tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30746276407671669592024-02-19T16:41:29.928-08:00kershawkershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-11166311335438758512012-07-25T22:50:00.000-07:002012-07-25T22:58:08.807-07:00hatred is puritythanks <span style="background-color: white;">for tuning in again to my blog. apologies for the sporadic nature of my posts, dear reader, but i have been assailed by the double whammy of a hefty work schedule and ample fine weather, which leads me to shirk almost any other responsibility or project for playtime.</span><br />
ahem.<br />
i do believe everyone is racist- you lousy two-faced bigots. <br />
<span style="background-color: white;">save for some hyper-isolated enclave, </span><span style="background-color: white;">sometime in your life, you've heard those poison ideas. even if you don't invest in them, they fester, and eventually manifest themselves.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">you could probably feel guilty about it, and read alot of books on critical race theory; or you could paint a skinhead over a picture of a kid in a clown suit you bought at the salvation army - that's worth the same in the grand scheme of things, right?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">w</span><span style="background-color: white;">hatever, i don't have hate in my heart, enjoy:</span><br />
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some friends are having a benefit for street tails animal rescue, and i have a piece up ins. check it out. for your health.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-76162386951282476222012-02-22T22:36:00.000-08:002012-02-22T22:36:51.374-08:00workin'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQ9pJzL6j8E77L1Fc7BP9qV6ycZRx-mSa0CJFsdBoH2Mh_v8b60hUhXnPCN3WmRtnP6klG8cARRYMtZfGyFZ2-e2YyIEslzeNo0iV2MrshjSzvx382e1drufYiii0bnVY1KJdEv_YeJh-/s1600/nart+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQ9pJzL6j8E77L1Fc7BP9qV6ycZRx-mSa0CJFsdBoH2Mh_v8b60hUhXnPCN3WmRtnP6klG8cARRYMtZfGyFZ2-e2YyIEslzeNo0iV2MrshjSzvx382e1drufYiii0bnVY1KJdEv_YeJh-/s320/nart+021.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
so there's this album "christmas with the ghostly trio" i have, and it always make the art happen. you should try it sometime.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-74719434137005927242012-02-22T21:42:00.000-08:002012-02-22T21:42:09.091-08:00goat legs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWi8LdFZB7kI33W9Dq2WlmzAOljYUCDR_Tfec_2UM3txLgfUk2zkSIHiHHITUnSbPpj3AuO3qdrrfdh8n_Fog9wEo-bHoocCu3q7zL5i3idIARnZT1AylQw3LnloFSFjvAhrqta_1qxGN/s1600/nart+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWi8LdFZB7kI33W9Dq2WlmzAOljYUCDR_Tfec_2UM3txLgfUk2zkSIHiHHITUnSbPpj3AuO3qdrrfdh8n_Fog9wEo-bHoocCu3q7zL5i3idIARnZT1AylQw3LnloFSFjvAhrqta_1qxGN/s320/nart+018.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/fIEpJ--95KM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>hey peoples, please come see my art, live!, at gleaner's, 917 s. 9th st., philadelphia. just drop by from march 5th 'til april and take a gander, have a coffee and a whoopie pie.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-55295003779923124172011-12-21T13:17:00.000-08:002011-12-22T07:04:57.795-08:00nobunny loves you<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCF_mpkUtA-cG_FhSzLmzFRGY9o-B1BMi-2fP8SmAXBv9qhnjYWid0cV4hEVVb4ueZ8aAvQd1q0WK93nNTH4t5T2S_858hYOXqxBtLqqTvJw1FZfMp4z210BnQVnh9dWCDibB6OfGdC2-4/s1600/DSCF0610%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCF_mpkUtA-cG_FhSzLmzFRGY9o-B1BMi-2fP8SmAXBv9qhnjYWid0cV4hEVVb4ueZ8aAvQd1q0WK93nNTH4t5T2S_858hYOXqxBtLqqTvJw1FZfMp4z210BnQVnh9dWCDibB6OfGdC2-4/s320/DSCF0610%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDjQRFjSrXaq2CR5c7bRIs5VQ8I6hyphenhyphenPc_J3crgDiaOZqoKGCPmEiaOdYm4k6vG324t8cMBR6_MzNQZTKAD18_DdLjOc_ui7FSS4VGeyz6bt5kgKMyaoPo62_2tPgYRyav_cryOPDQ2riV/s1600/DSCF0606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDjQRFjSrXaq2CR5c7bRIs5VQ8I6hyphenhyphenPc_J3crgDiaOZqoKGCPmEiaOdYm4k6vG324t8cMBR6_MzNQZTKAD18_DdLjOc_ui7FSS4VGeyz6bt5kgKMyaoPo62_2tPgYRyav_cryOPDQ2riV/s320/DSCF0606.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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ah, nobunny. while some might laugh at the campy-ness of wearing a mask onstage, those folks are denying themselves a great pleasure, which is pure rock n' roll. from the lo-fi garage pop power of love visions, to the slightly more refined yet still garage-y first blood - or on the many other singles, splits and alter-ego albums and collaborations - he demonstrates his songwriting prowess with infectious melodies under a punk rock glaze. obviously, i wholeheartedly endorse the man's music. i've even had the opportunity to converse with him while completely ignorant of his identity, which then yielded me a copy of love visions full of doodles of my face.<br />
so that brings us here, dear readers, which is the consummation of this tale, an old big eye thrift-store rembrandt transmuted into a humble take on the man-behind-the-mask mythology. if you'd like to see the starting point, do a google image search for "maio harlequin boy"; i probably should do that with all my recycled arts, but i'm as lazy and human as the lot of ya.<br />
oh, and mr. nobunny, if you see this, why not make it your next album cover for whatever project is popping out of that prolific wellspring of a jam-maker you call a head? i'd be deeply honored.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-57198258348400394022011-11-30T22:15:00.000-08:002011-11-30T22:15:04.603-08:00thalidomidegeez, every once in awhile i'll read something, or take in a movie or show that'll really have me empathizing with some poor wretch's plight- whether its port-o-wine marks, starvation or genocide- i'll start getting sensitive and politically correct.<br />
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luckily, i'm not feeling that way today, and am in fact reminiscing about the first time i heard of the epidemic of thalidomide babies. you see, i was sitting next my good friend <a href="http://bananusinfo.info/">timmy crowe</a>, and we immediately seized upon the notion of flipper babies as a springboard for some gutbusters. he still quotes me to this day, "put me in the water, ma!". i'd like to say that my sense of humor has evolved somewhat since my adolescence, but that'd be a bald faced lie - if only this piece had a button to make it burp or fart, i think i could call it my magnum opus.<br />
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seriously, this work doesn't even have flippers, just one disproportionate claw. it was cobbled together from a bunch of thrift store bric-a-brac and whats-its, and holy shit it lights up! far fucking out man! <br />
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i really just wanted to say thalidomide/flipper babies a couple times. i apologize to any i've offended, and believe me, it's more sincere than any "we're sorry" that ever came from a drug company.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNP-ONpc2OYwmDCJonbg4KVBeykWLz9fXwUbE7aNO61p_P4FuHwP4wtglfWZS-xkHD4sEa_Ckta5vWY-5xwW0Da9fEz2itJTHtlu3WVpIFTehasp2O-nBDthAmdgGIHtGD0hyphenhyphenA9xCuYiF/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNP-ONpc2OYwmDCJonbg4KVBeykWLz9fXwUbE7aNO61p_P4FuHwP4wtglfWZS-xkHD4sEa_Ckta5vWY-5xwW0Da9fEz2itJTHtlu3WVpIFTehasp2O-nBDthAmdgGIHtGD0hyphenhyphenA9xCuYiF/s320/001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>i just finished some production work for the <a href="http://phillyaidsthrift.com/">philadelphia aids thrift</a>, in the form of two signs advertising the 'dollar room'. they truly promote/support a noble cause, and the store is stocked full of genuine people and far-out second hand treasures. you should drop by and buy some stuff, or volunteer, or even donate things or money, DO IT. while you're there, you can check out these beauties on the second floor. the signs are 1" pine, acrylic paint, wood stain and polyurethane.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-19571783070287175472011-09-12T19:41:00.000-07:002011-09-12T19:41:51.735-07:00caturdaycats have seized control of my mind. first, i constructed, from scratch, a giant cat tower / condo / tree jawn. now, i memorialize them in acrylic paint on scrap wood.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3Lzw8L183w6n0SAxyqRxCzz3swNB-ljO_ZSq_R9mvo6MGkP4yUvcSYJreyw2YLwPfVvjGjygESYhIp5H-0__Lz2iEZbkLSA_8hgolrVZFWi4wovfzafrl2lUriSG2_aHUok5Mk7i8YC6/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3Lzw8L183w6n0SAxyqRxCzz3swNB-ljO_ZSq_R9mvo6MGkP4yUvcSYJreyw2YLwPfVvjGjygESYhIp5H-0__Lz2iEZbkLSA_8hgolrVZFWi4wovfzafrl2lUriSG2_aHUok5Mk7i8YC6/s320/007.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-39223090164943405102011-08-05T08:02:00.000-07:002011-08-05T08:02:10.786-07:00classic subtlety<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuAEUdrYkyI2pg2oDJGU2i8H7LLX1FvnavT6PY8ohalyF0wRRCM9mFDSomRf7p_Ki2SG-BNnt5f9_mjRMwRu_pxGXPtSY5KTyb2-ingX4czHnPNq4yIJxrvFY2L79F2ds4btPKXKD1FMc/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuAEUdrYkyI2pg2oDJGU2i8H7LLX1FvnavT6PY8ohalyF0wRRCM9mFDSomRf7p_Ki2SG-BNnt5f9_mjRMwRu_pxGXPtSY5KTyb2-ingX4czHnPNq4yIJxrvFY2L79F2ds4btPKXKD1FMc/s320/022.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>hey, i'm gonna have a show soon and need to crank out some freshies. half what you see on this blog was sold off at the last public exhibition, so it's off to work i go!kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-68584218135557701692011-08-05T07:54:00.000-07:002011-08-05T07:54:15.042-07:00bikini atoll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilon_PeMPLeViGAmo_J6WEBApBv4oJiEBOpJXjiLVyJSP_pA0k2awkx0oPVP1MbuK7BSXcUlwXlLZDFRC_eZyxZwP5vPv3RVOOLIDOW67W1AYZfPHau4LhSHd9uxxL2y0RvUNFXWpsrZJu/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilon_PeMPLeViGAmo_J6WEBApBv4oJiEBOpJXjiLVyJSP_pA0k2awkx0oPVP1MbuK7BSXcUlwXlLZDFRC_eZyxZwP5vPv3RVOOLIDOW67W1AYZfPHau4LhSHd9uxxL2y0RvUNFXWpsrZJu/s320/024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>sorry i haven't rapped at you in awhile, but i've been busy getting laid off and visiting far-off locales. this little slice of velvet was a gift from my friend rachel gallo, who's having an art show at sweet jane vintage, 1820 e. passyunk, in gorgeous south philadelphia, this august the 13th. methinks the shin-dig starts at 6pm and should include refreshments- check it out! rachel you can pick up this new and improved 2nd-hand treasure whenever you want.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-4492961161280851472011-04-04T00:31:00.000-07:002011-04-04T00:31:03.062-07:00meredith and kevin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPhc13H8i6MGAnowr1_KTdO5dGyMxQpxQ2re0X6LWr1DIr1oj3cMpdX3qCN2jqfScOeWoF5x60vE1509_-e0a_UiTcPNWH58QTo-PF7cZAKF4E7q3XaFAtqZ_rQloCUPzYzrhkQuAoI1H/s1600/DSCF0274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPhc13H8i6MGAnowr1_KTdO5dGyMxQpxQ2re0X6LWr1DIr1oj3cMpdX3qCN2jqfScOeWoF5x60vE1509_-e0a_UiTcPNWH58QTo-PF7cZAKF4E7q3XaFAtqZ_rQloCUPzYzrhkQuAoI1H/s320/DSCF0274.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>kevin ludwig and meredith lynne devine rendered in big eye style. you're next.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-29708700749901779682011-03-13T13:20:00.000-07:002011-03-13T13:20:43.790-07:00letterpress<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><i>"I, Benjamin Franklin, of Philadelphia, printer, late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of France, now President of the State of Pennsylvania, do make and declare my last will and testament as follows:..."</i></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">think about the lifetime achievements of ben franklin, his numerous inventions, the establishment of the post office, yet the title that is first in his will is: printer. the graphic arts are near and dear to me, and i've spent some time of late getting acquainted with his end of the trade, movable type. i can tell you that compositing and setting the type is a labor intensive, cursing the sky, journey into madness kind o' adventure. i'm really just a sucker for archaic, arcane shit. my partner in crime, <a href="http://ajiltedplant.blogspot.com/">dan platt</a>, is the proud owner of a showcard press model se-5, a hernia inducing piece of iron on which we produced the mighty fest 8 poster-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2dvpJQhOrinQl2p0Tx8foITiNDnmc9E_sRGdheh1_-li6OUP3LPZvHqZ504leRzHVA3H1JPZBi3cUK6N1yG9A-5vrjyyn7JfSvBP33cL0hDDBXihN79zL0sbnfUMXOo5gBh2OnB200MJ/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2dvpJQhOrinQl2p0Tx8foITiNDnmc9E_sRGdheh1_-li6OUP3LPZvHqZ504leRzHVA3H1JPZBi3cUK6N1yG9A-5vrjyyn7JfSvBP33cL0hDDBXihN79zL0sbnfUMXOo5gBh2OnB200MJ/s320/002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIjwIVdNPbz5LV-Ci-Nn4FuSutC8IYqGmbFzk47R3xp00QVRFcFHR4CSLvIw-kt7pEEiovtfORvNRpHBpEsUYmTHRrAWG7LLdKrXXPyIRLBZ3Lm7xkZAOTLYBXJ8j9LeCVLbC6Zjpr4r_/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIjwIVdNPbz5LV-Ci-Nn4FuSutC8IYqGmbFzk47R3xp00QVRFcFHR4CSLvIw-kt7pEEiovtfORvNRpHBpEsUYmTHRrAWG7LLdKrXXPyIRLBZ3Lm7xkZAOTLYBXJ8j9LeCVLbC6Zjpr4r_/s320/006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AlkpKbdiU4W7HRCzh2LH99u7wGQVX3NRPLo23uXiHo8j2i-sYdU59dBZhfURw5Ly2SBjleCRsraX4_1UszVWERw5R8dMrELxYyYYjd9-duTH_eT7DwJghcM35koF6bzz1V4xkr746nZT/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AlkpKbdiU4W7HRCzh2LH99u7wGQVX3NRPLo23uXiHo8j2i-sYdU59dBZhfURw5Ly2SBjleCRsraX4_1UszVWERw5R8dMrELxYyYYjd9-duTH_eT7DwJghcM35koF6bzz1V4xkr746nZT/s320/004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">i drew this guy and had a flexo plate made, which we mounted on mdf board to get that magical .918". stay tuned for some other fly posters we've made, and some new paintings, too.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">until next time,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">geoff</span></div>kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-15287114490446387472011-01-03T04:23:00.000-08:002011-01-03T04:23:58.432-08:00america the beautiful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vdaOnIaLNbdeS3sRBsSxPZxSmYUzw_RJ1yTRWfayadRbvDBXztNPJ_ZAtLUGKRSbXz9NwqRvuqyzM_IAwz3bZ5_NtTHQXwJ69wkx7L9SvjZl98xSZEwdrmkqyZaGNyvIb0mQCr8CrtTf/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vdaOnIaLNbdeS3sRBsSxPZxSmYUzw_RJ1yTRWfayadRbvDBXztNPJ_ZAtLUGKRSbXz9NwqRvuqyzM_IAwz3bZ5_NtTHQXwJ69wkx7L9SvjZl98xSZEwdrmkqyZaGNyvIb0mQCr8CrtTf/s320/004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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i spent many a year criss-crossing this great land of ours, and one of the most ubiquitous roadside attractions is walmart. it's not an exaggeration to say that walmart has gutted small town life in the united states ; as walmart was pleased to announce in 2010, 'no one will beat us on price' -no mom and pop shop can. even more important than voting is where and how you spend your money, so take a stand, albeit a small one, for common decency... don't shop at walmart.<br />
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the original painting was a gift from my beautiful wife, and is another paint-by-numbers masterpiece, complete with goodwill pricetags on the back. she sure knows the way to a man's heart..kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-18093851812929775252010-11-24T13:10:00.000-08:002010-11-24T13:10:06.233-08:00a double dose on the savior's dimebehold, two sacrilegious gut-punches to soothe the savage soul. i apologize to jesus, he seems to be a punching boy for a lot of folks, the constant punchline for a bad joke. enjoy:<br />
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the second half was actually a hard call to make, considering the original was almost perfect on it's own. visiting my older sister in the southcoast of massachusetts, we stumbled into the local branch of one of my favorite thrift store chains, saver's. not five steps inside, and i saw this unintentional masterpiece hanging high above a rack of worn sneakers and brogans.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fx589zZghnIYepdQHrzEe0xbdcSnB5SxU7wLOOLgiGicDTU8kx6ewDngM6f9AX69Kx6mnVZ_DjzbVjsvTCCszwsohPs_iM8Ibfqw7PUQYdpF46v_h6SNXgr6JxG6h-d71uace4t8GODj/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fx589zZghnIYepdQHrzEe0xbdcSnB5SxU7wLOOLgiGicDTU8kx6ewDngM6f9AX69Kx6mnVZ_DjzbVjsvTCCszwsohPs_iM8Ibfqw7PUQYdpF46v_h6SNXgr6JxG6h-d71uace4t8GODj/s320/012.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>you can imagine it gracing the wall of a trucker's home, perhaps next to a dreamcatcher and ceramic wolf's head. the obvious addition is the green mask and 'happy toys', a nod to the film 'maximum overdrive'. god in the machine, to be sure.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-69139191069847815132010-10-06T13:34:00.000-07:002010-10-06T13:34:39.935-07:00freaks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPts_MHtGTfaugI1eDyZovJU19SgCmzW0jAL0ayLdPd2yY-1oQTVQl9VqO4kzGHItNLUW4tjbSSTKfJTaDeuH7MA4F1UZM1LXkFW6cQURynuSrcUiiNTo50OBEU9rY3udmOVeL8kB37wD/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPts_MHtGTfaugI1eDyZovJU19SgCmzW0jAL0ayLdPd2yY-1oQTVQl9VqO4kzGHItNLUW4tjbSSTKfJTaDeuH7MA4F1UZM1LXkFW6cQURynuSrcUiiNTo50OBEU9rY3udmOVeL8kB37wD/s320/012.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>in my teenage, i read a graphic novel named 'the big book of freaks', which really pushed my reading habits into consuming all the bizarre events, entities and occurrences that i could get my grubby little hands on. the lives of these people, whether disabled by nature or themselves, was actually the enabling characteristic in their lives. i would actually recommend you procure the whole series of these books, dear reader, from the big book of conspiracies to the big book of death - you can thank me later. carl unthang, born armless, could play the violin with his feet, much like el greco's astigmatism shaped his art. without lead poisoning, goya would probably continued to produce portraits for the wealthy, just a substance addiction might lead someone into being a sideshow geek. please enjoy:kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-84530773589758853232010-09-21T14:51:00.000-07:002010-09-21T14:51:03.926-07:00drugs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGNLkwWaDwjwUeps6WGWwKc1D8JsuM1oS52YJ8PiFxDESzBnoPGxD5QMWov8JGiSsdHWCYfp8TJeffG0BfiAaxnkRNdk6qalcOHzBSLYkujlC4goS-Rb4K00VjfZl9OXJibWVXPJ4WPZ2/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGNLkwWaDwjwUeps6WGWwKc1D8JsuM1oS52YJ8PiFxDESzBnoPGxD5QMWov8JGiSsdHWCYfp8TJeffG0BfiAaxnkRNdk6qalcOHzBSLYkujlC4goS-Rb4K00VjfZl9OXJibWVXPJ4WPZ2/s320/016.JPG" /></a></div>first, a credit to dan platt, who brought this and another gem to me after a night of goodwill hunting.<br />
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the drug problem in this country is a tear-jerker, not so much for the death toll associated with actual drug use, but for the shameless opportunism of our government.<br />
consider that drug laws, with their racist origins, have completely usurped the fourth amendment.<br />
drug laws have been a goldmine for our lucky government pals that own prisons, and a constant reason to invade any other country that won't elect the leaders of our choosing.<br />
even the laws themselves are arbitrary and not science-based.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-84567359421581291182010-09-08T15:10:00.000-07:002010-09-08T15:10:32.118-07:00alien attack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUXRUyKcbAbmqMOxbFeJnlU7rxoVI7m_ExqOzp0kJTWHTsBa1N3G4L8uKcoLIf1y2xNmhKkH9BCROF4H4ryhldaGIpH3MC9FrVJoh7wpMaIKi3posYGpHakUqRb0TRdiVSV1_7-_5KfES/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUXRUyKcbAbmqMOxbFeJnlU7rxoVI7m_ExqOzp0kJTWHTsBa1N3G4L8uKcoLIf1y2xNmhKkH9BCROF4H4ryhldaGIpH3MC9FrVJoh7wpMaIKi3posYGpHakUqRb0TRdiVSV1_7-_5KfES/s320/017.JPG" /></a></div>in the words of the ronald reagan:<br />
"i occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world"<br />
this painting was actually scored from a really odd local business, named appropriately 'old, odd and otherwise gun shop.' the owner, dom was a real curmudgeon and ballbuster, but i nevertheless loved perusing the musty shelves of his ancient wares. after he passed away, his children didn't see themselves running his business, and it was promptly liquidated. r.i.p. dom diplacido.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-36113285467729468562010-09-02T05:33:00.000-07:002010-09-02T05:33:07.899-07:00petsi truly endorse the continued domestication of animals. the varied mishaps that grace the news, such as the people mauled by chimpanzees or bears, mandrills or whatever unconventional pet they've managed to corral, are truly remarkable in their breadth and scope. consider that just 10,000 years ago, there were only wolves, and none of the many breeds of dogs we know today... seriously, a miniature pinscher is the blood relative of a wolf.<br />
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teaching children to worship satan would be abhorrent, if not really metal, but consider:<br />
from a christian mindset, is there anyone more wayward and in need of others' prayers than satan, the biggest sinner of 'em all? <br />
my guess is they'll grow up, reject the 'rents values and become bible-thumping, brylcreemed, teetotaling, tongue-speaking, snake handlin' types.kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-70611136581544122722010-08-29T09:34:00.000-07:002012-07-30T09:38:15.365-07:00the death of humor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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maybe this is about how humor is killed by tragedy, or how tragedy touches all, even the lowly clown. perhaps i'm saying that 6 of the 19 hijackers are still alive. bon appetit-kershawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194111881321118106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074627640767166959.post-13569784678163092142010-08-29T08:47:00.000-07:002010-08-29T08:47:00.477-07:00dating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jiy6nHZJPloQ_kAe-OFXuTomWuqSXXMTlphg7Hj_i1JDNn7OMMDkEVjuPt5TA5ZrRFhMxxubvuvi1uNw3rax0cK0oEKYflgIjbMKceuPK8PB1wFOD-xhyphenhyphenJs157pynU1EhTwXtsJG_WZu/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jiy6nHZJPloQ_kAe-OFXuTomWuqSXXMTlphg7Hj_i1JDNn7OMMDkEVjuPt5TA5ZrRFhMxxubvuvi1uNw3rax0cK0oEKYflgIjbMKceuPK8PB1wFOD-xhyphenhyphenJs157pynU1EhTwXtsJG_WZu/s320/010.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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these pieces are examples of 'non-art'- velvet, big eye, paint by numbers paintings that i purchase during my compulsive thrift store excursions. what i've done is either subtle or blatant, a commentary or a fantasy worked into each. perhaps a catharsis of my inner teenager, refined past simple moustaches and blacking out of teeth, is apparent. maybe i've just ruined someone elses dime store picasso. enjoy:<br />
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