The weekly challenge word on Monday Artday is “hygiene” Mysophobia is a term used to describe a pathological fear of contact with dirt to avoid contamination and germs. Someone who has such a fear is often referred to as a “mysophobe”. The term was introduced by William A. Hammond in 1879, when describing a case …
The challenge on illustrationfriday.com this week is “hats“. I really couldn’t decide on one idea, so I did two. This is the FIRST idea. Here is the second. Over-50 communities and retirement homes across the country have seen vicious gangs appear. Gangs of desperate old ladies terrorizing shopping malls and Sunday brunches everywhere. They dress …
The challenge word on illustration friday is “hats“. With the impending retirement of Jay Leno as host of the Tonight Show, it’s hard to believe that there is almost an entire generation who doesn’t know who Johnny Carson was. For many, Leno has always been the host of the Tonight Show. When Johnny stepped down …
The challenge this week at sugarfrostedgoodness.com is “black and white“. When presented with this challenge, the first image that came to mind was Salvador Dalí. I thought that the topic of “black and white” could give me the chance to experiment, as it is so non-specific. And what better experimental subject than Dalí. Salvador Domingo …
The challenge on Monday Artday this week is “boo“. It’s the “phantom”, from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley protecting Scout and her brother Jem (played by Boo from Monsters Inc. and Boo Berry).
The challenge on illustration friday is “trick or treat“, in honor of Halloween. Ahh, the ancient tradition of “trick or treat”, with its origins steeped in European custom. Ancient? European? The earliest appearance, in a national publication, of the phrase “trick or treat” was in 1939. In her 1919 history of the holiday, “The Book …
In honor of Hallowe’en, the sugarfrostedgoodness.com challenge this week is “goblins, ghouls and ghosts“. There have been headline-making serial killers over the years. Names like Ted Bundy, Ed Gein, Alferd Packer and Albert Fish…. all men. Very few women have entered the ranks of serial killers. The majority of women serial killers used subdued methods …
It’s almost Halloween 2007, so I guess I am obliged to post a Halloween (or “Hallowe‘en“, for you sticklers) entry. Several years ago, when I worked for a different company than I work for now, we had a Marketing Department Pumpkin Carving Contest. I really wanted to participate (you know, the whole “company morale” thing), …
The US government has always been full of colorful characters. J. Edgar Hoover was no exception. Hoover was the founder of the present form of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was its director for an unprecedented 48 years. Hoover’s leadership spanned eight presidential administrations, encompassed Prohibition, the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean …
The challenge word this week at illustrationfriday.com is “grow“. The story of “Jack and The Beanstalk” dates back to the oldest known version from 1807. But, the most popular version is the one told by noted historian and folklorist Joseph Jacobs. His story was published as part of English Fairy Tales in 1890. If I …
