Neurotic Owl

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

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In which Neurotic Owl pursues the arts, and the arts pursue someone else.

. . . and finds out he’s 6 months too late.  Aww.  Still, who doesn’t love Wales in February? Just kidding, I’d love Wales anytime.  Anyone want to send me … Continue reading

February 28, 2013 · Leave a comment

He also wanted me to ask if you like him. Check yes or no.

February 25, 2013 · Leave a comment

Saturday! Time for a change of pace.

Sometimes I make dolls/sculptures/doll-like things. This one was for a Fiber Arts Guild gallery show years ago, and based on ‘She Walks in Beauty like the Night’.  She’s pretty large … Continue reading

February 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

Backwing Boys? N’Beak? Help me out here.

The one with the goatee is clearly the rebel.

February 19, 2013 · 1 Comment

Happy Lunar New Year!, take 1

Had an awesome time yesterday eating delicious food truck treats and watching a Lion dance at The Refinery, performed by the Vien Thong Tu Lion Dance Team.  One of the lions … Continue reading

February 10, 2013 · 1 Comment

Apparently there’s a big sporty-type-thingy today, so here:

Manic Pixie Otter is slightly less confused, since she loves Puppybowl. . . . although she may have misunderstood the whole body painting thing.

February 3, 2013 · Leave a comment

Saturday! Time for another break from owls and their neuroses.

The first two pages were originally published in ‘Contemporary Doll Collector’, February-March 2009, but the others have never seen the light of day (except when I flip through my old … Continue reading

February 2, 2013 · 2 Comments

His novel is roughly the size of my (unfinished) undergraduate thesis. Did you know those things were only supposed to be about 20 pages?

. . . which is why I teeechnically shouldn’t have graduated the honours program.  I meant to finish it, I really did, but I had to go talk to the … Continue reading

February 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

He must be a grad student.

January 31, 2013 · Leave a comment

. . . and now for something completely different.

I thought once a week or so I’d post a different art project, costume piece, whatever — something besides owls that makes me happy. I did this a few months … Continue reading

January 26, 2013 · Leave a comment