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This is great.
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if he's consuming her and not EATING her, maybe move his head...
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your designs are tight, keep up the good work.
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john dos!
wish it could go on something less white but at the same time it looks really good on white, and i don't see it on much else. 5$ |
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that is terrifying. yet captivating.
he looks like he's enjoy his MEAL. $4 |
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this is sexy.
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funkie fresh on Jun 06 '06 hahaha..omg. awesome.
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tentacle sex?
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This is an amazing illo, as are all your submissions but I would never wear it.
WTF with the japanese and tentacle porn I don't get it?! |
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tomburns on Jun 06 '06 fiver.
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terrifying and amazing and unwearable for me. ..it's like... reverse tentacle porn...
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this aint your work fool! its just a preety (less perverted) re-drawing of Hokusai's 'the fishermans wifes dream'
http://ivizlab.sfu.ca/arya/Gallery/Ukiyo_e_2.htm |
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Love it, but the legs scare me
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^^ also it does'nt really look copied to me, just inspired by something else
just my thinkin' |
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bananaphone on Jun 06 '06 I am pretty sure that john2 didnt take this concept from some bizarre tentacle porn loving artist. It isn't THAT original a concept to come up with.
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JOHN2 on Jun 06 '06 Ah the japanes love of the the soothing yet slimy touch of the tentacle dates back all the way to the mesozoic
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beautiful illustration. but not something i would wear.
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Robsoul on Jun 06 '06 the concept is obviously adapted from the Japanese woodcuts and paintings but, please, who the hell doesn't know that? artists, designers, illustrators draw their inspiration from something, soon you ppl will be accusing us of stealing from from nature.... duh let's move on now.... wish it was on red! def a 5+$ |
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My mom walked in when I was stairing at this.
I like it kindof, but I would feel weird wearing it... |
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$5!
i don't care that it is on white. |
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Awesome dude!
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never seen it before! i appreciate
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perfect! 5$
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YES YES TENTACLES YES YES $555
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grayehound on Jun 06 '06 Hey! She's skinny! That's just not fair. I like them fat women.
The drawing, as usual, is exceptional. The color, though, leaves a bit to be desired. Still, a top-notch design, though too big on the shirt. |
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awesome design, color, and style. kudos to you sir :]
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I don't really want to wear tentacle porn on a t-shirt...
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oh god look at her foot! x.x
Great art and I like the orange oct best 5! Good luck! |
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wullagaru on Jun 06 '06 john .. normally I really like your work but this one isnt doing anything for me .. I think its her foot it just bugs me .. anyway it is really well drawn just not my bag
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yea whats w/ her limbs did the octapus mangle them or what
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this is so beautiful. I'd love to buy it
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wow great effin illustration, this is wonderful. $5
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Neato. And I love her bizarro feet.
Wait, I love them, but I don't LOVE them. |
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slaterock on Jun 06 '06 hahaha, i loooove the feet! Her expression is somewhat manly, but i dig up the octopus.
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I don't really buy that he is eating her but not EATING her - as in fork'n'knife & "please pass the pepper." If that were the case, you wouldn't have had to place the mouth of the octupus right in her crotch, nor given her a facial expression that is "ambiguous." If she were eaten alive in the horror movie (not porn movie) sense, she would probably be looking a little more... um... in pain?
Aside from that, while I usually really dislike the grotesque style of illustration with distorted limbs, for some reason it is really doing it for me in this case. I think partially BECAUSE it has that tentacle-porn sex angle, but she's bottom-heavy and knobby-kneed, and you can see her flesh bulge a little in between the squeezing tentacles. To be honest, I think it's the squeeze-bulges that make me like this piece so much. It's a small thing that makes a big difference, that you paid attention to those little details. That tiny line in the first bulge of the right upper thigh. I couldn't ever actually wear this shirt. But I can't help but score you high for the quality of the art in this sub. |
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Argh - I really do know how to spell octopus!
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Monkey II on Jun 06 '06 The birth of
DAVY JONES! arrrr -5$ |
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jpiatt on Jun 06 '06 I never really have much more to say than. "Wow" and "$5" to your work John. It's just always perfectly drawn and just amazing. so....
$5. Wow. |
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Nice style, yeah, but who could possibly wear this!?
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streetwise on Jun 06 '06 Hey John, you should go work up at the threadless home office up in Boulder. I hear they have excellent benefits. 5$
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JOHN2 on Jun 06 '06 Thanks for the comments so far! And thank you Rahna for your insight. Although I had the most innocent of intentions with this piece it really doesn't matter because it's all about how the viewer interprets it. If you want to see it as an octopus going to town then thats's great too! I actually kind of like that it turned into something alot more sexual than it is, hopefully it makes people laugh instead of barfing a little in their mouths.
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ewww...i don't like it at all, except the art, i love the art but not the concept
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Again, amazing.
I don't understand why people have such a problem enjoying good art for its own sake on this site. They either have to qualify their praise by saying that they wouldn't wear it or that it's not your best work - or they have to go back two centuries to find the artist you "copied." If it wasn't for the artists on this site you'd all be wearing Old Navy logos, people. Let's lighten up a little. |
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i am not usually a fan of naked asian women but your illustration kicks arse and has made me a believer!
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wow i need this shirt NOW with the reddish squid. Japanese tentacle fantasies are a necessary threadless addition, PRINT PRINT PRINT 5$$$$$$$$$$$
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Ahaha. Great title.
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her toes are grosing me out maqybe if they didnt look like old men feet i like it better $4
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i said pink
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whoa awesome!
maybe there should just be a new john2 shirt every week? it could have it's own page like the 12 month club... $5 |
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once again, john, your stuff is amazing. kepp it up, my friend. maybe do some more stuff like your first two subs, i want something like that to be printed
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Sweet mother of all living sexiness, flamboyent erotic deliciousness, pure divine artisticness!
who are you?, i want to have your child, actually i just want to have your drawings child. 5 all the way |
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i love this illustration but i wouldnt wear it. you are a really good artist though
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wow. that's just....incredibly creepy. it's not my style but i'm sure there are people out there that love it, and content aside the style is really cool.
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crazy. can't stop looking. i'd buy it if i had a credit card and then i'd wear it if i could buy it.
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bonaparte, at 2:03pm on Jun 6, 2006
I don't understand why people have such a problem enjoying good art for its own sake on this site. They either have to qualify their praise by saying that they wouldn't wear it or that it's not your best work - or they have to go back two centuries to find the artist you "copied." If it wasn't for the artists on this site you'd all be wearing Old Navy logos, people. Let's lighten up a little. In fairness, this site isn't about art "for its own sake." It's about art that you would wear. That's the entire point of the site, of rating submissions, of everything Threadless: making T-shirts for you to buy. So saying you wouldn't wear something is eminently valid, as Threadless is not in the business of selling paintings, comic books, posters (at least not any more), or anything but art that people will purchase and wear. And it's a tad condescending to say we'd only wear Old Navy. What about Abercrombie and Fitch? ;) |
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this is disgusting
but i love it and would probably wear it. good job. |
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oh yuck x_x"
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love the artwork, but not for me
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OMG people just get a grip, THIS IS AWESOME FULL STOP.
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Ack !
That's creepy ! But, hahaha ! |
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amazingly gross detail - love it on the pink. I'm not positive I'd buy it but hey, maybe it'll make a good bedtime shirt - imagine the nightmares I'd have! :) 5$
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wow.
i can't even.... wow. so far past beautiful it is actually perfect. $5 |
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Awesome. It's going to be the most popular shirt ever that nobody can bring themselves to wear. 5$ !
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i'd wear this in a heartbeat. and then i'd go eat calamari.
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WOOOAH
its like mouthing her vagina ooooooh lord ... ok well either way I love octapus and I love this |
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I like this as much as most everyone else. Man, I just cant stop looking at it, but c'mon dude, dont deny it was intended to be sexual. There's no shame in that. I mean, you had to DRAW it's mouth right on da cooch. =)
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Amazing shirt and artwork my friend! I would wear this anyday, anytime, anywhere, especially to pick up the ladies and show them that I ain't afraid of no vagina loving, I am the real deal (actually you're the real deal)! It would get me to be the center of attention anywhere I graced my presence in for all the wrong reasons! Sad that I need a shirt like this to aid in my adventures. HaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaa!
Regardless, beautiful artwork - I was in complete shock and awe (just like all your other pieces) when I viewed this Lady Loving Octopus. Hope it gets printed, it would have definitley come in handy the other day when I went to that sushi restaurant! As the saying goes, you are what you eat - or in this case you are what you're eaten by :) - Okay enough about sushi, damnit I am craving it now - GAH! Anyways, keep up the good work! |
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eskimokiss on Jun 07 '06 suck it baby! suck it!
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i want it! but i dunno if i'd have the guts to wear it. but i want it... argh!
anyway, $5 and buy, even if I just keep it in my apartment and love it in secret. |
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amazing 5$
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Oh yeah, $5 and of course a buy for the Octopussy!
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I keep thinking about how octopuses have BEAKS. BEEEEAKS people. OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW
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Looks like more than a hug.
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scoutti on Jun 07 '06 i like the use of yellow-orange
i just saw your profile picture mitchell and since i could read chinese i think i was more petrified upon the sight than if i couldn't but the thing that bothers me the most was how on earth you would even have any access to such filth in the first place |
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very nice.. love it.. 5!
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O______O;;;;;;;;
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Great stuff John
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I would feel weird wearing this but I would definately buy it! 5$
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Uhm, looks like some creepy hentai shirt... It's a neat idea, but I don't know how well executed.
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Sweet mother this is beautiful!! :D
Im endlessly impressed with your skills and I give this a 5 and buy as always. |
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.moto. on Jun 08 '06 you've done it again, you crazy, crazy man. 5
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kinky.... and im vaguely grossed out.
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dude....................... No.
wrong website. |
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love the weird looking hands/feet.
and it's just sick enough that i like it :-P |
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graphic frost on Jun 09 '06 i love it john!
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LOVE! 5$
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beautiful, i really would've liked it on orange, i like that one a lot, it strikes you in the back of your head.
also, this is pretty porn-ish. but in a good way. |
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this shirt is AMAZING!!!! 5$
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I have to agree with amelia knoxville. This is uncannily similar to The Fisherman's Wife's Dream.
http://ivizlab.sfu.ca/arya/Gallery/Ukiyo_e_2.htm check it out. |
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It's still cool though.
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I love everything you do. Where can I buy prints :)
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nice placement of the head. very occult and cute.
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its just so... so wrong. you cant look away but you must, which is why i could never wear it. people would be like "hey theres a crazy octopus on your shirt..." and i'd be like "yeah i know...."
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catdogpigduck on Jun 10 '06 it's about time someone took on the topic of transpecies relationships in t-shirt form. BRAVO BRAVO
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$5
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ooh creepy and gross but i love it.
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kaloyster on Jun 10 '06 Octopussy. Me like
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Weird. I just saw "The Fisherman's Wife's Dream" for the first time today. Nice homage.
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kinky. her hands and feet are gross. hmmmm.
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I've finally found my dating Tshirt.
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5$ definitely
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both Hokusai's "fisherman's wife's dream" and Teraoka's "Sarah and the Octopus."
weird, but awesome. |
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so sexxxyyy!
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The best part has to be either the legs or her facial expression.
Or both. Because it's amazing. 5-ed! |
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gross but intriguing. i don't think there's a person alive who'd be able to abide by your "consuming but not eating" rule though.
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Crazy cool. Wierd too... but then again this is threadless.com
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i don't want to stop looking at it. it's making me horny...
her feet creep me out, but i like it. i'd buy this for my boyfriend because he likes odd, disgustingly beautiful things. $5 |
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It would be an amazing coincidence to have this similar a layout to the Fisherman's Wife's Dream, just the style is different. HOWEVER, that's 1- public domain these days, and 2- a reference. He reworked it comepletely into his own style. Clearly a lot of work and skill went into it, not just some photoshopping.
I find it interesting that John really doesn't see the sexual connotations in his own or the original. I dislike the feet/hands, but in a way, the more I look at it, the more it tempts me. If it didn't have the reference I probably would have been a lot more... weirded out by it. As is, I'd buy it. definately. I wonder what people would think that says about me? If they've never seen the hokusai. |
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MAD PROPS.. I love it
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goddamnit in the original hokusai she's clearly being eaten out by the octopus and she's also fellating a small octopus! john2 knows that but he's playing coy. $5. i wish the small octopus was there.
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haha, Octopussy was the first thing that came to mind...i'm a bond fan 5$
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its a great illustration, but i wouldnt wear...it...its kinda disturbing tbh! still kudos for your style.
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herky on Jun 15 '06 this is an awesome design. I would definitely buy this.
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that's like that old print, the fisherman's wife. I've allways loved it, but I'm not sure you've brought enough new ideas to make a shirt out of it here... Dig your design library though!
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cool but hte hands and feet freak me out, but i know it's part of the style.
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How sad.
Seen this idea played out many times, from modern artists to old Japanese prints. |
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ewww. oral octopuss.
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This shirt makes me HOT!
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This should have printed. Wtffff.
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Remember, he's eating her but not EATING her.
Wait..he's consuming her, but not EATING her.
Ah, forget it.
Please check my profile for more huggable color options.