Magical Apparition (etching)

Here's a new one. I'm not especially pleased with it but it's a war of attrition at this point and it's probably not getting any better.

Afterthought

So here we go. Progress. I've been beating this thing to death for weeks now slaving over the scraping and burnishing to get just the right range of tones. I'm not completely satisfied but I'm moderately satisfied, Marcusspeak for "it doesn't make me want to stab myself" Here is a detail view for people who enjoy such things:

Boiled Bunny

Aren't things wonderful? Nothing restores my faith in the order of things like furry little woodland creatures.

Emissaries from the Realm of Waste

"To enter politics is to enter the realm of waste" -Thomas Merton

The Gates of Quarrel

1: The Man on the top of the Mountain has all the answers. His raucous playground far below teems with suffering and grim finality. His cabal of attendants recognize this as necessary and even more enjoyably, profitable. The Supplicant slowly approaches with eyes in the back of his head. If he displays the right mix of humility and brashness he will be allowed to join the party. Just a squirrel trying to get a nut.

2: There’s crime and then there are criminals. One is a necessary ingredient the other is an unpleasant addiction. She can help us sort the whole mess out if you would just listen to her.

3:Nothing is created in a vacuum, the good man knows the moral defects in the world and can birth new nobility to erase the iniquity of the lesser man. Conviction of the righteous and consensus the gentry are the only necessary ingredients for his Virtue, and the absence of a mirror confirms the superiority of his righteous cabal

Despaeration Holding Hands with Tragedy

You get one last chance, it's usually as futile and as hopeless as the first.

Emissaries From the Realm of Waste

The title refers to a phrase the late Thomas Merton used to describe Politics. I think we all know what they really think of us. Don't forget to rock the Vote, kids.(sarcasm doesn't carry well over the internet.) Click the link and despair:
Vote theft #1

Vote theft #2

On the plus side, I was driving on the highway and I saw a sign for a porno shop with some letters on the neon sign burned out and it read "Adult Sore". I think I have an idea for a new print . . .

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

A defeated wail can weaken even the coldest heart. Those with too much compassion can find themselves in untenable situations, in which their propensity for mercy can lead to a violent repercussion of correction. An attempt at inculcation fails to dissuade the selfless, and a price must be paid. Luckily, some people never learn.

Abusement Park

It's the end of the world, enjoy the ride