This could also be called, Good-by Black Beauty!

You know, I counted the slices of plastic cheese the other day but I've forgotten completely how many there are. The antlers are real, the bread and lettuce come from children's play food sets and the pun is pretty low.

Originally, it was filled with all sorts of dog food that came in bags, but 8 years later I had to replace the moist foods with something more stable and less likely to mold. I also sealed up their containers better this time.

I took all the dishes from The Official Elvis Recipe Book. I've always thought this would look great in a restaurant or a corporate cafeteria.

And THEN, Sam had the poor grace to drop dead still without having paid me off. His "people" offered me a lithograph. Sam was still a real artist.

Arcimboldi's work has always facinated me. Those wonderful masses of food, vegetables, fruit and even human bodies that form other pictures make me feel like I was jumping into a swimming pool filled with food stuffs!

Cheetos also make an excellent art material and besides, they are Spot's favorite T.V. watching snack.

As in Giuseppi's shirt, the food, at first seemingly so tame and pliable, has begun to take on a demanding life of its own.

Finally, the monopoly is broken! The progeny is going out on its own. But, will this be a fool's notion like the break-up of AT and T?