Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Creative Tuesday (and AEDM) - little house

'Special precautions were required when Uncle Bill came to visit.'
Little House, pen on bleedproof paper, approx. 290 x 200 mm

Is it a little sad that when prompted with the phrase 'little house', the first thing that came to mind was a toilet? Or should I blame it on being Australian?

In any case, the 'little house', dunny, outhouse, shed out back, Aunt Jane's, and a whole variety of names not suitable to be written on this blog was, and, in some cases, still is, a small building out the back of a property containing a toilet, traditionally either a pan or long drop. For further info, feel free to visit good ol' Wikipedia. There is also a humorous Dunny piece of poetry here.

Nutty
('Give me a home among the gumtrees...')

PS: technically speaking this art was done yesterday, but the piece of work I attempted today was so bad, it is never going to utilise pixels on this computer or any other. Hopefully tomorrow will be more arty.

EDIT: I forgot to give you a link to the great Creative Tuesday challenge over on Hot Toast and Jam. Go visit! There are lots of other yummy talented peeps over there.

17 comments:

  1. Well we had those too Gumnut, right in town when I was a little girl. I didn't spend much time on mine this time, almost forgot about it in the making of Christmas gifts for family.
    QMM

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  2. very cute even if it's a outhouse

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  3. This really made me laugh! I adore all the details that you added... which really makes it a sweet drawing even if it's that kind of little house.

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  4. Oh this is too cute.... Can't think of a better little house that an outhouse!! Great drawing!

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  5. Hahahaha...gotta love that added touch with the bird!! Very cute and work well done. Thanks for the smile :)

    ~A Vermont Girl

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  6. Ha, so funny, great take on the prompt! The caption cracks me up, good one.

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  7. What a kick! I love your idea for this week's CT theme. Interesting detail...the passed out bird and the fumes rising from the outhouse. Oh, and Uncle Bill's feet. Too funny.

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  8. Heehee! Love your little house :) Brings back memories of my trip to Oz and using an exact replica! Must be an australian fetish right enough! Haha! Love the gas masks too! :)

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  9. Great idea there :)

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  10. I am laughing my head off because I read the little caption about Uncle Bill. The picture is great on it's own but that caption just did it for me. Terrific!

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  11. Hahaha! Love the dead bird! Nice touch! :D LOL!

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  12. ha ha ha !!! love it, how funny....you are very clever. Great pen and ink work, too!!! xxoo

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  13. It's very cute...and a very necessary little house! ha!

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  14. oh this one gave me a chuckle...very original.

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  15. Ha! You are so funny... I can always count on you for a smile :)

    xo
    Kristin

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  16. Well, it is nutty, shall we say....and so well drawn too. I have to admit chuckling rather. I lvoe it, Gumnut. you are such a hoot. thank you for doing this.

    I have saved your image and will add it the montage that I intend to put up later tonight or for tomorrow morning, if I run out of time now. thanks so much for your contribution and do keep playing along!

    BTw, for this co-op you do need to add a link back to my post for others to learn more about C.T. if they want and to be able to see the other contributions. Thank you.

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