So one of the things I've been meaning to do is collect the various failures I've had over the years and show ’em off, cuz of ’em are pretty spectacularly bad. I thought I'd call the feature ‘Friday Fuglies’. With a suitably awful background, of course.
I generally loathe the so-called (by Scott McCloud, no less!) ugly style of comic drawing; but oddly enough I find my failures so ugly they verge on a sort of horrifying cuteness.
Well, you know, it takes all kinds.
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Lindsey Ellis and Riley J Dennis discuss transphobia, the former focusing on JK Rowling's terfy terribleness. (And what it means for potterdom) 10jul2020
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production from 23sep15: recent experiments, mostly with color. Also, reviewing old techniques. 25sep2015
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In which I discover why casing ivory with effetre 068 transparent pink is not A Good Idea . Originally posted 13feb10. 13feb2010
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In which sylvus discovers that reading the directions first is a good idea . Originally posted 08jan10. 08jan2010
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How I got from dotties to harlequins . (With some minor not-quite-friday-fugly-worthy efforts along the way.) Here are some originally posted 18dec09. 18dec2009
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This week we have five fridayfuglies, one for each day of the work week. Originally posted 01may09. 01may2009
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In which I attempt to make tiger heads that do not have the eyes or muzzles sliding off one half of the face. Originally posted 24apr09 24apr2009
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While playing with presses I made this odd bead, which actually I quite like . Originally posted 03apr09. 03apr2009
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Some friday fuglies are sort of cute. But this one, alas, is just a fugly failure . Originally posted 20nov08. 21nov2008
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Most people think of holepops as mistakes, but I consider them opportunities . Originally posted 11nov08. 11nov2008
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A twofer of friday fugly and frustrating, not only for the objects, but the photography too. Sometimes, you just can't win. . Originally posted 24oct08. 24oct2008
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Even simple beads may need some development before getting out of the fugly category. . Originally posted 17oct08. 17oct2008
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Some of these beads are actually edging out of the friday fugly category in this 300+ exercise to clean up my floral trailing. Originally posted 15oct08. 16oct2008
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The very first beads I made with the Color is Messy pallette. Made in October, originally posted 16nov07. 19nov2007
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More Gathering goodies, v. 2007 , including some just-a-demo-ugly tests. Originally posted 16aug07 16aug2007
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A not terribly successful series of Bullseye dichro focals, which at least attempts to document how I refine my ideas throughout the design process. Late 2006. 17feb2012
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I made this...um, I think before we moved. Say it's five years old or so. At any rate, I couldn't sell it, couldn't even give it away; it was such a resounding failure I tore it apart to harvest the beads for the lowly bead curtain. Now that silvered stringing cable is available, I wouldn't e...
photo 20080322, file & directory, 11apr08.
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