After having a wedding and a road trip halfway across America, I am finally starting to find time to start new projects. A new comic collaboration with my husband (a writer) about hijinx in Montana awaits, as well as a new Catholic Girls comic title “The Soiree”. However, these only exist in my head at the moment so I have nothing to show (hanging head in shame).
Here is my wedding invitation which I did illustrate and design, however. I do take commissions if you want a fun sort of invitation (no doves or lace, please!).
My dog, Otis, was our ring boy. Here he is all disheveled at the wedding:
He always looks worried. What a party pooper! Anyway, I’m planning on painting some pet portraits of him and my cat, Rocko, so here are some preliminary sketches. I decided on the worrywart one with the beanie and tie. I also thought it would be fun to sketch Brother the bulldog (not mine) but it turns out that with all his folds it was actually pretty difficult to find the proper shapes. Maybe I’m just a lousy artist.
Oh, and you need to check out Chris Ware’s new comic, “Building Stories”! It is just amazing…it comes in a gigantic box that contains several booklets of all shapes and sizes. Very conceptual and if you ask me, brilliant! These fragments of little stories are all connected—they are about the lives of different people who reside in the same apartment building. Kind of reminds me of my building, although the stories wouldn’t be as morose.
Yes, I am such a nerd, I had documented opening my copy of the “book” so you can check it out! Ignore my robin hood look…I was wearing a denim skirt but removed it to get comfy.
