INK TANK

Lately I've tried my hand at the art of stick-and-poke tattoo. A stick-and-poke tattoo involves all of the same basic components of a professional tattoo sans the machine. For my stick-and-poke tattoos I've used sterile single use tattoo machine needles and sterile tattoo ink. Below are images of the last three stick and pokes I've done on myself including: the face of the alien race from the 1973 animated French film La Planete Sauvage (or; The Fantastic Planet), below the face are the serif initials of the Satellite Of Hate (the name given to my house in reference to the Satellite Of Love from Mystery Science Theater 3000.) Those tattoos are on my left inner calf. On the front of my right arm's bicep, just above my elbow, I tattooed a sine wave. My friend Allie is tattooed with the same design as it represents our shared frequency, friendship. If you know anyone who would like me to stick-and-poke some art into their skin, let me know. I'm only improving as I go!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Let's see how this altered recipe turns out.

Right now I'm boiling six whole pears in four cups of water with one and a half cups of red wine, a quarter lemon, a half cup of maple syrup, and an additional quarter cup of suger with a healthy sprinkling of cinnamon and a dash of vanilla extract. Yowza. Then I'll remove the pears, turn half of the remaining poaching liquid into a caramel by adding some cream and MORE SUGAR! The pears will then be cut in half and coated in the 'caramel' concoction. I'll scoop out the center of the pears and fill them up with shaved sharp cheddar topped with pistachios. Then the whole thing gets baked. Shoot... this better work.

Also, I think it's stupid that the liquor stores aren't open on this holiday. 

MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES PT.5

I'm so scatterbrained when it comes to understanding who I am and what I like, and as always I feel this is no better represented than through my musical tastes. In one moment of the day I'm listening to this:
And four minutes later I'm listening to this:
but then:

WANTED: CAMERA

One tool that would prove very useful to me would be a camera. Possessing one would inspire many more off-the-cuff C.O.P. posts. Forever I've been using, almost exclusively, pictures found through Google image search, and a tiny percentage of old stuff I've recovered from my external hard drive (see photo from previous post.) If you happen to have an old digital camera that will get this job done and are willing to give said camera to me, I would then be obligated to cook you dinner or perhaps draw you a picture or rap for you.

FILL IN THE BLANK

Again, it has been some time since my last post. Rather, there has been a regular large gap between each post for the last half of the year. As of late a full time job has stifled my focus on writing, but I have devised a plan to rectify this situation so that all two of you who read C.O.P. can be fulfilled by my profound observations on life. If I simply write something quickly without much preparation and just post away, and maybe even do that a few times in a row within the same 10 minutes, I will constantly keep us all entertained, confused, informed, active, scared, happy, sad, and whatever else a shitty slip-shod post will encourage us to be at that moment.
Although, like most things in my life, my follow through is not 100%, but also like most things in my life, if I go through with the plan, the results will be... wildly unpredictable?
I apologize in advance...
the author in 3D circa 2009

NUTS ABOUT THE SOFT MOON

I've decided to call my immediate music interest posts "Nuts About..." from now on. Here's the most recent band that I've had on constant rotation as of late. enjoy Circles by The Soft Moon

SHAPING UP

I don't often post images of my artwork here on C.O.P., but I've mentioned in a prior post that I shifted my style a little in an attempt to experiment and maybe loosen up my style a bit. To aid in this transformation I bought big single sheets of Ingres paper, some india ink, and a couple medium sized Japanese calligraphy brushes. I expected the process to be minimal and quick with somewhat purposefully sloppy results- a quick stroke here- a splash of a curve there... but as soon as I made my first stroke I realized my perfectionism was a beast that could not be slain with my new weapons. I instead became obsessed with creating perfect circles and forms that could almost be the blueprints for highly polished sculptures. Still, I was determined to complete the images with only the ink and brush and no compass. A series of these new creatures was created and here are a couple that I have photographed for you!