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My Girlfriend Sculpted These Little Creatures To Help Cope With Worrisome Health Issues
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My Girlfriend Sculpted These Little Creatures To Help Cope With Worrisome Health Issues

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I’m a multi-media visual artist, and have been painting and illustrating for a few years now. My girlfriend has been incredibly supportive and I consider her my business partner in so many ways. This summer has been extremely stressful for us as a couple. After much testing she has been diagnosed with a rare brain disorder, which causes excess fluid in her spinal column, among other painful symptoms. She’s never considered herself to be artistic in any way, but one day decided to try sculpting, as a sort of therapy to cope with this new ailment which has truly changed her life over the last few months.

What started as therapy is now an art collaboration. I’ve been working on a series this year called The Grubbers…a race of dimensional creatures that are cute and kinda gross as well. My girlfriend has transformed my drawings and paintings into sculptures, which I then paint and assemble. It’s exciting to watch her explore her newfound talent, and being able to work together artistically is amazing.

I hope you enjoy what we’ve created, as this is just a taste of things to come. Thanks!

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Painter and illustrator of weird and nerdy things. Hugely influenced by every corner of popular culture. Creating fan art for a few years allowed me to hone my skills and I now find the most joy putting the strange creatures that inhabit my brain onto paper and canvas, or any other surface that attracts my attention.

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Mark Gagne

Mark Gagne

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Painter and illustrator of weird and nerdy things. Hugely influenced by every corner of popular culture. Creating fan art for a few years allowed me to hone my skills and I now find the most joy putting the strange creatures that inhabit my brain onto paper and canvas, or any other surface that attracts my attention.

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SkullGurl
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful and love that you're doing them as a couple! <3 Art also helped me with my menthal health issues, so I can totally relate to your story. Keep going!

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thank you...it really is a wonderful experience working together on artwork. we have more creations coming soon.

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ChubbySquid
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They look like adorable little bouncy balloon like creatures that would live in a swamp or sewer in a fantasy world. Maybe considered a pest, but sweet and carefree in nature and therefore people have a soft spot for them :3

Aaaa Bbbb
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So cute! I'd love to see a claymation cartoon about these little guys. They look like they'd have a good story to tell :)

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

claymation could be an interesting route. there is more of a story to these Grubbers, as i've done quite a few illustrations and paintings of them this year, including putting together a colouring book. i'll do a separate post here with those. thanks!

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SkullGurl
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful and love that you're doing them as a couple! <3 Art also helped me with my menthal health issues, so I can totally relate to your story. Keep going!

Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thank you...it really is a wonderful experience working together on artwork. we have more creations coming soon.

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ChubbySquid
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They look like adorable little bouncy balloon like creatures that would live in a swamp or sewer in a fantasy world. Maybe considered a pest, but sweet and carefree in nature and therefore people have a soft spot for them :3

Aaaa Bbbb
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So cute! I'd love to see a claymation cartoon about these little guys. They look like they'd have a good story to tell :)

Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

claymation could be an interesting route. there is more of a story to these Grubbers, as i've done quite a few illustrations and paintings of them this year, including putting together a colouring book. i'll do a separate post here with those. thanks!

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