Neurotic Owl

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

Tag Archives: and you shall be my squishy

Fluffy and Rex, I lurve you!

I forget if I only raved about it on Facebook or lso here, but awhile back I read yet another Tessa Dare romance novel, and the heroine was a wildlife … Continue reading

December 7, 2016 · 2 Comments

Words mean things!

It’s that time of year again, and this is a public service announcement: MEASUREMENTS are when we measure your body.  You come wearing your own clothes, ideally not a skirt, … Continue reading

August 2, 2016 · Leave a comment

Step three (-ish, since I’m working on lots of bits in a non-linear fashion): PUPPET.

So here’s what I started with — a lovely and charming shoulder dragon puppet I bought at TRF years ago, and also haven’t used in years.  Apologies to the maker, … Continue reading

June 10, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Snow Queen (the other one)

 I asked this on Facebook already, but who’s read Joan D. Vinge’s ‘The Snow Queen’?  It’s a big juicy sci-fi novel based on the fairytale, and it’s pretty splendid.  I … Continue reading

September 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

In which I’m really not being that picky.

So while picking a quote for my Coraline illustration, I did a Google search for ‘Coraline quotes’ to see what resonated with other people, and I found something HORRIFYING. (Don’t open … Continue reading

July 17, 2015 · Leave a comment

Can you tell those are mini marshmallows? Because they are.

April 28, 2015 · Leave a comment

Cartoons! Remember when I used to do those?

Because my friend V went to San Diego and got to touch a sea urchin (but not harvest its delicious roe, because the zoo frowns upon that), and its little … Continue reading

April 27, 2015 · Leave a comment

Get hit with the Tarot stick! Or something. I don’t know where that came from. Wands six and seven, anyway.

    One very traditional, and one featuring a game of Whack-A-Mole.  Something for everyone!  (And yes, that is Steve the douchebag unicorn making a special guest appearance). Oh, also, … Continue reading

March 9, 2015 · Leave a comment

Tarot #21, The World.

This should technically be a female central figure, but I couldn’t see concluding the Major Arcana of the Neurotic Owl tarot without featuring Neurotic Owl, and he’s always been a … Continue reading

February 27, 2015 · Leave a comment

Tarot #18, The Moon.

And then I replaced a dog, a wolf, and a lobster with a red panda, a fox, and a jellyfish.  And there was a great rejoicing.

February 24, 2015 · Leave a comment