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June 25th, 2010
Two days ago I attended Meredith Gran's Portland book signing in her studio across town. Her new book, There Are No Stars in Brooklyn, came out beautifully and I highly recommend it. The studio was an inspiring sight for me as well. It was basically a garage full of awesome. Will I one day be able to make enough money off of comicking to be able to justify that sort of expense? It's another goal to aim for.
Also in attendance were David Malki and Kris Straub, two other cartoonists I admire. They are a lot taller wandering around a book signing than seated over a convention table. The two did a live performance of their audio show, Tweet Me Harder, and acted just as I imagined they would. David made lots of animated gestures and Kris was reserved and chill. They made my husband eat expired Japanese pickles as well as entertain us for an hour so A+ to them!
Oh, and Kris gets an extra gold star for remembering me from a convention I attended in 2009. He even remembered what we talked about! Meanwhile I forget the faces of people I met yesterday...
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June 18th, 2010
My friend, Ran, has always been in one stage of illness or another in the two months that I've known her: fevered and coughing, recovering but not really... But this hasn't kept her from posting two gorgeous pages a week for her webcomic, The End. In other words, Ran is making the rest of us beginning comickers look bad! So a bunch of us ganged up on her and finally convinced her to take a short break and get some real sleep. I even busted out a guest comic to help fill the space. Check it out and send good vibes Ran's way!
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June 11th, 2010
Lots of new art to show off today! First up are two new fanarts, one from my friend, Evan, of Jimmy and the Hammer; the other by my sister, Allison. I love seeing my characters out in the world, visiting other people's imaginations!
The next pair of images are wallpapers by me that you can download and decorate your computer with. I tried to make the sizes that I thought most people would use but if you don't see your screen's dimensions, shoot me an email and I'll make one special for you~
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June 4th, 2010
I got to attend my family's craft camp once again this last weekend. This time it was in town for my husband and I so we were able to set up indigo dyeing! It was our first time setting up our own vat and a little intimidating, but it worked perfectly. Blue is a very satisfying color to dye so we're planning to keep the vat running for a while. I'm excited to design more fabrics!
Been itching to read a colorful new comic full of reanimated dead and cute kids? Look no farther than Stix & Bones, by Darrell Toland. I'm especially tickled by the character, Stix, who mutters proverbs to himself as he defends his territory. Darrell and I met through the Webcomics Study Group I mentioned last week. Meeting the dedicated and talented people behind all sorts of comics really pushes me to get better at story telling and drawing. Seeing Darrell's work makes me want to get better at textures.
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May 28th, 2010
Web cartoonists both established and aspiring should check out a new but growing group that I've been volunteering with. The Webcomics Study Group has weekly meetings online where we exchange feedback and encourage each other to improve our abilities. I help moderate the Pacific time zone group on Tuesdays but have so much fun I drop in on the other groups too.
Did you enjoy the extra page you got on Monday? I sacrificed my fledgling comic buffer for you all! Back to work for me...
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May 21st, 2010
Welcome to a new short story! We'll be getting back to Lae and Silas later on. Since this simple cover really isn't much of an update, I will upload an extra page on Monday to kick things off. I'm trying to push my art more by experimenting with shading and I think this is going to be a handsome scene. Look forward to it!
Speaking of art, the talented Ran Brown, whose new webcomic The End I plugged last week, sent me a gorgeous fan art of Lae. If you like her stuff, she's taking commissions for a limited time over on deviant art. Help her pay the bills and get a beautiful drawing!
And my friend, Trevor Halligan of Shyeah!, favored me with a snazzy drawing of Lae and Silas. Shyeah is nearing 100 strips and plans to celebrate it in style June 11th. Check out their comic site for more details!
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May 14th, 2010
Continuing the comic introductions, here's another Portland-based one I met at the Portland Comic Fest: Meen Comics, by Trixie Biltmore. She's a member of Periscope Studios and very frank about the nasty things our pets do, the consequences of hasty decision making, and the terrible potential of peeps.
And an awesome artist I've recently met online just launched her new sci-fi webcomic: The End, by Ran Brown. Things are just getting started but it's already clear this will be a gorgeous comic with fascinating characters.
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May 7th, 2010
Today I'd like to introduce two talented cartoonists I met at the Stumptown Comic Fest:
Sarah Burrini traveled all the way from Germany to share Life Ain't No Pony Farm with the Portland crowd. Her colorful cartooning features the coolest looking elephant roommate ever.
Angela Melick's comic, Wasted Talent, has a large archive bursting with quirky fun. Her visual gags and comical expressions are wonderfully done. This comic inspires me to take up COPIC markers again...
It was a pleasure meeting these ladies and then reading their comics. I hope you enjoy them too!
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April 30th, 2010
I had a wonderful time at the Stumptown Comic Fest meeting all sorts of talented people including Dylan Meconis of Family Man, Meredith Gran of Octopus Pie, and David McGuire of Gastrophobia. All are very inspiring cartoonists for me.
But look forward to hearing more about Stumptown later, because right now I want to show off the new papercraft models on the Extras page and in our Facebook gallery. Now there are a new levels of difficulty for people to challenge themselves with.
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April 23rd, 2010
Recently I've become friends with Trevor and Brad from Shyeah!, a webcomic about hijink-prone, alcohol-loving chums living in Portland. It's a real pleasure knowing that the talent behind such fun stories and jokes are local. I'm eager to read more of this young comic and hunt down more Portland based creators. I've done a poor job networking with local cartoonists despite Portland's reputation as a comic-friendly city. Part of it is my mellow introversion. But the Stumptown Comic Fest coming up this weekend so it's my big chance to get out of my hermitage and meet more local artists.