Chris Madden Cartoons

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Is this one of the first cartoons about 3D printing?

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3d printing cartoon

A cartoon about 3D printing (additive manufacturing).

A cartoon showing a computer-generated 3D statue of a man generated from digital scans of the man. The cartoon was drawn before the concept of 3D printing entered mainstream public awareness, and definitely before the cartoonist (me) had heard of the existence of 3D printing technology, so it’s an early reference to 3D modelling in cartoons, if not one of the first.

I’m sure that 3D technology must have existed for a few years before I drew this cartoon, but possibly mainy in research labs and places that were experimenting with early prototypes of 3D printers. 3D printing definitely wasn’t in the zeitgeist.

The humour in the cartoon lies in the fact that highly advanced, even futuristic, computer technology is being used to produce a representation of a stereotypically simple and technologically conservative old gardener.
The cartoon is partly a comment on the fact that advanced technology inevitably often ends up being used for mundane purposes (just look at television and mobile phones, where ludicrously trivial content abounds). This is not a criticism of this phenomenon, just a humorous observation.
A cartoon about hi-tech manufacturing, garden furniture, garden statues, statuary, sculpture, self portraits, gardening.

Drawn: June 2011

Cartoon reference number: a194

See my book of gardening cartoons here.
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Relaxing in the garden cartoon – using a wheelbarrow as a chair

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garden wheelbarrow cartoon

Gardening cartoon. Relaxing in the garden – using a wheelbarrow as a chair

A cartoon showing a man relaxing in his garden by sitting in a wheelbarrow

The man is reading a garden furniture catalogue – because he needs to buy a proper garden chair
A cartoon about outdoor furniture, outdoor living, garden design.
Cartoon reference number: a191

See my book of gardening cartoons here.

Chess cartoon. Topiary chess pieces in a garden

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topiary chess cartoon

Chess cartoon and gardening humour.

Topiary bushes in plant pots in a garden, shaped like chess pieces. The plant pots are on a checkered patio that looks like a chess board.

A person is clipping one of the bushes into the shape of a bishop.
A humorous illustration about board games, outdoor games, novelty chess pieces, unusual garden design.

Drawn: Dec 2011

Cartoon reference number: a188

See my book of gardening cartoons here.

Sundial cartoon

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cartoon - sundial with children too young to tell the time

A sundial with young children who are too young to tell the time

The reason why the children can’t tell the time is because they are too short to see the top of the sundial

A sundial in a garden as a decorative feature.
A cartoon about child development, learning to tell the time, clocks.

Drawn: Aug 2009

Cartoon reference number: a187

See my book of gardening cartoons here.

Garden flowers for sale – with pretty labels showing the plants at their best

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pretty plant label cartoon

Gardening humour. Plants for sale in garden centres have images on their labels that show the plants at their best

Sometimes the plant labels show the plant as more beautiful than the plant will ever be (at least in most gardens).

A cartoon about selling flowering plants, blossoms and blooms by showing the flowers on the plant name labels.
Sometimes the flowers or plants on the labels look so much better than the actual specimen that they are almost against the trades description act.

Drawn: Nov 2011

Cartoon reference number: a186

See my book of gardening cartoons here.

Solar power cartoon – solar panels on an artificial sunflower

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solar panels cartoon

Solar energy cartoon -solar panels on an artificial sunflower

Showing a plant harnessing energy from the sun. The plant in the cartoon is artificial (a sunflower) and the energy it is obtaining is being used to drive a speaker which is producing the sound of birdsong.

A humorous illustration about alternative energy, sustainable energy, renewable energy sources, electricity generation.

Drawn: Aug 2011

Cartoon reference number: a184

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Garden design cartoon. Using jigsaw shaped paving stones on the driveway to the garage

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jigsaw shaped paving stones on drive cartoon

Garden cartoon. Using jigsaw shaped paving stones on the drive to the garage

Cartoon showing a man constructing a drive in his garden, with flagstones shaped like interlocking pieces from a jigsaw.

The man has just finished constructing the driveway – to find that one of the pieces of the jigsaw is missing.
This is a joke about the cliche that there’s always one piece of a jigsaw that’s missing.

Drawn: Nov 2006

Cartoon reference number: a173
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Christmas gardening cartoon – leave the Christmas decorations in the tree all winter

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cartoon - leave Christmas fairy lights in tree all winter

Christmas gardening cartoon – leave the outdoor Christmas decorations in the tree all winter

Cartoon about garden and outdoor decorations.

Brighten up the garden in the dark winter months and bring winter colour to the garden by putting Christmas decorations in the trees.

Drawn: Dec 2011

Cartoon reference number: a168
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Wendy house with wind turbine cartoon – converting a Wendy house into an eco-house

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Wind turbine cartoon. A wendy house fitted with a wind turbine

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