http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:08:57 -0700 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:08:57 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1023/buddyicons/8736972@N02.jpg?1184687993#8736972@N02 http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/8658486841/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/8658486841/" title="Miss Audrey and her Gnarled locks"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8658486841_7bfb1b944c_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Miss Audrey and her Gnarled locks" /></a></p> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:08:57 -0700 2013-04-09T02:07:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8658486841 Miss Audrey and her Gnarled locks travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/8382535899/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/8382535899/" title="Dorothy and her Damsel Fly"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8081/8382535899_815246df8e_m.jpg" width="194" height="240" alt="Dorothy and her Damsel Fly" /></a></p> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:41:06 -0800 2011-10-28T07:23:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8382535899 Dorothy and her Damsel Fly travislouie dorothy damselfly victorianpets http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/8383576258/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/8383576258/" title="BadHairAndBuzzers circa 1896"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8383576258_196094cff5_m.jpg" width="194" height="240" alt="BadHairAndBuzzers circa 1896" /></a></p> <p>When her &quot;bad hair&quot; came around again, . . . as it did every year, she frantically purchased a strange cure-all from a homeless person who lived a few streets away. Despite the great results and the newly manageable locks, it attracted large &quot;buzzers&quot; looking for materials to build a nest.</p> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:18:25 -0800 2012-12-01T08:16:07-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8383576258 BadHairAndBuzzers circa 1896 <p>When her &quot;bad hair&quot; came around again, . . . as it did every year, she frantically purchased a strange cure-all from a homeless person who lived a few streets away. Despite the great results and the newly manageable locks, it attracted large &quot;buzzers&quot; looking for materials to build a nest.</p> travislouie bees badhair buzzers http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/6886085055/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/6886085055/" title="Sarah and Emmet "><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6886085055_ded7c4e8b8_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="Sarah and Emmet " /></a></p> <p>from my solo show at Copro Nason Gallery in 2009</p> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:06:14 -0800 2012-02-16T08:05:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6886085055 Sarah and Emmet <p>from my solo show at Copro Nason Gallery in 2009</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5461110602/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5461110602/" title="Charles Chowderhead McGirth"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5217/5461110602_f3be3e234f_m.jpg" width="187" height="240" alt="Charles Chowderhead McGirth" /></a></p> <p>the chowder made his head swell</p> Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:47:18 -0800 2010-12-17T11:49:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5461110602 Charles Chowderhead McGirth <p>the chowder made his head swell</p> travislouie chowderhead http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5225917630/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5225917630/" title="Impossible Girl "><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5043/5225917630_7403166c4f_m.jpg" width="237" height="240" alt="Impossible Girl " /></a></p> Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:58:36 -0800 2010-11-09T16:36:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5225917630 Impossible Girl travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5225316243/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5225316243/" title="Bill's Crest"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5007/5225316243_525abf28f9_m.jpg" width="171" height="240" alt="Bill's Crest" /></a></p> <p>Collaboration with Cory Benhatzel</p> Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:54:55 -0800 2010-12-01T11:59:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5225316243 Bill's Crest <p>Collaboration with Cory Benhatzel</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5164046487/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5164046487/" title="impossible Girl"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4127/5164046487_799c832942_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="impossible Girl" /></a></p> <p>She is the impossible Girl</p> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:02:51 -0800 2010-11-10T09:49:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5164046487 impossible Girl <p>She is the impossible Girl</p> travislouie impossiblegirl kimboekbinder http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5015083159/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/5015083159/" title="my bust in black on mini piano"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4092/5015083159_5692302196_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="my bust in black on mini piano" /></a></p> <p>it reminded me of Schroeder from Peanuts</p> Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:28:32 -0700 2010-09-20T11:05:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5015083159 my bust in black on mini piano <p>it reminded me of Schroeder from Peanuts</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4998721948/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4998721948/" title="guitar "><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4152/4998721948_15d8844c33_m.jpg" width="177" height="240" alt="guitar " /></a></p> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:44:13 -0700 2010-09-16T11:42:05-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4998721948 guitar travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4910693608/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4910693608/" title="Delilah"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4123/4910693608_0b87ec0919_m.jpg" width="200" height="240" alt="Delilah" /></a></p> <p>sketch for painting</p> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:30:33 -0700 2010-08-20T07:35:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4910693608 Delilah <p>sketch for painting</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842630/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842630/" title="myth of floaters detail"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4114/4794842630_ce4e5ee6d4_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="myth of floaters detail" /></a></p> <p>The best stories about this myth come from North Dakota, where the hairiest floaters reside. In those stories the floaters are said to hover over people’s heads and sprinkle seeds which germinate and sprout herbs and foliage. One man claimed to have grown a full head of ferns atop his mostly bald head.</p> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:44:16 -0700 2010-07-14T14:45:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4794842630 myth of floaters detail <p>The best stories about this myth come from North Dakota, where the hairiest floaters reside. In those stories the floaters are said to hover over people’s heads and sprinkle seeds which germinate and sprout herbs and foliage. One man claimed to have grown a full head of ferns atop his mostly bald head.</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842624/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842624/" title="myth of floaters"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4097/4794842624_5595db88f6_m.jpg" width="145" height="240" alt="myth of floaters" /></a></p> <p>The best stories about this myth come from North Dakota, where the hairiest floaters reside. In those stories the floaters are said to hover over people’s heads and sprinkle seeds which germinate and sprout herbs and foliage. One man claimed to have grown a full head of ferns atop his mostly bald head.</p> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:44:16 -0700 2010-07-14T14:45:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4794842624 myth of floaters <p>The best stories about this myth come from North Dakota, where the hairiest floaters reside. In those stories the floaters are said to hover over people’s heads and sprinkle seeds which germinate and sprout herbs and foliage. One man claimed to have grown a full head of ferns atop his mostly bald head.</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842622/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842622/" title="Monster man detail"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4096/4794842622_f32736a122_m.jpg" width="185" height="240" alt="Monster man detail" /></a></p> <p>According to most of the myths, the monster man was part mole and part snail. He possessed very poor eyesight , could turn his head a full 360 degrees. and used his hairs to feel his way round. No one knows for sure how old or where he came from. Some say he came out of a planting field in Eastern Long Island, New York in the late 1800’s He was attracted to the sounds of a garden party. He loved to feel the vibrations from music and laughter. He became a hideous party crasher, sneaking into weddings disguised as one of the guests. No one ever questioned him out of fear of his monstrous complexion or the possibility of insulting some distant relative they were unaware of.</p> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:44:16 -0700 2010-07-14T14:48:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4794842622 Monster man detail <p>According to most of the myths, the monster man was part mole and part snail. He possessed very poor eyesight , could turn his head a full 360 degrees. and used his hairs to feel his way round. No one knows for sure how old or where he came from. Some say he came out of a planting field in Eastern Long Island, New York in the late 1800’s He was attracted to the sounds of a garden party. He loved to feel the vibrations from music and laughter. He became a hideous party crasher, sneaking into weddings disguised as one of the guests. No one ever questioned him out of fear of his monstrous complexion or the possibility of insulting some distant relative they were unaware of.</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842616/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842616/" title="Monster man"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4094/4794842616_5fa01d2826_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Monster man" /></a></p> <p>According to most of the myths, the monster man was part mole and part snail. He possessed very poor eyesight , could turn his head a full 360 degrees. and used his hairs to feel his way round. No one knows for sure how old or where he came from. Some say he came out of a planting field in Eastern Long Island, New York in the late 1800’s He was attracted to the sounds of a garden party. He loved to feel the vibrations from music and laughter. He became a hideous party crasher, sneaking into weddings disguised as one of the guests. No one ever questioned him out of fear of his monstrous complexion or the possibility of insulting some distant relative they were unaware of.</p> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:44:16 -0700 2010-07-14T14:47:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4794842616 Monster man <p>According to most of the myths, the monster man was part mole and part snail. He possessed very poor eyesight , could turn his head a full 360 degrees. and used his hairs to feel his way round. No one knows for sure how old or where he came from. Some say he came out of a planting field in Eastern Long Island, New York in the late 1800’s He was attracted to the sounds of a garden party. He loved to feel the vibrations from music and laughter. He became a hideous party crasher, sneaking into weddings disguised as one of the guests. No one ever questioned him out of fear of his monstrous complexion or the possibility of insulting some distant relative they were unaware of.</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842604/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794842604/" title="Krampus Mugshot"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4119/4794842604_9e939e1b70_m.jpg" width="240" height="192" alt="Krampus Mugshot" /></a></p> <p>Percy Carruthors had a fascination with the myth of the Krampus. Everywhere he looked he thought he saw evidence of their existence. Krampus were known to punish people in peculiar ironic ways. Really aggressive alpha-male types were found unconscious wearing mismatched women’s evening wear, abusive tax appraisers were dressed as pigs, all their earnings forcibly given away to charity, and various members of the “self-important” society around him were found dangling from lamp posts or stuck to railroad billboards . . . the glazed look in their eyes and the muttering of the word “Krampus” seemed like obvious clues, . . .strangely, these happening went unnoticed by everyone in the precinct he worked in. Percy’s co-workers made jokes about him, saying he had “Krampusitis”, for his constant obsession until the day a large Krampus turned himself in for “child-juggling”. Percy gladly took the mugshots.</p> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:44:16 -0700 2010-07-14T14:41:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4794842604 Krampus Mugshot <p>Percy Carruthors had a fascination with the myth of the Krampus. Everywhere he looked he thought he saw evidence of their existence. Krampus were known to punish people in peculiar ironic ways. Really aggressive alpha-male types were found unconscious wearing mismatched women’s evening wear, abusive tax appraisers were dressed as pigs, all their earnings forcibly given away to charity, and various members of the “self-important” society around him were found dangling from lamp posts or stuck to railroad billboards . . . the glazed look in their eyes and the muttering of the word “Krampus” seemed like obvious clues, . . .strangely, these happening went unnoticed by everyone in the precinct he worked in. Percy’s co-workers made jokes about him, saying he had “Krampusitis”, for his constant obsession until the day a large Krampus turned himself in for “child-juggling”. Percy gladly took the mugshots.</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794198455/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794198455/" title="Phineas G Gruffin"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4114/4794198455_5b1563b291_m.jpg" width="154" height="240" alt="Phineas G Gruffin" /></a></p> <p>Phineas G Gruffin disguised himself as a sheepherder on the Scottish Moors. He sang these awful songs in a loud booming voice When there was a fog his awful voice would actually sound better the closer he was approached. He sang to cover up the sound of the shoveling as he dug for “scumpers”, small mole-like animals who cultivated golden truffles. The golden truffles were a delicacy he could not resist.</p> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:39:52 -0700 2010-07-14T14:56:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4794198455 Phineas G Gruffin <p>Phineas G Gruffin disguised himself as a sheepherder on the Scottish Moors. He sang these awful songs in a loud booming voice When there was a fog his awful voice would actually sound better the closer he was approached. He sang to cover up the sound of the shoveling as he dug for “scumpers”, small mole-like animals who cultivated golden truffles. The golden truffles were a delicacy he could not resist.</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794198451/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794198451/" title="The Smiler"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4095/4794198451_7646c94655_m.jpg" width="165" height="240" alt="The Smiler" /></a></p> <p>Sights of the “Smiler” were first reported in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1905. He was thought to be some kind of a missing link because of his ape-like appearance. He was actually a local resident named Harry Stamp, who groomed himself rather shabbily and often was mistaken for a very tall monkey. He was called the “Smiler”, because of his constant grin and ability to make others laugh uncomfortably by making strange noises with his eyelids and armpits.</p> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:39:51 -0700 2010-07-14T14:54:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4794198451 The Smiler <p>Sights of the “Smiler” were first reported in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1905. He was thought to be some kind of a missing link because of his ape-like appearance. He was actually a local resident named Harry Stamp, who groomed himself rather shabbily and often was mistaken for a very tall monkey. He was called the “Smiler”, because of his constant grin and ability to make others laugh uncomfortably by making strange noises with his eyelids and armpits.</p> travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794198443/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794198443/" title="The Smiler detail"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4078/4794198443_ff1861f2ce_m.jpg" width="167" height="240" alt="The Smiler detail" /></a></p> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:39:51 -0700 2010-07-14T14:55:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4794198443 The Smiler detail travislouie http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794198431/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8736972@N02/">travislouie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8736972@N02/4794198431/" title="Toad Prince detail"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4073/4794198431_fde790791a_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Toad Prince detail" /></a></p> <p>After years of approaching young women with the promise that a kiss would turn him into a prince, he finally convinced a young lady with strange hair to kiss him on his moist lips. Unfortunately, she was afflicted with the “bad hair” and the toad merely turned into a larger human-size toad. He became much smellier and developed a taste for single malt scotch and sausages. His dreams to be a prince w dashed, he became a criminal lawyer, croaking his way through court room trials for the next 40 years.</p> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:39:51 -0700 2010-07-14T14:44:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (travislouie) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4794198431 Toad Prince detail <p>After years of approaching young women with the promise that a kiss would turn him into a prince, he finally convinced a young lady with strange hair to kiss him on his moist lips. Unfortunately, she was afflicted with the “bad hair” and the toad merely turned into a larger human-size toad. He became much smellier and developed a taste for single malt scotch and sausages. His dreams to be a prince w dashed, he became a criminal lawyer, croaking his way through court room trials for the next 40 years.</p> travislouie