August 31, 2004
You know what really burns my @ss?
a flame about this high!
It's hard for me to believe that the Republicans decided that having their convention in New York City was a good idea. Traffic, even pedestrians, are rerouted and everyone is affected by this inconvenience. Then at night I have to hear the chants of "4 more years"?
I'm as patriotic as the next and I do believe that America is a great country; greatest because it's a country of immigrants! I did love Arnold Schwartenegger's speech. My family on my father's side is from Austria and I adore Arnold as an action hero. But overall I will be happy when they all pack up and leave.
Bye bye.
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:03 PM
August 30, 2004
Moon over Manhattan
You are Never Alone
Friendship. Did you ever have an imaginary friend? Do you ever get the feeling that you are being followed?
Someone, somewhere, deserves to be Mooned!
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:16 PM
August 28, 2004
Adventures in Fine Art
WJ Cunningham | Painter and Illustrator
Through the years, Cunningham’s style has developed by working in various media. Using oil, he applies paint thinly as in watercolor, working from light to dark rather than the traditional dark to light.
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:18 PM
August 27, 2004
String Theories
A Fibonacci Sequence Spiraling Geometrically through Years of a Life
Nothing can be said about photographer Thomas Hudson Reeve that hasn't been better said by himself. And to describe his photography in words would require a library and it would still not begin to do it justice.
I have chosen one of my favorite photographs to illustrate this article, Ice Roof but I am also amazed by his Pigeon series.
Taken from his roof in Hell's Kitchen, on the westside of Manhattan, Thomas snuck into the midst of literally hundreds of the sleeping birds before sunrise.
He is currently working on a series about clouds and as with his other projects, we will see again that Thomas Hudson Reeve sees the extraordinary in the very ordinary.
Posted by photocartoonist at 10:30 PM | Comments (1)
August 26, 2004
The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of Defeat
We are All Champions
Life is truly an Olympic event. Go for the Gold!
Posted by photocartoonist at 10:19 PM
August 24, 2004
The Cow-Chicken Dance
Somthing's a FOWL down on the farm!
I saw this cow doll that clucks like a chicken and was totally inspired. Of course, the Cow-Chicken dance; stranger things have been known to really happen.
Gagsplus has some of the funniest gag gifts and pranks on the Internet. It reminds me of when I was 11 years old, collecting Superman comic books and the ads for x-ray glasses on the back pages.
Posted by photocartoonist at 8:35 PM
August 21, 2004
A Star is Borne
Introducing Smuggly the duckling! Multi-lingual, he stars in Feliz Cumpleaños and Happy Birthday
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:44 PM
August 19, 2004
Draw Your Own Conclusions
A Draw features the delightful characters and flights of fancy from screenwriter Thomas Hudson Reeve and producer/director Kat Caverly.
Why? Sometimes there is no better reason than to just bring some JOY into people's lives.
Posted by photocartoonist at 9:36 PM
August 18, 2004
You Always Do the Most Amazing Things
From the pen of Thomas Hudson Reeve, this delightful little animation, Bursting Bubbles takes us to new heights. Produced by No Evil Productions, Kat Caverly producer, music by Chris Leap.
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:45 PM
August 17, 2004
The Ultimate Cartoon: People
It Takes All Kinds
And all of them eventually make their way to New York City. A close look at the work that I do on the streets of Manhattan will reveal a study in human good nature. I ask people to play with me and , of course, I get their permission to take their picture.
Photographing people is my passion, my art, my obsession. The kids I shoot for the greeting cards, even the animals and the models, I do that for commercial reasons. The people are a field study; a fascination that started with a degree in behavioral psychology.
There is something about the camera, and my personality, that lends itself to making people comfortable. Most people do not like to be photographed; I understand this. Personally I love to be photographed and I love looking at pictures of people, including myself.
I have been a professional photographer since 1976 and one of my purest joys is to look at my archives. This ever growing collection represents my life as an artist, my unique point of view literally. And now that I have gone completely digital, I have found a freedom that transcends film, trandscends the financial limitations that use to inhibit my work. Truly, my answer to everything is "Take a picture of it!"
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:55 PM | Comments (1)
August 16, 2004
Some Serious Funny Business
A Funny Webmaster and Artist Community
But seriously folks, for those of you whose business is funny The Funny Forum is devoted to funny business. If copyrights are your passion or you are looking for some guidance, this is a great place to start.
Many artists are not active on the Internet yet; some are turned off by all of the piracy. Host Kat Caverly hopes to create a community that will bring webmasters and artists together in an safe environment to discuss mutual interests and problems.
The forum requires members to have a website but if you are an artist contact the forum administrator and make a special request to join.
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:48 PM
August 14, 2004
Rubber Duckie you are the ONE
Making bath time fun since childhood!
Take a close look at this little one. Is he strangling this hapless duck? And he's doing it with a smile! You will find a fun collection of posters here. Check them all out!
Posted by photocartoonist at 10:46 PM
August 13, 2004
If you can't laugh at yourself
you might just be missing the joke!
Jokescards.com offers original humor with a twist of visual puns. Or should I say twisted!
My favorite is Pardon My French which you can also get as a cool t-shirt.
As the JokeLady says, "Stick me with a fork, I think I'm done."
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:27 PM
August 12, 2004
Orange Alert: A Color Commentary
When the going gets strange, the people get a new test of the emergency broadcasting system! During the height of the cold war, when I was a little girl, we used to have emergency drills, in the case of a nuclear threat. As I crouched under my little tubular metal and thin wood desk, even I knew this was no protection.
I'm not sure what I am supposed to do; New York City has been at a heightened state of alert since September 11th, 2001. I guess when all else fails, make fun with it.
Posted by photocartoonist at 10:43 PM
August 11, 2004
The Shades of Liberty
It takes all kinds; all sizes, all colors, all shades. America is more than willing to wear their red, white and blues on their sleeves...or on their accessories! Ain't marketing patriotic?!
ShadesofLiberty.com features galleries of photographs of New Yorkers wearing a particular pair of sunglasses. All walks of lives, from all over the world, were ready to play with me and show their spirit.
Now all rise for the National Anthem....
Posted by photocartoonist at 9:10 PM
August 10, 2004
Summer is going to the Dogs
Hot time summer in the city; what's a dog to do?
Man's best friend as seen on the streets of New York knows how to handle the heat; with a sense of humor!
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:03 PM
August 8, 2004
I love you Wild Thingie
It's what cats do when you aren't looking...they listen to your old rock and roll records and dress up in your clothes, and dance, dance, dance!
Me-owwww!
Posted by photocartoonist at 9:58 PM
August 7, 2004
They say it's My Birthday
Happy Birthday to ME!
To say that I love birthdays is to put it mildly; I adore birthdays. And the best thing about birthdays is that it is someones BIRTHDAY every day! So I have a great excuse to sacrifice a chocolate cake every day!
This year my favorite birthday song is Happy Happy by The Arrogant Worms.
And this year my favorite birthday card is Happy B Day
And german chocolate cake is still my favorite birthday cake! And I am definitely blowing out all of the candles this year because I got a bunch of birthday wishes.
I will report back on these pages later today on my favorite presents and my words of wisdom at this great age. "Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me...!"
PLEASE, send me your birthday greetings kat@photocartoonist.com
Posted by photocartoonist at 2:04 AM
August 6, 2004
Life's SO Short
Life's so short...you GOT to make fun of it! The photocartoon series from Kat Caverly has found its new home on Lifessoshort.com. The new site features a catalogue of her series The Photocartoonist as well as the original It Takes All Kinds.
It takes All Kinds made its first appearance in The New York Daily News in 1989 and Universal Press Syndicate said of Kat's photocartoon, "Ordinary people in every day situations really is the ultimate cartoon."
Here are some of my favorites:
Mr. Bibble detected some caffeine
All walks of life are funny walks!
Posted by photocartoonist at 9:43 PM
August 5, 2004
The Very, Very Animated Katakismet Design
And now for something really differnent. Really! The animators over at the idea factory Katakismet Design in New York City are equiped with bleeding edge technology and the creative run of the asylum, with all the support they need to make that all important leap of creative faith.
The result? A delightful blend of insight and insanity, creativity and chaos, genius and gumption, fun and funny.
Visit the portfolios of this tiny salon in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. I didn't know you could pack that much talent into such a small space!
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:05 PM
Linky & Dinky ALERT:
monkeys plot to fly out our butts
And that's just the headline!
Uncle URL never ceases to deliver a timely and amazing weekly collection of the bizarre and the beautiful from around the e-Universe. Delivered right to your e-mail in-box twice a week, I wouldn't miss it for anything!
Uncle URL has been sending out his "Internauts" as he so fondly calls them since 1997 and I love the headlines of the links in particular. LinkyDinky is witty, irreverent, poignant and very, very smart. It is a valuable resource and a great way to waste a few hours every week. WARNING: reading LinkyDinky is highly habit forming!
Posted by photocartoonist at 8:53 AM
August 3, 2004
Ain't Life a Bitch?
There are those days that you just don't feel like getting out of bed! You're having delicious dream but the phone rings and you realize everyone's is waiting for YOU! Ain't life a bitch?
I have been fascinated by the word "bitch" since I was in fifth grade and I found out that it meant a female dog, of the canine species. What's so bad about that? It is also bantered about as a title for an aggressive female executive and once again I ask, "what's so bad about THAT?"
To celebrate this title of distinction, I celebrate the GORGEOUS BITCH in all great women! and I say, Spread the Word!
Posted by photocartoonist at 5:18 PM
August 2, 2004
Pinhole Paper Cameras
He has been called a genius and reading his autobiography I tend to agree with these reviews.
The photographer, Thomas Hudson Reeve, says it best:
"The modern camera is a wonderful thing, but it's nice to remember how simple the mechanism can be. You can strip away the technology until there is little left but the abstraction on which the machine is based. A simple manipulation of space, a few materials, and a couple of hand tools and the magic (physics) is at your fingertips without sophisticated engineering."
Posted by photocartoonist at 10:50 PM
August 1, 2004
America's Best Friend
Who is America's best friend? Who is the faithful old hound dog who loves us no matter what? Patriotism is at a fevered pitch but who genuinely is our best friend?
Red, white and the Blues is the title for a new series of animations I am producing for Patriot's Day (September 11th) to be featured on eCardology.com.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel according to Samuel Johnson (1775) but historians are quite sure he was referring to false patriots. Who are the true patriots? Those who give their lives to fight for their country? Those who give their loved ones in the pursuit of freedom? Certainly not those who simply find ways to profit from the losses of our wars.
But still America is a great country. And her people have a great spirit. I am amazed by our Yankee ingenuity as much as I delight in our cowboy mentality. We laugh at ourselves as much as we are laughed at and regardless of what I think about the wars we fight, I do believe our hearts are in the right place.
Posted by photocartoonist at 11:03 PM
August 1: Friendship Day
We have come a long way since the Congress of the United States declared only one day to celebrate friendship. We celebrate FRIENDSHIP every day now!
From Man's Best Friend to out bestest girlfriend we celebrate at work, at home. and at play.
Happy Friendship Day!
Posted by photocartoonist at 2:17 AM