Friday Face OFF -- Portrait Challenge: Emotions

For today's Friday Face OFF link party

of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of

DVArtist, Art, Food and Everyday Things --

Nicole's challenge for us this week

is to draw faces portraying one, more, or all

the emotions on her list of prompts.

Coincidentally, I just finished a short

cartooning class earlier this month,

so I decided to illustrate all the prompted emotions

in a typically cartoony over-the-top manner.

Here they are!

I channeled my inner Donald Trump

by using a black Sharpie 

on white paper to do these cartoons.

And speaking of emotions,

it disgusted me to even type that,

but hey -- anything for a joke, eh?

[Art and photos of art © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]

Why Is National Poetry Month In APRIL?

We have William Shakespeare to blame thank for that,

him and his plays all written in iambic pentameter.

April 23 is believed by many scholars to have been both

Shakespeare's date of birth in 1564 AND his date of death in 1616.

So to celebrate Shakespeare Day today

plus National Poetry Month as well,

how about some LOLs about one of 

the Bard's best (and bloodiest) plays?

And one of my favourite characters is

 already dead long before the play even begins!

Can't really blame the guy for

not wanting to be stereotyped

but hey, beggars can't be choosers!

There's not a lot of theatre/movie roles

for skulls otherwise, buddy.

Remember Earth Day?

The true cost of Fast Fashion --

"An Empire Built on Waste"

by artist Emanuele (Jane) Morelli

Has the Environment

fallen off our political agenda

in these troubled times?

Yes, it appears so.

The New Holy War

Monday Murals -- GO OILERS GO!

I'm taking part today in 

Monday Murals hosted by Sami.

Well, this is a kind of mural, isn't it,

even if it's made out of soft drink boxes?

I took this photo at my local

Save-On Foods grocery store.

The team colours of our

Edmonton Oilers hockey club

are blue and orange. The 2-month

long playoffs road for a chance to win

the 2026 Stanley Cup has just started.

Speaking of Save-On Foods, that's where

I also spotted the following on a poster display

a couple of years ago during another playoffs run --

An Oilers Prayer

Our Father, who art in Edmonton,

Hockey be thy name.

Thy will be done, the Cup be won

On ice, as well as in the stands.

Give us this day our hockey sticks

And forgive us our penalties,

As we forgive those who cross-check against us.

Lead us not into elimination,

But deliver us to victory.

In the name of the Fans,

Lord Stanley, and the Holy Oilers.

Amen.

[Photo © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]

Time For A Sunday Drive

Snuggle Time!