saying no and visa versa. Speaks volumes if you believe in that sort of thing.

gamblino says:
February 1, 2011 at 4:54 pm
I can’t be arsed to watch again and look for those things in the video Chris so what are you suggesting his body is saying?

Chris says:
February 1, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Well, that split second before he answers most of these questions while his mind is constructing what he will say his eyes dart to his right. Except when asked about leaving Liverpool. Then they dart to his left before he begins to answer. By usual lie-detecting standards this means during most of this interview he’s not telling the truth except when he talks about leaving Liverpool being difficult.
There are additional tells – shrugging indicates the person doesn’t believe in the validity of what they’re stating. Shaking your head no while stating something positive – and visa-versa – is the body unconsciously telling the truth. Add it all together and you got a REALLY miserable guy trying to sound convincing even to himself.
Sorry that turned out so long…

gamblino says:
February 2, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Quality!

- Why thank you, Gamblino! So, only armed with Googled info and a faith in body language, what would you gather from this video?

Ankle? What ankle?

2010-11-03T12:37:00.001-04:00

The price of going to the polls yesterday...

A Newbie

2010-09-13T20:38:00.038-04:00

-This is my first football season. First and foremost I have to address the main misconception I have encountered with the typical American: that "soccer" is a genteel and pristine sport, read: delicate and boring. If this past week was any indication of how a usual football season goes, all idiot Americans - please take note.

-First of all - NO PADDING! NO HELMETS! Nothing but a couple of shin guards! In every single match I have watched at least one player on each team has been way-sided by injury. Unfortunately, the injuries in the past few weeks have added up to months and months of rehabilitation, serious bone breaks (Fulham's Zamora) , serious tendon and ligament damage (one of the greatest, Barcelona's Messi), wonky hamstring-stretchage (Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas in a completely freakish and seemingly inoccuous goal score), and possible carreer-killers(Velencia for Man United) that when watched on slowed-down replay look like "The Exorcist - Leg Edition".

-This can be a brutal sport. Pique, I'm lookin' at you.

-Even when the opposition offers a hand and an apology, malice can seep through. Even in the most earnest appearing tackle or header, the cameras can catch the intent, the ball not being the focus - the feet, the ankles, the elbow to a chin, to the back of the head. This sport is often brutal merely as a consequence of a lack of protection LET ALONE actual malice.

And when it comes to the refs, the players, and the fans, there are so many enforced kindnesses yet the raw brawn and brutality is able to sneak through and take over, become the driving force.

-No wonder the world is so captivated by this sport. During this season I'm besieged by tens of choices EVERYDAY when it comes to what matches to watch. Being far too remotely located, naive, and new to footy to choose priorities from a hometown/family allegiance or an actual studied preference, I am inclined to root for the underdog when unfamiliar with the opposing teams.

-As a consequence of watching The World Cup I will watch ANY game involving the Spanish NT, Barca, Real Madrid, the English NT, Liverpool, or Arsenal. I have to admit it right here - I have also been influenced by the footy fangirls on the Internet. I've been suckered in. I am not ashamed. It's not sportsmanship, camaraderie, or bonding with my fellow man that brought me to football. It's the allure of manpiles. Manpiles of men with tattoos. Possibly celebrating by peeling their shirts off to celebrate with other shirtless celebrating men. Yeah, I know. I live alone and have a cat.

-Anyway, I would love to watch more of Serie A and Bundesliga but I am already overwhelmed by the amount of games I am watching. The Premiership weekends have turned into one long, tense, mid-field battle jerking forward and backward and hitting or missing. Yes, it's that all-consuming and that dirty. I do nothing but sit on the edge of my seat and get distracted by the need for food or a good wizz.
How to narrow it down? I have already conceded to the fact that no matter how alluring the whole Germany and/or Italy scene is, it's just too much to get into right now in the seedling stages of my new obsession. Germany proved to be so precise and tactical in the World Cup, I almost wince at the thought of discovering further intricacies involved in the over-all German Game. Just how complicated does it get when they're playing EACH OTHER? South America and Mexico are also HIGHLY intriguing. At the same time that's an easy miss. They tend to play a much more aggressive, tricky, and violent game. What a turn-off. I like it straight-forward - "The Beautiful Game". The precision and footwork that is predominant when someone like Cristiano Ronaldo is on the pitch. Say what you will, but that is immense and awesome. No trickery needed when a player is that talented.

-Then there is also the pure joy of rooting for a player that will JUST DO ANYTHING for the game, for the team. He is ALWAYS running and anticipating, looking for the next pass, the next opening, the only way out. To my newbie eyes, Steven Gerrard is one of those players. Whether for Liverpool or the English NT, he seems to be playing in constant frenetic attack mode. It's impressive. It begs me to question why EVERY PLAYER on the field isn't attacking possession of the ball as if their life depended on it.
-Of course there is the unfortunate influence of coaches and managers who seem to want to reign these guys in and "focus" them. These players that are so few and far between are instinctual players. They move where they're needed as if they are on a chess board. Forcing them into an area or trying to negate their instinctual focus is hobbeling. It can kill not only the spirit of that player but the spirit of an entire team. Ah, the intense differences and similarities between Arsenal and Liverpool at the moment, interestingly enough.
-But that is an entirely different post.

Happy Birthday

2010-08-28T01:10:00.005-04:00

Here's a cake. And a meek wince. And my lurking sister/cousin/friend. And my HUGE hand.

A Fantastic Day

2010-08-14T18:05:00.014-04:00

Went to an antique mall and found this bizarre gem! It seems to be a mannequin head and yet there are highly realistic glass eyes glued into it. Beyond that wonder is the strange tubing inside the head that leads from the ears, nose, and mouth. No tongue but a decidedly unrealistic, damaged row of bottom "teeth"! WOO HOOO! I'll get a better picture when I get a new camera, but for now, bask in the glory of Betty! Yeah, I named her. After the effervescent Betty Hutton!

On top of the excitement of finding Betty H. is the pure joy of beer, Barca vs. Sevilla, drawing, AND a thunderstorm! All at once! I love today.
And just because I can't leave Betty alone, here she is enjoying the last dribbles of post-thunderstorm light -

Still chasing down Mr. Hinky-Dink

2010-08-05T17:32:00.009-04:00

Last night I went to the Ohio State Fair. Not to see the butter sculpture. It is always beloved, well-documented, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't need my attention.
I saw DEVO! Not to say that Devo is undocumented and attention-starved BUT... what self-respecting ex-new-waver could ignore the call of Devo?

I cannot express how thrilling that damn show was! Costume changes! ENERGY from GEEZERS! The proper amount of intoxicating video magic! Only a relevant and reverant tip o' the hat to nostalgia! Pom-poms! Creepy child masks! Bouncy balls thrown from a fanny pack! I'm still reeling...

Fernando Torres

2010-07-29T00:01:00.007-04:00

Mid-game, hittin' the pitch, and not even trying to look like a sex kitten. Damn.

Subservient

2010-07-28T22:22:00.002-04:00

Another day at work taking shit from a mean little man. Wish I was into that sort of thing.
One day, one day at a time...

This

2010-07-26T01:12:00.004-04:00

I remember when this came out and how much I identified with Annie Lennox in this video. I was thirteen and in my mind this is already who I was. A butch woman in drag.

My favorite video of all time

2010-07-26T01:01:00.006-04:00

This is a video from the Icelandic band Mum. If I could ask a genie for one wish I would ask for Ingibjorg Birgisdottir's job. Or her connections? Or her drive and ambition? Or whatever gave her the opportunity to make this little slice of heaven. I can't even dream of a life filled with the joy of sitting down and making this kind of glorious craziness.

And because Iceland even brings the cray-cray to sport:

David Sylvian+ David Bowie = MAGIC!

2010-07-26T00:43:00.009-04:00

Just bury my body to the neck and smoulder at me, Ryuichi. That's all I really ask of any commander of a war-time prison camp. Not as fun as the camp in King Rat,(mmm..., James Fox) but a little more on the s/m side. And there's the canary yellow of Bowie's hair - Now THAT'S fun!

Footy

2010-07-25T21:12:00.014-04:00

I have NEVER been into sports. Testosterone is an enemy of mine. Yet, if the testosterone is GAY, I am there with my pom-poms, shaking my sad-ole-mutha-fucka.
So when some "gayness" caught my sick fangirl eye, I was suckered in. There it was, a photo that shouted out to all us uptight Anglos, "Mmmmm...this kinda intimacy between men says fuckingfuckingfucking...".

Yeah, they're European. All that lovey-lovey that is expressed there between men, it's common! It's what they do! God love 'em, can I be part of that?
So, of course, I first thought,"Just how famous are these guys? Is it REALLY that big of a deal?" Um, turns out, yeah, BIG FUCKING DEAL! In the world of "soccer" (the jingoistic American term),these guys are like Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant. They are HUGE! Even in Spain where men are demonstrative as part of the culture, the photo was examined, questioned, torn apart, publicized.
And yet that photo, taken out of context and perspective - even to my dirty eye - could be construed as an intense,insignificant moment, a moment brimming with intimidation, contradiction, aggravation, a moment that again, taken out of context, looks VERY different from what the media has presented.
BUT! Here I am, SHALLOW as I am, with my motivations, googling these two sportsmen, trying to find out who they are, trying to figure out how the rest of the world perceives this, sussing out just how much this possibly affects the sports' viewing world. Trying to understand what this is to the whole Gareth world, where sportsmen can be gay, successful, HUGE!, intelligent, powerful, talented, worshipped, and OUT.
ANYWAY, even if it was a worldwide twinge of homophobia that caused it, I am THRILLED that I have , as a ridiculous consequence, become
COMPLETELY ADDICTED to futbol!

A New Show

2010-07-25T20:29:00.003-04:00

I'm working on pieces for a show @ What the Rock. These crazy fucked-up babies are dominating my world at the moment and I hope y'all can show up and have a drink with me! It's the first Saturday night of Sept. @ What the Rock - 1194 N. High St. Cols., OH 43201.

Another "Hello!" & a new purpose

2010-07-25T20:25:00.002-04:00

My scanner went ker-plewee a long time ago. I haven't gotten a new one. Things on my list.
Yet I'm feeling like I want to ramble as I do with my little scabby pictures. So, yeah, there you have it.

Tell-Tale Heart #2

2009-02-11T19:36:00.001-05:00

Antony and the Johnsons

2009-02-11T19:21:00.002-05:00

At 4:30 and Bear

2008-10-15T22:12:00.003-04:00

The Sweeper

2008-10-15T22:10:00.002-04:00

Pretending at Work

2008-10-15T22:08:00.002-04:00

Revolving Door

2008-10-15T22:06:00.002-04:00

More Shorties

2008-10-15T21:58:00.003-04:00

Playmate #1 and Playmate #2

2008-10-08T18:20:00.003-04:00

Playmate #1 - 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" - collage, drawing, thread, wood, Modge Podge! Sold

Playmate #2 - 7" x 5 1/4" - collage, drawing, thread, wood, Modge Podge! - Sold

Thanks

2008-10-05T04:41:00.000-04:00

I felt the love at tonight's show. I'll take it with me everywhere I go. xoxo

A Show

2008-09-24T11:51:00.002-04:00

Come and visit a little this Gallery Hop, Saturday October 4th from 7-11! Have a little wine, gawk at some of my fancy fancy ball point pen and marker drawings, meet some good folks...
The Zengenius Gallery
44 E. Prescott
In the Short North straight down the alleyway that's right next to Havana - you'll see. Unless you're seeing impaired. Then I can't promise you anything.

9-11

2008-09-12T02:10:00.003-04:00

Can't sleep. MSNBC is replaying their coverage of the attacks as it aired that morning. As I saw it that morning. I would be an idiot if I tried to convey anything in words. Jesus. This is what I drew that day. Still has no place amongst the immensity of what happened that day. What is still happening.

Pupa

2008-07-18T22:59:00.007-04:00

Feeling a little adventurous lately. Went to Diaspora,
a Korean restaurant near campus, and opted for a
dish which the menu simply described as "pupa".
A little dry and leathery, the faint taste of dirt, but
otherwise perfectly fine - the waiter kept calling me
"brave". That's a picture of my left overs.

Nobody Likes You

2008-06-12T12:59:00.004-04:00

I'm trying to develop a more graphic-friendly style, a short hand version of both the color pieces and the Triggerhappy/Woodland style. Good excuse to make a bunch of mixed CDs.

Hope #2

2008-05-28T21:39:00.005-04:00

This is the progression of "Hope #2" - again, all ball point pen and marker. As soon as I get the finished product back home from the show I'll put it up.

In Rainbows

2008-02-22T00:25:00.004-05:00

"In Rainbows" - for a Radiohead contest on Buzznet - a reworking of "Numb" that includes a color xerox of the face from Imaginary Boy and some real Zoloft pills in the belly of the alien.

The White Spot

2008-01-03T16:08:00.013-05:00

ball point pen & marker, 7 1/2"x 11"

Lyrics from Piano Magic "You Can Hear the Room" and "The Lights Come on at Three".

Some shorties

2007-10-17T21:17:00.014-04:00

Quite a bit of "Hey You" by Pink Floyd.

Kinda based on being alone again during the moonlight skate.

Actually a Queens of the Stone Age line - from "I'm Designer"

Patti Smith "Birdland"going on.

Inspired by "I Remember Nothing" by Joy Division.

woodland drawings and plaques

2007-10-02T18:16:00.001-04:00

Woodland Honeycub - 6"x6" framed
Ball point, marker, colored pencil, glitter

Woodland Bunny - 6"x6" framed
Ball point, marker, colored pencil, glitter
sold

Woodland Carnagecub - 6"x6" framed
Ball point, marker, colored pencil, glitter
sold

Lolly Chick
sold

Wormy Chick
sold

Birthday Wool

Skunky

in acrylic on wood

Buried Body #2

2007-09-16T22:54:00.011-04:00

"Buried Body #2" - ball point pen, marker, glitter glue - 7 1/2" x 10 1/2"

The White Spot

2007-09-10T19:32:00.000-04:00

Finally finished! Sheesh....

Rabbit Holes and Chick

2007-09-03T23:57:00.001-04:00

Naked Eyes

2007-07-12T20:25:00.001-04:00

Naked Eyes

EMDR

2007-05-30T20:24:00.005-04:00

"EMDR" - ball point pen and marker - 10" x 7 1/2"
Added to the inspiration of EMDR for PTSD is the Radiohead song "Kid A"

Subversive Alien Love

2007-04-11T23:35:00.003-04:00

"Trade" - ball point pen & marker - 2004? - sold

Inspired by Patti Smith "Because the Night".

Crush

2007-04-09T12:37:00.007-04:00

"Crush" - ball point pen & marker - 1997 - sold
It's true. I'm one of those dorks that get crushes on band dudes. This one is about Tim Taylor from BrainiacThe big quote is from Rimbaud.

2007-04-08T10:58:00.000-04:00

The continued progression of the EMDR drawing - moving at an irritating snail's pace....

Little Doll

2007-03-30T21:55:00.000-04:00

"Little Doll" - ball point pen, marker, & colored pencil - 1999 - sold

Anniversary

2007-03-30T21:50:00.001-04:00

"Anniversary" - ball point pen & marker - 2003 - sold

Based on a story my mother told me on her and my fathers' anniversary - that when they used to go dancing she would always tell him,"Aye, Gordon, aprietame...".

Treasure

2007-03-30T21:43:00.007-04:00

"Treasure" - ball point pen & marker - 1999 - sold

Contains a line from an Esthero song "Swallow Me", "The lamb that made a lion out of me"...

Ass

2007-03-30T21:41:00.001-04:00

"Ass" - ball point pen & marker - 1997 - sold
Going dancing at The Eagle and feeling like a misfit.

Somebody's Baby

2007-03-20T20:41:00.001-04:00

"Somebody's Baby" - ball point pen & marker - 2005 - with lyrics from "Twilight" by Elliott Smith and "Humpty Dumpty" by Aimee Mann

Good Clean Fun

2007-03-20T20:32:00.001-04:00

"Knowing" - ball point pen & marker - 2005 with lyrics from "Good Clean Fun" by Cat Power

The Center

2007-03-03T20:00:00.001-05:00

How many licks does it take? from upcoming "Triggerhappy #2"

Dreamweaver and Noise

2007-03-03T19:58:00.004-05:00

from upcoming "Triggerhappy #2" a little piece of my childhood,
always on the radio when I was five or six. "Dreamweaver"

"Noise"

Afternoon Delight

2007-03-03T19:56:00.002-05:00

Remembering 4 or 5 and thinking this song was about picnics and rainbows. The Starland Vocal Band
from "Triggerhappy"

Finger Puppet Mobile

2007-02-26T17:49:00.001-05:00

"Finger Puppet Mobile" - ball point pen & marker - 2003 - sold

Adam's Apple

2007-02-26T17:44:00.001-05:00

"Adam's Apple" - ball point pen & marker - 2003 - sold

Lies

2007-02-26T15:05:00.001-05:00

"Lies" - ball point pen & marker - 2002 - sold

Belencita #2

2007-02-26T15:00:00.001-05:00

"Belencita #2" - ball point pen, marker, & colored pencil - 1999 - sold

Doubting Thomas

2007-02-24T19:22:00.001-05:00

"Doubting Thomas" ball point pen & marker - 1997

Plaques

2007-02-21T11:34:00.006-05:00

These are plaques I started making out of cheesy Hallmark cards, old magazines, and my coloring book images. I've been modge podging them onto wooden plaques, the kind with the bark still on them. Much fun to be had....
"Starfish" - xerox on magazine decoupaged onto wood - 2006 - sold
Inspired byAntony and the Johnsons'lovely song"Cripple and the Starfish".

"The Searcher" - xerox on greeting card decoupaged onto wood - 9" x 7" - 20 sold

"A Gift" - xerox on greeting card decoupaged onto wood - 9" x 7" - 2006<

"The Watcher" - xerox on greeting card decoupaged onto wood - 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" - 2006

"Shared Pleasures" - xerox on greeting card decoupaged onto wood - 2006 - sold<

Back into the vaults

2007-02-21T11:30:00.001-05:00

"Unstitched" - ball point pen & marker - 1994

Inspired by a Palacesong, "No More Workhorse Blues"

Zoloft

2007-02-21T11:27:00.001-05:00

"Zoloft" - ball point pen & marker - 1993 - sold

When I first started taking Zoloft...

Pink House

2007-02-21T11:21:00.001-05:00

"Pink House" - ball point pen & marker - 1993

Now that I have a good scanner I'll be heading back into the vaults, back into the muck. This image was suggested by my mother. I'm sure she didn't think it would come out looking so horrific....

2007-02-21T11:19:00.000-05:00

The current work in progress inspired by a session of eye movement therapy.....

The progression of my last piece

2007-02-19T10:02:00.001-05:00

"Only Me" - ball point pen & marker - 2007

progression from start to finish

lyrics from "Only", "The Collector", and "Mr. Self Destruct" by Nine Inch Nails

Division Day

2007-02-19T10:00:00.001-05:00

"Division Day" - ball point pen & marker - 2006
inspired by "Division Day" and "Brand New Game" by Elliott Smith

The Dead Body

2007-02-19T09:53:00.001-05:00

"The Dead Body" - ball point pen & marker - 2006

has lyrics from "Pitseleh" and "Tomorrow Tomorrow" by Elliott Smith

Slow Down my Higher Brain

2007-02-19T09:49:00.001-05:00

"Detective" - ball point pen & marker - 2006 - sold

has lyrics from "A Fond Farewell" by Elliott Smith

Werewolf

2007-02-19T09:47:00.001-05:00

"Werewolf" - ball point pen & marker - 2004

lyrics from "Werewolf"

performed by Cat Power written by Michael Hurley

I'm back

2006-09-30T20:47:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the neglect. Haven't had a computer since April! The first coloring book is done!
Okay, it's only a Kinko's thing at this point but I'm shopping around for other ways to get it out there. If anyone is interested, it's signed and numbered, there's thirty images (some of which are posted on this blog), and I would be thrilled to sell ya one! E-mail me and make sure to title it "Triggerhappy" or else I'll think you're spam! Thanks for the on-going interest!

Petition and Baby

2006-02-18T16:44:00.002-05:00

Petition

Baby

2006-02-18T16:40:00.000-05:00

Worm

Boo boo

2006-02-18T16:38:00.001-05:00

Boo - boo
lyric from "Man is the Baby" by Antony and the Johnsons

2006-01-20T18:15:00.000-05:00

first communion

2006-01-20T18:12:00.000-05:00

drive

2006-01-20T18:07:00.000-05:00

puppets

2006-01-12T21:46:00.000-05:00

Baby Jane

Closer

2006-01-12T21:37:00.002-05:00

a little bit of closer by Nine Inch Nails

Fingerprint

2006-01-12T21:30:00.004-05:00

"Lap" - ball point pen & marker - 2005

lyrics from "Pull/Pulk Revolving Doors" by Radiohead

Thanks....

2005-10-27T19:08:00.000-04:00

...to everyone who was at the show. I felt the love and it was dirty and wrong. Turn down the Prince and set your crotch on your prayer books, people....

Orphan

2005-08-12T23:44:00.002-04:00

"Orphan" - ball point pen & marker - 2004 - sold

lyrics from "Icing Sugar" by The Cure

Buried Body

2005-06-11T19:48:00.001-04:00

"Buried Body"- ball point and marker -'99- sold

Do You Love Me?

2005-06-11T19:46:00.001-04:00

"No"- ball point pen & marker -12 1/2"x9"-1998
includes lyrics from "Do You Love Me? pt.2" by Nick Cave

Dad's Past

2005-05-19T23:02:00.001-04:00

"Gramma and Grampa"-ball point pen & marker - 1999

Game #2

2005-05-19T22:59:00.001-04:00

"Game#2"-ball point pen & marker-2001 - sold

Car Ride #2

2005-05-19T22:57:00.002-04:00

"Car Ride #2"-ball point pen & marker-2002-sold

lyrics from "Somebody" by Depeche Mode - snapshot of an actual event....

2005-05-19T22:54:00.000-04:00

"A Basement Pt. 1"-ballpoint and marker-'96-sold

2005-05-19T22:52:00.000-04:00

"A Basement Pt. 2"-ballpoint and marker-'96-sold

2005-04-29T18:23:00.000-04:00

"David"-ballpoint & marker-'95-9"x11"

2005-04-29T18:21:00.000-04:00

"Growing Hands"-ballpoint & marker-'95-10"x12 1/2"-sold

2005-04-29T18:18:00.000-04:00

"Head" - ball point pen & marker - 2003 - sold

contains lyrics from The Cure's "The Figurehead"

2005-04-29T18:14:00.000-04:00

"Athena"-ball point & marker-'01-sold

2005-04-05T01:02:00.000-04:00

"My Great Cousin Ethel"-ballpoint&marker-'97-sold

2005-04-05T00:56:00.000-04:00

"Oz Play"-ballpoint & marker-'01-sold

2005-04-05T00:53:00.000-04:00

"Adam"- ball point pen & marker - 2002 - sold

2005-03-16T12:41:00.000-05:00

"Hound"-ball point pen & marker-1996-sold

2005-03-16T12:18:00.000-05:00

"Decades"-ball point pen & marker-2003
lyrics from "Decades" by Joy Division

2005-03-08T17:57:00.000-05:00

"My Boy,'83"-ballpoint and marker-'03-sold

2005-03-06T01:50:00.000-05:00

"Butterfly"-ballpoint pen & marker-1998-sold
contains lyrics from "Let Down" by Radiohead

2005-03-06T01:48:00.000-05:00

"Adam's Apple"-ballpoint and marker - '01-sold

2005-02-21T11:03:00.000-05:00

"Hex for Jay"-ballpoint and marker-'00-sold