assembling.

the thing is, neighbors,
i really like to make collages.
what?
hey man, don't judge me.
just because i'm a grown-A* man,
that doesn't exclude me from cutting up and pasting print-media pictures,
and frankensteining my scraps into new life.
that's right. i can, and i will, and i do, and i did.
check it-
ampy d and i had a craft night,
that's right.
and what's more?
it was fun.
the only real detraction from all that family-style interaction?
i have terribly obsessive mania about minutiae,
and i'll pore over piles of papers, meticulously snipping and clipping away
at snipped-off scraps of color-coordinated pictures.
i doo-doo that micronavigatory mapping of nooks and crannies,
while my scissors are performing surgery,
and my gluey fingers stay crossed, which makes me cross,
since they need to be flexible and delicate
so i don't tear the whole dang thing to pieces.
dexterity doesn't allow for adhesives, kids.
that's my tip of the day.
ha.
anyway,
i made some things,
and i think i'd like to show you.
check the conglomerate-collection-type teleport:

right?
lucha lucha,
el jaguar gets that corn right outta your face!!
and then:

the alchemists' apothecary of fuego.
i like how these dudes look so bummed out to be handling pickles
and peppers and sh!t.
it makes sense, since they were previously working on a tundra coal mine,
before i relocated them to this serbian bridge.
i made a few more:

death and the maiden and her manservant.
the thing about collages is,
if the background sucks balls, then the flippin' whole thing does,
and that's weak babysauce, which isn't invited to my craft party.
and then this one:

things started getting weirder as the photos revealed more and better opportunities.
chicken headed voodoo fish priest, leading his troops against the oppressors?
sure.
i dunno.
could just be a monster surfing on a big fish, too.
and lastly:

i think i had mythology on my mind, guys.
i'll let you create your own story about it,
but i will say i like that there are dumplings and moon cakes along the path.
i mean, c'mon.
that looks like a perilous journey,
and a few snacks would be so nice to have on our travels.
word up.
*
when the moment takes me,
it really carries me off.
it doesn't matter that it's just a bunch of gluesticks and magazines.
in fact, i almost like that better.
i do what i do,
as hard as i can, regardless of what the ingredients are.
that's the path i'm on,
and i'll make sure to keep a dumpling or two around for the trip;
never quiet, never soft.....