This is one of those WTF posts that doesn’t necessarily classify as “overshare,” but it’s not Gold Star-approved, either. No…that’s not how I would define the following pictures of a little girl who’s been transformed by her mother into a cat lady, an ogre, a Safari Flying Evil Monkey, and a character from Zoobilee Zoo, if a stripper-kitty Zooble with a penchant for baths had been part of the cast.
As an appreciator of free clip-art, I understand the impulse to decoratepicturesin aridiculousmanner. And as a person with a mom who’s recently discovered emoji, I understand that some mothers have a tendency to be extra-goofy with clip-art and emoticons. But that understanding aside, these pictures are beyond strange. This proud mom / folk artist begins her journey simply, with a cat app, before hitting the gas and heading straight to Bizarro Kitty Bathtown. There’s no question in my mind that shitty clip-art makes the world a better place, but L.’s photo series takes digital stickering to creepy and crafty new heights.
1. =^w^=
I have twocats that whine and shed a lot, so I beg to differ with L.’s statement, but in terms of having too many clip-art kitties, including tigers and Sphynx cats, she’s right on the money. You just can’t have too many.
Cat apps like Cat Effects make pictures like this possible, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Whenever I see a picture like this in my newsfeed, I smile knowing one of my adult friends took the time to add stickers to their pictures and tap into their inner 2nd grader. Adorable. But you know what they say: Cat Effects are the gateway drug to the twisted underworld of modern clip-art culture.
2. Ogre~ific!
After L. got into the rudimentary “dabbler’s” side of the clip-art scene, she took things to the next level with a sci-fi-inspired work, aptly titled “Ogre~ific!”
Out of respect to the artist, I left all of her works exactly as she created them in this post. But as a general rule, I don’t endorse parents using bright white lights to cover a child’s nether-regions in order to make a picture acceptable for Facebook. Mostly, this picture serves as a jumping-off point for L.’s warped imagination. It’s Point A on the road to Point Z. Baby-eating ogres and poison skulls are great and all, but you know what are really cool? Flying monkeys.
3. Safari Evil Flying Monkey
Did you know that ‘Safari Evil Flying Monkey’ is the name of about a dozen indie bands? True story. And did you know that a female Safari Evil Flying Monkey wears a bow in her hair? Monkey’s gotta be stylish. Here’s something else I bet you didn’t know: Safari Evil Flying Monkeys are bikini-clad demons with fangs that look like this:
L. takes this editing job in a pretty unconventional direction, and yet she still uses a flower to symbolically cover her kid’s vagina. She’s an eccentric artist with one foot firmly placed in reality, and her daughter has never looked more terrifying.
That is, until she took a kitty bath.
4. Kitty bath
Do you know what a kitty bath is? Me neither. But apparently it involves a bath, some kitties, and shapeshifting that turns young girls into Kardashian-esque sexy kittens with curly hair extensions and furry feline ears.
Who else is ready to buy a whole calendar of L.’s inspired works? Just imagine being weirded out by her outlandish designs every single day of the year. Now that’s an investment I’m prepared to make, assuming the next photo series will feature her daughter wearing clothing.
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