X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,7b09c09fe401846d,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public From: pixel8ed@netcom.com (Diane Wenner) Subject: [Pic] New Art from Joan Stark (SPUNK1111) Date: 1996/09/27 Message-ID: X-Deja-AN: 186309138 sender: bertino@netcom16.netcom.com organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii I'm posting this for Joan Stark since she's having difficulty posting to from her ISP. ~* SPUNK SEPTEMBER '96 COLLECTION OF ASCII ART *~ The kids have gone back to school which leaves me a little more time to play around with the ascii art. Here is what I have come up with lately... [first, a little story] ~ she slept... ~ 9/96 o _.._ * . * .-' .=-~. o | / .' -O- / . o | : . She slept beneath the moon, : : : ` | o * \ ` -O- * \ `. . | . `-._`=-;+' `` _._ * o ()~() o (/- -\) * . )(_=_)( . (()-"-()) // \\ `^/_______\^' _|||_ (__|__) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ . . `. * | .' `. ._|_* .' . . * .' `. * ...she basked beneath the sun. -- ---| |--- -- . *`.___.' * . .' |* `. * .' * | . `. . _._ . ()~() __ (/^.^\) __ `~\\)(_u_)(//~' \()-"-()/ / \ /_______\ _|||_ (__|__) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _.---,._,' /' _.--.< She lived a life of "going to do"... /' `' /' _.---._____ and died with nothing done. \.' ___, .-'` /' \\ . /' `-. -|- | | | .-'~~~`-. | .' `. | | R I P | | | | | | | \ \\| |// ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (thanks to larry good for the words of wisdom and to maria zorka for letting me modify her goddess...) [next, some cartoon characters] ~ Road Runner ~ 9/96 __ / \ __ .---. _ / / _.~ \ \ `. / \ / /.-~ __/ `\ \ | | |/ .-~ __ \ \ | | | .'--~~ \ \ \ | | ` ' _______/ \ \ | ` / .--. \ \ | ` / \ `.\ \ \ / `\ \ \ `\ ( \ \ \ > ,-.-. \ `. \ / | \ \ \ . \ /___| O |O\ , .-. \ ; | /` `^-.\.-'`--'/ \ `; | | / `\ \ | `. `--..____,' \ `. | `._ _.-'^ \ . / `|`|` .-.\ / | | \ `\ / | | `\ ` | | | \ | | | .-. | | | \ `. \ | | `\ \ | | \ \ | | \_____ :-'~~~~~'-' ; /____;``-. : <____( `. ; \___\ ; .' /``--'~___.-' /\___/^/__/ / /' /`/' \ \ `\ \ `\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ______ \ \ ___\ \'~``______)> jgs \ \___ _______ __)> _____\ \'~``______)> <(_______.._______)> ~ Oscar the Grouch ~ 9/96 , :. , ,__.`|\' , \,^|/|='._=-_. -.,\ \_) \/(^_)\/ (_/ / -:__ .-'~__)` ___-`~. ___ ~(_'-)-~` -^~\ ~-.' _ '. .' _ `.-._~/^~. _.=^<-.'| (@) | | (@) | ->.-^` ~-._>-'`. .'~'. .'`-<~.' .-~^'__^^--~`_...__`~--^^. _,^= `-^ __.;--~`( | )`~--;-~-._`: __...'~``.~ ^'-._\_/_.-'^~-.~-_...__ /. ~- `\-. ^.~ .`~` `.~-. ^.-/~.- ^,\ jgs |^'- .` ~|_`-.._:_._,_:_,_..-'|- ~ . 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[some animals...] ~ a bird for Maria ~ 9/96 __ ___(__)___ / \ | ___ | | ('v') | jgs | ((___)) | |--/-"---"---| ~ a little penguin ~ 9/96 .-. (e e) _.`V'._ //~~W~~\\ //, ,\\ // | | \\ (/ | | \) \ / jgs `w-w' ~ a little cat ~ 9/96 . . \`-"'"-'/ } 6 6 { =. Y ,= (""-'***`-"") `-/ \-' jgs ( )-( )==' "" "" ~ another little cat ~ 9/96 . . \`-"'"-'/ } 6 6 { =. Y ,= /^^^\ . / \ ) jgs ( )-( )/ "" "" ~ a funny bunny ~ 9/96 __ /_ \ ' \ \ ., \ \ /. \ \ \ / /`; \ \---/ / _( e e )_ >{== Y ==}< `-.__w__.-' .-/||___||\-. / /_| :.: |_\ \ / /-----------\ \ (_| . . |_) \.' | `./ \ | / jgs \___|___/ .-----' | `-----. (_(_(____.' `.____)_)_) ~ a little standing mouse ~ 9/96 .--, .--, ( ( \.---./ ) ) '.__/o o\__.' {= ^ =} > - < / \ // \\ //| . |\\ "'\ /'"_.-~^`'-. \ _ /--' ` jgs ___)( )(___ (((__) (__))) ~ a road runner ~ 9/96 .==,_ .===,_`\ .====,_ ` \ .====,__ .==-,`~. \ `:`.__, `~~=-. \ /^^^ `~~=. \ / `~. \ / ~. \____./ jgs `.=====) ___.--~~~--.__ ___\.--~~~ ~~~---.._|/ ~~~" / ' ~ guard dog ~ 9/96 /\ /\ / \---._ / / ` `\ \ \ `'<@)@) /` ~ ~._ / `() / \ (` ,_.:. / / ~ `\ (vVvvvvV / |`\_ `^^^/ ___/________|_ `---' (_____R_E_X____) _ _/~ | `(_) _/~ \ _/~ | _/~ | _/~ | _/~ ~. | _/~ \ /\ __/~ /`\ `|| _/~ ~~-._ /~ \ || /~ ~./~' \ |) / ~. \ )| / : | || jgs | : | || | .' | || __.-` __.'--. | |`---. .-~ ___. __.--~`--.)))) | `---.))) `---~~ `-...--.________))))) \_____))))) [some Halloween stuff] ~ a vampire ~ 9/96 __.......__ .-:::::::::::::-. .:::''':::::::''':::. .:::' `:::' `:::. .'\ ::' ^^^ `:' ^^^ ':: /`. : \ :: _.__ __._ :: / ; : \`: .' ___\ /___ `. :'/ ; : /\ (_|_)\ /(_|_) /\ ; : / .\ __.' ) ( `.__ /. \ ; : \ ( { } ) / ; : `-( . ^"^ . )-' ; `. \ .'<`-._.-'>'. / .' `. \ \;`.';/ / .' jgs `._ `-._ _.-' _.' .'`-.__ .'`-._.-'`. __.-'`. .' `. .' `. .' `-. .-' `. ~ a ghost ~ 9/96 .-. .' `. :g g : : o `. : ``. : `. : : . `. : : ` . `. `.. : `. ``; `:; `:' : `. jgs `. `. . `'`'`'`---..,___`;.-' ~ tombstone w/tree ~ 9/96 _.---,._,' /' _.--.< /' `' /' _.---._____ \.' ___, .-'` /' \\ . /' `-. -|- | | | .-'~~~`-. | .' `. | | R I P | | | | jgs | | | \ \\| |// ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ~ a yucky bug ~ 9/96 ,,, \\\ .---. /// (:::::)(_)(): `---' \\\ jgs /// ''' ~ jack o-lantern ~ 9/96 /\ / / ___( (___ .-'( `' )`-. ./ `"""""' \. / \ / \ | /\ /\ | | /O_\ /O_\ | | /\ | | ~~ | | \. ./ | \ \\/\/\/\// / \ \/\/\/\/ / jgs `\ /' `--_________--' [something to warm the heart] ~ "now I lay me down to sleep... ~ 9/96 ,,,,, ////""\ (((/ m m __ )))c = ) (__) ////-./~` . [] (((( `.`\ :: [] )))`\ \)).-;.' .------, [] (() `._.-'` _( )[] )/ `. | .'`^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^))\`.----'`[] jgs ( \' { ~ - ~~ _ ~ - ~~ - ~ - (( | | [] .-.--\ \ { )) | | [] |_;_._`\ | { ((__|_|-----[] | ; ``` ; { )) [] | /``-.____/ `~~~[]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'-' [] `' (__) (__) ~ recipe for a happy life ~ 9/96 _ _ * R E C I P E F O R A H A P P Y L I F E * _ _ ( \/ ) ( \/ ) \ / | /) \ / \/ ---> TAKE | /_ WHOLE MONTHS, <--- \/ CLEAN THEM THOROUGHLY OF ALL BITTERNESS, RUMORS, HATE, AND JEALOUSY; IN OTHER WORDS, MAKE THEM AS FRESH AND AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE. ____________ _____________ (____________;=============\ `^^^^^^^^^^^^` NOW CUT EACH MONTH INTO 28, 30, OR 31 DIFFERENT PARTS-- BUT DON'T MAKE UP THE WHOLE BATCH AT ONCE... INSTEAD PREPARE IT ***ONE DAY*** AT A TIME. MIX WELL EACH DAY: .-. .-----------------. (( )) ONE PART OF FAITH, :._________________.: \ / | | | ONE OF PATIENCE, | | | | | | ONE OF COURAGE, \ / | `._____________.' | ONE OF WORK, ADD ONE PART EACH OF HOPE, FAITHFULNESS, GENEROSITY, AND KINDNESS; __ (__) BLEND WITH: .:::. || .:::. [| G | || ONE PART PRAYER, [| | .:::. | D | #-/__\ | P | [| | `---' | | ONE PART MEDITATION, `---' | M | | | `---' (@)(@) AND ONE GOOD DEED. ` ' SEASON THE WHOLE WITH A DASH OF GOOD SPIRIT, A SPRINKLE OF FUN, A PINCH OF PLAY, AND A CUPFUL OF GOOD HUMOR. ._ _____,_ POUR ALL OF THIS INTO A VESSEL OF LOVE. \` =|D) T =|^ COOK THOROUGHLY OVER RADIANT JOY `-----' ( ) GARNISH WITH SMILES ____________.---(----. `----------|`--------'| AND SERVE WITH QUIETNESS, | | | | UNSELFISHNESS, AND CHEERFULNESS `--------' AND YOU ARE BOUND TO HAVE A HAPPY LIFE. (artwork by joan stark) ~ Proverbs 3:6 ~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [some stuff upon request] ~ BRIDGES ~ ~ stone bridge ~ 9/96 ______________________________________________________ [[]]-[[]]-[[]]-[[]]-[[]]-[[]]-[[]]-[[]]-[[]]-[[]]-[[]] .-.`| `-/-.__/.-'\_.-._,'/`-._'\_.-._`-'_/-._.'|/.-'\- \_.-`./`-._'\__.-`-.__.-`--._/--.`-._\`-._\__.-)`-'._/ `._-'.\_.---._-.\_`-..`\_.---._`-.__.-`'._.--./`-'._,' __/`.-/ `.'_`./`.' '.\__.-`.' (_.-\_,-. `._-/' |._.-| |.'`.| `(_.`-._ .-',`) | /`.| |`-/`| ;.-'_/ `\,-/ |\.-'| |\-'`| ;\_,- -./`._ [[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[ .',-' `.`--.~~-^_~-/.`-._`-.\^~-_~-^/`-.'-,.'\^~-~_^"'`-.'_ -,.'"-"~^-~_~- - - _- -~^-_.~ - -_ - - -~- . "'"-"-"" ""-'"-""-"~- _~.^-~-^.-^_.- .^~.- ~-. ~^_-""-""-"'-" jgs ""-'"-" ~- ^. - ~ -~^ - ~ ^~- ~ ""-"'-' ~ a suspension bridge ~ 9/96 ^^ ^^ .. .. [] [] .:[]:_ ^^ ,:[]:. .: :[]: :-. ,-: :[]: :. .: : :[]: : :`._ ,.': : :[]: : :. .: : : :[]: : : : :-._ _,-: : : : :[]: : : :. _..: : : : :[]: : : : : : :-._________.-: : : : : : :[]: : : : :-._ _:_:_:_:_:_:[]:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:[]:_:_:_:_:_:_ !!!!!!!!!!!![]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![]!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^[]^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^[]^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [] [] [] [] [] [] ~~^-~^_~^~/ \~^-~^~_~^-~_^~-^~_^~~-^~_~^~-~_~-^~_^/ \~^-~_~^-~~- ~ _~~- ~^-^~-^~~- ^~_^-^~~_ -~^_ -~_-~~^- _~~_~-^_ ~^-^~~-_^-~ ~^ ~ ^- _~~_- ~~ _ ~ ^~ - ~~^ _ - ^~- ~ _ ~~^ - ~_ - ~^_~ ~- ^_ ~^ - ^~ _ - ~^~ _ _~^~- _ ~~^ - _ ~ - _ ~~^ - jgs ~^ -_ ~^^ -_ ~ _ - _ ~^~- _~ -_ ~- _ ~^ _ - ~ ^- ~^~ - _ ^ - ~~~ _ - _ ~-^ ~ __- ~_ - ~ ~^_- ~ ~- ^~ - ~^ - ~ ^~ - ~~ ^~ - ~ ~ FAIRIES ~ ~ a fairy princess ~ 9/96 _ vvvvvvvvv _ ( `-._\...../_.-' ) \ ((('_'))) / ) ))) ((( ( ( ((( v ))) ) )`--' )X( `-._( / _./ \._ \ / .' / \ `. \ (__/ / \ \__) / \ jgs / \ WwWwWwWwWwWwWwW ~ a sprite ~ 9/96 {\ _____ , {* \ (*~*~*) /} { ~ *\ ////^^\ /~} {* \ (((/ 6 6 / *} { * ~ \ )))c = )* } {* * ////'_/~` ~ } {~ * (((( `.`\ *}' .:. `{.~ )))`\ \))_.-:<*>:- `{ (() `\_.-'` `:' `)/ `. | jgs ( \' \ \ _ _._`\ | |` ` ``Y ; | /``-../ / `' | / / `-._ `-----' ~ ASCII AWARDS ~ ~ a medal ~ 9/96 _______________ |@@@@| |####| |@@@@| |####| |@@@@| |####| \@@@@| |####/ \@@@| |###/ `@@|_____|##' (O) .-'''''-. .' * * * `. : * * : : ~ A S C I I ~ : : ~ A W A R D ~ : : * * : jgs `. * * * .' `-.....-' ~ a loving cup/trophy ~ 9/96 ____ (| |) \ / )( jgs _|~~|_ |______| ~ ODDS 'N ENDS ~ ~ a light bulb ~ 9/96 _____ .' `. | | | | | +^^^+ | `. \./ .' |_|_| (___) jgs (___) `---' ~ a key ~ 9/96 .--. ( () ) `||' <|| <|| <|| jgs `' ~ a decanter w/glass ~ 9/96 __ (__) <____> )--( /\/\/\ /\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/ /\/\/\/\ /\/\/\/\/\ .----------. //\\//\\//\\ \~~~~~~~~~~/ /\\//\\//\\//\ \/\/\/\/\/ |\//\\//\\//\\/| \/\/\/\/ |/\\//\\//\\//\| \/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/ ~||~ jgs \/\/\/\/\/\/ || `---------' __||__ `------' ~ house for sale ~ 9/96 ( ) ( _ _._ |_|-'_~_`-._ _.-'-_~_-~_-~-_`-._ _.-'_~-_~-_-~-_~_~-_~-_`-._ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | [] [] [] [] [] | jgs | __ ___ | ._| [] [] | .| [___] |_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. |=|________()|__|()_______|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ === ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _______ === <_4sale_> === ^|^ === | === ~FONTS ~ 9/96 __ __ __ ___ ___ __ /\ |__) / ` | \ |__ |__ / _` |__| | | |__/ | /~~\ |__) \__, |__/ |___ | \__> | | | \__/ | \ |___ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ |\/| |\ | / \ |__) / \ |__) /__` | | | \ / | | \_/ \ / / | | | \| \__/ | \__X | \ .__/ | \__/ \/ |/\| / \ | /_ __, /_ __ __/ _ /) __ /_ . . (_/(_ _/_) _(_,_ _(_/(_ _(/_ _//_ _(_/_ _/ (_ _/_ _/_ _/ _/_ _/_ /) (/ (/ _ ` /, // ,____, ,__, _,_ ,_ __ ,_ , _/(_ _(/_ _/ / / (_ _/ / (_ _(_/ _/_)_ _(_/_ _/ (_ _/_)_ / _/ / /) ` -/- _, ,_ _ ,_ _/_ _(_/_ (_/_ _/_/_/ _/ )/ _(_/_ _/)_ _/(_ _/_ _/_ (/ (/ ____ _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ _ _ _ __ __ __ / () \ | () ) / (__` | _) \ | ===| | ===| / (_,` | |_| | | | __) | | |/ / /__/\__\ |_()_) \____) |____/ |____| |__| \____) |_| |_| |_| \___/ |__|\__\ _ __ __ __ _ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ _____ | |__ | \/ | | \| | / () \ | ()_) / () \ | () ) (_ (_` |_ _| |____| |_|\/|_| |_|\__| \____/ |_| \____/= |_|\_\ .__)__) |_| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _____ | | | \ \/ / \ \/\/ / \ \/ / \ \/ / ` / /_ \___/ \__/ \_/\_/ /_/\_\ |__| /___/ [and something to make it worth the wait of going through this entire post:] ~ crocodile ~ 9/96 _.---._ .---. __...---' .---. `---'-. `. .-''__.--' _.'( | )`. `. `._ : .'__-'_ .--'' ._`---'_.-. `. `-`. ~ -._ -._``---. -. `-._ `. ~ -.._ _ _ _ ..-_ `. `-._``--.._ -~ -._ `-. -. `-._``--.._.--''. ~ ~-.__ -._ `-.__ `. `. jgs ~~ ~---...__ _ ._ .` `. ~ ~--.....--~ _.---._ .---. __...---' .---. `---'-. `. ~ -~ -.-''__.--' _.'( | )`. `. `._ : -.~~ .'__-'_ .--'' ._`---'_.-. `. `-`. ~ ~_~-~-~_ ~ -._ -._``---. -. `-._ `. ~- ~ ~ -_ -~ ~ -.._ _ _ _ ..-_ `. `-._``--.._ ~~-~ ~-_ _~ ~-~ ~ -~ _~~_-~ -._ `-. -. `-._``--.._.--''. ~ -~_ ~~ -~_-~ _~- _~~ _~-_~ ~-_~~ ~-.___ -._ `-.__ `. `. ~ -_~ jgs ~~ _~- ~~- -_~ ~- ~ - _~~- _~~ ~---...__ _ ._ .` `. ~-_~ ~ ~- _~~- _-_~ ~-_ ~-~ ~_-~ _~- ~_~-_~ ~--.....--~ -~_ ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~~ - ~~- ~~- ~- ~ -~ ~ ~ -~~- ~- ~-~ As always I welcome your responses/feedback... If any of you decide to use some of my artwork in your .sig, all I ask is that you show me the finished product! I'd love to see it! :) -joan -- .==,_ .===,_`\ .====,_ ` \ .====,__ --- .==-,`~. \ `:`.__, --- `~~=-. \ /^^^ ...always on the go! --- `~~=. \ / `~. \ / spunk1111@juno.com ~. \____./ spunk1111@geocities.com jgs `.=====) ___.--~~~--.__ ___\.--~~~ ~~~---.._|/ ~~~" /