Carpenter Out at Sea

If you’re expecting an overly long backstory behind not one, but TWO art pieces, You’re at the wrong post. These were mainly done as gifts for one of my closest friends (and my main partner in the art department), Corey. The idea was pretty simple; what would she look like in a nautical setting and what type of outfit would fit her the most.

There’s two sides of the coin here; One being her

in the rough seas setting as a pirate captain. Why would she be looking for

very specific records, one may ask? Simple, because they’re extremely rare and both of us (Especially when it comes to rare takes of Billy Murray recordings, since that’s a personal favorite for her) actively love finding them. When drawing this, it dawned on me that finding “sexy pirate” attire is WAY more harder to track down for references than one might think.

The other side is the more common sailor look, with more of a loose and open look to her compared to the usual kind of sailor pinup designs that’s usually out there. That and Corey came up with the goofy ass melody here and I found it funny as well.

The Sailor's Summer Jig

There’s nothing Betty loves more during the warmer period of the year than by playing on her ol' Squeezebox and striking a few chords to play some sea shanties for anyone on the ship. The trouble is, most of the swabs aboard end up calling her “The Pied Piper of The Sea” for how the only ones on deck alive who actually performs the Jitterbug to her music are the rats. Atleast SOMEBODY finds her wrong note playing listenable.

Patriotic Cherry-Blasters

Another Fourth of July has upon us once again, and once again on the Fourth of July, Tom proves himself to everyone around the entire state that he can NOT celebrate a holiday like a normal person. He can’t just go get some meat and slab it on the grill with some spices and BBQ sauce or fold out the old lawn-chair and watch the fireworks the Norristown Fire Department on the other side of town grabbed from Shoprite. No, he HAS to go find the best kind of fireworks to light up himself; illegally imported firecrackers with multiple kinds of gun powder that’s been banned in multiple countries which has been painfully put together by heavily overworked and underpaid Chinese sweatshop workers. Has this worked in his favor before? Absolutely not! He’s nearly burned down multiple different neighborhoods one year. But that doesn't discourage our hyperactive roadrunner creature… even if he REALLY should be. Both for his safety and everyone else's.

 Billy Jenkins and Betty Jones

I’m not sure if I've ever mentioned it (or atleast as often as I think I might’ve) here, but I’m a huge record nut. I collect records, I bid and buy records on ebay, I study all different kinds of labels, companies, bands and their vocal artists, and even the size and material of them. More specifically, I love 78rpm records. There’s just something so fascinating about the kind of music those discs can give out once again. It’s a lost art that’s nearly impossible to fully recreate. Even with the same kind of instruments and technical techniques one might’ve used back then, it still never quite matches that kind of sound records from around 1905-1940 can produce. Though, one key factor as to why could be because some artists are completely unique compared to many of today, especially when it comes to Vocal artists. Two that come to my mind (although usually as a duo even though they’re more well-known for their own separate solo performances) are Billy Murray and Ada Jones. Both of them (especially Murray) have a kind of singing voice that’s so completely his own. It gives off a very chipper early 20s bachelor who barely goes out for drinks but still would be caught walking out in town with a nicely tailored sweater. Then again, some of that is true according to many reports on his private daily life, so that’ll do it.

This piece specifically was done for one of my main partners and closest friends, Corey, who’s just as much of a Billy-nut as I am (although I’m gonna be honest, considering alot of the information I know about the chap comes from Corey, He’s the bigger fan compared to me).

 This Looks Quite Well on Me, Dear!

Yes, I was pretty much gone from this site for like a couple of months. What was I doing all this time, you may be asking? Nothing I WANTED to do but stuff I HAD to do. Life got in the way and alot of my spark for typing and posting stuff on this site had sadly dried up alittle, but that’s honestly the price I have to pay for wanting to post whatever I want, how I want it, and without any kind of Cropping or AI slop getting in the way. It’s a double-edge sword, if you will. But the most I can say is I’m still active and I’ll still be posting stuff here whenever I can.

Now, what has Tom and Betty been up to for the last couple of months while I’ve been away? Well, I’m gonna be quite honest with you, I can’t even tell myself half the time. I can never tell if it’s some kind of freaky-ass kinky role-play, some kind of hardcore Truth or Dare match, or just something they felt like doing one day for absolutely no reason at all. I know this because I’d ask them why and they'd just say “I don’t know. Because I felt like it?”. The fuck you mean you FELT like it?!

Let's hear it for the Irish

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to everyone who actually celebrates it. I say "ACTUALLY" celebrate it because most of you guys use it as a “get out of jail” card to drink as much liquor as humanly possible… even though some of you crack-pots already do that on an everyday basis, but I digress. So, has anyone who reads these tried Oh Ryan’s Irish Potatoes before? I haven’t, but it’s a pretty big deal in my family (more specifically, my mom’s side of the family) to dash over to Corropolese and grab atleast two of those boxes (I’m part Irish). Apparently, It’s Coconut-filled candy with cinnamon coated on it, which probably explains why I have zero interest in eating them (I’m not a fan of Coconut flavored anything).

 Three of a Pair

It’s International Women’s Day, where we, are (hopefully) regular normal people, take the time to appreciate and study the countless amount of heroic and interesting women from throughout history. From the beginning of civilization to the current day, and that’s what this piece was based around. Nothing more, nothing less.