THE THRICE-BLESSED MOLESKINE
posted by Jim Woodring at 2:12 PM
Monday, November 05, 2007
About Me
- Name: Jim Woodring
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
I was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California and enjoyed an exciting childhood full of poetry and paroniria among the snakes, rats and tarantulas of that enchanted realm. I eventually grew into an inquisitive bearlike man who has had three exciting careers; garbage collector, merry-go-round-operator and cartoonist. Some of my work is collected in THE BOOK OF JIM, THE FRANK BOOK and SEEING THINGS (all published by Fantagraphics) and in various toys, fabrics, prints and urban legends. Thank you for your interest.
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- NOVEMBER ONLINE ART EXHIBITION
- PLEASED AS PUNCH
- JUST SO YOU KNOW
- THIS TOO
- LESSON OBJECT #2
- LESSON OBJECT #1
- FLORA, FAUNA, MANNA
- A SALUTE TO THOSE WHO TOIL IN BLINDING LIGHT
13 Comments:
Remind me to not try to peek over your shoulder at what you're drawing.
excellent.
blessed indeed.
im like frank. i can't draw when someone is watching
YESSIR, very nice!
That is a lovely suspicious-looking elephant.
Hi, Jim... the art is amazing.. progressively so in fact.
I have a question I was interested in your opinion on. One which has altered the course of my own artists eye....
Ahhh, Ok.
I am torn over the idea that the highest I could attain for with my own creative efforts is to create art that me as well as anyone who views it to something positve and perhaps uplifting to humanity... as opposed to creating even more disturbing images that seem to serve only to stir and give more strength and momentum to the negative weakening juggernaut of so much other art I see these days.
It's something I would love your perspective on especially since my talent for art has tended toward the morose. And I know you view terror as being sacred .
I guess my short question should've been.. Do you ever think creating creepy stuff was a bad motive to feed and bad for people who like viewing it?
I look at that magic quality of your work and can only wonder what it would be like if you created art that made me feel great instead of creeped out.
Gosh, I'm sorry Steve is creeped out. Some of Jim's work creeps me out a little, often it makes me laugh, and it always makes me think. Which makes me feel pretty great.
I wish i had a fraction of your talent and imagination!
Yo Steve-
I draw 'em as I see 'em.
Best,
J.W.
Your work is amazing, it´s your own style man. if you have time, please visit muy own gallery on...
www.iggiart.blogspot.com
It's always a joy to see your creative sketchbook drawings. Thanks for exploring dreamland and reporting back to us!
really nice descomposition!.... salut from galicia ,in spain.
you're art is so cool, i can't even believe it. it makes me want to eat s much acid, and flip through it. it's like alex greys' mind in the hands of robt. williams. but better! just saying.
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