This week’s auction sees Robbi veer away from the cute and the beautiful toward the land of the clever. When she first showed me this illustration, she was sheepish and apologetic, explaining that, “Nobody is going to want this one. I hope you don’t mind.” The way she was hedging, I was expecting to look over her shoulder and see a drawing of an oozing scab or a recent roadkill. Instead, I found this wonderfully inventive, and ultimately hopeful, image of the soul of milk flying off to heaven as its earthly host expires.
As a special bonus for those of you who are tempted to bid on this auction, note that the reverse side features Robbi’s initial sketch, in which the souls of various items of rotten food are escaping to their heavenly home. She ultimately decided that the illustration worked better as a simplified idea, and I think she’s right. But I enjoy seeing her thought process. Perhaps you would enjoy owning it.
Clever, I like it very much!
wooooh…i can smell that as it flies by! i like this!
There’s something in our fridge right now that smells much, much worse than that expired milk soul looks.
Marvellous work! It´s really lovely and well done!
Congratulations.
Regards
The Temporary
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La guerre est terminée. Vive le lait.
Very beautiful, the colors are wonderful.
Hey thanks everyone!
April – there’s a tupperware in the back of our fridge full of mystery. I keep meaning to just chuck the whole thing on garbage day, but I’ve missed garbage day the past couple weeks. I hope it doesn’t decide to resurrect on easter.
Davey – You’re lucky you ended the war, otherwise I was going to tell Matthew not to empty out all your expired milk next time we’re in town.