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The idea for “#ThingsThatiHear” arrived when I was visiting a cookware store in Los Angeles. A young woman was looking at her phone and gave a big sigh, turned to her friend decisively and exclaimed, “He wants to go to Bali. But I say Fiji!” I couldn’t help but laugh. The absurdity of this “first world problem” was too much. From that moment on I started to catch all sorts of real-life conversations, that eventually turned into these illustrations.
The characters in the world of “#ThingsThatiHear” are people we all know: They are our office mates who complain to us about the daily grind. They are the awful online date we are trying so hard to forget. They are the people silently stalking our Facebook. More than anything they are the US when we think no one is listening.
Based on the incredible support I’ve received on social media I am inspired to create a #ThingsThatiHear Book!
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Alicia Hawkins 8 years ago
I've never understood people who hate on super-positive personalities. I get that we don't always wanna hear the sunshiney comments, but there's nothing wrong with being optimistic and friendly.
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Patrick McKenna 8 years ago
so true. gotta love the personality that insists everyone around them be happy because they are.
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Honza Solil 4 years ago
It's about sunscreen and not lying there all day just a while when you're albino and stay on the sun for a long time OF COURSE YOU'LL BE A LOBSTER
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Ann-Marie Bentley 8 years ago
Can totally relate! it's my grandads fault for being irish and giving me fair skin!
adoracat 8 years ago
Yeah...I crisp. My two kids are each 1/2 Italian, one has the olive toned easy tan skin and the other is Casper-ish like me. I'm amused, he isn't. But his psoriasis is much better!
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Anna Brown 8 years ago
were you listening to my mum when you heard this? She refers to herself as a lobster all summer! LOL
Petra Marczis 8 years ago
50 shade of red book :'D I really love that all of the illustrations have a lil gag
Kristin Haskins 8 years ago
That would be me. And I don't CARE if I look almost transparent. I hate burns. It's stupid! Who needs skin cancer?
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Marcelo Ribeiro 8 years ago
She's right. When I stumble on an ex that wears eyeliner I always want to argue with them
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Jeannine Pope 8 years ago
The artist's name is AVNER GELLER -- I am going out on a limb to say that Avner is probably Jewish and not cruelly stereotyping these characters, instead merely illustrating them.
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just a thought ! 8 years ago
You overhear a lot of things ! And also, the illustrations have their own charm. I totally loved this ! Waiting for more ...
J Allington 8 years ago
I overheard a couple sitting in thier car outside of a 7-11.. (the guy) "Should we do it here?, or wait until we get home?" (the girl), "I don't know, what do you think? I'm good either way, but we could just do it when we get home." (The guy) " I dunno, I'm not sure I want to wait until we get home. Let's just do it right here." (the girl) "Have you got something on you to do it with? I don't have anything." (the guy) "Yeah, yeah, I've got something right here, wait, let me get it out..." By now I was enthralled by the whole conversation, I couldn't have stopped listening even if I wanted to...Then right there in front of the 7-11, the two of them started scratching off lottery tickets, completey oblivious to anyone or anything around them. I almost died.
Artistic Monster 8 years ago
Yesssssss! Awesome art and what a wonderful way to express the verbal diarrhea out there. I am officially a new admirer of your work.
Gale Christensen 8 years ago
You did a great job with these! I could see these as a coffee table book.
Moana Patane Gasu 8 years ago
Wow. I saw how the dating/ single games are, and, the overload of internet conversation/ texting/ social media platforms without actual conversating. Depressing.
Katinka Min 8 years ago
Love these, love the style, the scenes, the quotes. I really wish this was a book.
Peayush Jaiswal 8 years ago
what a creativity, i love the painting and this type of art. thanks to show that kind of fine art. thank you
James A. Smith Jr. 8 years ago
My favorite one is the Taco Stand. I have no idea why it made me laugh so hard but, it did
Tracy Moorhead 8 years ago
Fantastic thoughts brought out with great drawings! I’d like to see more in the future for sure!
David Mackenzie 8 years ago
Can’t her further than the second page, then I get one of those fake Facebook “you’ve won a prize” spoof pages for idiots.
Jean-luc Picard 8 years ago
It's 2017. Try using an adblocker: https://adblockbrowser.org
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İmren Onur 8 years ago
Great illustrations, thanks for your effort. But these seems like a viral marketing sheets of tinder than some realistic dialogues, isn't..?
Ruan van Tonder 8 years ago
I recognised a couple lines from sitcoms and movies. The illustrations are still great though :) Plus, I'm aware that he might have heard them from people using the lines they heard on TV themselves...
Sky 8 years ago
If you live in a mostly white country then yes, go screw off shithead. Not everything is intentionally racist.
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Kristel Bijnen 8 years ago
If you don't care, don't comment. It's that simple.
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Caroline Espenschied 8 years ago
What do you mean, "fake " ? Are you saying the author of this post never overheard these things ? Because that's what it's all about. Not about YOU hearing them...
Load More Replies... just a thought ! 8 years ago
You overhear a lot of things ! And also, the illustrations have their own charm. I totally loved this ! Waiting for more ...
J Allington 8 years ago
I overheard a couple sitting in thier car outside of a 7-11.. (the guy) "Should we do it here?, or wait until we get home?" (the girl), "I don't know, what do you think? I'm good either way, but we could just do it when we get home." (The guy) " I dunno, I'm not sure I want to wait until we get home. Let's just do it right here." (the girl) "Have you got something on you to do it with? I don't have anything." (the guy) "Yeah, yeah, I've got something right here, wait, let me get it out..." By now I was enthralled by the whole conversation, I couldn't have stopped listening even if I wanted to...Then right there in front of the 7-11, the two of them started scratching off lottery tickets, completey oblivious to anyone or anything around them. I almost died.
Artistic Monster 8 years ago
Yesssssss! Awesome art and what a wonderful way to express the verbal diarrhea out there. I am officially a new admirer of your work.
Gale Christensen 8 years ago
You did a great job with these! I could see these as a coffee table book.
Moana Patane Gasu 8 years ago
Wow. I saw how the dating/ single games are, and, the overload of internet conversation/ texting/ social media platforms without actual conversating. Depressing.
Katinka Min 8 years ago
Love these, love the style, the scenes, the quotes. I really wish this was a book.
Peayush Jaiswal 8 years ago
what a creativity, i love the painting and this type of art. thanks to show that kind of fine art. thank you
James A. Smith Jr. 8 years ago
My favorite one is the Taco Stand. I have no idea why it made me laugh so hard but, it did
Tracy Moorhead 8 years ago
Fantastic thoughts brought out with great drawings! I’d like to see more in the future for sure!
David Mackenzie 8 years ago
Can’t her further than the second page, then I get one of those fake Facebook “you’ve won a prize” spoof pages for idiots.
Jean-luc Picard 8 years ago
It's 2017. Try using an adblocker: https://adblockbrowser.org
Load More Replies... İmren Onur 8 years ago
Great illustrations, thanks for your effort. But these seems like a viral marketing sheets of tinder than some realistic dialogues, isn't..?
Ruan van Tonder 8 years ago
I recognised a couple lines from sitcoms and movies. The illustrations are still great though :) Plus, I'm aware that he might have heard them from people using the lines they heard on TV themselves...
Sky 8 years ago
If you live in a mostly white country then yes, go screw off shithead. Not everything is intentionally racist.
Load More Replies... Kristel Bijnen 8 years ago
If you don't care, don't comment. It's that simple.
Load More Replies... Caroline Espenschied 8 years ago
What do you mean, "fake " ? Are you saying the author of this post never overheard these things ? Because that's what it's all about. Not about YOU hearing them...
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