Saturday, January 28, 2012

Elephant in Rose


Elephant in Rose, 1985
Hand-pulled etching
by Edward Gorey

Standing on Top of an Urn



Then they saw something standing
on top of an urn.
Whose peculiar appearance gave
them quite a turn.
-from The Doubtful Guest, 
by Edward Gorey

Cat Unicycle Flag Sixteen



Illustration from Category: Fifty Drawings, by Edward Gorey

The Doorbell Rang




The doorbell rang Ominously.
-from The Glorious Nosebleed, by Edward Gorey

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Embley on the Handlebars



"So Embley had to sit on the handlebars as they flew out the gate.
-from The Epiphetic Bicycle, by Edward Gorey

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

"U is for Una"




U is for Una who slipped down a drain
-from The Gashlycrumb Tinies, by Edward Gorey