As I've mentioned here before, Anthony Ventura is an artist/illustrator friend of mine, who does truly great work. A few years ago, we collaborated on a project called The Fetish Alphabet, for which I would write flash fictions about strange fetishes and for which Anth created amazing artworks for every letter. These days, Anth is selling prints of some of his amazing work in his new online store, and I just received my very own print of Kentucky Fried Woman, which is the artwork Anth created for "A Is for Anthropophagy." It is a limited edition, archival quality giclee print, and it is absolutely beautiful. In addition to his Evolve-R blog, Anth has more recently launched The Skullshire Girls blog, featuring "a gaggle of young women from the town of Skullshire." In any case, if you need any motivation in supporting the arts, read Malcolm Gladwell's "Late Bloomers," because sometimes what sustains a great artist is you.
