CAT ON A SHREDDED ROOF

If you click on "Older Posts" at the bottom of this page and go back about three pages to my Sunday, 7 April 2013 entry: "In A Cereal World" you can see what I first saw in the image from the box.
     The other day, I happened on the same illustration I'd cut out of another box of the same cereal and realized  that I needed to reveal (or rescue) this cat from the spilled milk.

The brown horse on the bottom is part of a mushroom and cheese pizza. Although I found the body, neck and head in one piece, he was without legs, which I found at other parts of the pie. Although I don't like adding pieces, but rather finding and cutting an entire image from one cut, I liked the horse with the missing legs so much, I searched the pie for the missing parts.
     Finally, I attached the legs and made copies to accompany the original. I used to feel that seeking missing parts to create an image was in some way cheating. But, now I believe if the pieces are found and fit to make the image, what's the harm? It's not a perfect horse, but probably a more appealing presentation than one I might have created using another medium. 

DANCING PILBOTS WITH DOGGY PILBOTS

These are some of my smaller Pilbot Buddies, around an inch and a quarter tall. I sculpt them using a pocket knife, initially to cut the overall area that will contain the figures. Then I cut out the figures using my scissors and then an Exacto knife for the detailed features. I very much enjoy doing these. I hope you'll enjoy them, as well.
     I hope you will listen to my original music FREE OF CHARGE at: joebello.bandcamp.com if you haven't already done so. My album: "Never Too Late" features my pareidolia on the cover, depicting an audience attending a performance, with the performer onstage. I hope you'll like my music. I'm planning to release a new album in the near future, recorded at a studio in Pennsylvania recently. I also am part of a trio called "Fluid Drive" playing mostly locally. You can go to Facebook and check us out. I sing, play harmonica and bongos for the group.

A FISHY COLLIE

Last Friday, after enjoying a nice fish dinner, I decided to keep the box the fish came in at least for a while, not really expecting to see anything I hadn't seen before. But, as I turned the box and studied it further, this cuddly collie (or collie look-alike) began to materialize. So, I began to cut away and here is the result. I hope you like it. I included some of the left over pieces to give you an idea of the process. No pasting or anything else beyond cutting him out. "Just so's you know".

PILBOT BUDDIES

Here's a little diversion from the usual pareidolia from food packaging. I found this family among some plastic supplement bottles when I put scissors to them. Granted, they're a strange group, but family just the same. Don't forget to visit me at joebello.bandcamp.com to hear any of twelve of my original songs, FREE of charge. And visit me on YouTube. I also play music with two other guys, Mike and Rich, as a trio called Fluid Drive; look for us on facebook.

WHERE ART LIVES

A NEW TWIST on my usual food packaging pareidolia images here. I found these characters in one those free "Home" magazines I found at a rest stop on a road trip. They seemed to magically materialize as I put a ballpoint pen to the picture.

HOLLYWOOD LADY

These cheeses, green garnish, and tomato provided a comfortable setting for this sophisticated lady to rest in contemplation, in a bygone era.