My cowboy grandpa
February 25, 2010
Self Portrait in Sub-Mission by Sean Samuel Kelly
“This drawing came to me in a dream, thus the title. I was having one of those eye-opening episodes we all have in our early twenties. Trying to find my purpose in the grand scheme of things, the cosmic connections, the wanting heart and desperate brain. I was feeling kind of low and inspired.
I lived in a little farming community about ten miles outside of Chico California called Capay. I lived with my grandparents. My grandpa was an old cowboy who was known for his little doodles and drawings that were scattered about his home and workshop. Mainly little cartoons of cowboys urinating on a cactus or something silly.
He was watching me one day as I was drawing my self portrait. He was giggling and giddy about it. It made him proud to share his creative gift with me. The piece itself comes from a deep, dark place but humor and balance are evident throughout, like life I guess.”
-Sean Samuel Kelly from Portland, Oregon
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February 26, 2010 at 1:59 am
Wow. This one is intense! Do people send you physical copies of these? Or just files? It would be really cool if you had a gallery on somewhere where you could peruse these self-portraits and click on them to get the story. Even a Flickr gallery might work.
February 26, 2010 at 11:59 am
It’s incredible. I am a new fan of Sean Samuel Kelly. … People send me the files. i really like the idea of a pop-up story when you click on the image. Will look into it.
PS – Tasted any good critters recently? I need to reorder a stash from that website you sent me.
March 2, 2010 at 7:08 pm
No no critters lately. I haven’t tried the various larvae options. Those freak me out for some reason. I’ve been working on a blog post detailing all the places you can buy strange foods online; everything from armadillo meat to cucumber soda. It’s both amazing and terrifying what you can find.
March 2, 2010 at 7:14 pm
I will be your biggest fan. I have been wondering where to find armadillo meat for an upcoming engagement. Please send me the link as soon as it is ready!