Ever since they announced that Tim Burton was going to have an exhibit at the MOMA, I had been salivating over the thought of going to see it. Tim Burton has been a huge influence to me. I remember every single Tim Burton screening I’ve been to as a child: wearing Batman t-shirts for both Batman movies… being especially excited for Edward Scissorhands because the main female character’s name was also Kim. Tim Burton was one of the main reasons I wanted to get into film and animation and he was also one of the main topics of discussion that helped pair Alex and I up as a couple. Knowing that there was a city relatively close by (thank you, Megabus!) where I could see his work in person was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. Alex and I finally made the pilgrimage to New York City to see the Tim Burton exhibit.

The exhibit did not disappoint. Going through that creature’s mouth just instantly takes you into his mind. There were walls upon walls of strange doodles, rough concept sketches, letters, paintings, sculptures, animations… everything. It was really cool to view a lot of his earlier work and seeing where all his memorable characters had evolved from.  The guy has more imagination than I do in my thumb. It was also wonderful to see his earlier films and how similar his skill was to my own when I first started playing with a camera. Everyone had to start somewhere! We weren’t allowed to take photos, so Alex and I took our merry time taking each and every drawing into memory. We spent a good four hours in that crowded, stuffy room and by the end of it our blood sugars were so low and we couldn’t function anymore, but we didn’t care. It was just simply mind blowing.

If you find yourself in New York City between now and the end of April, be sure to stop by the MOMA and see this exhibit. It’s worth every penny (but be sure to grab something to eat and drink right before you go in! You’ll be in a crowded room for a very long time).

Randy Spears is on my short list of favourite male porn stars. It’s not because the guy’s hot in bed or he has a good package or anything (although hearing his penis sing in Misty Beethoven the Musical was pretty amazing). I like him because in all those in-between scenes where no sex is happening and the porn stars have to exchange in casual dialogue to get the plot moving, Randy Spears can actually act. I would love to cast him as a bad guy in an action film. Just sayin’. Also, have you seen his cameo on American Dad? GOLD!

March is a busy month for Pretty Poopie! Along with getting a few of hickey hider orders* ready for early spring, I’ve also got two events coming up that are super exciting.

My good friend Ben Stirling of Attempted Artistry and I will be showing our erotic art at the SDSSU Porn Reborn conference afterparty at Studio 561 on Bloor and Bathurst. This event sounds pretty darn awesome so if you can make it, please come! It’s happening this Friday, March 12th and it will be hosted by the UofT Sexual Diversity Student Union (it makes me happy that sex-positive groups like this exist in schools!).

On Friday, March 26th at the Rivoli, I will be selling my erotic art, hickey hiders and other creative crap at POP WITH BRAINS! I’m really stoked about this one. It should be a fun night!

Oh yes, I will be a busy little bee this month, especially since I’m also preparing for an epic month-long trip to the Philippines and Japan in April. Crazy!

* Yes, I am taking hickey hider orders while I’m setting up my Big Cartel Store! Will be writing a post about how you can order one shortly!

After a year of having my online store on hiatus, I’m finally back selling my creative crap online. I’ve set up shop with Big Cartel, which has been really wonderful so far. I’m still figuring things out, so in the mean time I only have five items up for sale on the shop.

Two items up for sale in my shop are my Coitus greeting cards, which were mentioned in the Erotic Arts and Crafts recap by The Toronto Sun. Valentine’s Day may be over, but hey, why should February 14th be the only day in the year where you can show your true desire to get laid? Purchase a Threesome? or Sex? handprinted greeting card for any day in the year you want to get some action!

“Ride The Rocket”, which made its debut at the Erotic Arts and Crafts Fair is also available for sale at my online store. It’s a limited edition (25 prints total) gocco print on 5×7 light grey cardstock.  It could potentially be a great  present to go with a Sex? greeting card? Yes? Yes?

This is the reason why I love modeling for The Keyhole Sessions: I get to be part of creating awesome erotic art such as this sketch of me and Jason the Teddybear by Mark Chong. He is one of my many favourite Keyhole regulars… I love the twist he puts into the poses. He was kind enough to give me this awesome drawing. It’s now framed and looking for some free wall space in my already wall-to-wall-art-covered home!