April's Promo

Here is a new promotional piece that I am sending out this month. The image was inspired by a short story written by Julio Cortazar. The protagonist suffers a condition that causes him to vomit rabbits. He loses control of his life because of this plague of purging rabbits and, subsequently, commits suicide. In this story, the act of vomiting rabbits is comparative to the act of creation and creativity as a living experience. I really do enjoy Julio Cortazar's work and I plan on doing more pieces inspired by his short stories.

James Madison

I didn't get as far with dear James Madison's sketch in the five minute frame.

Thomas Jefferson

This quick sketch turned in to much more of a caricature, and really doesn't resemble him much. Oh well, there's always the next president I suppose.

His Rotundity

In the process of reacquainting myself with our second president I learned a fun fact about this otherwise very serious man. Word is that when George Washington was president, and the newborn society was debating on what to call it's leader, Adams preferred titles such as "His Majesty the President" or "His High Mightiness" over "The President of the United States of America". Adams' stance, in combination with his stout frame, inspired the community to nickname him, "His Rotundity".

G. Dubb

Okay, now this post is going to be a bit silly, but serious. Since leaving school I seem to have issues remembering information, basic or otherwise. My short term memory is fine, but my longer term (semantic-explicit) memory is failing. This series of 5 minute sketches of the US Presidents (respectively) is just a simple exercise in visiting my school text memories and stoking the embers. Perhaps this will tone my mental reflexes a bit. Here's to hoping...

P.S. I am thankfully able to recall that George Washington was the first president. It helps that his image in emblazoned on the dollar bill and quarter so I am constantly reminded. But who is the 5th? I would be pretty embarrassed if this came up in conversation and I wasn't able to recall. James Monroe is the answer, says google.