William Brand Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Every once in a while we all get to experience a kind of surreal accomplishment that we would have laughed about as children. For me, it's cat litter. Yes, after years of making art for several dozen small projects with meager circulations, I am now beginning to go national on a cat litter bag. Flattering...? Yes...but in a very surreal sort of way. I mean, my art is now advertising a product that felines the world over will be pissing on. It occurs to me that my art now leans towards performance art in that respect. Still, I am flattered to learn that the shelf tags that accompany the product are being stolen on a regular basis by an admiring public. Odd, but true.
LongTom Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Congratulations, William! Here's to more exposure and more commissions!
jim hawkins Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Being on cat litter is way better than being in cat litter.
Silkie McDonough Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Ahhh, shades of so many artists! Tomato soup cans come to mind! LOL Congratulation's William perhaps not your most creative work but it is well done and was hopefully lucrative for you! here is to further commissions!
Red-Handed Jill Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Still, I am flattered to learn that the shelf tags that accompany the product are being stolen on a regular basis by an admiring public. Odd, but true. Folks know art when they see it. Congratulations!!
Captain Jim Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Congratulations, lad. I shall seek out a shelf tag and steal it in your honor. My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around...
Red Cat Jenny Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Wow William! You have fans in Cat's everywhere to add to your regular fans..I shall look forward to pilfering a tag... Congratulations! Huzzah!! Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time...
Capt. Sterling Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Congratulations! Here's to more, even bigger and better! "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
William Brand Posted March 19, 2007 Author Posted March 19, 2007 Thank you, all. I don't believe that King Cat is going to hit the East Coast for awhile yet, so you pirates might have to wait to do any pilfering.
Red Cat Jenny Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 No worries... I just pilfered the image here With your permission of course.. Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time...
HarborMaster Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Actually thats pretty awesome. Many products we all know have been identified with by their logo for decades and longer. Congratulations Sir William.,that is really cool. I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!"
Ransom Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 As keeper of a house with multiple cats, I can take full advantage of your efforts, both artistic and practical! Gee, if I buy a bag, can I send the picture to you to autograph for me? A signed print is almost as good as the original! Nice job, William. Hope it leads to more work for you. ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog
William Brand Posted March 21, 2007 Author Posted March 21, 2007 Gee, if I buy a bag, can I send the picture to you to autograph for me? A signed print is almost as good as the original! Send me your address and I'll mail you an autographed bag. Minus the litter of course. Far too heavy.
Lady Alyx Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 As one who loves the advertising industry artwork...bravo. I as well like the olde time advertising artistic qualities. I wish more companies would bring it back! Even Mr. Peanut which is a very old advert has been brought into the new millenium! Coca Cola still manages to squeak its voluptious body shape into its bottling. ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
oderlesseye Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 Ye has it in the "bag" now ! http://www.myspace.com/oderlesseyehttp://www.facebook....esseye?ref=nameHangin at Execution dock awaits. May yer Life be a long and joyous adventure in gettin there!As he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand."
Red Cat Jenny Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 So William, Have you been accosted outside the local Quickie Mart yet, by gaggles of autograph seeking cat enthusiasts? I'd be there....but you two live too far... You'll have to mail one..or I'll bring my bag to PIP.... Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time...
Rumba Rue Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 We're all just going to worry if you need a scratching post for yourself...
Red Cat Jenny Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 Hmmm * skritch...skraaaatch * wot makes ye wonder? Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time...
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