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Octophant II: The Retrunkening11 February 2008

You printed another Octophant?

I did! But don’t make it sound like I just made another run of the original Octophant. This one is entirely new.

But why already another Octophant? Didn’t you do the first one like, four months ago or something?

Ok, fine, yes I did, but here’s the thing. That Octophant, much as it was universally loved and embraced, was really just a test run to learn the screenprinting process. I had an actual day job at the time and did not get to put as much time into the design as I wanted to. The shortcomings of the thing were fairly apparent to me even as I was printing it, and this new version was already congealing in my brain before the original prints were even dry.

Also, the originals all sold out and people are still asking after them and I am a slave to my public.

So you’re saying the first one was awful? You’ve been foisting your mistakes off on the poster-purchasing public?

Not at all. The first one definitely has its charms. Lots of people liked the colors of that one, even tho I sort of think it looks like packaging for circus peanuts now, but some people are into that. It was a learning process, and it just happened to get a tiny bit popular.

But I’ve learned quite a bit about printing, as well as drawing octopi in the interim, too. So I decided to employ some of that in the new version. Also I had a lot more time to do the research and to draw the thing. Believe me, if you can’t tell from the photo, I drew the shit out of that thing.

Also, this one is bigger and on different paper.

So people should buy a new Octophant?

Hey, follow your hearts, people. I’m just saying I put quite a lot of time into this, and I’m really happy with the results. And I’m putting it out there because that’s what I do.

Also, if these sell well enough, it will be that much longer before I get so desperate that I have to find a real job. And if I don’t have a real job, I can make more prints and everyone wins.

And I have 100(!) of these things. Octophants require large territories and they long to be dispersed.

And if you don’t want an Octophant, I still have lots of bears and squids.

Are you going to make another Octophant in four months or something?

No way. I have lots of other things to do first. Not saying this is the last one ever, but this will be the definitive Octophant for some time.

Ok, so where do I get one?

Etsy, of course.

Anything else I can do for you while I’m here?

Very possibly. If you are a person with a web site and you like the Octophant or if you don’t and just want to ingratiate yourself to me for some strange reason, please link him up. Thanks.

Do you think talking to yourself in a Q&A format is indicative of larger psychological issues?

Probably.

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