December 30, 2021
Since our bad boy Mickey Free is such a mutt with a crazy-quilt-mashup of cultural backgrounds, I thought perhaps his serape should emulate that.
Daily Whip Out:
"A Patched, Crazy Quilt Serape"
The first time I made a run at this, back in 2014, I designed Mickey's serape as a garish, patch job of an American flag and a Mexican design like this.
My backstory was that a bruja had sewn it for him and included the American flag to make him a better target.
Daily Whip Out: "The Bruja Curse"
("I put a curse on that little bastardo.")
Bruja is Spanish for witch and as I understand it she didn't like him one bit. Unfortunately, the flag motif perhaps went a little too far into the Captain America zone?
Still, I did my due dilligence on the crazy-quilt design, adding more aztec motifs, etc., and ended up here.
Daily Whip Out: "A Crazy Quilt Serape"
Which, on reflection, seems too garrish and ostentatious for a bad boy headhunter. Talk about a better target! Anyway, I think he needs a little more stealth look on the serape.
Or, perhaps his serape should be simple and clean?
Or, just maybe there should be more black in there.
Daily Whip Out:
"Mickey Free: Headhunter"
(Black & Red Hipster Serape)
At the end of the day, I need to pick one and move on. I agree with Mr. Hickey.
"I'm not interested in the intentions of artists. I'm interested in consequences."
—Dave Hickey, (1938-2021)
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