THRICE VICED

No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap. —poet Juvenal Rising above a storm-tossed sea of hands and symbolic ephemerals are three columns, one each of the three Greek… Continue reading →

DELVING AND SPANNING

“When Adam delved and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman?” —John Ball This question was the inspiration for this drawing. It’s from a sermon (or several) by John Ball who was an… Continue reading →

RECYCLING DAY

“The frontier between hell and heaven is only the difference between two ways of looking at things.” —George Bernard Shaw This image may not seem to have a deep history, but hear me… Continue reading →

NOTHING NEW FOR TWENTY-TWO

“NFTs might be bizarre speculative [BS], but what isn’t? Aren’t we all just finding ways to turn everything that exists into something we can make money off of? —Matt McNally, The Onion Yes,… Continue reading →

SANTACO, LLC

“Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive.” — Stephen Fry Please note that the creatures shown in the drawing above are not… Continue reading →

HEAD INVASION

“Capitalism has turned human beings into commodities. To the owner of a restaurant: the cook and a bag of potatoes are equally important.” —Mokokoma Mokhonoana This post began as an idea to be… Continue reading →

DEARTH OF THE COOL

A NEO-RETRO COCKTAIL PARTY, where there stands the hosts, a très chic couple, he with vinyl, she with martini. Out of his usual solitary habitat, an artsy type, an anti-chic wannabe Beatnik, sits… Continue reading →

IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES…

“… it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was… Continue reading →

CONSUMING DESIRES

The above image is based on a pen and ink work from 1987 concerning being held captive by one’s consuming desires. Back then you were defined by what you owned and displayed. You… Continue reading →

CAPITAL PAINS

There’s no community left; we live alone in our homes—if we are lucky enough to have them. We have neighbors, but they are not like us. They are not from around here, either… Continue reading →