Daily Creativity: Rory as a Funko Pop Figure

Daily Creativity: Rory as a Funko Pop Figure

Daily Creativity: Rory as a Funko Pop FigureI made Rory as a Funko Pop Figure, inspired by the next episode of Nutty Bites that I was editing today. I really wish this could be a real figure now, I’d buy so many of them, make it a reward level for the patreon.  I designed this in illustrator using the dimensions of a real figure. You can expect to see this as the album art for the next episode.

Daily Creativity: Rory has a Shamrock Feast!

Daily Creativity: Rory has a Shamrock Feast!

Daily Creativity: Rory has a Shamrock Feast!I painted this Shamrock feast for Rory in honor of St Patrick’s Day. I didn’t do much this Paddy’s day. I have been growing more and more uneasy with how the holiday has been celebrated. It ends up feeling like green marti gras. where people use it as an excuse to get drunk and do stupid things. It’s not about being Irish, or celebrating the Irish. It’s not about faith. It’s just an excuse to act like frat heads. I like the idea that everyone can be Irish on Paddy’s day. I’m not against going for a pint or more with friends. I am against people doing stupid things and using this holiday (or any other) to excuse their behavior.

From the nonsense of pinching people for not wearing green, to being able to kiss or harass anyone who IS wearing green, to people driving drunk, it grosses me out. If I see one more set of green beads… and I know people reading this are thinking, I like those green beads, they are fun.  Fine, I just think it is the tipping point that shows how this holiday has become more of a festival and far from the origins than anything.

Still, as a person who is second generation Irish, Paddy’s day is still special. I toasted, I had a mini celebration with a tall boy of Smithwick’s (which thankfully Tek bought for me and I didn’t have to hear the beer store clerk unable to pronounce it and pushing a hard W, ugh) and baked some soda bread and at the food my grandma loved, steak. She wasn’t a cabbage person, and the only corned beef I really remember eating growing up came with hash.

Watercolor on paper

Daily Creativity: Ruth Bader Ginsberg 85th Birthday

Daily Creativity: Ruth Bader Ginsberg 85th Birthday

Daily Creativity: Ruth Bader Ginsberg 85th BirthdayHappy 85th birthday Ruth Bader Ginsberg. An icon to many, a snarky speaker, and the oldest sitting judge on the US Supreme Court. I saw that today was her birthday and she has confirmed yet again, that she has no plans to retire. Please don’t RBG, we need you.

Pencil on paper, quote in ink.

Daily Creativity: Rory as Nepeta Legion

Daily Creativity: Rory as Nepeta LegionDaily Creativity: Rory as Nepeta Legion

Rory is dressed as Nepeta Legion in today’s creativity. I was working on something else but I became consumed with a young lady I love. I her honor I drew this tonight. Colored pencils and graphite pencils on paper