Little Gaia (aka Mother Earth, Mother Nature)

This one was actually done by special request. I wanted to combine both the activities for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the Climate Awareness 'Work Day' on 10/10/10 (see 350.org for more info).

In this case, my 'Gaia' has hair of sparkling water, an ivy wreath adorning her brow, sunset eyes, hyacinth breasts with sweet Chrysanthenams (sp?) through which she can feed her children, a lovely field of white flowers for arms and Our Home continuing to be guarded in her very womb. Wow, that was actually quite poetic!!

However, her legs show the wear and tear of the climate change - or corrections - or however you want to look at it. KEY: whether you believe in 'warming' or not, no one can deny that changes are occuring in our environment.

My own personal take is that it is 'global correction' (trademark pending), which is going to be oh so much worse than the global warming folks think it will be. I just think the Earth has found a way to recover from some bad stuff over time, and doesn't give a heck-darn about the fact that fixing things might just be bad for us little humanoid insects crawling around everywhere.

Important: I do however believe that we can positively influence BOTH these causes!! Let's keep all our lovely ladies alive and healthy for the rest of their 'natural' lives, ok?

Font is vtks focus and I think it is really awesome (I doubled it up a bit and played with the 'internal' shadowing, but it's very cool indeed)!

Little Cleo

This is the 2nd in my series for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Although history seems to argue a bit about Cleopatra's 'features' - she is reported to have been attractive despite possessing a good sized schnozz (supported by some pretty amazing coins found with her profile) - you can't argue with her 'successes' with some of that era's most powerful men. Ergo, methinks she had at least some nice healthy puppies going for her, nudge nudge say no more!

Strange though, this is now our 2nd historically significant woman in this series - and both had issues with snakes. Go figure.

Also interesting was that of all the films or other 'showings' found featuring the Cleopatra character, the most risqué outfit was from a silent film in 1917!! Wowzers. I'd have to say though from personal taste, I prefer Claudette Colbert's take on her, with Monica Bellucci a close 2nd!

For a good ‘research’ collection, check out this link!

Font is modified silubr.

Little Eve

In honor and acknowledgement of 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month', I decided on doing a series of selections of your (read: my) Favorite Boobies from throughout History!! I also wanted to push myself back in a direction where the pics were a bit more 'simplified' (with several previous inputs being a bit too 'involved'), but that's besides the point.

In this case, you have Eve, who we have serious doubts if she was blonde, Caucasian or even had such nice skin, despite what the Kansas Board of Education wants us to think!! But she did hold to the adage - well, at least once - of 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'... Of course, they always forget to add 'yes, you may be healthy but God will be really mad at you!!'

REMEMBER: checked puppies are happy puppies!! I have no idea what that means (hee hee), but a heroic friend of mine who has survived this terrible disease told me that!!

Title font is 'Theodore Fancy Open'.

EPILOGUE:

Note that despite several requests, we will NOT be presenting a FAVORITE, uh, WEENIES from throughout History series... After all, we do have some sense of decency (oh ha ha, I crack myself up sometimes)...

Little Arthur (Dent, that is, of 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy')

This was a good transition piece for me. I wanted to go from banned book week (yes HHGTTG is on some lists!!) to just general silliness again.

Anyway the whole banned book thing was going over like a lead balloon, so why not?

Ah, Arthur Dent, one of my favorite all-time anti-heroes!! And fans, please note that he comes complete with disheveled pj's and robe, Babelfish in his ear, and even 5 o'clock shadow. I mean seriously, didn't anyone ever notice that during a TV series and a movie or two, that he never had to shave? The beard effect I tried worked, but my new trial with hair texture was not so successful. I blame it on warp head, very similar to nap head.

I tried my hand at a 'Marvin' as well (the perpetually depressed robot), instead of using any of the existing versions. I wound up just using some weird effects from our new PowerPoint program.

I don't like it (the program) and certainly my Martin doesn't hold a candle to the one from the '05 movie. Classic.

The book does however contain the best advice ever: Don't Panic!

One of these days I've got to try that... maybe tomorrow.

Little Animal Farm

Too subtle? Hm.

I wasn't sure by this time if it was still banned book week but I wanted to still run with it.

For this piece I was able to draw CONSIDERABLY on my own corporate experiences. I have literally sat in on conversations where these type of check lists were discussed!

I mean, who gives a rat's patootie if the company survives as long as we get our bonuses right?

So no fancy fonts, just Napoleon and friend smugly making their way back to the office. I did enjoy this book and the accompanying very accurate animated film out teacher showed us, but these days I found Orwell's links into actual events and people a bit too obvious and contrived. Maybe I'm just getting cynical in my old age (duh, ya think?).

I especially liked the dogs (even if I got the 'joy' of using real pigs to place hair on my executives... something right about that). I based 'them' in large part on the Dobermann from 'Up' (surely the Master will be most plea... SQUIRREL!!).

Just turned my model head shape sideways and went with it. That's fair isn't it?

Little Lord of the Flies

This piece continued the recognition of Banned Book Week, featuring William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'.

I wasn't really sure how to approach this because this book raises a lot of images of situations and historically relevant things that have nothing to do with a bunch of young kids ship-wrecked on some island.

So I just decided to throw in lots of neat jungle effects and what I hope is a fairly representative take on a kid that's been on a deserted island for a while (what the almost rasta blonde hair and some grubbiness for effect)! But beware: you're being watched!!

Great font found (searched in the font library under 'evil' ... which also gave the font they use for 'Family Guy' ... go figure) called 'You Murderer'!!

Little Alex

In recognition of Banned Book Week (you can't really say 'in honour of', can you?). This is the Little Ziggy version of Stanley Kubrick's version of Anthony Burgess's main character Alex from 'A Clockwork Orange'. Hang on, I think I got those right.

I have been researching 'banned books' this week and it is really an eye-opening experience. I'm surprised that my own Advanced Placement English class in High School didn't catch flak, as most of the list was required reading. Heck, I even read Camus and Kafka during this time and they were even REAL for'ners!!

Font is Timepiece which is the actual font used for the movie. Background is an image of Beethoven's face (Alex being a huge fan and apparently having same printed as a pattern on his blinds in his apartment... no I don't remember that either). Oh and apologies to CLM and the REAL Alex.

And no, I will not answer inquiries as to what is on his sleeves or what is at the end of his cane-knife. Some things you just have to find out for yourselves!!