Bunny Attack

This series is some of my own work, and I hate to say, quite a few years old now. The basic story behind it is a girl and her bunny friend live happily on an island together. One day, bunny friend sees some others seemingly like himself on the mainland, but they are evil bunnies (as all bunnies actually are). They journey across the bridge connected to the island, surround the girl, attack her, and leave her on the island with her now-evil bunny friend. Whether she is dead with bunny standing over her in triumph or whether she is just unconscious and being protected by her friend who still has a little bit of good in him, is a mystery.

 I've always meant to flesh out the story and develop the characters a bit more, but it's been a few years now, and still nothing has happened to put it on paper (a lot of thought has gone on in my head though). I kind of wanted a more eloquent title for this series too, but "Bunny Attack" is all I've ever come up with. Anyway, it's not too late to get started on taking this series further so I guess I could say it's still a work in progress. I'll keep you posted on how it goes. In the meantime, hope you enjoy what there is so far.

Arcade Fire: The Wilderness Downtown

Oh, Arcade Fire, how I love you. Words cannot describe. Really, I've been sitting here for 5 minutes now trying to come up with the next sentence. I think I first heard "Rebellion (Lies)" from Funeral on the radio as one of the rare indie songs that the station played. I can't say I was hooked on them right away, but I was definitely intrigued because it was so different from everything else being played. When I received Funeral as a gift and the first soft notes of the piano from "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" began, I was in love. I don't know what it is about their songs, but I'm filled with so much emotion when I hear them. They're one of the rare groups whose music can actually make me cry for no apparent reason. I saw them in Toronto last August (already a year ago...sad), and I was the odd one out who in a sea of people moving to the music, pretty much stayed completely still the whole time. I just wanted to take it all in without any distraction so I could remember it all and go back to it in my mind whenever I want. It was just so amazing.
Anyway, "The Wilderness Downtown" is an interactive film, which uses Arcade Fire's song "We Used to Wait" off their latest album The Suburbs. I was blown away when I first saw it; it's very cool. I'd recommend that you use Google Chrome as your browser since it was made with it in mind. You won't be able to get the speed and other capabilities required for the film with other browsers. They'll still work somewhat, but it's a bit less impressive. Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Kozyndan's Seasons of the Bunny

Kind of like a hidden objects picture or whatever they're called (anyone remember Highlights magazine where you had to find a list of objects hidden in a seemingly normal picture?). Maybe not so hidden, but still subtle. This series started with "Uprisings", the bunny wave, which kind of became Kozyndan's calling card. It's not indicative of the art they (it's a husband and wife team) produce though, which covers a wide range of subject matter and uses a variety of media, from traditional to digital. These are my favourites though. "Uprisings" hangs on my studio a.k.a. corner-area-of-the-living-room wall. Check out what else Kozyndan have to offer on their site.

Bunny Blossoms

Uprisings

The Bunnies Fall

Gray Hares (Winter Bunnies)

Artist: Mark Ryden

Creepy and cute. A combination of those two usually produces very interesting, and usually kind of twisted work, which is right up my alley. The paintings of Mark Ryden are no exception, although I wouldn't use just those words to describe his art. "Creepy" and "cute", though appropriate, are too simple and don't begin to describe the complexity of his work. I won't go into too much detail and let the work speak for itself. Below are just a few of his paintings, but if you want to see more and get to know a bit about the man himself, you can check out his website, markryden.com.

The Butcher Bunny

Long Yak

Sophia's Mercurial Waters

Nurse Sue

Yoshi