no one knows about the hurricane.

seriously, every time i post something on this blog, the image function changes. it's incredibly annoying. i never know how the images are going to appear, and what's worse, i can't really correct them. maybe that's why i was going to start a new blog? yeah. maybe.

anyway:

ah, i tried to get good photos of this, i swear. just not in the cards, i guess.

much like the two "spells for reclaiming" drawings, i used a left over jason molina poster but this time covering the front and not the (blank) back. you can see some of the silk screened image there underneath. threw down a layer or two of paint and then went at it. so, it's really several layers of images i did there, starting at one end of the paper with one color and then flipped it around and it went over it with another.

at some point i think i set it aside, unsure what to do with it, and then started it again with the black. but about 3/4 into the black, i gave up again and started using it as a mat. i mean, i just sort of drew on top of it, stressing the image underneath. i even contemplated cutting it up into pieces for another project i had in mind. it was very nearly going to go into the trash, or be hacked to pieces when i figured i might as well finish the goddamn thing. so...i did. and then added the white highlights.

i know it's hard to make out, but this really ended up being a complicated piece for me. and even though it was killing me to finish it, i did it anyway. not sure what was compelling me, i was sure it was absolutely awful. i look at it now, and i don't really think it's awful. i look at it and think: why the fuck did i spend all that time stressing over it? but ultimately, setting it aside several times is probably what saved it.