Betcha didn't even know we did a book in April! Our DIY journal comes out June 1.
And because we're totally crazy, two more books are coming out in 2012: Finicky (September) and Glitch (November). Finicky's ode to Arcimboldo cover might just be my all-time personal favorite.
I'm working on a cover illustration for a local author who writes detective novels set in 1920s NYC. For this illustration, I had to quit being lazy and use my ruler for some 2-point perspective. It's not 100% accurate, but I think it's coming along nicely.
Today's the first day of school at CSU and UNC... and the first day of Prof. Elkins unit on disaster preparedness. He was kind enough to have asked me to design a course brochure that would be eye-catching, different from all the other brochures, and appealing to his target audience.
My submission for the 2011 MoCA (MOA) Masks fundraiser was ugly... well-rendered IMHO, but unpleasant to look at (especially compared with everything else in the gallery). It had a little creative writing anecdote to go along with it, but basically I felt (and still do feel) a little bad for making something so unattractive for a show that's supposed to be friendly and fun. Oops. That's just what came out. The picture's posted in my portfolio gallery, but there's no room for the story, so I'm posting it here:
We just got done having ten sessions of Artobiography Class (one morning and one afternoon every day this week) at Bailiwick Press. It was loads of fun but I'm totally pooped. It gave me the chance to finish the Bacon Boy comic I started with the kids at Manifest Art Gallery's Summer Playshops on July 21.
I made a frog towel for Terri's baby shower, not really realizing its full cuteness potential. The ear-to-ear grin is the best part. And look at those mitts.
A couple weeks ago, I was asked by Jet Marketing to create little stick figure riders (to go with Tandem Select's stick bike) for a video they were producing. I've never put so much effort into stick people in my whole life. Here's how it turned out:
Today I went to Niwot to teach a class for some kiddos at Manifest Art Gallery, which is a super-fun space owned by a super-cool gal. The idea was to brainstorm breakfast foods and super powers (à la Bacon Boy), then match them up and write a comic.
First order of business in getting back into drawing shape is getting my eyes and hands to agree on what they're doing. When I'm workshopping or goofing around with kids, there are always one or two who are frustrated with their practice and say "I can't draw a _________."
