It’s black Friday, and I’m at home scanning in Fox Head Stew! I can’t describe how gratifying it is to be finally getting these finished pages on my computer. I now have the first 40 pages all ready to go, the rest are sitting in a stack to be reviewed, touched up with some paint and ink, and scanned in! This thing WILL get done.
I spoke at Ed Luce’s Comics University at Isotope comics last weekend, and it was insightful and informative, even for me! A lot of the tips I came up with for creating a compelling online community with your readers are things I wish I was better at: consistency in releasing comics, frequent updates, behind-the-scenes posts and constant contact with other art bloggers. This more-than-full-time job of mine really eats into all of this.
I’ve been re-visiting some old sketches and working on some new ones. It’s funny how sometimes images you don’t like when you first draw them seem to resonate over time, and then it’s your job to finish them up.
I’ve been working on some t-shirt designs for my friend’s band! This is an image I threw at them and I’ll probably make my own prints of it.
Sometimes it’s hard to stay focused on writing just about my drawings and interests. I try not to get political, but shit is crazy right now! I’m in awe as I watch the horror being broadcast online, shot on my friend’s phones, and the constant steam of tweets on current states of invasion… we’re living in a new time of media, and watching a revolution occur in real-time. It’s shocking, revolting, and everyone is watching. The fact that all eyes are on it is what will make things change for the better. I hope.
I’m just noticing the darker tone of my more recent art…
To wrap it up positively, I am filling up every free moment I have drawing art, learning to play guitar, listening to music, spending time with fascinatingly talented people, party party party, and forging into the future with my fiance. Yes! Taking the amazingly wonderful day-to-day life along with the shadow of brutality and change.
It is our job to walk the line between reality and fantasy: persevere, reflect, and create beautiful art.
-J
