Turkey of the Day # 17: Samurai Turkey

Today's Turkey of the Day
is inspired by the Samurai.

Turkey of the Day # 16: Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter, Gale!

Turkey of the Day #15 : Swimmin'

Today's Turkey of the Day was inspired by my son's swimming lesson that he had this morning.
Of course this turkey's favorite move is the "breast stroke".

Turkey of the Day # 14 : Turkey Tut

I have waited for this day for almost a year!
Today's Turkey is Turkey Tut, in honor of the King Tut
exhibit which opens in Atlanta this weekend.
I created a series of illustrations for this exhibit, and I can't wait to see how they were used.
This was one of my most favorite projects that I have ever had.
I love the ancient Egyptian period.
One of the things that struck me was that the artists were amazingly gifted. Their patterns were created
without the aid of any computer programs like CAD.
Another interesting trivia bit is that their teeth didn't last that long, pretty much after the age of thirty your teeth were damaged. Abscessed teeth were a very common cause of death.
The reason is all that sand would get into the breads.
Imagine that.
A Pharaoh living in luxury still had sand in his food like the common man.
Amazing.

Turkey of the Day # 13: Ignatz Krabtree

Turkey of the Day #13, Ignatz Krabtree, is inspired by the cartoon genius of George Herriman.
His characters, Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse occupied a surreal universe where a thrown brick
to the head spoke of love better than a Shakespeare sonnet.
Look out, I think he's sizing you up for a Special Delivery!

Turkey of the Day #12: Quiet NIght in the Coop

Number 12 in the series...oh I'm sorry. Let's keep it down.
Our friend is enjoying a little down time in the coop this
evening. In two more weeks, the Holiday Pressure Cooker
will be on full boil.
So make sure you take time to recharge, and take it easy.
The holidays shouldn't be blamed for all this angst.
Blame your relatives. : )

( By the way...our friend, the turkey, is relaxing with a
delicious gin and tonic, Bombay Sapphire, of course.
The official beverage of Turkey of the Day.)

Turkey of the Day # 11: The Wizard of the Gizzard

The 11th Turkey of the Day, the magical, mysterious, Wizard of the Gizzard!