A Mothy Sketch

Mothman, computer enhanced pencil sketch, Regan Lee

 

Or, an owl? Are they what they seem? Of course they aren't.

"Moth" collage series

 I've been playing around with collage. Namely mixed media on index cards. Really fun and am pleased with what I've come up with. Some collages are random, some I go in with having a specific theme or idea in mind.

I wanted to do something related to Mothman. I used my sketch of Mothman in this collage.

"Moth" mixed media collage on 5 by 7 index card, Regan Lee 2021

This is the second paranormal themed card I've done. I did one of a praying mantis  - it's posted at my Orange Orb blog. 

This has inspired me to do a series of cards based on UFOs, cryptids and otherwise mysterious things.

"Be Wise…" Allergy Campaign

A new allergy over the counter medication -- Xyzal -- is using an owl, in a cartoony puppet type way, as its mascot. Complete with a British accent.

(Sanofi debuts first Xyzal ad campaign with wise old spokes-owl | FiercePharma)

Sanofi explained the owl in a email to FiercePharma: "Owls are nocturnal animals that are known for being wise, so ‘Nigel the Xyzal Wise Owl’ seemed like a perfect character to educate allergy sufferers about this brand," (Fierce Pharma)

The Xyzal owl is shown in a library, wearing a monocle, sometimes wearing a lab coat. Assuring us there is knowledge, wisdom, and scientific history within this new allergy stuff. There's something comforting in the old fashioned, white coated and bookish owl.

I'm struck by the imagery: wise owl (owls long considered wise in popular culture and used to promote wise behaviors), its use of a Brittish accent, which seems to always impress us Americans, and the name itself. A series of X-Files like letters -- Xyzal -- invoking titles for top secret files and scientific gene things. (I know, I need a more wholesome hobby, one that gets me out more.) And of course, we have the Owlman mystery, also British, still unsolved. You can Google the Owlman legend and get lost researching the topic, but here's one link to a 2015 piece by Nick Redfern on the topic: The Owl-UFO-Connection Continues.


Owls are a Fortean staple in UFO narratives. "The Owls are not what they seem" is a pop culture classic line from the T.V. series  Twin Peaks. Giant owls appearing during UFO experiences are common. For a great read, see Mike Clleland's The Messengers: Owls, Synchronicity, and UFO Abductee.

No idea how this allergy med works. As someone who does, indeed, suffer greatly from allergies, I might give it a try.

Mothy Tarot Card

Like this mothy interpretation of the Major Arcana tarot card: The Tower.
It seems to me I had the source for this but I can't locate it (if I ever did have it) and can't find it on-line, even through such sites as Aclectic Tarot, etc.)

Source: Unknown

Moth Image

I love this image; not too creepy, just enough. I don't know who to attribute the illustration to. If anyone knows the source I'd appreciate knowing so I can give credit. 

Source: Unknown

I Am The Mothman

Found this on Facebook, and you know I had to steal it and post it here!

Mothy Goat

Taken just outside Point Pleasant, West Virginia, this photograph of a rare Mothy Goat.

Allright, so not really. Awfully cute, isn't it?

Source: Art People
https://www.facebook.com/artpeople1

Image

I don't have a source for this image; no artist name or link, etc. If any readers know where this came from I'd appreciate it if you let me know. It's a great image -- very disturbing, in an interestingly cool way. (Also on my UFO Mary blog, for obvious reasons.)