I once owned a large French Lop named Sunshine. This was before digital cameras so I can’t show you a picture of it, but just imagine a golden wheat-colored rabbit the size of a Pit Bull. That was my bunny. It lived in a cage in the back yard and, when let out, would do grand, leaping, triple-loop, double-axle pirouette acrobatics in the air that could make Kobe weep. I finally took pity on it and gave it away to a loving family who had more land through which it could frolic. It then got eaten by a coyote.
This memory is fresh in my mind right now as, everywhere I look, I’m surrounded by rabbits. I go for hikes, and they jump out at me from strangers’ bushes. I go to the grocery story, and their graphic equivalents peer at me from seemingly every aisle. I search for new t-shirts to augment my weekend wardrobe, and there they are again! Only, this time, I think I’ve fallen in love. I blame those LA-based mad scientists, Kozy and Dan.
Bunny Headphones T-Shirt by kozyndan
The artistic pair, known collectively as kozyndan, not only designs cute-ass t-shirts, but also creates beautiful and fanciful paintings and posters. The subjects are not always bunnies, but I’ll forgive them that.
Bunny Blossom by kozyndan
They inject a invigorating dash of humor and irreverence into every image.
Toasted Unchi by kozyndan
Who else would draw and digitize a shout out to cooked rabbit poop?
Pacific Drift by kozyndan
They’ve invented a real Bunnyfish!
Bunnyfish by kozyndan
You can even follow it’s adventures out in the world.
The Bunnyfish is not quite as cute nor nearly as big as my dear departed Sunshine, but it does make me feel like a kid again. And it makes this world we inhabit a little more delicious, don’t you think?
nat @ book, line, and sinker
/ April 11, 2009i’m sorry to hear about sunshine…i feel your sadness. when i was 7, a family friend gave me a bunny for my birthday. i named her theresa (no idea where that name came from!) and my dad built a giant outdoor hutch for her. it was quite a palace with an indoor and outdoor area.
we went away on vacation and my neighbor watched my bunny. when i came home, theresa was gone. apparently, some neighborhood dogs got loose and broke into her hutch…it was a grisly scene and i’m glad i wasn’t home for it.
just wanted to commiserate with you during bunny season. i always bring such a ray of sunshine along, don’t i?
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/ April 11, 2009oh gosh, i didn’t mean to use ‘ray of sunshine’. just shoot me.
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emmajames
/ April 14, 2009Nat: Oh, my condolences about Theresa! I always dread something happening to a pet while I’m away. Ugh.
And, actually, I loved the ‘ray of sunshine’ bit! LOL.