This photo was taken last July. That’s Tootie, me and my Mom all trying fervently to beat the snot out of each other on the Wii. True love for someone is knowing you can make a fool out of yourself in front of them. I love you, Mom.
Well, I didn’t make the top 8 of that design contest. However, it was such a great opportunity and learning experience that I’m grateful for the exercise. It has prompted me to create some designs that I probably wouldn’t have pursued creating. Thank you to all of you who voted for me. I really appreciate your encouragement & support.
If you have been a reader for any time you would know that I adore language and words: alliteration, homophones, puns, similes, metaphors, etc. are what amuse me most. Grammar not so much as I was a tad lazy in my youth to memorize all the rules.
my drawing of Pat
For the past couple days I have been dogged with the idea of what a Pariah Piranha would look like. Don’t ask why I get these ideas ’cause I don’t know. What I do know is that once something likes this pops into my head I have to tease it out completely or it will run in my head like an earworm song. Normal people repeat songs in their heads I get alliteration and homophones. (insert sad trombone here) Once I take such idea to it’s completion I am done and can move on.
So, what would a Pariah Piranha be like? The most obvious is the literal; a vegetarian outcast piranha. But, what if it was a person? Pat Piranha the Pariah Proctologist. Can a proctologist be a pariah in the field of proctology? Isn’t it inherent? or a pariah pariah? That’s like a mirror of a mirror. Welcome to my brain.
I have a favor to ask of you, my dear reader. I entered a fabric contest with Robert Kaufman Fabrics & Spoonflower and I’ve made it to the semi-final round. Would you vote for my design “Content Chaos” that is shown above? I am one of 100 designs that were picked out of 780 in the first round. When you vote you will have to page through all 100 designs to find mine, click on it and a green border will appear around it then page through the 7th page to register your vote. If you are not registered with Spoonflower you will be asked 2x to write in the Captcha letter code to prove you are not indeed a robot and it will confirm your vote. Remember, it will ask twice.
Here is the link to vote – http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters/new?contest_id=137
Between May 3-9, audiences around the world will have a chance to vote for their favorite fabric designs on the Spoonflower site Those votes will determine the final eight designers, each of whom will be asked to develop a collection of eight fabrics based on their original designs by June 5, 2012.
Between June 7-13, the fabric-loving world will choose its favorite collection. The winner will be offered a contract from Robert Kaufman Fabrics along with $1000 advance against royalties and a Wacom professional digital drawing tablet.
