About Me
My Inspiration
Apparently there was a guy named Harry Whittier Frees
who would take horrifyingly cute pictures of animals dressed up as people for children’s books.
These were the original cat memes before the internet ever existed.
I fell in love with the concept, but decided to use
Photoshop to create my artwork to avoid
getting my eyes clawed out.
Blurring the line between creepy and cute,
I strive for a flabbergasted and sometimes
uncomfortable reaction from the viewer.
- J.Bird Cremeans
My Process
I am a digital artist and I digitally paint the images together in Photoshop using layers, masks, brushes, and textures. I never use filters, actions, or presets.
For the printing process, I do have to use a special printer for that and I am unable to do it myself as it involves a chemical process a very large amount of space for the equipment.
I use light-sensitive paper just like film photographers use. It has an emulsion on one side of the paper, that is exposed to light (from the digital file) and processed using photography chemicals just like film photography is (color developer, stabilizer, etc).
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." - Pablo Picasso
Inspired by a fascination with aspects of Southern Gothic, my art emphasizes and reflects the traits of dark humor and oftentimes grotesque characters. I collect abandoned photos and digitally apply horrifyingly cute anthropomorphic animals dressed in vintage clothing that best fit the personality of the people within.