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I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of images that have come to me in a dream. Generally I'm suspicious of the whole concept--it's one of the oldest artistic cliches, after all, and there's something vaguely New Agey about it, and I suppose I have this vague fear that if I start waltzing around going "It came to me in a dream!" I'm starting down a road that ends with me changing my name to Starwombat and slicing off a hunk of the Astral Fruitcake.Fortunately, it never comes up, because my dreams, while vivid and bizarre, rarely contain much paintable imagery. (Yes, I could have painted the whales exploding over Manhattan, but it would have been really unpleasant...) But every now and then, I'll wake up with the fragment of an image in my head.
I don't know why I was dreaming of towers of brightly colored teapots--I'd bought some Fiestaware the day before, maybe that was it--but the image stuck with me even after I woke up. I wonder what I was doing there...
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Lol, tea time 'extreme.'
I love teapots, they are cute and this picture is pure awesomeness. I love how colorful this is.
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Not sure which I like more the image or your words used in the description! lmao I loved your humor and such and I love the image. Although it is an older "cliche" it is still a great piece of work you have here! Curious as to whether or not you would allow me to use it in a non profit signature?
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Ohh - very nicely done! I love this!
I don't suppose you remember the '
On a slightly different note - I had some Shoggoth Jasmine Tea given to me for Christmas and recognised your style straight away - it's so good to know you're doing so well. (I laughed and laughed at the Shoggoth tea. 
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who cares if many of the images did come to you in dreams? it would still be just as cool... i like this!
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teapoooooots X3
Reminds me of Alice in Wonderland *gg*
I like it ^^
Starwombat XDDD
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My wife is an incorrigible tea drinker- she just loves this one.I think tea would be very nice with a slice of Astral Fruitcake BTW.
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SWEET! ^^
My first thought was: "Mad Tea Party!"
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it makes me think to Alice or Lumière from the beauty and the beast
really wonderful ^_*
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Wow, using a new shading technique? It looks so incredibly smooth. And.. festive.
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I am very much in love with tea, and this made me smile.
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Fantastic concept, brilliantly done! Wonderful!
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Reminds me of the scene in The Sword in the Stone when all the pots and pans and books start to dance and pack themselves into Merlin's bag. Nicely done!
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That painting made into print would make a lovely tableclotch or kitchen towel.
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Great picture
Hope it's okay with you, that I put your picture on my blog ( [link] )
with a link back to this page.
If not, tell my and I remove the picture^^
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If I had any money. I would exchange it with you for a painting of whales exploding over Manhattan.
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It's lovely, the colors are great, but the little cast-iron looking one at the bottom is my favorite.
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this is beautiful, i love all the colours! reminds me of something disney
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Nice!
Gives me visions of a Disney movie...
Wild dreams! I have some really weird ones too, but forget them soon after waking.
I would like to see the exploding wales, morbid fascination...
like a train wreck, it's horrible but you just can't look away.
Keep up the good work!
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The music from the tea party from Alice In Wonderland popped in my head when I saw this, lol.
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Whales exploding over manhattan? You are blessed with odd and peculiar things
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Sounds like a cool dream. Or at least, the part you remember sounds cool!
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The purple/lilacy teapot towards the bottom... the plate underneath it almost looks like a tongue poking out of the teapot...
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One of my best dreams had dwarfs on one side of an iron door and me and my team using a minotaur as a catapult...
one day i'm going to paint that.
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Totally Alice in Wonderland.
I love it.
Not to mention you have some wicked dreams.
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This pic gives off a major Alice in Wonderland vibe. I love it.
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Hah, the purple one near the bottom looks like a grumpy old man with a hooked nose :3
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starwombat.....eh? I Dig your work.
whales exploding over a city sounds like something I'd dream. Heavy stuff.
This however is Fun. I approve of fun.
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For some reason I think of Alice In Wonderland.
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Love it! For inanimate objects, they have a lot of personality...
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Fiestaware is to dishes what Starbucks is to coffee--regardless of your feelings on its actual taste, it is the most addictive thing on the market.
My mom has an entire cabinet devoted solely to her Fiestaware collection, and she haunts eBay for the original colors all the time. She even has a few colors that we can't eat off of because of the paint.
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Perhaps you were thinking of the tea-time scene with the Mad Hatter in Alice In Wonderland? Or maybe the singing dish-ware in Beauty and the Beast?
That's what it makes me think of...
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i love it!! soo many colors, all so vvid!!
i would lik to see that whale dream...but thats just me... XD
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aw but mother Gaia loves you and wants you to fill your house with dragons clutching crystal orbs and rain sticks.
was the fiestaware on sale at Macy's?! WIMMEN BE SHOPPIN!
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the last dream i remember was a great chinese dragon pulling a ship across the sky and he was being really moody about and moaning that us passengers didnt give him enough gratitude
so you're not alone in the freaky dream department =]
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I have to say, and I hope you don't mind, that it reminds me of the Sword in the Stone animated film thingy. Disney, I think? Anyway, it does so in a Very Good Way(tm) so no worries, k?
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why do I have to think of alice in wonderland and some old childsbook I had? ^^
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Now, if they're filled with all the tea in China, you'll have it made. I like how that one purple one is all sqishy, like it's made of rubber.
Others mentioned this being Disney-esque. I'm imagining them all *singing* now, like something out of "Beauty and the Beast."
I sometimes have dreams of fields of bones. Perhaps I should paint that.
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I love the Disney-esque feel this has to it. Very bright and colorful with an overall pleasant feel to it. Very good job. I should start painting from my dreams. Mine would be quite scary though. lol
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