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Odalisques, originally uploaded by vebelfetzer.

40 x 48"
acrylic on canvas

A joint Sweatshop venture with Vol Hydrogen.

http://www.dailykitten.com/2009/11/gilda/

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Location: San Jose, California, USA

My co-workers and I found Gilda and her brother Nico abandoned in a shed behind our office when they were four weeks old. They’re now six weeks and doing great! This photo of Gilda is from the day we took them in. How could we resist that face?

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http://www.dailykitten.com/2009/11/harley-2/

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Location: San Francisco, California, USA

Harley is a frisky little four month old orange tabby. His favorite hobbies are playing with milk carton tops, catching mommy’s toes, and of course tearing her curtains to shreds. Despite the torn curtains and the headaches, Harley is the best kitten, we couldn’t have asked for anything more!

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vebelfetzer

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With all the Sweatshopping, I haven’t been doing much Sweatshipping. The following is a list of outstanding art orders that are being worked on/have not shipped yet:

1. Phil Nelson’s “Innsmouth Cowboy” (and a print of Flee?)
2. Chef Deez’s “Octopus Tub” + print of “Flee”
3. Logan Mirto’s “Flee” print (about to be shipped)
4. David McHugh’s “Flee” print (about to be shipped)
5. Kaylynn’s untitled acrylic painting (about to be shipped)
6. J Scott Grand’s “A Gentleman of Innsmouth” (this piece was damaged when I sprayed it with fixative, and is undergoing a sprucing-up before it is shipped)
7. Ryan’s “The Howling Hare” (ready to ship)
8. Skinny Rydell’s $45 Paintup (not yet painted)
9. Melo’s $45 Paintup (not yet painted)
10. ThingUTS’ Frazettan Lorraine painting (unfinished)
11. Adam Johnson’s “Cleaver Pig” $45 Paintup (unfinished)
12. Tara Brannigan’s “Blob” and “Cupcake Wolf” (Tara’s actually in town, I just need to meet up with her and hand these off)

As far as I know, that’s everything. If you are missing from this list, please let me know.

http://www.dailykitten.com/2009/11/arroyo/

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Location: South Pasadena, California, USA

Arroyo was rescued off the northern end of the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles, CA on 10/23. I was driving home from work when I saw him and a littermate getting ready to step into traffic. Was able to pull over and save him, but not his calico sister. We estimate he’s about four weeks old. He visited the vet this week and was given a clean bill of health and lots of love. Plans to just foster him were dashed when he curled up on my chest and fell asleep.

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We painted on the inverse of a really shitty painting I scored from Freecycle. We couldn’t paint on the front because of the acrylic already there.

So we flipped it and used the existing painting for some warmups.

Did I mention the original painting was god-awful. Here it is after some improvements.

Finally getting down to the real shit. When all else fails, I poll the audience for suggestions. When that fails, I poll my dad. “Paint the Creature in the rubber swimming cap and the bathing suit the girl wears in the movie,” he says. “Those horrible bathing suits you could never get them out of,” he adds darkly. Dad hated the 50s.

It’s the best idea he’s ever had.

Vol and I put on a good show. It becomes hideously cold in my apartment. Commence funny hats, a stately Sweatshop tradition. We have had about four pots of tea.

Progress. People are tipping and we’re overjoyed.

Eventually we hit a wall and order pizza. SVU is put on the feed and people start to fall off. By the time we’re watching All Creatures Great and Small, Season 3, there are only two viewers left. At 2am the pizza finally arrives. I give the delivery man a nice tip, anyway.

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We eat pizza with the painting turned towards the wall. An hour later, bellies distended with Pizza Man goods, we flip it back over. It’s done. We gravely shake hands, and discuss plans for another one, soon. This may show in LA in a group show, in the meantime.

Final photos will be posted later. I’m destroyed.

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vebelfetzer

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Sorry about forgetting to post this until TODAY, but we have a big SWEATSHOP tonight:

SIAMESE SWEATSHOP: Tag Team with Special Guest Artist Vol Hydrogen
Date: Friday, November 13, 2009
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm PST
Location: http://www.justin.tv/toxoplasm/

Vol Hydrogen is an upcoming surrealist designer and illustrator from the SF Bay Area. With a solid background in traditional skills like anatomy, clothing and character design, and concept art, she joins SWEATSHOP slavedriver EG Gauger for a few hours of two-headed horror.

Vol and I will be drawing/painting on a giant canvas that will then be cut up into jigsaw pieces, and sold individually. You should watch the entire process live, tonight, or you may miss out on snapping up the pieces as they go on sale.

http://www.dailykitten.com/2009/11/aura/

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Location: Akron, Ohio, USA

Here Aura is only eight weeks old. She is my third cat ever, my first female, and my first Ragdoll. After I lost my sweet, lovable, Persian Oscar, I thought life would never be the same. I set out trying to find someone half as sweet as he was. I had never heard of Ragdolls before, so I like to think that Oscar lead me to the breed and to Aura, who was born the same week Oscar passed away.

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http://www.dailykitten.com/2009/11/spencer/

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Location: Milpitas, California, USA

Spencer is four months old here. He’s a Cheetoh, a new breed. He loves to tear paper to shreds.

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