the end of 2010

So, this year is coming to an end. Honestly, I am glad. 2010 was a terrible year. It started off pretty cool, but on a whole, it's a year I am more than ready to put behind me. I've got a lot of huge changes happening in January that I won't get into here just yet- only to say that I am putting a chapter of my life behind me. So enough of that talk. On to the art.

I've been kind of stalling on finishing the last few things to be done with Chapter 1 of Ravenstar. I'm pushing myself to get it all done this month. It'll be satisfying to have that one project finally complete. I'm also pushing to finish up the Sketchbook Project. It needs to be postmarked by Jan. 15th, so I've got some work to do! Unfortunately, I'm really really liking how this is coming out. I'm gonna be a little torn sending it away forever. But I'm sure the Brooklyn Art Library will take good care of it. And it is exciting that (hopefully) a lot of people will get to see my work.







I'm going to take this new year as a time to re-evaluate where I am and where I want to be heading. It feels like a good time to set some new goals, find things that will work for me, and reinvest in myself and my art. I'm excited for 2011.

Moving, Halloween, and Art

So October is coming to a close. This next week is going to be quite busy! This morning I moved a lot of my big furniture into my new apartment. I didn't set anything up yet, since I need to clean it first and I also needed to be at the gallery today, but the big stuff is all taken care of. That's a load off my shoulders. I took Monday off of work to finish the rest of it up. It'll be nice to have my own place again- even if it is with a couple of roommates!


Tonight I'm going into Salem for a Halloween party. Halloween is my favorite holiday EVER. I love dressing up in costumes and hanging out with other people dressed like fools. Perhaps that's why I like anime conventions so much as well! I'm gonna be a Sexy Speed Racer. Not slutty, just sexy. I've got my helmet, my red knee socks, and yellow driving gloves. I can't wait!


Also, on Monday I'm hanging "The Art of Comics" show at Cinema Salem. It's a joint show between me and Sarah Searle, focussing on our comic work and process. I'm putting up original work from my three comic projects. Five strips from Apt. C-3, five from 2:15 and a few original pages from Ravenstar. The opening is going to be Sat. Nov. 6th. If you happen to be around Salem, MA anytime you should totally stop by and check it out! It'll be up the whole month of November.

Other than that, I'm still plugging away at my Sketchbook Project sketchbook. All the pieces here are from that book. I'm doing cut paper and ink drawings, with the theme "Jackets, Blankets, & Sheets" So far it's coming out pretty cool. I'm gonna be sad to ship it away, but I suppose the Brooklyn Art Library will take good care of it. If anyone else is interested in participating, they've extended the sign up deadline to November 15th!

love

first piece I completed start to finish in the new studio. YAY!

Zen

A friend of mine is putting together an advertising portfolio and hired me on to do some Illustrations for an ad campaign he'd like to put together for Zen MP3 players. They're all a little goofy, which is what I like about them. This is one of the simplest ones- Turtles on Flying Carpets. Still not sure about the composition just yet- might go back in and tweek some things.

Also, I'm going to be at the New England Webcomics Weekend out in Western Mass this Saturday as a "Cartoonist in Attendance". I'm pretty excited about it, some of my favorite webcomic artists are going to be there- perfect opportunity to schmooze it up. They're also going to be having some pretty awesome panels that I can't wait to sit in on. I also wanna see if I can buy me some original artwork- we'll see how the prices look when I get there! I'm excited!