Aside from area rugs Backyard Enterprises planned to create informational posters. This dealt with the hazards of PCBs. I did the original pencil artwork and then Jeff Swenson painted it. With real paints.
Buster the Scarecrow
A pre-Oz Squad version of the Scarecrow done in 2000 or 2001. The idea was that he’d come to America and become a jazz musician playing trumpet and sax. I thought the idea of a guy with a painted on mouth who didn’t breath playing wind instruments was funny.
Come Back Next Year!
It worked out that that there was a blank spot at the end of the 2002 Wondercon program book. I was asked to do an illustration to fill the space.
Wondercon CBLDF Illustration
This illustration was done for a page describing the activities and membership of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in the 2002 Wondercon program book.
Wondercon Page Florish
In 2002 Labor of Love was commissioned to design the Wondercon program book. Jason did all the design work and I contributed a few illustrations to spice up otherwise dull parts of the pages.
Zoomkitty
Every year for her birthday I try to do a portrait of Nizzibet. This one is from 1997 or 1998.
Burn Baby Burn
Huh. I think this is the last Backyard Enterprises area rug design. We’ll move on to posters, brochures and incident art next weekend.
Read the Label
Only a few more of these area rug designs to go. There will be more Backyard Enterprise materials to follow but there will be a bit more range in the coloring to those.
Keep Those Barrels Safe and Dry and Warm and Snuggly
Doesn’t that look comfy?
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There will be no further posts until the 18th. I’m flying up to Anchorage, Alaska for a wedding and I don’t expect to have internet access while I’m there. And even if I have access it would probably be rude to take much advantage of it. It’s not like the family gets together very often.
Chemicals Are Dumb
Another Saturday, another cautious message about the intellectual capacity of toxic substances.
