latest update – hooky kid

October 25th, 2009 by Holly

It’s been almost a year since I last posted a new image of where I am on my latest work. just posted it on my artwork page: http://ahsodes.com/auto_thumb_generator.php or vist it directly here -> http://www.ahsodes.com/images/art/hooky_kid_2009-10.html

Brooklyn sunsets

September 13th, 2009 by Holly

some sunsets from the past spring/summer

arrrr…. how be goin’the art, matey?

December 23rd, 2008 by Holly

Well, If you really must know, it’s been going very slowly.  I’ve been working on hooky-kid for a long time and I just finished a small piece I made as an xmas gift.  They’re all on this page in the last row – http://ahsodes.com/auto_thumb_generator.php

xmas puppers

December 6th, 2008 by Holly

heh…

Latest fibers work…

August 12th, 2007 by Holly

I started another embroidery a couple of months ago – I just decided to scan it and add it to my image gallery. I really haven’t had any time to work on it for a long time but am hoping to get back to work on it soon.

update: 9-5 – haven’t been working on this as much as I’d like, but  here’s the latest

Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland vol. 1

August 4th, 2007 by Holly

Last night I ran into a cool store on my way back to the subway (I had tried to go to Academy Records on 10th St but, alas, it was closed) – Forbidden Planet. Pretty cool in it’s own sweltering, non-ac endowed way. Had it not been so hot, I probably would have stayed longer…

Anyway, found this great compilation of Little Nemo comics… I have always (since I was very little) loved Winsor McKay’s drawing style and the dialogues always crack me up. An example:

“[frame 2 - some characters are loading a giant red polka-dotted ball/capsule with Nemo in it into a cannon]

per 1: Come! You fellows! Put that ball in that muzzle and be quick about it!

per 2: You are too high boys. Low er down!

per 3: Now it’s all right

per 4: Get a move on you. Low er it a little

[next frame - the cannon fires]

per 2: Ooh!Umm!

per 1: My! I put an awful big charge in that cannon!

per 3: Ooooof! My ears are busted!

per 4: Wow! That’s a roarer! Oowow!

Nemo (from inside the capsule): I don’t like this, one little tiny bit not one tiny weeney bit.

Princess (also in capsule):Oh! My!Don’t you? I do! I think it’s fine!”

I suppose a lot of the dialogue comes from the times (early 20th C) but it seems to be different than I can remember hearing anywhere else representing that era…

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A Holly Sphar is (I am) an artist and information technologist who lives in Brooklyn, NY. By day, he is (I am) Web Development Manager for Wenner Media (Us Weekly, Mens Journal, Rolling Stone). For kicks, he (I) work(s) on various art projects, web projects, looks into new web technologies, hangs w/ his (my) wife and dog, explores NYC (actually, he likes Brooklyn a bit more), etc,

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