Sometimes inspiration hits from odd places. I saw a friend on facebook share a funny video called "Hey there Chthulu":
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I got to thinking way too deeply about it, which I tend to do. The octopus like monsters have terrified humanity for a long time. What I find interesting is they are definitively NOT serpentine like many of the old monsters but the tentacles have a very serpentine quality and perhaps that mixed with the fear of the deep unknown which a creature from the sea would certainly represent. The oceans depths is nearly as unfathomable as the vastness of space (not quite but nearly). So, I think I will be covering some of those fantasy and mythological monsters like chthulu, medusa and others a bit more. For now I'll start off with the little eraser stamp I made...not bad I think for my first time carving in 12 years.
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