http://attemptedartistry.com Art, etc. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:24:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://attemptedartistry.com http://attemptedartistry.com/2012/05/23/salvager/ http://attemptedartistry.com/2012/05/23/salvager/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 12:24:25 +0000 Ben http://attemptedartistry.com/?p=1835 ]]> Just finished reading China Mieville’s “Railsea”  Highly recommended. Had to throw some goggles on my sketch last night as a result.

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