by Bluestem January, 1953, Los Angeles, California. On a busy street in the heart of the city, Billy York runs into Kent Randall, a high school classmate whom he hasn’t seen in many years. After briefly catching up, Kent invites Billy to join him for dinner that night so they can continue their conversation in…
Category: Art
Three Centimeters From A Spider
by Bluestem Depending on the source, studies of such things estimate that one is between 3 centimeters and ten feet away from a spider at any given time. Location matters. The odds of brushing up against an eight-legged creature are low if you are hanging out in a parking lot. But if you are standing…
Noticing (Misty Mornings)
by Bluestem Walk through the pastures on misty fall mornings and distant shapes that the logical mind knows to be simply tufts of tall grass take on ghostly forms that spoof the shapes of man or beast. One chilly morning as I walked with Ike across the field, I saw in the distance a man…
The Crepuscular Hour: Hentz Orb Weaver
by Bluestem Crepuscular [ kri-puhs-kyuh-ler ] adjective of, relating to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct. It is one of two times in a day when the night spiders (a.k.a. Hentz Orb-weaver spiders) come out from their shadowy hiding places and build their webs. The crepuscular hour. The sun has disappeared, but the sky glows blue…
Interview with Mary MacArthur – Creator of Paper Doll Veronika
by Cactus Eater Bear Cactus: Paper Doll Veronika on Arktoons has such an interesting and intriguing look to it. What medium do you use for it? Is there a name for this style of illustrating? Mary MacArthur: The figures are hinged-limb paper dolls drawn with markers. The backgrounds and clothes are cut paper collage, using…