Happy Halloween!

Shut up and Eat!

The Perfect T-Shirt Gift Guide

I just found out that my Inspired? Squeegee shirt is featured in "The Perfect T-Shirt" an Etsy gift guide!!! I love the site CraftCult that makes finding this stuff out on Etsy so easy... Definitely check out the gift guide as it's full of some great designs!

The Shop

Seeing as this is my 200th post, I thought it fitting to officially announce the opening of my new shop space. One of the primary reasons I moved from my apartment in the NW to NoPo was the promise that this space held.

I'm incredibly excited! Originally this space was a garage and had been used for home brewing. The current owner of the house had repurposed it as a dog pin and lounge space ( including a full size beer fridge) but in more recent years it's just been used for general storage. We removed a built in dog pin that was in the far left corner, installed a washtub over the french drain in the far right corner, installed a large chalkboard, some lights and modified a rescued cabinet from the rebuilding center into a drying and storage unit for the screens.

I hope to get my supplies sorted out this week and get going on two card projects for my Etsy shop before the weeks end. I also have several apparel projects in the works, with hopes of getting those printed by next week. Stay tuned!

People of Vancouver BC

I've officially been on Sabbatical for 7 days now. I spent the first day unpacking from my recent move, then repacking for my trip to Vancouver BC. Now that I'm back, I'm still organizing from the move. Though I think my new studio will be up and running in the next day or so. There's lots in the works and I thought I've neglected this blog long enough, so I took a few moments and put together the following composite of sketches of people I drew while exploring the Couve... I think I'm getting beter at these quickly drawn portraits/characters... More soon!

Hi!

This lil doodle is a concept for something in the works.... I've got a lot crunching off the blog these days that I hope in the near future to start sharing more and more bits leading up to something big by the end of November... Stay tuned and thanks for following...

Burro

After helping move the company I work for, then move my girlfriend I'm now getting set to move myself. I really do feel like burro in the drawing above... I do hope to ink and color this drawing someday but for now, this will have to do.

Sabbatical Countdown To-Do's

In 4 weeks I'll start a 6-week Sabbatical. An effort on my part to immerse myself in illustration, art and silkscreening without the Steady 40ty getting in the way. A couple years ago I started having periodical "Meetings With Self". This served as a check-in on what I've been trying to get done and have gotten done, what I want to do and setting some realistic milepost to getting there. In general this has worked pretty well in keeping me motivated. So below are my pre-sabbatical Meeting With Self... from ideas I need to resolve, supplies I need to buy, procuring a gallery/retail space for a Thanksgiving event and a December show... I though posting here would help keep me on track...

I'll be checking back in regularly on my progress so stay tuned and I hope to get more of my new comic books pre-production sketches up soon.

Pirate Matrioschka Submission to Tilteed

I showed a sneak preview of this a couple post back, here is the final Pirate Matrioschka shirt concept submitted to Tilteed.com. Check it out, and take a moment to vote for it.

Love Bugs

More from Sickbay

A sneak peak at a project in the works... now back to bed with hot tea for me.

ButtEyed Monster

I've been home sick the last couple days and have been catching up on podcast while recovering from what seems to be a fun bout of allergy f.u.... There's a great RadioLab podcast they just released on Parasites and this is the lil critter that got conjured up as a result of listening in. Check out the podcast, there's some fascinating stuff, like how your fondness of your cat may actually be the result of you being a victim of Toxoplasmosis...

Cross Pollenating on Tilteed.com

I started this drawing a few post back with the intention of coloring it in. I started digitizing it and decided it would be my first submission to Tilteed.com. This required a simpler color palate, 6 max. So if you like it, go vote for it and maybe we can get it printed up!

I haven't been big on the T-Shirt contest scene but Tilteed.com has a combination of exposure, compensation and artist rights that's got me excited about the possibility of what these sites can be for indy t-shirt designers. It also provides me a chance to do shirts and designs that are a bit beyond my current capabilities. The site is new and the community small but there have been some pretty cool shirts made, my favs so far

Greg Abotts Joy Ride

Rawroutlouds - Get a Job

TangYauHoongs - So Hot Yet So Cold

So join up, vote up and submit some stuff too...

September First Thursday

While I won't be hosting a booth this first thursday, I will have stuff available for sale @ Tender Loving Empire. My Comic, Binary Robo Thank You Cards, and the Yarn Ball Inspired T-Shirt are on consignment and will be available during their last First Thursday event of 2009. So if you've been looking to check out some of my stuff in person, or get a peak at the book, come by Thursday night from 6 til 10 to check out some of the best local indy music and wares!

If you can't make thursday TLE is open M-S 11am - 6pm.

This lil' piggy went to the market...

Cross Pollenating

There are two things I certainly don't draw enough of these days, women and pleasant moments. So to help fill the gap... here's both. I hope to do some digital ink and paint on this one. I'll post an up date when I think it's ready.

Cautionary Tales of Modern Failure Volume #2 - W.I.P.

Above is the last frame of "Cautionary Tales of Modern Failure Volume #1" A smoking fish. In Volume #2 we pick right up were we left off with Smokey the Fish floating in what seems to be an endless void. I've decided as I work on the art for this edition I'm going to post various elements beginning with the first, roughed out, 10 panels of the next story in the Cautionary Tales of Modern Failure series. I'm sure a lot will change from now and my self imposed deadline of October 1, 2009, and I hope that I will be posting at least weekly on the progress of this story. So with out further adieu I humbly present the first bits of "The Tortoise and the Meteorite".


This story has been on my back burner for years. A while back I completed the following painting to help spur on the completion of this work. Thoughts always welcome, and if you're interested in Volume #1 you can purchase it via my Etsy store.

Get over here toes!

Lately my back has been giving me some grief so I've been trying to stretch stuff back out via some yin yoga techniques and staying away from the desk chairs and lifting heavy things ( more on that in a later post). I'm always amazed at how hard some of the simplest poses are, I really do need to make this a more regular practice.

Wrapped - Illustration Friday

Robo Attack

Sometimes Robots do attack... and sometimes they have laser beam eyes... This is important to note. If you see a giant robot outside your window that running up to the roof top to wave hello might not always be the best idea.