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JOHN2

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by JOHN2   
Perfect for blind dates, Bar Mitzvahs or a night out at your local sushi restaurant.



Remember, he's eating her but not EATING her.

Wait..he's consuming her, but not EATING her.

Ah, forget it.



Please check my profile for more huggable color options.
Espoz
Espoz on Jun 06 '06
This is great.
thewaffler
thewaffler on Jun 06 '06
if he's consuming her and not EATING her, maybe move his head...
stunt double
stunt double on Jun 06 '06
your designs are tight, keep up the good work.
owen skyser-gray
owen skyser-gray on Jun 06 '06
john dos!

wish it could go on something less white but at the same time it looks really good on white, and i don't see it on much else.

5$
daftradio
daftradio on Jun 06 '06
that is terrifying. yet captivating.



he looks like he's enjoy his MEAL.



$4
She Says So
She Says So on Jun 06 '06
this is sexy.
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Jun 06 '06
hahaha..omg. awesome.
anakat
anakat on Jun 06 '06
tentacle sex?
pixelfrog
pixelfrog on Jun 06 '06
This is an amazing illo, as are all your submissions but I would never wear it.



WTF with the japanese and tentacle porn I don't get it?!
tomburns
   tomburns on Jun 06 '06
fiver.
piratedags
piratedags on Jun 06 '06
terrifying and amazing and unwearable for me. ..it's like... reverse tentacle porn...
amelia knoxville
amelia knoxville on Jun 06 '06
this aint your work fool! its just a preety (less perverted) re-drawing of Hokusai's 'the fishermans wifes dream'

http://ivizlab.sfu.ca/arya/Gallery/Ukiyo_e_2.htm
ranal
ranal on Jun 06 '06
Love it, but the legs scare me
ranal
ranal on Jun 06 '06
^^ also it does'nt really look copied to me, just inspired by something else



just my thinkin'
bananaphone
   bananaphone on Jun 06 '06
I am pretty sure that john2 didnt take this concept from some bizarre tentacle porn loving artist. It isn't THAT original a concept to come up with.
JOHN2
   JOHN2 on Jun 06 '06
Ah the japanes love of the the soothing yet slimy touch of the tentacle dates back all the way to the mesozoic
joshamman
joshamman on Jun 06 '06
beautiful illustration. but not something i would wear.
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Jun 06 '06


the concept is obviously adapted from the Japanese woodcuts and paintings but, please, who the hell doesn't know that? artists, designers, illustrators draw their inspiration from something, soon you ppl will be accusing us of stealing from from nature.... duh



let's move on now....



wish it was on red! def a 5+$



Jena4lopez
Jena4lopez on Jun 06 '06
My mom walked in when I was stairing at this.



I like it kindof, but I would feel weird wearing it...
squeegebeckenheim
squeegebeckenheim on Jun 06 '06
$5!



i don't care that it is on white.
briteshine
briteshine on Jun 06 '06
Awesome dude!



$5
arie_aroline
arie_aroline on Jun 06 '06
never seen it before! i appreciate
Jo$h
Jo$h on Jun 06 '06
perfect! 5$
schonste
schonste on Jun 06 '06
YES YES TENTACLES YES YES $555
grayehound
   grayehound on Jun 06 '06
Hey! She's skinny! That's just not fair. I like them fat women.



The drawing, as usual, is exceptional. The color, though, leaves a bit to be desired. Still, a top-notch design, though too big on the shirt.
Rottenjellie
Rottenjellie on Jun 06 '06
awesome design, color, and style. kudos to you sir :]
Ayamechan
Ayamechan on Jun 06 '06
I don't really want to wear tentacle porn on a t-shirt...
GravityRidesEverything
GravityRidesEverything on Jun 06 '06
oh god look at her foot! x.x

Great art and I like the orange oct best

5! Good luck!
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Jun 06 '06
john .. normally I really like your work but this one isnt doing anything for me .. I think its her foot it just bugs me .. anyway it is really well drawn just not my bag
Tomaco_C_Bargonzo
Tomaco_C_Bargonzo on Jun 06 '06
yea whats w/ her limbs did the octapus mangle them or what
Gloomy Monster
Gloomy Monster on Jun 06 '06
this is so beautiful. I'd love to buy it
titz
titz on Jun 06 '06
wow great effin illustration, this is wonderful. $5
redsugar
redsugar on Jun 06 '06
Neato. And I love her bizarro feet.



Wait, I love them, but I don't LOVE them.
slaterock
   slaterock on Jun 06 '06
hahaha, i loooove the feet! Her expression is somewhat manly, but i dig up the octopus.
Rahna
Rahna on Jun 06 '06
I don't really buy that he is eating her but not EATING her - as in fork'n'knife & "please pass the pepper." If that were the case, you wouldn't have had to place the mouth of the octupus right in her crotch, nor given her a facial expression that is "ambiguous." If she were eaten alive in the horror movie (not porn movie) sense, she would probably be looking a little more... um... in pain?



Aside from that, while I usually really dislike the grotesque style of illustration with distorted limbs, for some reason it is really doing it for me in this case. I think partially BECAUSE it has that tentacle-porn sex angle, but she's bottom-heavy and knobby-kneed, and you can see her flesh bulge a little in between the squeezing tentacles. To be honest, I think it's the squeeze-bulges that make me like this piece so much. It's a small thing that makes a big difference, that you paid attention to those little details. That tiny line in the first bulge of the right upper thigh.



I couldn't ever actually wear this shirt. But I can't help but score you high for the quality of the art in this sub.
Rahna
Rahna on Jun 06 '06
Argh - I really do know how to spell octopus!
Monkey II
   Monkey II on Jun 06 '06
The birth of



DAVY JONES!

arrrr -5$
jpiatt
   jpiatt on Jun 06 '06
I never really have much more to say than. "Wow" and "$5" to your work John. It's just always perfectly drawn and just amazing. so....



$5. Wow.
SoCoDivka
SoCoDivka on Jun 06 '06
Nice style, yeah, but who could possibly wear this!?
streetwise
   streetwise on Jun 06 '06
Hey John, you should go work up at the threadless home office up in Boulder. I hear they have excellent benefits. 5$
JOHN2
   JOHN2 on Jun 06 '06
Thanks for the comments so far! And thank you Rahna for your insight. Although I had the most innocent of intentions with this piece it really doesn't matter because it's all about how the viewer interprets it. If you want to see it as an octopus going to town then thats's great too! I actually kind of like that it turned into something alot more sexual than it is, hopefully it makes people laugh instead of barfing a little in their mouths.
hippiesunite88
hippiesunite88 on Jun 06 '06
ewww...i don't like it at all, except the art, i love the art but not the concept
bonaparte
bonaparte on Jun 06 '06
Again, amazing.



I don't understand why people have such a problem enjoying good art for its own sake on this site. They either have to qualify their praise by saying that they wouldn't wear it or that it's not your best work - or they have to go back two centuries to find the artist you "copied."



If it wasn't for the artists on this site you'd all be wearing Old Navy logos, people. Let's lighten up a little.
amy122166
amy122166 on Jun 06 '06
i am not usually a fan of naked asian women but your illustration kicks arse and has made me a believer!
JuliusB
JuliusB on Jun 06 '06
wow i need this shirt NOW with the reddish squid. Japanese tentacle fantasies are a necessary threadless addition, PRINT PRINT PRINT 5$$$$$$$$$$$
OHgiraffe
OHgiraffe on Jun 06 '06
Ahaha. Great title.
martiniFISH
martiniFISH on Jun 06 '06
her toes are grosing me out maqybe if they didnt look like old men feet i like it better $4
rudra
rudra on Jun 06 '06
i said pink



5$
phones
phones on Jun 06 '06
whoa awesome!



maybe there should just be a new john2 shirt every week? it could have it's own page like the 12 month club...



$5
WallsReallyWork
WallsReallyWork on Jun 06 '06
once again, john, your stuff is amazing. kepp it up, my friend. maybe do some more stuff like your first two subs, i want something like that to be printed
hili
hili on Jun 06 '06
Sweet mother of all living sexiness, flamboyent erotic deliciousness, pure divine artisticness!

who are you?, i want to have your child, actually i just want to have your drawings child.

5 all the way
siezexthisday
siezexthisday on Jun 06 '06
i love this illustration but i wouldnt wear it. you are a really good artist though
comradesquirrel
comradesquirrel on Jun 06 '06
wow. that's just....incredibly creepy. it's not my style but i'm sure there are people out there that love it, and content aside the style is really cool.
ceelun
ceelun on Jun 06 '06
crazy. can't stop looking. i'd buy it if i had a credit card and then i'd wear it if i could buy it.
rholliday
rholliday on Jun 06 '06
bonaparte, at 2:03pm on Jun 6, 2006

I don't understand why people have such a problem enjoying good art for its own sake on this site. They either have to qualify their praise by saying that they wouldn't wear it or that it's not your best work - or they have to go back two centuries to find the artist you "copied."



If it wasn't for the artists on this site you'd all be wearing Old Navy logos, people. Let's lighten up a little.





In fairness, this site isn't about art "for its own sake." It's about art that you would wear. That's the entire point of the site, of rating submissions, of everything Threadless: making T-shirts for you to buy. So saying you wouldn't wear something is eminently valid, as Threadless is not in the business of selling paintings, comic books, posters (at least not any more), or anything but art that people will purchase and wear.



And it's a tad condescending to say we'd only wear Old Navy. What about Abercrombie and Fitch? ;)
imogenbanks
imogenbanks on Jun 06 '06
this is disgusting

but i love it and would probably wear it.

good job.
.onion
.onion on Jun 06 '06
oh yuck x_x"
secretagentcede
secretagentcede on Jun 06 '06
love the artwork, but not for me
briteshine
briteshine on Jun 06 '06
OMG people just get a grip, THIS IS AWESOME FULL STOP.



$5
IndayDutay
IndayDutay on Jun 06 '06
Ack !

That's creepy !

But, hahaha !
telaine
telaine on Jun 06 '06
amazingly gross detail - love it on the pink. I'm not positive I'd buy it but hey, maybe it'll make a good bedtime shirt - imagine the nightmares I'd have! :) 5$
UmbrellaJane
UmbrellaJane on Jun 06 '06
Awesome. It's going to be the most popular shirt ever that nobody can bring themselves to wear. 5$ !
skipcronin
skipcronin on Jun 06 '06
i'd wear this in a heartbeat. and then i'd go eat calamari.
APcaitZ
APcaitZ on Jun 06 '06
WOOOAH

its like mouthing her vagina

ooooooh lord ... ok well either way

I love octapus

and I love this
4Lanie
4Lanie on Jun 07 '06
I like this as much as most everyone else. Man, I just cant stop looking at it, but c'mon dude, dont deny it was intended to be sexual. There's no shame in that. I mean, you had to DRAW it's mouth right on da cooch. =)
Radioactive Man
Radioactive Man on Jun 07 '06
Amazing shirt and artwork my friend! I would wear this anyday, anytime, anywhere, especially to pick up the ladies and show them that I ain't afraid of no vagina loving, I am the real deal (actually you're the real deal)! It would get me to be the center of attention anywhere I graced my presence in for all the wrong reasons! Sad that I need a shirt like this to aid in my adventures. HaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaa!



Regardless, beautiful artwork - I was in complete shock and awe (just like all your other pieces) when I viewed this Lady Loving Octopus. Hope it gets printed, it would have definitley come in handy the other day when I went to that sushi restaurant! As the saying goes, you are what you eat - or in this case you are what you're eaten by :) - Okay enough about sushi, damnit I am craving it now - GAH! Anyways, keep up the good work!

eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Jun 07 '06
suck it baby! suck it!

5
poofie
poofie on Jun 07 '06
i want it! but i dunno if i'd have the guts to wear it. but i want it... argh!



anyway, $5 and buy, even if I just keep it in my apartment and love it in secret.
Doc Daneeka
Doc Daneeka on Jun 07 '06
amazing 5$
Radioactive Man
Radioactive Man on Jun 07 '06
Oh yeah, $5 and of course a buy for the Octopussy!
Mad With Power
Mad With Power on Jun 07 '06
I keep thinking about how octopuses have BEAKS. BEEEEAKS people. OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW
alacyt
alacyt on Jun 07 '06
Looks like more than a hug.
scoutti
   scoutti on Jun 07 '06
i like the use of yellow-orange





i just saw your profile picture mitchell

and since i could read chinese

i think i was more petrified upon the sight than if i couldn't

but the thing that bothers me the most was how on earth you would even have any access to such filth in the first place
lilkrishie
lilkrishie on Jun 07 '06
very nice.. love it.. 5!
ChandiFaye
ChandiFaye on Jun 07 '06
O______O;;;;;;;;
yellowman
yellowman on Jun 07 '06
Great stuff John
Sassmo
Sassmo on Jun 07 '06
I would feel weird wearing this but I would definately buy it! 5$
Firegirl
Firegirl on Jun 07 '06
Uhm, looks like some creepy hentai shirt... It's a neat idea, but I don't know how well executed.
dolly
dolly on Jun 08 '06
Sweet mother this is beautiful!! :D

Im endlessly impressed with your skills and I give this a 5 and buy as always.
.moto.
   .moto. on Jun 08 '06
you've done it again, you crazy, crazy man. 5
im_not_jane
im_not_jane on Jun 08 '06
kinky.... and im vaguely grossed out.



3
quoperate
quoperate on Jun 09 '06
dude....................... No.

wrong website.
xypherscompany
xypherscompany on Jun 09 '06
love the weird looking hands/feet.

and it's just sick enough that i like it :-P
graphic frost
   graphic frost on Jun 09 '06
i love it john!
Queen Caroline
Queen Caroline on Jun 09 '06
LOVE! 5$
donnie_darko
donnie_darko on Jun 09 '06
beautiful, i really would've liked it on orange, i like that one a lot, it strikes you in the back of your head.



also, this is pretty porn-ish. but in a good way.
keithmccleary
keithmccleary on Jun 09 '06
this shirt is AMAZING!!!! 5$
Bella Lagussi
Bella Lagussi on Jun 09 '06
I have to agree with amelia knoxville. This is uncannily similar to The Fisherman's Wife's Dream.

http://ivizlab.sfu.ca/arya/Gallery/Ukiyo_e_2.htm

check it out.
Bella Lagussi
Bella Lagussi on Jun 09 '06
It's still cool though.
AngelMonkey
AngelMonkey on Jun 09 '06
I love everything you do. Where can I buy prints :)
Notor!ousD!no
Notor!ousD!no on Jun 09 '06
nice placement of the head. very occult and cute.
wiggitywack
wiggitywack on Jun 09 '06
its just so... so wrong. you cant look away but you must, which is why i could never wear it. people would be like "hey theres a crazy octopus on your shirt..." and i'd be like "yeah i know...."
catdogpigduck
   catdogpigduck on Jun 10 '06
it's about time someone took on the topic of transpecies relationships in t-shirt form. BRAVO BRAVO
mrs. squid
mrs. squid on Jun 10 '06
$5
Recycled Oxygen
Recycled Oxygen on Jun 10 '06
ooh creepy and gross but i love it.
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Jun 10 '06
Octopussy. Me like
takara1230
takara1230 on Jun 10 '06
Weird. I just saw "The Fisherman's Wife's Dream" for the first time today. Nice homage.
janell6267
janell6267 on Jun 10 '06
kinky. her hands and feet are gross. hmmmm.
ekonon
ekonon on Jun 10 '06
I've finally found my dating Tshirt.
toutbeaucoup
toutbeaucoup on Jun 10 '06
5$ definitely
IgnitionPenguin
IgnitionPenguin on Jun 11 '06
both Hokusai's "fisherman's wife's dream" and Teraoka's "Sarah and the Octopus."



weird, but awesome.
littlem
littlem on Jun 11 '06
so sexxxyyy!
Albatross Incognito
Albatross Incognito on Jun 11 '06
The best part has to be either the legs or her facial expression.



Or both. Because it's amazing.



5-ed!
cocoon_of_monarchy
cocoon_of_monarchy on Jun 11 '06
gross but intriguing. i don't think there's a person alive who'd be able to abide by your "consuming but not eating" rule though.
ilovedragons33
ilovedragons33 on Jun 11 '06
Crazy cool. Wierd too... but then again this is threadless.com
seaofballoons
seaofballoons on Jun 12 '06
i don't want to stop looking at it. it's making me horny...



her feet creep me out, but i like it.

i'd buy this for my boyfriend because he likes odd, disgustingly beautiful things. $5
PandaSusana
PandaSusana on Jun 12 '06
It would be an amazing coincidence to have this similar a layout to the Fisherman's Wife's Dream, just the style is different. HOWEVER, that's 1- public domain these days, and 2- a reference. He reworked it comepletely into his own style. Clearly a lot of work and skill went into it, not just some photoshopping.

I find it interesting that John really doesn't see the sexual connotations in his own or the original.

I dislike the feet/hands, but in a way, the more I look at it, the more it tempts me. If it didn't have the reference I probably would have been a lot more... weirded out by it. As is, I'd buy it. definately.

I wonder what people would think that says about me? If they've never seen the hokusai.
mdgusmann
mdgusmann on Jun 12 '06
MAD PROPS.. I love it
suspiria
suspiria on Jun 12 '06
goddamnit in the original hokusai she's clearly being eaten out by the octopus and she's also fellating a small octopus! john2 knows that but he's playing coy. $5. i wish the small octopus was there.
BrokenShoe
BrokenShoe on Jun 12 '06
haha, Octopussy was the first thing that came to mind...i'm a bond fan 5$
nats
nats on Jun 13 '06
its a great illustration, but i wouldnt wear...it...its kinda disturbing tbh! still kudos for your style.



herky
   herky on Jun 15 '06
this is an awesome design. I would definitely buy this.
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carolynmain
carolynmain on Dec 13 '06
that's like that old print, the fisherman's wife. I've allways loved it, but I'm not sure you've brought enough new ideas to make a shirt out of it here... Dig your design library though!
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fisharms
fisharms on Dec 22 '06
cool but hte hands and feet freak me out, but i know it's part of the style.
Eskers
Eskers on Dec 24 '06
How sad.

Seen this idea played out many times, from modern artists to old Japanese prints.
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jemmawattlightbulb
jemmawattlightbulb on Feb 06 '07
ewww. oral octopuss.
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veganstar
veganstar on May 30 '07
This shirt makes me HOT!
222 days later
citrouille
citrouille on Jan 08 '08
This should have printed. Wtffff.
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