The Explorer End of Year Update

As 2013 winds down, I'm excited to announce that my Explorer project is getting closer to a final form. I've been working out this piece since about April of last year, and over the past several months, I think I finally have the story I want to tell.

I decided to take a few moments and scan in some updated concept images to share, and I hope by the end of this week to have more finished work. I'm still debating on what that will be, and how to get there, but there will be a book, and there will be screen printing involved. More on that in the New Year! Till then, take a look ( and the new and the old if you haven't seen them) and let me know what you think.

The Explorer

I've been cranking away at sketches for a new concept, "The Explorer." I don't quite have the story worked out, or if it will even be a standard narrative, but I'm fascinated with the concept right now. I'm also not sure how I'll actually make the finished work, but for now I'm sketching with pencil, pen, ink and coloring with copic markers. Which I'm really enjoying working my ideas out with. 

In case my scrawl is to messy, the text box under the title "The Explorer" says " I was searching for something, but I don't remember what... Did I already find it? Should I keep going?" As I continue to sort out the imagery and story, i'll update more.

As always, thanks for looking around.

Turtle in the forest sketch

Quick scan from the pocket sketchbook of something I'm hashing out... More soon.

The Future...

Will You Still Love Me If I Wet The Bed - Liz Prince

I've been meaning to post about this book for a while now. This collection of comics are adorable, personal, sweet and funny. They involve corn on the cob kisses, kitties, boogers, snuggling, and more as Liz Prince journals her relationship with Kevin. If you don't know Liz Prince, well...you should.

The funny part about this book is that Laura and I both bought it for each other last Christmas. She picked it up while she was visiting in Texas, at a store called We are 1976 in Dallas, and I picked it up here in Portland at Reading Frenzy. It was definitely one of those absurdly cute and kinda weird moments when we opened each others gifts.

StoermerVille - Texas/NYC trip part 1

I just got back from a long vacation. Laura and I spent the 4th with her family in Texas, then some time in Dallas and we wrapped up the trip with a few days in NYC. I'm working on getting some condensed trip comics made. This is my first, and there's lots left out but it's some of the highlights.

What's breakfast without...

diskgrunt vs. the mountain

This past weekend I tried my hand at Skiing up at Timberline. This was my first time on skis and I'm left with several scrapes, bruises, bumps, aches and pains. But I did succeed in falling less enough to want to head up again. So watch out Mt. Hood... I'm not done yet!

Appropriate Attire

There is a lot that can, and should, be said about Lucille Battin, more so then I can put into a small comic. The one thing I would like to add though, is that the kindness and openness that Lucille received the world and those who came into her life is one of the many traits I see carried on in her children and grandchildren. I always feel privileged to have been welcomed into such a loving family when I moved out to Portland on nothing more then the promise of a couch. The Watsons and Battins have welcome me into their homes and lives with the kindness I can only assume they inherited from this loving woman.

In the wash...

Last week was kind of tough. I had to be at work super early on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to help setup and start some webex meetings. On top of that I was leaving work late most nights that week. By the time Friday mornings 5:30am wakeup rolled around I was seriously shower impaired and kept forgetting, as I dosed in and out consciousness what I had washed already. I'm seriously surprised I didn't drown a little...

OnStar branches out...

POOP

So the other day I made my way down to Reading Frenzy, a Portland indy zine and comic/warez store near Powell Books. I happened accross this rather silly titled book called "Poop" by one Sam Sharpe. What initially caught my eye was the either hand painted or messily stenciled title on the book in blue and yellow paint. It's a small touch but it made me want to hold the book and feel the texture of the paint. Once it was in my hands... the collection of well drawn, single panel comics made me want to keep it. While the name "Poop" may suggest a rather crass book it's really filled with rather witty puns and visual gags covering such subjects as mermaids, luncheons, the counts sex life, vaginas and grocery shopping with Jesus.

Cautionary Tales of Modern Failure Featured in Etsy Treasury

It's always nice to get noticed! I've been placed in the "Comic Superhero Zine" Treasury over at Etsy. You can see my work and some other comic and comic inspired work here

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=66370

Special thanks goes to Stockanette who included my book in her picks.

And of course if you'd like to actually get a hold of my comic you can purchase it through my site at Etsy.

Comic is now available via Etsy

"Cautionary Tales of Modern Failure Volume #1" is now available over at my Etsy shop. Each comic is 16 full color pages ( not including the cover) and the first 30ty copies feature a handmade screen printed cover ( by yours truly). The Cautionary Tales of Modern Failure comics are meant to give light to the stories and narratives behind many of my paintings and other seemingly one off works. This issues story is simply called Origins: A Creation Myth and is intended to provide a framework and feel for the rest of the series. Check'em out over at my shop!

Cautionary Tales of Modern Failure Teaser

"hello"

A sneak preview of the inside cover of the book. The first 30 copies will have a hand screened cover. Available soon via my Etsy shop.