Kat Johnston

Tag: turtle

  • Painting: Lookie lookie! A turlelephant!

    Kat Johnston Painting: Its a turlelephant: an elephant and a turtle spliced into one incredible creature.

    I finally got a picture of it! A little while ago, some good friends of mine moved into a new house – with that, it was entirely necessary to give them a moving-in gift… especially since they were putting on a fantastic bbq to celebrate. Dimity had asked me on a couple of occasions that she wanted me to draw a turlelephant for her – I took it a step further and painted it.

    So, to address the question ‘What is a turlelephant?’ – its a turtle spliced with an elephant. A divine combination of the two, probably created by a delightfully mad scientist with the kind of laboratory which wouldn’t look out of place with a sheet-covered bench in the approximate shape of Frankenstein tucked away in one dusty corner. Needless to say, an Igor wouldn’t hurt in there either.

    Perhaps the intended result was something fearsome, a horrorific monstrosity straight out of something in a Hieronymus Bosch painting. Instead… lets face it… this creature was destined for cuteness. Perhaps he won over the heart of the formerly evil and/or mad scientist and turned him into a big ole bundle of love, sunshine, rainbows and happiness. Oh, and they all lived happily ever after. The end!

  • Sketch: What do you get when you splice a turtle and an elephant?

    Kat Johnston: What do you get when you splice a turtle and an elephant? A turlelephant!

    First off, a little something for Dimmy, a friend of mine. Yes, I’ve drawn it… a turtle and an elephant, spliced into one mega-awesome creature. You gotta admit, he’s cute! This little turlelephant was bought to life as I sat in on a psychology lecture today… I listened to the lecturer talk about perception of self and the impact of perception of self and of others… I sketched at the same time. Oh, and ate some choc-orange fudge. The choc-orange fudge was tasty.

    I’m not going to put a picture up of the current Sanu item: I’ve done it as a png with a transparent background and I’m… um… too lazy to actually save it as a jpg right now. It’s an ice-cream monocle – a wonderful combination of both food and fashion. Yum!