“That’s it. No more drawings of heads. Time for me to animate something.”
Jolly good, dear. What’s your cartoon going to be about?
“Well I dreamed of a rabbit the other night. It wasn’t in good shape and I picked it up to take it home and look after it. But it grew and grew in my arms, getting heavier and heavier until I could hardly walk…”
A proper nightmare if you ask me.
“Best thing to do with nightmares is to rewrite them.”
Blimey!
Aaah! Dr John.
1972 and a copy of “Dr John’s Gumbo” from a record shop in Notting Hill. Dancin’ around to “Iko Iko”… “Big Chief”… “Let the Good Times Roll”… “Junko Partner”… “Mess Around”. Thank you so much Dr John.
Dr John: 1941-2019
What are you wiggling your fingers for?
“Exercising. Limbering up for drawing. I’m thinking of doing another challenge: Ahmed Aldoori’s – 100 Heads in 10 Days.”
Is that why you made a Pinterest board full of photo portraits? “You’ve been spying on me.” I am your long-dead mother, part of you and therefore know everything that you do, dear.
“Wonderful. Also a little creepy and embarassing.”
