Famous Paintings the Way They Were Intended: The Son of Sheep. 06.27.11

Apple. Face. Hat. Ocean and wall. It's so artistic, but WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?! Nobody knows. Except... the flock. This particular sheep really enjoys apples, so he is about to partake in a delicious snack. He's having a terrible wool day, hence the apple in front of his face & the hat. He's slightly embarrassed (though I don't know why--sheep's hot as shit), which is also why he is dressed to the nines in a lovely suit. Boom. Explained.

5th in the series, Famous Paintings the Way They Were Intended to Be: The Son of Sheep is inspired by and dedicated to Rene Magritte, the Belgian surrealist painter..

And, be honest now... when I said "Belgian", the FIRST thing you thought of was waffles, wasn't it? Yea. You know that it was.

Famous Paintings the Way They Were Intended: A Sheep in Need 06.10.11

As you may have noticed... but probably haven't, because, really, who checks on the sheep every day besides me? You do? Oh. Well gee, I'm absolutely blushing. Anyway, the flock has been quiet of late, because their faithful shepherd is a grown-up now and silly things like work and social happenings keep getting in the way of drawing funny pictures of sheep. So you'll be bombarded with a few new sheepies right now. The flock is IN, baby!!

4th in the series, "A Sheep in Need" is inspired by and dedicated to C.M. Coolidge, the painter of awkward dog portraits. Animals doing people things? That's preposterous...

BOLD Sheep. 06.09.11

Boldly going where no sheep has gone before............

Where is that, you ask? I have no idea. The flock is on the lookout, but Bold Sheep appears to have taken his own path.

Sheep At Work. 06.09.11

The Sheep are hard at work! And so is the shepherd. I promise.... no, really! I made a spreadsheet, and I checked our online ticket sales, and updated a Facebook event. And the sheep watched.

And, sheep? WHERE did you get the funds to buy Beats by Dre headphones? Have you been selling your body behind my back? RUDE. Yet proud.

Cubicle Sheep. 06.07.11

Post-It Sheep #3. You may remember how I mentioned a few posts ago that I work in a small, windowless box. It's true. Hence the birth of Cubicle Sheep, and his fears that the walls around him are, in fact, getting smaller and smaller, the box around him shrinking quickly into nothing more than a jack-in-the-box.

It is stifling. Luckily for me, the flock provides excellent company.

Stick 'Em Up, Sheep! 06.06.11

"Ba ba, black sheep, have you any wool?"

"Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!"

"THEN GIMMEE ALL THE *#%@* WOOL AND NOBODY GETS HURT!"

I found a letter opener in my desk. And then StickEmUpSheep was born. Poor little sheepy was so scared he lost his head and ran. Luckily, sheep can run significantly faster than letter openers, so he escaped unscathed.

Subtle Sheep. 06.06.11

This is the first of a new line of Post-It-Sheep. Having recently started my job as a summer intern, I find new inspiration for the flock almost every day..... because I work in a small, windowless box. But I have my own nametag! WIN.

This was a very subtle sheep so people wouldn't think that I wasn't doing work. Although, I wasn't doing work. The flock scolded me heavily for this. I sure learned my lesson. Reallly.

Rice Krispie Sheep. 04.25.11

This little sheep is groundbreaking in SO many ways. The first sheep to be 3-dimensional, for one. The first sheep to be in a form other than drawn/sketched/painted. AND, the first sheep to be EDIBLE (he didn't enjoy the fact that he was edible, but we did.) This sheep is made of rice krispie treat material (aka cereal and marshmallows) with icing accents.

This is literally something that you would find in a 4-star restaurant. I expect it to start showing up on menus any day now.

Why did I make a sheep out of Rice Krispies, you ask? Well, let me explain: April was my Month of Challenges. I went a week without coffee, I let myself be a little bit more spontaneous, and, when my bff Kelsey and I attended a RK party on a friend's floor, she challenged me to create a sheep out of only the materials I was given. And I did. Whattup.

This sheep is so cute I just want to eat him up!! However, I am a non-sheep-atarian...... so I gave it to Mitchell. And he ate it.

Mustache-eep 03.22.11

I left the flock untended for such a long time, that THIS happened! Look at that 'stache! Look at that monstrous caterpillar rocking the sheep's little snout! Does it make him less likely to be sheared when I need a new wool sweater? Probably not. Does it make him look more awesome? Definitely yes.

Mustache Sheep is inspired by and dedicated to THIS GUY:

Evan Fjeld is a graduating senior (2011) at the University of Vermont and one of the best players ballin' at UVM, and he's basically a badass in every way. He grew this beastly mustache way back in November to raise money for cancer research, but when the team rallied behind the 'stache and started #winning all day, he kept the fine and manly trophy proudly displayed on his upper lip for months.

Also, who doesn't love a glorious mustache?