The Articulator

Artist: Foxfires
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The Articulator

“Mr Wegg, if you was brought here loose in a bag to be articulated, I’d name your smallest bones blindfold equally with your largest, as fast as I could pick ‘em out, and I’d sort ‘em all, and sort your vertebrae, in a manner that would equally surprise and charm you.” – Mr. Venus, Articulator – from the book Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Stock:

Bird: Archistock http://archistock.deviantart.com/art/Creepy-Bird-77455534
Surgeon’s stuff: Lockstock http://lockstock.deviantart.com/art/Surgeon-s-Table-01-10250561
Hat: Peace-of-art http://peace-of-art.deviantart.com/art/Two-Top-Hats-61892310
http://www.sxc.hu/photo/546034

My own stock: Foxstox http://foxstox.deviantart.com/art/Abandoned-Farmhouse-83028054
textures, all else – are mine.

The Articulator belongs to the following groups:

Designers United and Graphic Editing 101

metronomad, 3 months ago

fabulous work. as always. been your fan at DA. ;)
deliriousgirl, 3 months ago

Oh just so damned wonderful!
Robert O'Neill, 3 months ago

Amazing
Larry Stewart, 3 months ago

I love the picture and the quote from Dickens. It has to be one of the best Dickens quotes ever!
RavenSoul, 3 months ago

VERY NICE!
Mugsy, 3 months ago

Love it!
onefourseven, 3 months ago

A stunning creation!!
Awesome!
iffymood, 3 months ago

wow, that is awesome work.
Foxfires in reply to metronomad’s comment, 3 months ago

Heyla!! I’m stoked that you came on over to RedBubble! Thanks so much for supporting my work, it means a lot to me!
Foxfires in reply to deliriousgirl’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you very much! :D
Foxfires in reply to Robert O'Neill’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you very much!
Foxfires in reply to Larry Stewart’s comment, 3 months ago

It’s so true. Everyone needs an Articulator in their lives, in order to sort and combine whatever stray bones they might have lost along the way…heheheh
Foxfires in reply to RavenSoul’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Raven!
Foxfires in reply to Mugsy’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Mugsy!! (Great name by the way!)
Foxfires in reply to onefourseven’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you very much!
Foxfires in reply to iffymood’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Leanne! This is one of those ones that was a real labor of love. I’ve always adored that quote by Charles Dickens about the Articulator… and I had taken the photo of the old abandoned house. So when I found the great stock photo of the bird, it just all came together. :D
AdamDonnelly, 3 months ago

I bet you had fun doing this. Fantastic!
Thomas Josiah ..., 3 months ago

How well He articulates…..
Thomas Josiah ..., 3 months ago

That’s one of the Dicken’s novels unread yet…i’ll have to give it a go…..
Foxfires in reply to AdamDonnelly’s comment, 3 months ago

I really did Adam! I had been wanting to do something special with the abandoned house shot I took a few weeks ago. I also had been wanting to create something based on that Dickens quote. Once I saw the bird…well, it all fell into place…heh!

Thank you so much for the compliment!
Foxfires in reply to Thomas Josiah Chappelle’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Thomas – and yes, you should read Our Mutual Friend! It is really a delight. The Boffins, the Articulator…so many characters, and all so unforgettable! There are a few more ideas I have to make artwork that is inspired by things in his book, and this one in particular.. :)
Thomas Josiah ..., 3 months ago

When I was in my thirties I made a point to read quite a few of Dicken’s novels….Thelast being recent…a rereading( or was it the first ) of the Tale of Two Cities….So far Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are two of my favorites!
Foxfires in reply to Thomas Josiah Chappelle’s comment, 3 months ago

Oh those are so wonderful!! My absolutely favorite so far is David Copperfield. What an epic! Some of my favorite quotes come from that one.

My hubby and I had the wonderful priviledge of visiting the Dickens Museum in London, which is in the townhouse he lived in when he wrote Oliver Twist. Such an amazing place to wander around and imagine him conjuring up all these familiar and beloved characters!
Thomas Josiah ..., 3 months ago

I envy you that opportunity! Thanks for sharing it.
Larry Butterworth, 3 months ago

pretty nice work, interesting character