I Need a Hero!

Wait...did he just? Nah, can't be.

What a noble specimen of heroics. What a dashing, noble knight.  No wonder they have chosen to immortalise him with such dynamic realism.  Wait a minute, did he just move?  No...maybe not.

As I was saying, he seems just the sort of unflinching, bold hero we need for our tale.  What a fitting tribute to him this very realistic painting is...  no wait, he moved again.  Did nobody see it this time?  I'm not sure whether my mind is playing tricks on me.

Anyway, to get back to what I was saying... no there it is again.  Hang on, this is no painting.  No wonder it is so lifelike; Sir Strompliff is that you?  I'm not sure the hero we need is the sort that has to be his own portrait in his spare time.

Although heroes are pretty rare these days, so you might just have to do.

Animated, Like Clockwork

Do the squirrel rock

Mesmerising isn't it?  There's something so relaxing about watching a squirrel chomping away over and over again, forever.  

This is just one of the many critters that inhabits Galdovia and many of them lead very repetitive lives, but they don't mind.  They find something comforting in the familiar, even if it is familiar frequently as in the case of old 'scoff chops' here.

If he reminds you of an old Christmas nutcracker toy soldier, then top marks to you.  For those of you dribbling and scratching your head in bemusement, a diagram is in order....

Essentially a wooden toy for cracking walnuts shells and releasing the tasteless walnutty goodness within.

As good a starting inspiration as any, no?

Turning the Tide

Spin cycle

Well, now I'm all at sea.  Things are not all they seem when you look at them from a different angle.  What was once so substantial now seems wafer-thin.

But that works both ways; small and thin, inconsequential elements can be put together to build something quite substantial.  Unremarkable individual pieces can be constructed to create something to capture the imagination.

Now something that once seemed an unremarkable collection of parts can become a wonderful window into a weird world...

A scene from the up and coming digital book, Galdo's Gift: Now meet Master Mustafo and his mariner mates, Manoeuvring their Man O’ War through the Marlin Straits. Mercilessly mashing monsters from the murk. “Muster up a memento, or you’ll drive me berserk!”