Witness the Fitness

Images from a mural I did this past summer for the Fitness Centre, an after school program for kids geared toward promoting physical activity. Keep fit and have fun!

Cat Nap

At the end of the day, it all comes down to this.
What would kittens do?

The American Dream

Close...but no cigar.

P.S. I'm really worried about the recurring overweight, nearly nude,
old man figure who appears in a lot of my work.
And also, WHAT is with those underpants slogans!?

But Father, I love Him.

Here is a birthday/traded gift for good friend Ryan Christiani.

He loves robots.
Check out his site and you will agree.

Alien Ant Farm

My sister and I decided to make terrariums one day after finding pretty glass jars on one of our many antique/thrifting runs. Its a fun simple project, all you need is:

• glass jar
• found mosses, flowers, plants
• a bit of top soil
• a sculpted figure or trinket
• some rocks and charcoal at the bottom to aid in decomposing

Do it! I dare you!

A Temporary Solution?

So here is a little number I did concerning the polar bear crises,
which is not such a "hot topic" in that it is not exactly 'new' news,
but ironically enough, it is VERY much a HOT topic, is it not?

I have to apologize for the really poor scan, looks like I have an item

to tack onto that everlong shopping list.

Bearalina

Well, I am finally finished school now, have graduated, have slept full days, ate a lot, moved a lot of things, drank a LOT of beer, and one would say rested well. Finally.

But I have to say, I'm going a little crazy without the schoolwork. So, I think its time to put this rest 'to rest.' Or at least get started again, because frankly, I miss it. And also, its about time. Gotta get my groove back.

So here is a little diddle that was once a painting (in its beginning stages) before I got angry and scribbled over it. I just cant get this bearalina out of my head.

Book Mice

Boooooooooook maaaaarks!

A shout-out to my home girl Erika for helping me purchase lovely ribbon!

SUNDAY= FUNDAY

On the Seventh Day, God Rested.

Frisky Feline.

And here is a promo video for my book.
The music is by a wonderful composer Mark Mothersbaugh,
who you may know from many of Wes Anderson's film soundtracks
or perhaps even the Rugrats opening credits.
The music I have used is from the Royal Tenenbaum soundtrack.
The cat really reminds me of Keicha, my sister Jenna's kitty.

Sweet Dreams

Sometimes instead of actually sleeping, I just paint it instead.
So...this is just something 'nice' to round out all of the vulger/crude/dark things I have been dabbling into lately. Something for Mom.

PS Ive been really getting into cosmic-y spacey intergalactic night skies.
What fun!

HEX-ED

Alright folks. I just spent nearly 200 dollars trying to get this book printed. This book that has kept me up in the night. This book that has me dreaming of Halloween. This book that has impeded my mental, physical and somehow I am sure my spiritual health. AND. ANNNND. After reformatting, colour-adjusting, re-sizing, re-painting, re-typing everything, it appears as though this little puppy has some embedding issues, or profile issues, or daddy issues, or something BECAUSE the previews are all off! AHHHHHH YIIIIKES. If this thing even gets to me on time for our show, I will punch a hard brick if it is missing images or layers etc etc etc.

Anyway. Here is what the cover looks like on screen. And also, a re-touched ending. Time to catch another darling sunrise. Sweet dreams fellow earthlings.

I guess our parents were right after all.

Olive really is just a nice, old, lady.

We were shivering with fear.

Nobody had ever been this close to a
REAL witch's house before!


Jeff reached out to ring the doorbell.

We all held our breath.

The Witching Hour

Our parents don't believe what we say about Olive.

Probably because none of them have seen what we have seen.
They haven't looked hard enough.

After all, witches usually only come out at night.

My Way or the Highway

ha?
I guess you would still pick the highway
if you had a long distance to travel

Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm

This is an interpretation of the palindrome.

More Olive

Some of us think every neighborhood has a witch.
Because witches make sure kids behave.
And witches HATE when kids have fun.




When Halloween night came around, we were all getting very nervous.
No one could decide if we should trick-or-treat at Olive's house.
After all it was a REAL haunted house with a REAL witch.

...we decided we would.

Tada, a mapping project but also the inside cover of
my witch book. Just wondering what everyone thinks about what I should
use for the book. I'm not sure if the colour is too much or appropriate
for the playful children aspect.

More Bewitching

We are the kids who live on Frances Stewart Rd
and we know Olive is a witch.

Olive lives in a big empty house at the very end of our street.
She has no gardens and she never cuts the grass.
Everyday, after school, the bus drops us off near her house.
And everyday we get hiccups just as we pass by.
We are pretty sure that Olive casts hexes and spells on children.

Dog Eat Dog World

My intent was not so much to show relationships between
specific countries, but more to show the relationship
between power, poverty, and corruption

Website Attempt Numero Deux

hello dear friends,
please check out my new website! There are still some things that need tweaking,
(ie. the fact that it is free and I am advertising for GoDaddy,) but the design is relatively complete.

carlierusselle.com

Olive is a witch

because of all of her black things...

because of her bristled broom...

because she eats worms from the garden.

These are images from my book about my childhood
neighbourhood's witch. Her name was Olive.
When walking home from school we would
always get hiccups when passing her house.
More to come...

On a Lighter Note...

This unfortunately ugly child looks
kind of a lot like Peter Griffin,
don't you think?

To Love and to Cherish

This is my second piece regarding abusive relationships.
A big shout out to Rick Sealocke for all of his helpful guidance.

Love Is Blind

A comment on abusive relationships

Lovely To Meet You

Conversation from a one night stand

Package Design

gluttony, envy, and a hint of pride.

At the Salon

A story of hairstyle archetypes

Tom's Shoes

Here are some of the shoes
I painted for a Tom's Shoes exhibit.
Other artists included Bryce Huffman,
Irma Kniivila, Andrew Patterson, and
Darryl Graham. Twas a fun and charitable event!

C'est Impossible!

And the cow COULDN'T jump over the moon,
because he was caged and grain fed and terribly obese.

Teddy Bear

He seems sweet,
but he will kill you in your sleep.

Cushion for the Pushin'

An embroidered bedroom pillow for the bro.
An enchanting touch to any bed or couch.

Papa Bear

My endearing father never fails to cry out
"here comes a grizzly bear"
before the dreaded flatulence.

Boy Toy

that filthy tease
with his muscle-ies

Heaven

All dogs go to...

Hell

no offence to the kool kitties out there

Happy Easter

Heaven? Hell?