Last week I was working down at Klutz Books, helping them mock-up advance copies of some of their newest books. One of them contained a painting of a certain U.S. president, and it was our job to cover up his painted eyes with a set of especially jiggly googley eyes. Now, I’m not normally a sucker for googley eyes, but for some reason, this combination was hilarious. Literally everyone who walked into the room laughed out loud when they saw it, so I couldn’t resist taking home a few leftover pairs and experimenting on my own. My thoroughly scientific conclusions were as follows:
Googley eyes are somewhat amusing/disturbing in any size…
…but they’re even funnier if they’re just a couple of sizes too big…
…or they’re looking in a shifty direction…
…or in two different directions.
Athletes are pretty funny with googley eyes…
…especially when they make intense faces…
…and “rockers” are pretty funny, too…
…but no one is funnier than babies!
Magazine/catalog images courtesy of Sports Illustrated and Knit Picks ©2010.
From Heather - Dollar Store Crafts
Oh my gosh, freakin’ hilarious. Thanks for the laugh. Must go bust out googly eye stash now… and I’m gonna find a way to link to this from one or more of my blogs.
From Onna
I came here from Dollar Store Crafts and I have to say that this is one of the funnest things I’ve ever seen!
I love this idea and we’ll definitely be doing this to some fun photos!
From Jenn
I’m in tears over here. Hysterical!
From Mari Richards
This made my day. Seriously hilarious. And I love it when I find someone being creative just because - without a deadline, without a goal, a sale, etc. etc. Love your work!
I added one of your images to my own blog for Thursday. Thanks!
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From Jenny
This is genius! What do I have to do in order to work for Klutz!??
From lauren
Believe it or not, they post on craigslist.
From Sarah
Thanks for the laugh, and the inspiration! I did this yesterday with my daughter, and we had a great time. We started with magazines, then moved on to friends’ Christmas cards. Hilarious! http://abigailpod.blogspot.com/2010/07/one-with-googly-eyes.html
Now I want to pack googly eyes and glue in my purse, so I can stealthily adorn the faces in magazines when I find them in waiting rooms, etc. I’d love to see someone stumble on that in the wild
From Scott
This is what we live for
From karrie
Amy S would be so proud.