This is not a dream, nor is it a prototype for an upcoming line of penguin plushies — no! It’s just the darn cutest thing imaginable. Click on the image to enter the Penguin Gallery, or click these links to see other angles of Miss Critter’s masterwork.

Today I woke up to some exciting news:

I wanted to take a moment to thank you personally for your submission for this year’s Mysterium logo, and also to extend my congratulations! Your Hollywood Walk of Fame star logo was selected for the official Mysterium 2007 logo! We truly appreciate your artwork, as well as all you have done over the years in the community. Congratulations and thank you!

What does this all mean? Mysterium is a convention of fans celebrating Myst, a computer game dynasty that has seen five games, several books, and more recently the online spinoff URU. More importantly, Myst – and the company behind it, Cyan – has been a great inspiration for me. Some of the first computer games I ever played were Cyan’s “The Manhole” and “Cosmic Osmo,” non-violent titles that valued exploration & imagination over mindless destruction (although there is a time and place for that as well).

I have been participating in the Myst community for a long time, but never in an outgoing way. Myst, as many know, was a groundbreaking title that broke records and set precedents for the computer industry. And it was made by a small team, led by the Miller Brothers, in a garage in Spokane, Washington. That brotherly/garage mentality greatly impacted my then six-year old self, and it can be argued that it was a major driving force behind the creation of Penguinbros.com.

Having my design chosen to represent Mysterium is to me an important achievement because it’s a real opportunity for me to give back to a company and a community as a way of saying, “thanks.” And we brothers Penguin will continue to give back to each of our supporters who make this endeavor all worthwhile.

Now I’m off to see my brother in the big city. Maybe he can tell you what’s going on in his life…

EDIT: Happy Friday the 13th!

I have two new antiART pieces to share with you, for you. The first is a borderline defensive that I like to call Glory, because heaven knows we don’t have enough of that. The second is a – dare I say it – Daydream believer. Look to up the skies from down in the dirt; It’ll do wonders.

One More Thing: Check back later this weekend for a very special post concerning an upcoming Penguin Bros appearance!

Now I go by train to visit my bro in Igloo City. That should be fun!

Red Penguin has shaky flippers so no FV until tomorrow at the earliest.

Thanks to Bearded Penguin for the heads-up on a dead link. These things just happen.

P-Dawg out.

Thanks!

I hope you’ve been enjoying its weekdayly shenanigans! The F.V. crew has never had so much publicity, but still, I’ve been having a good-time* making them. And don’t worry. There’ll be hundreds of these bad boys before it’s over.

*It’s hell.