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Lazy cat cartoon. Cat owner asking cat to do some housework

Lazy cat cartoon
Sharing housework cartoon

A cat lying on a chair – with its owner telling it to pull its weight and get up and do some household chores.
A cat’s owner complaining that the cat is lazy and doesn’t earn its keep.
Notice the conspiratorial dog.

A cartoon about pets, cats, dogs, sponging, free riders, dog’s life, cat’s life, housework, chores, responsibility, sharing, domestic rotas, washing up, cleaning.

Drawn: Jan 2009

Cartoon reference number: cat710
Dressing cartoon – person putting on a sweat shirt the wrong way

Clothing cartoon
Person putting on a sweater by putting head and arms through the wrong holes.

The wrong way to put on clothes.

A cartoon about clothing, dressing, struggling, struggle, ineptitude, clumsiness, arm holes, jumpers, sweaters.

Cartoon reference number: jum710
Optical illusion cartoon. The impossible cube as flat pack furniture

Optical illusion cartoon
Impossible object cartoon
The impossible cube as flat pack furniture

An illustration showing someone assembling a piece of flat pack furniture, and finding that in the process he’s accidentally constructed an impossible cube (or irrational cube).
An impossible cube is an optical illusion in which a solid framework of bars that form a cube have their appearance manipulated so that beams at the back seem to cross in front of beams at the front and vise versa. The impossible cube was used by M C Escher.
(Because it’s a deliberate visual manipulation I’m not sure that the impossible cube is really an optical illusion in the strictest sense. In real optical illusions the eye and brain misinterpret an image because they can’t analyse them properly, such as the Necker cube, with no trickery involved)

A cartoon about optical illusions, visual ambiguity, irrational cube, ikea, false perspective, impossible shapes

Original version drawn: 2009

Cartoon reference number: cub710
Childcare cartoon – grandparents doing childminding

Child care cartoons
Grandparent childminding cartoon
Zimmer frame cartoon

A grandmother looking after a baby while the parents pursue other activities.
The grandmother is using a walking frame that also acts as a baby carrier.

A cartoon commenting on the way that in the early twenty-first century young professional couples are very reliant on childminding duties carried out by grandparents.
The fact that in the cartoon the parents are pursuing leisure activities implies that these particular parents are taking the grandparents for granted. This is meant to illustrate the ‘have it all’ self-fulfilment ethos of the age.
A cartoon about grandparents, extended families, family, old age, generations.
Drawn: 2011

Cartoon reference number: zim710
Food intolerance cartoon

Food fad cartoon
Diet cartoon
A cartoon about gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance and food fad intolerance

A cartoon about food intolerance, showing a person who is gluten intolerant (and who is rejecting some bread), a person who is lactose intolerant (and who is rejecting some milk) and a person who is food fad intolerant (and who eating a plate full of food that is normally labelled as unhealthy)

A cartoon about food fads, health, dietary fads, ibs, irritable bowel syndrome, nutrition, allergies, allergy, allergic reactions, food scares

Cartoon drawn: 2011

Cartoon reference number: fod910
Practical uses of philosophy – cartoon

Practical uses of philosophy cartoon
Philosophy in the kitchen cartoon

A man ponders on a variation of Bishop George Berkley’s theory that if you can’t see something it doesn’t exist.
The caption reads: Who said philosophy had no practical uses?
The person is thinking: Because I can no longer see it, the washing up ceases to exist!
Bishop Berkley’s concept is known as idealism – the view that the external world does not exist independently of the mind. According to Berkeley all that exists are minds and their thoughts and sensations, with nothing to suggest that the external material world exists at all

A cartoon about domestic philosophy, materialism, immaterialism, excuses, rationalism, irrationalism, rationalisation, home-spun philosophies, justifications

Cartoon drawn: 2002

Cartoon reference number: phi710
Surrealist cookery cartoon. Absurdism in the kitchen

Cookery cartoon
Absurdist kitchen cartoon

Dadaist kitchen cartoon. A woman using weighing scales for which the weights are made of lightweight polystyrene, and are therefore huge

A cartoon about lifestyle, kitchens, gadgets, dada, surrealism, absurdity, absurdism

Original version drawn: 2001

Cartoon reference number: fod012
Cookery cartoon. Too many kitchen gadgets – no room for food

Kitchen cartoon
Cookery cartoon
Too many kitchen gadgets – no room for food

A kitchen full of cookery gadgets so there’s no room on the work surfaces for any food.
A cartoon about the way that people acquire gadgets and devices that they don’t necessarily use (in this case because there’s no room for the things (food) that the gadgets are designed to be used with).

A cartoon about lifestyle, kitchens, gadgets, acquisitiveness, kitchen layout and design, food preparation.
Original version drawn: 2002

Cartoon reference number: fod-11
Cooking and dieting cartoon. Getting exercise by mixing ingredients

Diet and cookery cartoon
Does mixing ingredients count as ‘exercise’?

Cooking and dieting cartoon
A woman vigorously mixing the ingredients of a cake, deceiving herself that this counts as healthy exercise

A cartoon about health, healthy eating, lifestyle, unhealthy recipes, self deception, wishful thinking

Cartoon drawn: 2005

Cartoon reference number: fod010
Diet cartoon: how to reduce the weight of fattening ingredients in recipes

Diet cartoon
Cookery cartoon

Cartoon about dieting showing a young woman pushing up on the bottom of food weighing scales to deceive herself into thinking that she’s reducing the weight of unhealthy ingredients in a recipe

A cartoon about dieting, cooking, low fat food, reducing carbohydrates intake, health, healthy eating, lifestyle, unhealthy recipes

Original version drawn: 2002

Cartoon reference number: fod009
Barbecue cartoon. Outdoor cooking cartoon

Barbecues cartoon
Outdoor cooking cartoon

A cartoon about cooking en plein air,showing a kitchen cooker in a garden in place of a barbecue, as though it was a new fashion in al fresco cooking

A cartoon about food fashions, trends, eating, leisure, outdoor lifestyle, barby, barbie, barbies, summer cookery, cooking culture

Cartoon drawn: 2005

Cartoon reference number: fod008
Food imports cartoon. The opposite to locally sourced food

Imported food cartoon
Locally sourced food

Food unnecessarily imported when it can be grown locally.

A cartoon about air miles, food miles, locally sourced produce, seasonal vegetables, environmental impact.

Drawn: 2008

Cartoon reference number: fod007
Wendy house with wind turbine cartoon – converting a Wendy house into an eco-house

Wind turbine cartoon

A Wendy house fitted with a child’s windmill as a wind turbine to supply electricity and to convert the house to an eco-house

A cartoon about sustainability, electricity generation, power generation, alternative energy, sustainable development, fuel supply, environment friendly power, eco-friendly design, environmental architecture

Cartoon reference number: env3110
A cartoon about apathy about learning and education

A child who is not interested in learning anything

Cartoon showing a boy who has no sense of wonder or curiosity about the world, and who isn’t interested in learning anything about how the world works.
The cartoon shows someone trying to impart knowledge to him about how the moon orbits the earth.

The cartoon was drawn in the 1990s, but is relevant in the 2020s due to the rise of ‘post truth’ attitudes where knowledge is not valued.
A cartoon about intellectual apathy, ignorance, dumbing down, under achievement, illiteracy, low attainment, knowledge, teaching, inspiring teachers, scientific literacy.

Cartoon reference number: uni001
Christmas cartoon – Santa’s reindeer eating garden plants

Christmas cartoon
Gardening cartoon

A man looking out of his bedroom window on Christmas morning, to see Santa’s reindeer eating his Brussels sprouts in his vegetable garden

An illustration suitable for a Christmas card for gardening enthusiasts

Cartoon drawn: 2009

Cartoon reference number: xms008
Cooking cartoons: using a recipe book as a table mat for hot dishes

Kitchen cartoon, food cartoon, cookery cartoon.

People often own recipe books that they never use – here’s a way to ‘recycle’ them

Using an unused recipe book as a table mat for hot dishes on the dining table

Original version: 2002

Cartoon reference number: fd006
Cookery cartoon – men in the kitchen

Food preparation cartoon
Kitchen cartoon

A man preparing a meal and throwing scraps of food into a kitchen bin. Most of the scraps end up on the kitchen floor.

Possibly an illustration of gender roles in the kitchen and towards housework and chores and in gender differences in general

Cartoon drawn: 2009

Cartoon reference number: fd005
Obesity cartoon: an obese or overweight person compulsively trying to eat more food.

Illustration: diet cartoon or obesity cartoon
Possible cartoon title: Reach for the pie.

A cartoon about obesity, over eating, compulsive eating, bad habits, compulsion

An obese or overweight person compulsively trying to eat more food

Cartoon reference number: fd004

Cooking cartoon. Kitchen cartoon

Cookery cartoon: a man looking at a sauce pan in a kitchen and wondering what it's used for

Cookery cartoon or kitchen cartoon

A man looking at a saucepan in a kitchen that’s full of gadgets, wondering what the saucepan is used for
He’s saying “What’s this gadget used for?”

A cartoon about gender differences, about deskilling, and about changes in food preparation methods

Cartoon drawn: 2002

Cartoon reference number: fd003

Cookery cartoon or kitchen cartoon: a kitchen full of utensils, of which only the tin opener is ever used

Cookery cartoon or kitchen cartoon
Cooking utensils cartoon

A kitchen full of utensils and food preparation gadgets, of which only the tin opener is ever used

The caption of this cartoon reads ” I have all these kitchen utensils – but the only one I ever use is the tin opener.”

Drawn: 2002

Cartoon reference number: fd002

Garden design cartoons: garden driveway to garage, with paving shaped like jigsaw pieces

Gardening cartoon: garden driveway made of paving shaped like jigsaw pieces, with one piece missing

Gardening cartoon or diy cartoon

Cartoon about jigsaw puzzles

Garden driveway to garage under construction, with paving shaped like pieces from a jigsaw puzzle. As with normal jigsaws, there’s always one piece missing.
Drawn: Nov 2006

DOMESTIC

Lazy cat cartoon Sharing housework cartoon

A cat lying on a chair – with its owner telling it to pull its weight and get up and do some household chores. A cat’s owner complaining that the cat is lazy and doesn’t earn its keep. Notice the conspiratorial dog.

A cartoon about pets, cats, dogs, sponging, free riders, dog’s life, cat’s life, housework, chores, responsibility, sharing, domestic rotas, washing up, cleaning.

Drawn: Jan 2009

Cartoon reference number: cat710

Clothing cartoon Person putting on a sweater by putting head and arms through the wrong holes.

The wrong way to put on clothes.

A cartoon about clothing, dressing, struggling, struggle, ineptitude, clumsiness, arm holes, jumpers, sweaters.

Cartoon reference number: jum710

Optical illusion cartoon Impossible object cartoon The impossible cube as flat pack furniture

A cartoon about optical illusions, visual ambiguity, irrational cube, ikea, false perspective, impossible shapes

Original version drawn: 2009

Cartoon reference number: cub710

Child care cartoons Grandparent childminding cartoon Zimmer frame cartoon

A grandmother looking after a baby while the parents pursue other activities. The grandmother is using a walking frame that also acts as a baby carrier.

Cartoon reference number: zim710

Food fad cartoon Diet cartoon A cartoon about gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance and food fad intolerance

A cartoon about food intolerance, showing a person who is gluten intolerant (and who is rejecting some bread), a person who is lactose intolerant (and who is rejecting some milk) and a person who is food fad intolerant (and who eating a plate full of food that is normally labelled as unhealthy)

A cartoon about food fads, health, dietary fads, ibs, irritable bowel syndrome, nutrition, allergies, allergy, allergic reactions, food scares

Cartoon drawn: 2011

Cartoon reference number: fod910

Practical uses of philosophy cartoon Philosophy in the kitchen cartoon

A cartoon about domestic philosophy, materialism, immaterialism, excuses, rationalism, irrationalism, rationalisation, home-spun philosophies, justifications

Cartoon drawn: 2002

Cartoon reference number: phi710

Cookery cartoon Absurdist kitchen cartoon

Dadaist kitchen cartoon. A woman using weighing scales for which the weights are made of lightweight polystyrene, and are therefore huge

A cartoon about lifestyle, kitchens, gadgets, dada, surrealism, absurdity, absurdism

Original version drawn: 2001

Cartoon reference number: fod012

Kitchen cartoon Cookery cartoon Too many kitchen gadgets – no room for food

A kitchen full of cookery gadgets so there’s no room on the work surfaces for any food. A cartoon about the way that people acquire gadgets and devices that they don’t necessarily use (in this case because there’s no room for the things (food) that the gadgets are designed to be used with).

A cartoon about lifestyle, kitchens, gadgets, acquisitiveness, kitchen layout and design, food preparation. Original version drawn: 2002

Cartoon reference number: fod-11

Diet and cookery cartoon Does mixing ingredients count as ‘exercise’?

Cooking and dieting cartoon A woman vigorously mixing the ingredients of a cake, deceiving herself that this counts as healthy exercise

A cartoon about health, healthy eating, lifestyle, unhealthy recipes, self deception, wishful thinking

Cartoon drawn: 2005

Cartoon reference number: fod010

Diet cartoon Cookery cartoon

Cartoon about dieting showing a young woman pushing up on the bottom of food weighing scales to deceive herself into thinking that she’s reducing the weight of unhealthy ingredients in a recipe

A cartoon about dieting, cooking, low fat food, reducing carbohydrates intake, health, healthy eating, lifestyle, unhealthy recipes

Original version drawn: 2002

Cartoon reference number: fod009

Barbecues cartoon Outdoor cooking cartoon

A cartoon about cooking en plein air,showing a kitchen cooker in a garden in place of a barbecue, as though it was a new fashion in al fresco cooking

A cartoon about food fashions, trends, eating, leisure, outdoor lifestyle, barby, barbie, barbies, summer cookery, cooking culture

Cartoon drawn: 2005

Cartoon reference number: fod008

Imported food cartoon Locally sourced food

Food unnecessarily imported when it can be grown locally.

A cartoon about air miles, food miles, locally sourced produce, seasonal vegetables, environmental impact.

Drawn: 2008

Cartoon reference number: fod007

Wind turbine cartoon

A Wendy house fitted with a child’s windmill as a wind turbine to supply electricity and to convert the house to an eco-house

A cartoon about sustainability, electricity generation, power generation, alternative energy, sustainable development, fuel supply, environment friendly power, eco-friendly design, environmental architecture

Cartoon reference number: env3110

A child who is not interested in learning anything

Cartoon showing a boy who has no sense of wonder or curiosity about the world, and who isn’t interested in learning anything about how the world works. The cartoon shows someone trying to impart knowledge to him about how the moon orbits the earth.

Cartoon reference number: uni001

Christmas cartoon Gardening cartoon

A man looking out of his bedroom window on Christmas morning, to see Santa’s reindeer eating his Brussels sprouts in his vegetable garden

An illustration suitable for a Christmas card for gardening enthusiasts

Cartoon drawn: 2009

Cartoon reference number: xms008

Kitchen cartoon, food cartoon, cookery cartoon.

People often own recipe books that they never use – here’s a way to ‘recycle’ them

Using an unused recipe book as a table mat for hot dishes on the dining table

Original version: 2002

Cartoon reference number: fd006

Food preparation cartoonKitchen cartoon

A man preparing a meal and throwing scraps of food into a kitchen bin. Most of the scraps end up on the kitchen floor.

Possibly an illustration of gender roles in the kitchen and towards housework and chores and in gender differences in general

Cartoon drawn: 2009

Cartoon reference number: fd005

Illustration: diet cartoon or obesity cartoon Possible cartoon title: Reach for the pie.

A cartoon about obesity, over eating, compulsive eating, bad habits, compulsion

An obese or overweight person compulsively trying to eat more food

Lazy cat cartoon
Sharing housework cartoon

A cat lying on a chair – with its owner telling it to pull its weight and get up and do some household chores.
A cat’s owner complaining that the cat is lazy and doesn’t earn its keep.
Notice the conspiratorial dog.

Clothing cartoon
Person putting on a sweater by putting head and arms through the wrong holes.

Optical illusion cartoon
Impossible object cartoon
The impossible cube as flat pack furniture

Child care cartoons
Grandparent childminding cartoon
Zimmer frame cartoon

A grandmother looking after a baby while the parents pursue other activities.
The grandmother is using a walking frame that also acts as a baby carrier.

Food fad cartoon
Diet cartoon
A cartoon about gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance and food fad intolerance

Practical uses of philosophy cartoon
Philosophy in the kitchen cartoon

Cookery cartoon
Absurdist kitchen cartoon

Kitchen cartoon
Cookery cartoon
Too many kitchen gadgets – no room for food

A kitchen full of cookery gadgets so there’s no room on the work surfaces for any food.
A cartoon about the way that people acquire gadgets and devices that they don’t necessarily use (in this case because there’s no room for the things (food) that the gadgets are designed to be used with).

A cartoon about lifestyle, kitchens, gadgets, acquisitiveness, kitchen layout and design, food preparation.
Original version drawn: 2002

Diet and cookery cartoon
Does mixing ingredients count as ‘exercise’?

Cooking and dieting cartoon
A woman vigorously mixing the ingredients of a cake, deceiving herself that this counts as healthy exercise

Diet cartoon
Cookery cartoon

Barbecues cartoon
Outdoor cooking cartoon

Imported food cartoon
Locally sourced food

Cartoon showing a boy who has no sense of wonder or curiosity about the world, and who isn’t interested in learning anything about how the world works.
The cartoon shows someone trying to impart knowledge to him about how the moon orbits the earth.

Christmas cartoon
Gardening cartoon

Food preparation cartoon
Kitchen cartoon

Illustration: diet cartoon or obesity cartoon
Possible cartoon title: Reach for the pie.

A man looking at a saucepan in a kitchen that’s full of gadgets, wondering what the saucepan is used for
He’s saying “What’s this gadget used for?”

Cookery cartoon or kitchen cartoon
Cooking utensils cartoon

Garden driveway to garage under construction, with paving shaped like pieces from a jigsaw puzzle. As with normal jigsaws, there’s always one piece missing.
Drawn: Nov 2006

Gardening cartoon
Hanging basket cartoon

Autumn gardening cartoon
Tidying the autumn leaves cartoon

A gardener has tidied up the fallen leaves into a wheelbarrow – only for a gust of wind to blow them away again. A study in futility.
Garden in the fall cartoon.