"You just a cog in the machine..." they seem to say. YES, but a single broken cog can bring the entire mechanism to a halt. Be THAT cog!
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16 Jun. 2023
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"The Secret Remains" by RFY (HF)
[Felt pen, paint pen, colored pencil, paper collage, and packing tape on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] This is a digital version of a handmade postcard that I sent to out a few weeks ago, but got BACK with an undeliverable "RETURN TO SENDER" message stuck to it by the Postal Service. I considered changing the "TO" address and resending it, but I changed my mind and decided to KEEP it. I'll induct it into The MUSEUM OF POSTCARD ART, which is a physical collection of postcards that my wife and I have been putting together for several years. (It makes us feel good! Maybe that's good enough!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://nftshowroom.com/gallery/richardfyates_back-to-primitivity_the-secret-remains-by-rfy-hf
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17 Jun. 2023
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"Abstract Color Thing" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Crayon on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Mysterious symbol found in a drawer in the bathroom. Probably prehistoric. ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/468
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"This is Not..." by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen and metallic marker on stationary stolen from a certain hotel with packing tape on reclaimed cardboard and digital embellishments and color manipulation.] The fam and I stayed five nights at the Disneyland Hotel back in Oct. / Nov. 2022. It was fun, if stupidly expensive. (We've always wanted to be IN PARK for an entire vacation.) But...eventually, we had to LEAVE the controlled environment, we aren't wealthy enough to live there full time---you know, SUPER-rich---and we had to re-enter the NORMAL, EVIL world... That's where we REALLY live... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/469
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"cc0 Bug (Danger)" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Ballpoint pen on notebook page, mosh, pixel art / drawing, layers, and digital sweat.] The cc0 bugs are still out there, just waiting for a chance to take your PROFITS away! Evil bugs!!! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
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"How My Day Has Been" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Digital drawing created in a free app on my phone...] This was a couple of days ago. Anxiety was a bit high... I'm feeling better now... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/470
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"Conflict Resolution" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, brush pen, paint pen, and color change marker on construction paper with digital embellishments and color.] One of the surest means of resolving a conflict is to EAT the entities involved in the dispute. No one left to continue the conflict? Your job is done! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/471
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"No Longer Young" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Ultra fine point Sharpie on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] Truth in advertising... Confession! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/472
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"Demon Lord of the Dance" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Liner pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] That lizard can DANCE! Go bud, go!!! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/473
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19 Jun. 2023
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"Art is an Accumulation of Layers" by Richard F. Yates (and fam)
[Photograph of the ROOM where it all goes down...] Behind the finished "product" (metaphorically speaking) is a lifetime of experience. Even a simple line hides decades of thought, experimentation, and movement... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/474
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"All Debt is Not Created Equal" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Felt pen, color change marker, sticker collage, paper and cardboard collage, clear tape and packing tape on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color tweaking.] Another hand-made postcard that I will eventually send to some unsuspecting victim! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/475
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"bug bug bug" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
[Ballpoint pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] The run amok, don't they! Every dang where... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1F94smAkoLSgNT7PLaxYj7Ba1SKqXfGjsY/476
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ENOUGH!!!! (I tire of these silly games... I want to play DIFFERENT silly games!)
Later folks!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)