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  • 95. Lucy the Australopithecus aferensis

    95. Lucy the Australopithecus aferensis

    Australopithecus skull model and an ink and wash sketch
    Australopithecus Skull

    Today’s random object was the “essence of” an Australopithecus skull, modeled after the famous fossil known as Lucy.

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  • 94. JFK Bust: Legend and Legacy

    94. JFK Bust: Legend and Legacy

    Miniature bust of JFK and an ink and wash sketch
    JFK bust from Safari Ltd

    Today’s random object was a toy bust of John F. Kennedy. While I sketched, we talked about what made Kennedy’s presidency so striking.

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  • 93. Inuit Hunter: What the Inuit Can Teach Us About Living on Mars

    93. Inuit Hunter: What the Inuit Can Teach Us About Living on Mars

    Model of an Inuit hunter and an ink and watercolor sketch of the model
    Inuit Hunter

    Blubber, brown fat, and the real reason Inuit cultures didn’t need warriors. Today’s sketch was an Inuit hunter, and we talked adaptation, fasting, and cooperation in the Arctic.

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  • 91. Big Zombie Energy: How the Undead Took Over the Toy Aisle

    91. Big Zombie Energy: How the Undead Took Over the Toy Aisle

    Bog zombie toy from Safari Ltd and an ink and watercolor wash sketch of it
    Big Zombie Boss

    Zombies got weird. Then they got funny. Then they got plushies. Today’s sketch from the Random Object Randomogrifier was a Big Zombie. Probably the boss of whatever post-apocalyptic toy set he came from.

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  • Renaissance Man, or, A Faire to Remember

    My kilt and wings

    A couple of weeks ago, the family and I went to the  Texas Renaissance Festival and had a great time. My wife and I dressed up a bit, the kids went all out, and I got to spend the day experiencing fresh air like a true Scottsman.

    Selfie with the fam!

    This past weekend, while the wife and kids were in Oklahoma visiting the inlaws, I decided to take another trip up to the fair for the Yule celebration. Because I was on the bike (Azula) and also because it was 41F that morning, I did NOT wear my skirt. I bundled up nicely and even so, I was cold enough that I’m sure I could have been a glass cutter.

    Me and Azula at the fair motorcycle parking lot

    I fought procrastination the whole morning. I bought the ticket online the night before and all morning long I regretted it. I kept trying to convince myself that I shouldn’t have spent the money, that it was a long ways to go in the cold on a motorcycle, that it wouldn’t be as much fun by myself.

    I couldn’t have been more wrong about any of it. I had a lovely time walking around, looking at the sites, meeting and talking with so many beautiful people, and eating some really good foods. It was a wonderful opportunity to fuel my creativity tank.

    Link to all the photos I took at the fair that turned out good.
    I created a page to upload all of the pics I took that turned out good

    The link above has all the photos that turned out good, and the link below will take you the youtube for the video: https://youtu.be/PFl-V3zS_j0