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Artist's Statement

This is the first in a series of drawings inspired by Goldfrapp's <i>Felt Mountain</i>. Track No. 1, <i>Lovely Head</i>.

Now, normally I find quoting song lyrics in descriptions rather naff, but since it is rather the point:

<i> It starts in my belly
Then up to my heart
Into my mouth I can't keep it shut
Do you recognize the smell
Is that how you tell
Us apart
I fool myself
To sleep and dream
Nobody's there
No-one but me
So cool
You're hardly there
Why cant this be killing you
Frankenstein would want your mind
Your lovely head
Your lovely head</i>

If you haven't heard <i>Felt Mountain</i>, but like my art, you're really missing out. Although I made my first "crystaline" retro-futuristic drawings before I discovered Goldfrapp, it's an almost perfect stylistic counterpart to my work.

I once considered animating the entire album, but then I calculated that would take me more than a year full-time, and would also be forever in the copyright mire. So I procrastinated for a while (okay, nearly two years) -- and finally decided to do drawings instead. I plan to do at least one a month.

P.S. I know what this song is about, but I'm finding <i>Paper Bag</i> a bit inscrutable; so if anyone has an interpretation, I'd like to hear it.

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Illustrator CS


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