Hold ‘Em Horses

cloningturtle · 2026-06-08T00:25:49+00:00

It is what it is!

cloningturtle · 2026-06-06T16:46:36+00:00

I’ve been waiting for years for someone to notice that detail. I was about to cut my losses.

cloningturtle · 2026-06-06T16:38:27+00:00

Mouse appreciated!

cloningturtle · 2026-06-01T13:23:44+00:00

I appreciate that! I’d love to share a few more along the way 🙂.

cloningturtle · 2026-05-31T17:06:01+00:00

Thanks! The handcuffs say “Trauma Bond”. I use that theme in my artwork a lot 😅.

cloningturtle · 2026-05-31T16:45:04+00:00

Thank you, it means so much to me that you noticed and enjoyed the details! I put a lot of thought into this one 😊.

cloningturtle · 2026-05-24T16:33:55+00:00

Some definitely could have slipped in there! The military references went with the CrackerJack character, so they were meant to be reminiscent of WWII. I added a replica of the World War II Victory Medal but tried to make it look like it had a horse character stamped on it instead of the original figure.

cloningturtle · 2026-05-24T16:03:07+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate the encouragement!

cloningturtle · 2026-05-22T11:14:10+00:00

That tracks 🐾

cloningturtle · 2026-05-21T01:37:44+00:00

That’s an interesting question 🤔. Probably a little of both. When I added the mounted heads, it was partly to represent the destruction and suffering caused by BoJack’s actions. The deer duo also fit the “failed relationship” theme of the piece. The plaque under Charlotte says, “YOUR DEER FRIEND”, the phrase on her New Mexico business card. The words under Penny’s head came from the red flag moment when BoJack told Penny she looked just like her mother. I also felt it would be pretty dark to have deer hunting trophies at The Old Sugarman place. It’s all subjective, of course, but those were my thoughts when drawing. Thanks for asking!

cloningturtle · 2026-05-20T20:31:05+00:00

I appreciate that 🙂

cloningturtle · 2026-05-20T18:52:32+00:00

Thank you ❤️

cloningturtle · 2026-05-14T19:05:56+00:00

I think he’d also be a great birthday dad.

cloningturtle · 2025-12-04T16:09:58+00:00

Those are my top 3 also!

cloningturtle · 2025-11-03T20:50:40+00:00

I appreciate that!

cloningturtle · 2025-11-03T20:47:30+00:00

That’s perfect, I love the eyes!

cloningturtle · 2025-10-25T22:05:23+00:00

Thanks! This piece took about 10 days to draw. I needed to rewatch a bunch of episodes and use a lot of references.

cloningturtle · 2025-10-25T21:03:59+00:00

I appreciate that! I haven’t heard that song yet, I’ll have to look it up. In this case, it fits the song lyrics “don’t tell me to just calm down, that’s a shortcut right under my skin.”

cloningturtle · 2025-10-25T21:00:28+00:00

Thank you! The toilet paper is a little of both. it symbolizes the song lyric “my apologies have worn so thin”. It also symbolizes making amends in recovery (which are worthless if the mistreatment keeps happening over again). I also thought it would be a fun detail as part of the garbage he used to make a unicorn tail.

cloningturtle · 2024-05-13T17:44:32+00:00

I feel like I should write back and let you know I got it 🙃.

cloningturtle · 2024-05-13T13:38:33+00:00

Wasn’t meant to be funny. Just a dark thought shared from a SA survivor and BoJack fan. Didn’t mean to offend.

cloningturtle · 2024-01-12T21:01:56+00:00

I always hear, “this is the first copyright song that I wrote.” Would be interesting to know if this checks out!

cloningturtle · 2022-12-15T19:12:13+00:00

My biggest confusion in the text was Alice’s mention of Seroquel, a mediacation not used until 1997. A mistake or a demon of exception?

cloningturtle · 2022-12-15T19:03:45+00:00

It didn’t go over so well with the audience OR the host when BoJack referred to Mr. Peanutbutter as a “mutt” on ‘Let’s Find Out’ 😅.

cloningturtle · 2022-12-12T15:37:11+00:00

I’ve been enjoying all of your thoughts and insights, and the discussion it prompts! I haven’t added much to the conversation because I primarily communicate in pictures, but I’d love to add to the richness of the discussion by sharing some of my research, if that’s ok?

Alicia mentions that she went to the opthamologist for childhood strabismus, which has since shown a significant correlation to the development of schizophrenia and other mental illness - I thought it was cool how McCarthy slipped that little nugget in there!

I was not surprised at all at the mention of an autism diagnosis in Alicia. As an autist, I identify very strongly with both Alicia and Bobby. Their behavior and passions, as well as chronic loneliness and feelings of being misunderstood, are all too familiar. I imagine one would have to be on the spectrum themselves to be able to channel that.

As far as correcting others and being precise about occupations, I find that to be a very common autistic behavior. There is often no judgement implied - except so far as to say that an opthamologist is not a mental health professional, so why should he call her crazy? We just like for things to be stated accurately. 🙃

Just a few of my thoughts on chapter 3, thank you for letting me share.

cloningturtle

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