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When humans left the planet for the last time, they took their gods that remained with them. Only a few gods, more stubborn or more dutiful than their brethren, stayed behind on the fallow earth.

Even in the absence of a dominant sentient species, the amount of godstuff produced by even a battered planet was far in excess of that required by these weary survivors. New proto-gods began to form, spawned from the dreams of grasses and the fears of rats. Small and colorless, their shapes fluid, these homunculi were made and unmade based on weather and imperceptible shifts in the magnetic field.

Confused as to their own purpose (if any) these homunculi sometimes fell into old patterns and sometimes, where the channels had been worn flat, branched out and formed new ones.

--Journal of Post-Diaspora Mythobiology

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8 x 16 mixed media--another digital image worked over in paint on board--and as for the subjet, your guess is as good as mine. I think I finally figured out what those little white mannequins are, though...

Anyway, original for sale, prints available, visit Red Wombat Studio to order: [link]
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~bruised--vein Dec 17, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
brilliant.
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:icongrinning-oni:
Love the image.

The text description reminded me of the writing of China Miéville.
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:iconlisi4ka:
i love the sky in this one :)
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:icon12monthsofwinter:
I thought it was the evolution of a teletubby. great concept anyway!
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:iconsinesquared:
Every picture of yours is more than just an idea.. it has its own story. I love that about your work.. you don't just draw something because other people will think it's pretty, but you draw things because your mind is raging with creativity. Thanks for being awesome!
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:iconyaodema:
So the fish is inside the head of the homonculus, and steering it, I assume? Interesting concept. Could make for an odd sort of character, if you were to include it in something like Digger. (I know you wouldn't include it in Digger itself, as that story already has a defined end, which it feels like we're soon coming towards.)
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:iconcaptainspero:
WOW, I can't tell you how inspired to draw I was when I saw this. What an interesting little figure!
Thanks for your beautiful and weird art.
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*Justria Dec 23, 2009  Hobbyist Writer
That little story bit messes with my head. Awesome.
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