An old piece (was that last year?) I did for Cloudy Collection, though it wasn’t in this colorway. Forgot how much I liked it this way so I wanted to show it again! I really need to keep experimenting with holding back on color/texture. More with less! Looking at my good pal Ping Zhu’s Swan Lake concertina really inspired me, as did my experiences at TCAF and seeing my friends work. Still so inspired.

Couple random things:

• Comment on here if there’s any pieces of mine you’d like seen turned into a giclee print. (Within reason. I’m not sure about former screenprints, though I could do a limited Zelda run if the demand is high). I may place an order for some in the near future, but I want to get things that people like!
• I’m batting about some narrative ideas. Not sure when I’ll get to them, but I’m kind of excited.
• Since I’m done with teaching until fall (not counting awesome workshop! which I’m going to be taking the train back to Portland from! and try my hand at archery!), I’m thinking about doing something start to finish on Mondays (though maybe updated Tuesdays). I’m thinking about patterns, but it may just be portfolio pieces. I think I’ll start this week, so keep your eyes peeled!

Hi all,

I opened my shop back up (it’s pretty small now post-Stumptown and TCAF!) and with that placed my newest print, Messrs. Owl, online for purchase! It’s 8x10” on cream paper and a pretty big edition (200!)  and I’d love them to fly into your home so please spread the word!

Sales from this print will go into making my next print, which I’m hoping will be gold foil, although the subject has yet to be determined…

Hi all, I got back from TCAF and I wanted to start sharing some new things on my portfolio; so I uploaded all the drawings I made for the art zine I debuted there! It was a lot of fun.

Today is a sad day though, as I discovered when I woke up Maurice Sendak had passed on. He was definitely a defining illustrator for me as a child and one of those who I think spurred me on as an illustrator (as he did with so many of my friends). I remember poring over his detailed illustrations and loving how smart and sometimes dark they were; I’m infinitely grateful he had a talk at my college one year and I got to meet him ever so briefly. I teared up when I found he was gone; the last famous person I think I’d done that for was Phil Hartman. But I want to work even harder and have a rich life filled with illustrating fantastic things in his memory. What a fantastic loss for children and the creative community alike.

TCAF was pretty brilliant though— I met so many fantastic people I knew from online, and picked up a great haul of comics and prints. So many great fans. So many inspiring pieces of work. Now I’ve got the urge to make stories and books and concertinas and all sorts of printed objects. I don’t know where that will go; but I will be sure to let you know!

Hey Toronto! I’m hopping a plane tonight and I’ll be at TCAF (I’m an easter egg— not officially listed on the exhibitor list, but I’m tabling with Angie Wang, table 117!) this weekend! Come say hi! I’ll have new prints to debut as well as a new 16pg art zine, Florid Fauna.

Working away.

I’ve been a crazy big ball of stress lately. I’m sure it will pass, but in the meantime I’ve been drawing and inking a lot of fashion ladies for the zine I’m making for TCAF. Which I will be doing tomorrow and Sunday at Stumptown Comics Fest (I’m sitting with the ever-lovely Angie Wang, table A-10, say hi!) I kind of wish I’d designed a simpler zine, but alas, it is how it is.

Just need to get to Toronto! Whew.

Inking party. This week I’m making a lot of lady/fashion drawings that I’ll be compiling into an art zine for TCAF. Drybrushing, collage, and other fun stuff that way!

DONE! 

Guys, I can’t tell you how satisfying and nervewracking it is to build a promo pack. But, here it is. 200 of these (printed with love!) will be trickling out to select publishers, animation studios, editorial, packaging, and design firms. The awesomest of the awesome. And I hope they (and you too) will want to work with me.

Contains a handwritten notecard, sticker, handprinted mailer, two sizes of postcards, a business card, and an awesome 2 color limited edition screenprint (with belly band to hold everything all together. Whew!

It’s been a little slow on the illustration route (quality over quantity right now!), so let’s make some awesome things together, world. I’m ready!