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The Free of Art

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Once upon a time, I was a pretty avid “art dropper.” I spent many an hour putting together thoughtfully designed pieces. Whether it was tins packaged up like gift boxes filled with Happi Devil stickers, or cutting out Mr. Roboto papercraft that fit perfectly into a specially designed Campbell’s soup can. Each piece had a call back to this site as well as the Happi Devil twitter and instagram handles. It was fun!

The inspiration came from a random sign we had found while walking home one night. It was just a photograph taped to a piece of paper offering the sale of a tree.

Found Art
Sale: Reliable and Cheap

Totally random, and I loved it specifically for that reason. It was a little while after finding that piece until I was able to finally settle on “drop” that was both uniquely Happi and special.

Every time I left a “drop,” I waited anxiously for a hit back through some sort of social media tag, but sadly, it only happened twice. It’s like a 2% return after leaving drops for years. I started to feel like it wasn’t worth the effort, and after running a successful Kickstarter two years ago, I felt like giving away stickers cheapened the support of those who pitched in on the campaign.

Long story short, I still have a few Roboto “drops” left in me [especially some Protest-Bots], and I’m still hopeful that the person who finds them gets a kick out of it [and maybe enough to tag a bish]. I just need to schedule some time between my current line up of cross-stitch projects.

 

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… what do you think, dear reader, would you dig it if you found some random cool drop…? Or are you just not paying attention to the world around you… ? Lets rap about it in the comments below!

Futamono

Futamono

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“The tragedy is not to die, Abel, but to be wasted.” – Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Yeah, its a bit odd to be moved by a quote from a fictional character, let alone one who is a cannibal, but I’ve always found this quote to be profoundly moving. I initially heard it in the “Futamono” episode of the series, though I understand it was lifted directly from the Thomas Harris novel “Hannibal.”

Its simple, and elegant. Plus in the context of the episode, it’s got a bit more… punch, so to speak. Dr. Abel Gideon has literally been served up an exquisitely prepared dish of his own leg. He politely declines to Hannibal, who then says the line. When faced with his impeding mortality, Gideon decides to acquiesce and take bite. The expression on his face, played wonderfully by Eddie Izzard, clearly says “fuck it. Im’ma about to die, may as well. <nom nom nom>” Then, to his surprise, he actually enjoys it.

It is a very disturbing scene to watch, as were many in the run of the show [I’m still amazed that this was on network TV], but that is what makes the statement so damn memorable. Experience the things that might make you a little uncomfortable, you might like it*.

Anywho, this tweet popped up on my Timehop app today [though the episode had actually aired a few days earlier on April 4, 2014, but I mean, who watches television live?] so I thought it was worth revisiting.

Also, if you haven’t see the show, it’s amazing. I mean, Siouxsie Sioux was a Fannibal!

*I mean, not like cannibalism though. There is a line.