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Deny! [on Flawed Cartoon Wednesday]

Posted on June 13, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

I am in denial. I had perfect eyesight for the first 45 years of my life. And then things went blurry. I understand they invented this cool thing called glasses – and I even own a pair – but I lost the instruction manual and have no idea how to operate them so they remain untouched on my shelf. Despite the progressive blur I maintain that my eyesight is perfect and merely on an extended hiatus. It’ll be back.

read Kerri’s blog post on BIG NOSE/SMALL HEAD

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Pass It On [on Flawed Cartoon Wednesday]

Posted on June 6, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

It’s best not to pay attention to most lyrics of nursery rhymes and, if you do, it is wise not to ask, “What does that mean?” Just sing to your little babe the words that reach into a far distant past so that someday, your baby all grown up might hum the sweet tune and also stop and ask, “Wait! What does this mean?”

It is, after all, how traditions are passed.

read kerri’s blog post on Welcome Mat

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mice welcome mat ©️ 2016 david robinson & kerri sherwood

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Eat Well [it’s Flawed Cartoon Wednesday]

Posted on May 30, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

Of this snake Confucius might have said, “Swallow the hydrant, expect the firetruck.”

John, a master carpenter, used to say of my theatre construction techniques, “Penny wise and pound foolish.” I built things to last for the run of the play. He built things to last beyond the nuclear winter. I told him that the cockroaches would have really nice furniture. “And Twinkies,” he’d add. Too true. A Twinkie, like his furniture, was made to last forever.

My favorite aphorism of the year comes from Master David Miller. He was preparing to direct a play called The Arsonists, so immediate and relevant for our political times. When I asked him to sum it up he said, “If you invite an arsonist into your home you shouldn’t be surprised when your house burns down.”

We are, after all, what we eat. Narratives and Twinkies alike.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT gifts and cool stuff

mugs, gift cards,…

read Kerri’s blog Post about YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

www.kerrianddavid.com

you are what you eat/designs ©️ 2016/18 david robinson & kerri sherwood

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Acquire Taste [it’s Flawed Cartoon Wednesday]

Posted on May 23, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

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It came as a great shock to me to learn that I was hard to live with. Well, actually, that is a lie. I’ve known it for years but hoped no one else (read: Kerri) noticed. Well, she noticed. I think she was on to my game from the start but for some reason decided to focus on the good bits. Lately, I’ve been telling her that I am like a good wine and will get better with age. That, too, is probably a lie, but I think this time she might have bought my line! At least she is giving me another day so there’s a good chance she might someday think I am perfect! A boy can dream….

From studio melange on Flawed Cartoon Wednesday, a nod to acquired tastes everywhere.

ACQUIRED TASTE products and gifts

pillows to throw!

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acquired taste/my type products ©️ 2016/2018 david robinson & kerri sherwood

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Say, “Oopsies!” [it’s Flawed Cartoon Wednesday]

Posted on May 16, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

Working with fabric is and always has been a mystery to me. My grandfather had a sewing machine repair business so you could assume that sewing machines are in my blood. They are not. Among the stranger episodes of my life was my unsolicited acceptance into a graduate program for costume design. They liked my drawings and offered me a full ride. I actually went and provided hours of amusement and a lifetime of what-was-he-thinking stories for my professors and peers. I can draw anything. Just don’t ask me to sew it.

This Flawed Cartoon might be autobiographical. Although it is possible that I never sewed myself to a garment [‘garment’ is a word I use to betray my status as a costume shop veteran], it is also possible that I did. Happy Flawed Cartoon Wednesday.

SEWING OOPSIES gifts and cool stuff

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sewing oopsies ©️ 2016 david robinson & kerri sherwood

sewing oopsies designs & products ©️ 2018 david robinson & kerri sherwood

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Design A Single Week

Posted on May 12, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

This image took my breath away when Kerri showed me. And so, we decided to share it.

A brief explanation: many weeks ago, standing amidst the stacks of music, paintings, cartoons, and designs that we’d created, work that populated proposals & submission after submission after submission but had yet to find an audience, we decided to create our own channel to share it. We called the channel “the melange,” a medley, a daily offer of a design, cartoon, painting or piece of music and the thoughts they inspired in us. We launched it 14 weeks ago.

And, because we are artists trying to make a living, we established a product line through society6.com for each day of the melange [if a painting is out of reach perhaps a cool tote bag or fine art print is more accessible]. This morning, as we prepared the multiple sites and completed our writing for the upcoming week’s melange, Kerri showed me a compilation image of all the products she’d designed just THIS WEEK!

Look at this image and multiply what you see by 14 weeks. Breathless. And so much fun.

ROOT IN LOVE product line [chicken marsala monday]

SHINE product line [two artists tuesday]

SO MUCH POSSIBILITY product line [flawed cartoon wednesday]

CLOSELY I WILL HOLD YOU product line [dr thursday]

FISTFUL OF DANDELIONS product line [ks friday]

www.kerrianddavid.com

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GPS [on Flawed Cartoon Wednesday]

Posted on May 9, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

A Flawed Cartoon from studio melange to lift your Wednesday.

When my pals gather and drink wine on Sunday evenings we often talk about the trials and travails of having aging parents. The stories are often hilarious and painful collisions of will. I am the most fortunate in the group. My parents are still positioning themselves. However, that does not prevent me from having another glass of wine. I know what’s coming. I also know my pals and I are not so far from our own days of willful insistence.

On this Flawed Cartoon Wednesday, a loving nod to caregivers and receivers alike, a toast to all involved in the life-dance of positioning and re-positioning services.

GRANNY GPS gifts & products

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granny gps, granny gps designs ©️ 2016, 2018 david robinson & kerri sherwood

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Teach [It’s Flawed Cartoon Wednesday]

Posted on May 2, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

A teachable moment on Flawed Cartoon Wednesday from studio melange

This one is for all the teachers I know and love. They’ve made it their life’s work to seek the teachable moment and they are masterful at finding it. Everywhere.

On this Flawed Cartoon Wednesday, studio mélange pays homage to the elusive yet ever-present teachable moment.

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Call It In The Air! [It’s Flawed Cartoon Wednesday]

Posted on April 25, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

A spot of Flawed Cartoon humor from studio melange.

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Is it a game of chance or is the toss rigged? I, too, am an idealistic, trusting mouse and never think to check the coin or calculate the odds before the toss. And, another question comes to mind: even if I know where to find my cheese, is the cheese worth the pursuit?

Existential questions from the melange to further confound your Wednesday.

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read kerri’s blog post about CALL IT IN THE AIR

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When Sled Dogs Dream [It’s Flawed Cartoon Wednesday!]

Posted on April 18, 2018 by davidrobinsoncreative

From studio melange, a giggle to lift you over the hump and share with pals.

our flawed homage to winter and its passing

Tripper Dog-Dog-Dog dreams. Late at night I hear his paws flicking the floor of his crate, the echo of his dream-bark breaks the surface as a yip. I imagine he is dreaming of chasing squirrels or racing after birds, two of his favorite real-life activities. But what if…. Maybe he dreams of having opposable thumbs, of scooping kibble from the bin whenever he wants to! Maybe he dreams of taking me on walks, and yanking my leash when I pull to greet other humans! “Sit!” he barks. “Look at me!” he commands. Perhaps he dreams of tossing me a cookie when I am good, or making me do tricks to earn my cookie!!!

And so, I imagine that sled dogs must also dream.