When the word “artist” is forced away and replaced with “designer,” I’m left with a hole in my gut that grumbles about something very much missing here. Why? Human beings have long sought structure in our visual lives. The design mind must…
when I was a young girl, I met a very, very old man with a beard of colors named Art. he held out his hand wrinkled, shaking, and just barely grasping a brush “hold on to this for me, my dear” and…
[ this silly story was written & illustrated for my nieces ] In a faraway land, in a faraway place, lives a strange sort of creature with a strange sort of face. He lives all alone but he’s not lonely, you see,…
In the far northeast tip of Minnesota, about eight miles out from the small town of Ely, there lives a wretched old barn that defies death… and gravity. The crumbling wooden beast opens its mouth to a sort of storage zone for…
Kody as a young man, circa 2002 If you came to this page because you googled your dog’s symptoms (retching but no vomit, drooling, pale gums, abdominal pain, distended belly), stop. If you suspect bloat, or gastric dilation and volvulus (GDV), you’re…
In this industry, it’s a rather high maintenance ordeal. Firstly, The Door must always be addressed as The Door. Unless The Door requires slightly less formality, in which case Mr. or Ms. Door will do. Note, The Door does not approve of…
Gaming has been part of my life since I figured out how opposable thumbs work. Before Playstation, Xbox, Super Nintendo, and Sega came good old-fashioned Duck Hunt and classic Mario. I couldn’t even guess at the number of hours, days, months I’ve…
© 1985 Naomi Allee Poppler - Steal my work and you steal my soul.
