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A file of inspirations, a junk drawer of creative possibilities, a site of unparalleled randomness.
I had this particular View Master disc when I was a kid. I just found it via the Drawn website but when I followed the link I found the whole series of images in a form that mimics the 3D effect. You can see those images here.
Alex Toth did a lot of design work for the animated cartoons I watched in the 60's. He worked on most of my favorites including Jonny Quest, the Herculoids, the New Adventures of Huck Finn, and Space Ghost. Click on the title of this entry and it will take you to a killer gallery of Toth designs. Man, I wish they'd release all those old cartoons on DVD. I've got Jonny Quest but I want them all...especially the Herculoids.
I also met Mark Eaton at the Art Party. I just love his figurative photography. He prints these on canvas and they have a nice, soft effect. Very nice. Mark just relocated to Seattle so I'm sure I'll be running into him again.
I had the pleasure of meeting Doug at the Art Party last night. I love his ArtAxes. I have always wanted to do something artistic with guitars but a) never could find an old one to do it with and b) didn't know what I would do if I had it. Doug doesn't have that problem. I found it interesting that he said some folks are turned off by the fact that the guitars are rendered unplayable. Well, they are for display not play. Duh. C'mon people. Despite the fact that a guitar is a beautiful instrument sound-wise, have you ever just stopped to enjoy the aesthetic beauty of their design.