Neurotic Owl

flapping vaguely downward through clouds of uncertainty on wings of existential dread

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This is why I’m not allowed to go to Michael’s.

Because oh my god, this was on clearance and how could I not buy it?It’s insulated! It has plates!  And utensils!  And cups!  And napkins! The utensils have heart cutouts! … Continue reading →

July 14, 2013 · Leave a comment

I’m back, now with more parentheses!

There are three reasons this is a dumb question.  Well, okay, set of questions, since it’s almost invariably the irritating double-whammy of “Whatcha reading?  What’s it about?” 1. Almost no … Continue reading →

July 13, 2013 · 1 Comment

Not tonight, dear. I have a headache.

Sorry, y’all!  I have more drawings, but they need scanning and cropping and suching and tonight I simply don’t give a rat’s.  I have exactly enough brainpower for wind-up toys. … Continue reading →

July 12, 2013 · Leave a comment

And he has wings of blue.

As am I — in fact, as of either tomorrow or Friday, I’m dyeing wool.  Yaaaaaaaaay. . . sad trombone.  The thing about dyeing is, usually if I fuck up, … Continue reading →

July 10, 2013 · Leave a comment

He only meant to use a leeeetle glitter.

I realize you can’t really tell because it’s a scan, but that multicolored stuff is totally glitter.  He figured, after yesterday’s brilliant necklace making, that he could move on to … Continue reading →

July 9, 2013 · Leave a comment

He’s not great at tying knots.

This is what happens when he spends too much time at Manic Pixie Otter’s . . . den?  burrow?  space station?  I’m going to go with den. In case you’re … Continue reading →

July 8, 2013 · Leave a comment

FAAAAAAAALCOOOOOOOR!

Which is nice for him, I’m sure, since I’m currently overcommitted as usual and feeling sliiiightly hysterical.  Excuse me, I may be retreating back to the blanket fort.  It’s going … Continue reading →

July 7, 2013 · 2 Comments

Saturday! Once again, a reminder that I can actually draw something besides owl cartoons, and a word of warning about costume design.

So this is a rendering, aka the most fun part of designing a show 90% of the time.  It’s not actually terribly well thought out as an image, since the … Continue reading →

July 6, 2013 · 2 Comments

This isn’t apropos of any actual fame. I was just in a Warhol-y kind of a mood.

July 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Blanket forts are about as close as I get to camping, too.

A broom to prop up your sheet, a pile of pillows, some good books — this is so much better than that kind with the scary bugs and scorpions and … Continue reading →

July 5, 2013 · Leave a comment