Ledbetter’s off-color cast of unsaintly characters run amok on the pages of Creatures of Habit like some wild gang of pre-pubescent bad asses. In juxtaposed compositions, cuddly creatures get straight gangsta on each other with knife fights, alcohol-fueled altercations and back alley brawls. An adorable purple ape sports pointed fangs and throws th e sign of the horns while riding on the back of a demon-red goat. A pretty pink bunny dons a sinister glare while wielding a knife that drips with the blood of his beheaded bunny counterpart. A winged unicorn-horned turtle creature belies its unassuming lavender-colored sweetness and boldly gouges the belly of its serpentine opponent.

Perhaps a result of his undergraduate education in Sociology, Ledbetter’s work does well to portray the highs and lows of social dynamics in all their gore and glory. At times the work possesses pure whimsy and innocent sweetness but more often it plays out the sordid interactions between villains and victims. It’s that classic cat-and-mouse drama with a touch of twisted taste that could only come from the cleverly sardonic imagination of Ledbetter himself. No matter what the case or context, Ledbetter’s pieces always retain a sense of humor

The pieces in Creatures of Habit present a light-hearted commentary on the lives of these imaginary creatures that can’t - or won’t - control their sociopathic impulses. Even if they could, we wouldn’t really want them to because, well, where’s the fun in that? - Hi-Fructose Magazine