places other than here

Poor blog, I really want to update you with fun new 3rd Horseman scans but it's not to be. For starters, next week will be dominated by cleaning up all those scans (thanks Matt for letting me borrow your scanner!) and after that happens, it's back to more inking. So here you sit little blog while my other internet outlets get filled up with all my in between nonsense drawings and get way more attention. Bummer.



Next week will also be an especially intense 3H work week because I used the later half of last week to finish up my Awesome Anthology 2 submission. I worked together with Saicoink for a four page story. I really didn't have a lot of time to get it done but being a fan of Saicoink's style, I enlisted her for the thinking parts while I moved the brush around in a shoujo trance. Here's the title panel so get excited. (I am!)


p.s. screen tones are for the weak!.... or smart?

new year, same old shtick

Does not screwing up this year count as a resolution? Well, I guess it's a little late to start making resolutions but thems the breaks kid. At lest I'm finally back in my in my own place after being a live in dog sitter for the holiday. So now this means two things are in store for me. One being that I can live here (my apt.) comfortably for another month and two, that I have lots of pencils to ink and tons of scanning to do. These are both very good things but at the moment I'm cranky and generally restless about nothing so it's hard to enjoy.
I swear I was cheerful about this new year before today but I must have sept funny or realized that I'll never really have a soul... or... or something.



Below is a new years linoleum cut print I made. Perhaps you've received one in the mail? Perhaps I've wrecked the surprise?... oh. shit.

The heart shaped stamp I carved out of a magic rub eraser my freshman year of college and the H is from a small stone seal kit I had and, subsequently, carved.

just when you think you're on a roll....

Maybe I'm not ready for December yet. Maybe there needs to be some breaks on this ride. But first and foremost, maybe my dog needs to stop barking at ghosts in my apartment!! AUGH, I can't take it!!

Pickle...?!

So I finally ending getting (read: suckered in to) another foster dog. For those of you who don't know me, this means I will probably be keeping it until the end of time unless something goes horribly awry. My sisters and I are pretty sure we're going to call it Pickle. She's only been with me about 3 days but considering she's pretty neurotic and scared of just about everything, I think she and I are a perfect fit.


She's quite good at being cuddly and is perfect for being on my lap when I'm at my drawing desk or computer. But God forbid the heater come on or someone's garage door opens outside, 'cause then she gets all stiff and alert and ends up looking like this: She was abused so it will take a little time for her to get over this but I think she'll be ok. Even in the few days she's been with me, she's calmed down a lot. And, to be fair, she's not very threatening even when she's upset. She's so small that her growls sound like purring!

sketchbook

this one is supposed to be Kanon Wakashima

in my fevered waking dreams...

Just in case you need to know more things about me that you don't care about, here's what I'm really into as of late:

Renewed love/obsession with eyewear (did it ever really go away?) Especially when it concerns characters that don't wear glasses to begin with.




Dogs with MOHAWKS. Mohawks on dogs, people. Think about it.


(Don't worry, I'll have some legitimate work to post here soon. I just had to get this off my chest.)

west coast vs east coast rain

Being a week away from it and with my cold now in full swing, now seems as good a time as any for a mini report on my time at APE in San Francisco. It's a little hard to believe I was across the U.S. last weekend bumpin' around with full days helping Matt Madden and Jess Able with their daughter Aldara but my jet lag on Monday and burgeoning cold could not refute it. It seemed to rain the whole time we were there but despite that and the busy schedule Matt and Jess had, I had a good time. I always get a little nervous traveling with people who aren't my family but that's only until I remember that other people's trips are amazingly less stressful (is my family really that crazy..?!)
I was able to see some familiar faces as well as meet a couple new ones who I had only spoken with via phone/internet which really made the journey worth while. Also, seeing Matt and Jess function as family and work partners was kinda a treat for me. I know how my family works, so it's really nice to see how others go about it especially when they're working and successful in the same profession I'm in.