Whole Lotta…Fetuses?

So I had drawn this fetus, and I sat and stared at it and tried to figure out what to do with it, and god help me, it wanted to be a Christmas ornament.

And then I asked Kevin, who I think sort of wonders how he came to a point in his life where "Do you think I should make this fetus into a Christmas ornament?" is normal conversation.*

"The problem," I said, "is that the fetus as imagery has been completely comandeered by pro-lifers. You see a fetus, it’s on some idiotic billboard, or it’s been chopped up for protest signs."

"…kay…"

"They’ve completely co-opted fetal imagery, and I want no more of it!"

"…kay…"

"IT’S TIME TO RECLAIM THE FETUS!"

He put his head in his hands. "So I’m going to come home, and you’ll be wearing a jacket with "FETUS" written on the back in duct tape, and when I say something, you’re gonna say, "It’s okay, I’m taking it back"?"

I applauded this Clerks 2 reference and drew a couple more vaguely fetal things, because for some reason, I like drawing fetuses, despite the fact that I absolutely positively do not want one of my own under any circumstances whatsoever. Then again, I kinda like drawing dinosaurs, and I don’t want one of those either, so I don’t think it actually means anything…

Fetal Christmas Ornament
Fetal Faun ACEO
Fetal Faun ACEO 2
Fetal Faun Painting

As is sadly often the case, the little thumbnails worked much better than the painting for me, so I’ll wind up framing them at ACEO size, I suspect–those I really like. The painting came out okay, but it loses something in translation. Grrrrr. It’s just…not…grrr. I don’t know. Maybe these little guys just don’t want to be in color…

*Our buddy Dave Stein had the best response to that. "Welcome to my world! Except in my house, it’s "Is his penis thick enough?" and I say "Thick enough for WHAT?"

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