Sounds, like a baby crying -

"Alley Cat"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... black cat, cross my path,
good fortune bring to home and hearth;
when I am away from home
bring me luck where'er I roam ..."
- Unknown

Penn Light Remix -

"Members Only at the Penn Tiki Bar"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
- original photograph by John M. Mora -
"... if you cannot come to paradise
I will bring it to you ..."
- Don the Beachcomber (inventor of the Tiki Bar)

Illustration Friday: Obsession -

"Bees in the Head"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... Deena was royal, at least that's what she said,
obsessed with delusive notions and dread,
like her hat, skewed sideways, the verdict was read,
slightly tilted, she has 'bees in the head' ..."
- Unknown

Buried Treasure 2011 -

"Ode to Eric Fischl"
digital drawing by Mick Mather

This image is a re-post that is a few weeks short of 3-years old. I offer it as part of Seth Apter's project, Buried Treasure. Anyone can participate and the idea here is for artists to post past favorites on this date. However, if you're just hearing about this for the first time, I know that Seth will allow for late entries. Follow the link and start digging through your morgue file.

Build it, they will come -

"The Architect's Plan for A Garden Pavilion"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather

"... 'just living is not enough', said the butterfly,
'one must have sunshine, freedom,
and a little flower' ..."
- Hans Christian Andersen

I wanna go home -

"The Sloop"
digitally manipulated fractal flame & collage by Mick Mather

"... so hoist up the John B's sail,
see how the mainsail sets ..."
- The Ventures (Bogle, Edwards, Taylor, Wilson)

Threads of silver -

"The Coded Veil"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather

"...the prize in sight, the towers loom,
code raiders part the veil of the moon ..."
- Unknown

A sweet tobabaco posey -

"Rose of Alabama"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the river rose, the cricket sang,
the lightnin' bug did flash his wing ..."
- Traditional Folk Song

Garbage in, garbage out -

"Old School Data Entry and Retrieval"
hand-written data card by Mick Mather

"... it's a capital mistake to theorize
before one has data ..."
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Illustration Friday: Perennial -

"Perennial"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... besmirched, belittled,
attacked, whittled,
burned, trodden,
bedraggled, sodden,
this hardy symbol of freedom
remains perennial ..."
- Unknown

Thursday Challenge: Yellow -

"Yellow"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... brave are they
who face the north wind,
waving defiantly on the path
of the approaching storm ..."
- Unknown

Went to the fortune teller -

"Eye of Spades"
digitally manipulated tempera-on-paper by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... I didn't know what to tell her,
I had a dizzy feeling in my head ..."
- Allen Toussaint (Naomi Neville)

You can't miss it -

"The Hand-drawn Map"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather

"... the map is not the territory ..."
- Alfred Korzybski

The other side of the tracks -

"Walking Down Factory Street"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... art is the most beautiful deception of all;
and although people try to incorporate
the everyday events of life in it,
we must hope it will remain a deception
lest it become a utilitarian thing,
sad as a factory ..."
- Claude Debussy

NEW from The Trinity Series -

"Trinity #24 - The Scot Readymade"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... a braw day for the sentinels three ..."
- Unknown

Trust me -

"Working Without A Net"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather

"... throw your heart over the bars
and your body will follow ..."
- Unknown

Illustration Friday: Gesture -

"A Flimsy Monument to Gesture"
digital collage & digital drawing by Mick Mather

"... what sculptors do is
represent the essence of gesture;
what is important in mine is attitude ..."
- Marcel Marceau

Thursday Challenge: Vehicles -

"Vehicles"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... if all the cars in the United States
were placed end to end,
it would probably be Labor Day weekend ..."
- Doug Larson

Rising up -

"An Exercise in Levitation"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... we can fly, you know,
we just don't know how
to think the right thoughts
and levitate ourselves
off the ground ..."
- Michael Jackson

B-Movie roll -

"Editing Suite for A Film Noir Movie"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... how I detest the dawn;
the grass always looks like
it's been left out all night ..."
- from "The Dark Corner" (1946)

NEW from The Chairs Series -

"In the Captain's Chair"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... tea pot is on, the cups are waiting,
favorite chairs anticipating,
no matter what I have to do,
my friend there's always
time for you ..."
- Unknown

Not your mama's footlocker -

"Another for Davy Jones"
digitally manipulated fractal flame & collage by Mick Mather

"... some of Loe's company said,
they would look out some things,
and give me along with me
when I was going away;
but Ruffel told them they should not,
for he would toss them all
into Davy Jone's locker if they did ..."
- Daniel Defoe

Return of the Hulk -

"An Architect's Brutish Midnight Dream"
digital collage by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... architecture is the art of how to waste space ..."
- Philip Johnson

Illustration Friday: Stay -

"Mister Existence Teaches the Dog to Stay"
digitally manipulated fractal flame & digital drawing by Mick Mather

"... I named my dog Stay so I can say
'come here, Stay, come here, Stay' ..."
- Stephen Wright

Thursday Challenge: Roads -

"Roads"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
- click image to view full size -

"... some roads aren't meant to be traveled alone ..."
- Unknown

Now wait a minute!

"Standing in the Shadows of Love"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather

"... without your love, the love I need
it's the beginning of the end for me ..."
- The Four Tops

Secrets laid bare -

"Susu Gets A Veil"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... the veil of illusion has been cut away,
and I shall not go out wandering anymore ..."
- Sri Guru Granth Sahib

4th of July -

"Born on the 4th of July 2011"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... freedom is never given, it is won ..."
- Unknown

Tickets please -

"Martha Goes Flying"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... I'm going to shoot a graffiti tour of Europe ..."
- Martha Cooper

Rear window -

"Back of the House"
tempera-on-paper by Mick Mather

"... when you're safe at home
you wish you were having an adventure;
when you're having an adventure
you wish you were safe at home ..."
- Thornton Wilder

Worse than the cure -

"Remedy"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... maturity is a bitter disappointment
for which no remedy exists,
unless laughter can be said
to remedy anything ..."
- Kurt Vonnegut