Decorating Mickey

I purchased this blank, white vinyl Mickey probably two or three years ago because I became infatuated with those things. Trust me when I say you don't want to know how many of those little 3 inch figures are scattered about the living room. When the blank ones first arrived on the market, I picked one out, thinking it might be fun to decorate my very own. So much fun, in fact, that I left it on my dresser, confined to its little plastic baggie for two whole years.

Last night, though, something clicked inside when I picked up the blank Mickey. I grabbed a blue Sharpie and started drawing.

The pattern wraps around the little Mickey in a very random way. I had no idea really what I wanted to do but allowed my hand to guide then pen. I began at the nose, then wrapped around the right side of the face, across the back of the head, up and around both ears. The blue branches off in the back, heading down the right side and also across to the left and down to the feet. Definitely not the work of Shag, but I think it looks kinda cool, almost tribal in its own way.

I wonder if I could start my own line . . . .