..and, thru the  squeaking webpage, we bring you...    
THE ATTIC		 Have no fear  
What's here is here  
Please not to quibble,or dribble or leer,  
It may be found  
Or underground  
It may emit an unsettling sound  
It may be fleeting  
It may be static  
But what goes in the Attic  
Stays in the Attic.
                   Found Objects                                   Older  Portfolio                     
Poe Himself
 
 
 Excuse me,..uh..my name is Edgar Allan Poe..and I was just walking down the street in Richmond to deliver a manuscript to my boss at the Southern Literary Messenger ,when suddenly I found myself in this rather odd and panelled room. The last  thing I remember was stepping on the words hy...uh hyper link painted in bright blue paint on the sidewalk.I thought it a new type of advertisement for chains but now I'm not sure...Nearby I see all manner of unique devices of a strange purport . I'm trying not to move as I am told this to be some sort of site for webs.Not that I'm usually afraid of such things but I haven't had my morning coffee , and I wish not to disturb their makers as I'm not sure what size they will be,and I would also not be predisposed to destroy this balm, this trance,nay, should I say spell ?....which has descended upon me, ..as I should like to perhaps frame it into a story or something for this issue.....I see a rather large and purplish sign with the name "Van Allen",I know a Mr. Van Lew on Church Hill and his sister Lizzy,as well as a certain Van Kirk of shadowy repute,but this..the decor is so odd, and these curious hieroglyphs everywhere...html?..HuttemMill? Is this the Domain of Huttemill? Domain? Domain Name? What strange thoughts that are coursing through my conciousness.Oh where is Main St.--I miss it so.....I should've become an accountant like Mr. Allan wanted.... 
 
 
Picasso Caught Animating   
 
 
    Sometimes; an amazing but obscure piece of fine art surfaces and comes across our desk which we feel obligated to share  with the public.The debate as to whether modern 20th century art in some of it's expressions is art, wall paper or drug induced,even  neurotic cartooning, is a long and difficult one, not to be settled here. But this,long thought destroyed piece,may shed new light  on this long bone of artistic contenton.Recovered from a long lost Nazi hoarde,where it was used in some post-bunker initiation  ritual,it is unsigned but experts believe it to be in the hand of Picasso,or perhaps by his friend Dali immitating Picasso. It  appears to have been completed (according to detailed watermark research) just after Dali's last trip to Hollywood, where he spent an enthusiastic afternoon riding on Walt Disney's toy steam locomotive.The influence of the Southern Californian school is evident, but the time frame is still unclear, as it seems to predate the major stylistic developments which occured during the Saturday Morning Second Phase of limited animation that exploded in the 1960s.It is yet to be determined to what extent the work of Joe Barbera may have been influenced,or indeed if he ever visited Picasso's castle or traveled to Spain during his intense "Ruff and Ready/ Huckleberry" period.What Bill Hanna was doing,as always has remained unclear.We feel though that  due to the early nature of the piece by the Spanish master,probably late 40's to early 50's,(along with surrealist post-dadaist  inscriptions on the reverse side,such as "Gfrederico" and "YaBdaB Adieu" ,containing special intrinsic meaning of an intense and personal nature),that Picasso's reputation as an artistic prophet is secure. 
   
Van Allen Animation HOME  
 
 
    The Attic is a collection of miscellaneous ideas and images that you may find interesting and/ or useful to you in 
designing your project. This page will also carry a link to our clipart service, coming soon to an iteration of the Internet near you. 
Special horrible, uh...honorable mention goes to Warren D. Chapman,C.P.A. of Richmond VA. for posing as Poe, a very apropo pose, well worth poeing for...uh posing....oh poo.