“I have to agree with everyone: ostriches really are the tubas of the bird world. ”

— Joseph

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Make hiker in his 40s trying to look all cool by a lake.

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Jul 27, 2019

Parents and children : assorted thoughts for July.

Jul 27, 2019

Jul 24, 2019

Pet peeves for July.

Jul 24, 2019

Jul 21, 2019

Pretty (a rose is a rose is a buttercup).

Jul 21, 2019

Jul 16, 2019

Oscar Wilde plays tennis.

Jul 16, 2019

Jul 13, 2019

Thoughts on the week past; one that is dead forever.

Jul 13, 2019

Jul 8, 2019

The patience of a Spartan, or, the obsessions we carry.

Jul 8, 2019

Fresh Stuff

Design : Handbook for Artists

Excerpts from Joseph Long’s “Survival Handbook - a guide for Artists, Explorers, Filmmakers, Fisherpeople, Vegetarians, Storymakers, Magicians, New Guinea, and Harold.”

illustration, graphic design, thoughts on creativity, education

Illustration : 44Rockstars

An ongoing typographic alphabet of musicians and rock stars, as created from bits and pieces of everyday detritus such as food, metal, wood, and flowers.

44rockstars, music, typography

Illustration : This Is It

Illustrations and drawings, mostly about childhood, parenting, music, and observations on life in the 21st century.

illustration, design, children, family

Illustration : Lee is Legend

Illustrations and drawings about my dad, Lee C. Long, from childhood to dadhood, as created with my five-year old daughter.

illustration, design, children, family

Illustration : Warriors and their pets

An illustrated series of famous warriors and their pets, including Athena, Saladin, Leonidas, Harold II, Joan of Arc, Achilles, Joshua, Hannibal, the Amazons, Hercules, Richard the Lionhearted, Thor, Genghis Khan, Odin, Alexander the Great, and King Arthur.

illustration, design, warriors, pets, heroes, history

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