Just so's you know . . .

Regardless of my plot to reinvent the universe according to my own freaky whims when it comes to drawing and other arts, I must point out to you that I am well aware of how much strange and seemingly impossible stuff actually exists in this humble earthly plane of ours. You can’t go far without bumping into a whole stream of rather psychedelic objects, creatures and characters that are, surprisingly enough, naturally occurring right here in this very galaxy. Texans, for example. Just kidding! Sort of. Having become one of those myself, I think I can say with some confidence that there are plenty of highly distinctive and possibly counterintuitive variations on the human beast alone in this great state.

But only truly exceptional people merit the title of seriously weird (for good or ill) in the way that the beasts of the earth, air and seas are sometimes able to do. I mean, let’s just think about the platypus, the blobfish, or the echidna, for example. Really? For what grand purpose were these wonderfully eccentric creatures essential? I’m unclear on what special niche any of them fills in the universal order of things, but their very seeming uselessness only adds to the charm. We don’t have to have a higher meaning in the galaxy?? YAY! I’m off the hook for that one, anyway. And yes, I do happen to think myself a shade more [potentially] useful in the overall scheme of things than a banana slug or a star-nosed mole. I realize that that’s strictly egotism on my part, but it gets me out of bed in the morning.

All I’m really saying is that if I happen to be on an invention bender with my artwork for any reason and the invention gears are getting a little less willing for a moment, I need look no further than to the amplitude of Mother Nature‘s treasury to find real-life inspirations. Not that I won’t still impose my own mutations and deviations on them when it comes to using any real-life sources as well. After all, I am ruler and creator in my own tiny universe as artist, so I believe I’m allowed that slack. Whether drawing or painting or photographing, let alone making my images verbally, I am happy to have the freedom to make what I want to make, and then make it do what I want it to do.

Since I can’t make it rain in north Texas merely by wishing it so, can’t make my bank account suddenly burst at the seams with excess inventory or make myself into The Grooviest Woman in the World by mere force of desire, why then I will impose my invention on the world of my imagery and exert my power there. ‘Least until I can come up with a way to get that other stuff going.

Let's see, what shall I do in my personal universe today?