Awkward First Post

I think I want to write my dissertation on the history of Psychedelic Art, so I've collected a nice little stash of literature to keep me going over the next few weeks. I've been meaning to read Aldous Huxley for a while now, so I've acquired a copy of Heaven and Hell and The Doors of Perception. I've also got my hands on Principia Discordia  and Robert Anton Wilson's Cosmic Trigger: Final Secret Of The Illuminati. Psychedelic art and music are two things that really resonate with me, so hopefully by the time I've finished these I'll have a clearer idea of what area I want to explore.

I've also decided what I want to do for my "summer project" (quotes because (a) summer? Hah! And (b) because it's nearly October... maybe I can backdate this post... hmmm).

Anyway, I'd really like to create a set of cards or prints in the style of Zozoville/Nathan Stapley. Each illustration should tell a standalone story - at the moment I'm tempted by the idea of depicting baby animals at night, being afraid of what they perceive to be a monster (for instance a baby mouse imagining a distorted shadow to be a big scary cat). Everyone loves baby animals, so in that sense they'll be immediately appealing to all but the worst kinds of people. Using mixed media to create unusual textures and shadows and 3D effects could be really interesting too, perhaps I could even create shadow monsters out of real, cast shadows and photograph the finished pieces in good lighting to create the prints. If all goes to plan, they'll also be humorous, and everyone likes laughing. So by my calculations, baby animals + funny = paid commissions.

I really admire the ability of Johan Potma and Stapley to create single illustrations that tell an entire story. I'll be researching a lot of work similar to this, and also be doodling lots of pictures of my old cats because you know. Cats.

Thank god that first post is over. That was awkward.