The Grandfathers

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{salvatore sparrow}

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Sal wishes his brother would stop dressing like him.

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{alfredo sparrow}

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Al wishes his brother would stop dressing like him.

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{edwin shepherd}

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The group of men that have coffee with Ed in the morning will never know about the night they saved
his life.

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{stanton marks}

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Stanton is glad he never got tattoos like his USMC buddies.
He thinks the ink blotches look terrible on their 90-year old arms.

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{horace allen}

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Horace knows he looks like a head of lettuce when he wears this outfit,
but his wife loves the way it matches his eyes.

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{archibald smith}

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 He cannot wait to grow out his beard to play Santa Claus every year. It is a shame he can’t grow his waistline, too.

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{donald elliston}

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He often wonders if things would have been different 

if he told his family he loved them more.

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{theodore boggins}

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He does not mind that the whole town calls him Abe.

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{cecil french}

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Cecil has been in love with Twila from the day they locked eyes.
He wishes she wasn’t married to his brother.

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{arthur pitinski}

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Art thinks his father’s old dentures are the perfect size, but no one has the heart to tell him they are far too large.

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{jenkins barr}

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 He talks to his wife, about his wife.
It makes her sad that he can identify his friends, but he can no longer recognize her.

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{harvey kleinfeltz}

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 Harvey gets excited about flying, only because he likes to see how many complimentary blankets he can bring home.

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{jack meddows}

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 Jack mumbles so often now,
his family can barely understand him.

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{elliot granthal}

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 The hardest worker in all of town,
Elliot uses two canes to get around.

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{peter cooridge}

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His friends keep telling him how much younger he is starting to look.
Peter is afraid to tell them it is because of the yoga class he has been taking.

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The Grandfathers are finally finished and now available.

Which ones are your favorites?

Do any remind you of someone you know?

I'd love to hear your stories~

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IF*racing

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Thirteen flowers and thirteen tattoos 

for the thirteen unlucky men 

who never made it to their wedding day.

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She was no longer racing to the alter....

new work

A few new monsters at Unconventional Ida!

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{tratello & fig}

People were sometimes unsure of who the monster was~
Trattello, or his favorite pet, Fig.

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 {bliss}

She knew that if she closed her eyes and relaxed,
she would be able to remember the smell of the ocean.

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{The Unlucky 13}

I have been quite absent from this little blog for nearly the entire summer.

I will have a full explanation in a later post.

Right now I would like to share my newest creations with you.

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A fashion show of new carnival characters,

complete with a bride at the end.

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They are

*{The Unlucky 13}*

Thirteen wonderful new Portraits

that are part of my current show

Monstrival: Where Monsters and the Carnival Collide

Each is available* through 

Unconventional Ida

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{no. 1}

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Cheeks is the first and oldest member of {the Unlucky 13}. 

He couldn't ask for a better group of friends.

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{no. 2}

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She had always hoped that something beautiful
would spring from her pain.
It is a shame she cannot see it.

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{no. 3}

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Tabitha is pleased that their monster sits on their shoulders. 

She grows tired of looking at her sister's face sometimes.

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{no. 4}

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The better to see you with, my dear.

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{no. 5}

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The mystic, the seer, the cyclops.
Do you dare ask her what your future holds?

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{no. 6}

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He feels lucky that he is still able to breathe on land.
He knows, however, that his days are numbered.
Eventually, he will need to leave his life behind and return to the sea.

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{no. 7}

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People feel sorry for Elsa, but they shouldn't. 

She is really quite lazy and loves having people carry her.

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{no. 8}

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Just because she has no eyes, 

it does not mean she cannot see.

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{no. 9}

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Patiently, she waits for her egg to hatch. 

Will her child look like her?

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{no. 10}

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Nothing makes a monster happier 

than spending time with other monsters.

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{no. 11}

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The snake charmer yearns for the day 

her snakes are brave enough 

to slither on their own.

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{no. 12}

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Sometimes he hates sticking the false teeth in his mouth. 

Would you want someone thinking you resemble a mole rat?

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{no. 13}

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Thirteen flowers and thirteen tattoos 

for the thirteen unlucky men 

who never made it to their wedding day.

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Thanks for looking!

Have a lovely day~

new story {no.3}

*sedrick only wants a friend*

Sedrick could never understand

why everyone was always afraid of him.

He was happy to find 

that the strange creatures growing on the hill 

 did not seem to mind his company.

{ORIGINAL}

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{PRINT}

new story {no.2}

*he thought there was a party*

Micah thought that he was headed
to the company costume party.
Too bad he had his days mistaken~
tonight was the board meeting.

{ORIGINAL}