Rustypuppy

You can just see

in the clouds

#art #comic #breadandtoast #grownostr

For us, it’s a crazy amount of wind and temperatures bouncing from 70F to 90F to 60F (feels like 50F because of the wind. 😵‍💫

#weather #comic #spring

Usually I’m the rabbit.

Today I was the bear.

#comic #onetrip

GM! Hoppy Easter!!!!

#easter #comic #gm #itmustbebunnies

GM! Final travel packing and carry on finagling and, of course, time to make sure all digital device batteries are at full capacity. 🔋

This image comes from the comic Hyperbole and a Half, written by Allie Brosh: https://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/?m=0 - check out some of the Best Of links on the lower right side of the page, but don’t drink anything while you do. 👍

#gm #travel #allthethings #comic #hyperboleandahalf

I think Totoro would be a fun dinner date; quiet, good listener, pays for the meal with acorns.

#ghibli #cartoon #comic #datenight

I’m getting Dr. Frankenstein vibes … what could rise from all of this?!?!?!

#breadandtoast #comic #grownostr #nostronly #foodstr

This is some seriously cool #nostronly #swag - check out the latest #merch from

!!!!! 🦇🍞🖤

#comic #grownostr #breadandtoast #batbread #v4v #sellingforsats

Looks like

has something cooking ….. ????

#announcement #comic #breadandtoast

GM! City sirens went off at 6 am thanks to the Huge Thunderstorm. First time I’ve heard them used, other than the monthly test.

Lots of thunder and lightning, lost power a few times, and there’s a large tree limb on the lawn instead of on the tree, but that’s an easy fix once it stops raining.

Comic by Liz Climo.

#gm #morning #comic #lizclimo #earlybird https://i.nostr.build/DjXV9.jpg

TLDR: This is my fabric mixed media art interpretation of End Piece, from the comic

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https://breadandtoast.com

ARTIST THOUGHTS 3/3: This is the little guy that really started it.

Looking at the character designs and personalities, I tended toward Toast. Flipping through my fabric stash, however, brought out this fabric and it immediately identified as End Piece to me. I was even able to cut it so the horizontal beige line became his brow.

One googly eye was standard and easy. For the oval lazy eye, I had to peel away the backing without destroying the front curved plastic (attempt #1 failed on that point), then add Gorilla glue to the correct place on the inside of the peeled backing to fix the pupil in place (attempt #2 was successful on that point).

Because the eyes make the piece of Bread.

#breadandtoast #comic #grownostr #art #artstr #mixedmedia #artcommission #rustypuppyart https://i.nostr.build/nW2VM.jpg

TLDR: This is my fabric mixed media art interpretation of Bread, from the comic

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https://breadandtoast.com

ARTIST THOUGHTS 1/3: Being asked to do an art commission is an honor, exciting, and a bit intimidating, especially if they leave you free to use any style and medium.

I’d just been to a quilt store stash sale, so I had a pile of fabric to play with. Or there was Procreate. Or ink drawings. Or mixed media (which is anything and everything you want to put on a substrate). Or collage.

I reviewed the references and went about my days, thinking of the characters on and off, imagining portraying them in different ways, studying what made each character different.

Then, the inspiration that started pulling things together: googly eyes! Each character’s personality resonated in how the eyes were portrayed.

That decision made the others easy: fabric, 8” x 10” art board, mixed media background.

Bread has large, solid eyes so I used the same size googly eyes as Toast. With a Posca pen, I covered the plastic dome and brushed over a layer of matte gel medium so the black wouldn’t flake off (plastic can be a pain to paint because of its smooth, slick surface).

More Artist Thoughts to come on Wednesday when I’ll post the second artwork: Toast.

#breadandtoast #comic #grownostr #art #artstr #mixedmedia #artcommission #rustypuppyart https://i.nostr.build/POljr.jpg