8/14/14

I've been meaning to write a long, detailed post about my MFAVN summer semester experience, but I haven't had a chance to sit down and actually do it (which I eventually will).

Most of the work produced during my eight weeks were more experimental exercises than polished pieces, but I was happy with how some projects turned out, including these two silly animations. One features Tate the Tater, a character I developed in my Black, White and One Color class with Nathan Fox. The other is loosely based on a Missed Connection ad found perusing Craigslist (which I didn't know was a thing until recently).

Aside from catching up on sleep, I've slowly begun working on silkscreen projects left on the back-burner, like the follow-ups to the mini-silkscreen zine, Best in Show, tentatively titled Agility Trials (which will feature hurdle-jumping cassowaries) and Dressage (featuring emus). I'm also super excited to be part of the One-Shot Gallery Daughters of The Atom group show in September (a work-in-progress shot below).

4/4/13

The MoCCA Arts Festival is less than two days away! I'll have some new goodies on sale, including this Owl Maiden tote bag (modeled by friend and half centaur Diana Khoi Nguyen). Stop by my table, D106, and say hello!

7/5/12

Aside from producing a few watercolor paintings, I've been planning a zine with the working title A Definitive Guide to Owl Maidens. It'll showcase several new varieties of Owl Maidens and some insight into their behavior and society. It may or may not be silkscreened. I already had two or three Owl Maiden species in my current mythology but decided to expand upon their family. Below are my sketches for the front and back cover.

12/27/11

I'm off work this week and have been putting all this free time to good use. So far I inked over the pencils from my Owl Maiden print and finished an ink wash portrait of my aunt (above). Once I have access to scanner at work, these will go up on my website (Upgrading to Mac Lion rendered my scanner useless). The next couple days I'll be knee deep working on several comics at once. My goal is to finish pencils on all of them, plus some pages inked.

In other news, I've temporarily closed my web shop on Big Cartel. Long story short, Paypal is a silly, silly thing. But fret not! I've decided to open a shop on Society6 for prints of the non-handmade variety. Alas, I need to rescan a few things so these prints will go on sale some time next week.

12/12/2011

Howdy! So here is what's been going on the past few weeks…

My book Llama! Camel! (edition of 16) has been fully assembled, complete with book jacket. How fancy. (Forgive my oddly-framed photos…)



Here is another project I worked on in November with Shalimar Luis which was hush-hush until recently. We collaborated on this baby shower invitation for our mutual friends Monica and Tom. The cards (edition of 75) turned out beautifully and everyone really enjoyed them. Hurray!



Lastly, I finished printing my Owl Maiden posters (edition of 30) this weekend (finally). The colors look completely different on white paper, which is fun. These posters and my Llama! Camel! book will be available for purchase on my web shop soon.



I still have much work to do. I'm wrapping up a commission (which I am hoping to silkscreen over the weekend somehow) and putting the final touches on my Pulpo mini-comic. WHY TIME GO FAST?

11/22/11

It's on to the next one: a second printing of my Owl Maidens poster.



I'm concurrently working on a mini comic and a super awesome commission. Hoping to get some serious work done on both projects over the Thanksgiving break.

Happy gobbles!

9/27/11

My "desk", featuring some Star Trek paraphernalia and a shit-ton of paper and books.

The thing with comics (for me) is that I seldom have anything far enough along to post. However, with both my classes in full swing, you'll be bound to see some new work soon.

The status of my current projects: Still developing the octopus comic I mentioned in a previous post. Decided to change its format to a regular pamphlet-style comic with fun silkscreen goodies. In the meanwhile, I'm working on a short accordion book featuring a herd of sassy llamas mingling with a caravan of laid-back camels. It's looking super-cute and will probably be one of the first things I show you next month.



Last, but not least, I'm penciling thumbnails for my comic, The Owl Maiden (this may or may not be the working title). I'm unsure how many pages it will take to properly tell the story, but as of this moment the page count has swollen to 32! I'm hoping to finish a third of the book by December.

8/25/11

The mysterious owl maidens gather together when night is most black and dance until dawn on my latest screenprint. As I've alluded in the last couple of posts, my last silkscreen project for the semester was printing on wood. It presented new challenges to me. Half the blocks did not work out, but the ones that did look great. I also printed an edition of 18 on Arches & BFK Rives paper for good measure. They will both go up in the shop in late September. I will be taking another silkscreen class in the fall, which will be my busiest class/semester yet! First up is another accordion book (God help me) starring a sea-faring octopod. So much planning awaits me! In the meanwhile, below are each of the separations on the boards:

7/18/11

Thumbnail for Page 3 of my as-of-yet-untitled comic.

Sorry for the lack of posts. I'm currently working on a 20-page comic, which is taking up most of my free time. The plan is to post the first 10 pages of the comic online once drawn and inked. In the meanwhile, I have been cooking up a new silkscreen poster which I will reveal tomorrow and go on sale in my shop. It will be revealed next week and promptly go on sale in my shop. Below is a preview of my practice run:

4/8/11

The elusive Owl Maiden has chosen to reveal herself to you! I've been working diligently the past few weeks on my newest mini-comic, The Owl Maiden, debuting this weekend at The MoCCA Festival (You can also view the mini-comic in its entirety here). This story is a prelude to long-form comic/graphic novel, tentatively titled The Owl Maidens, which I will begin working on this summer. The mini-comic is a 5-color silkscreen accordion book printed on either BFK Rives cream or gray paper (Choice is always fun!). It's a limited edition of 22, so if I have any copies left over from MoCCA, I will put them for sale on my web shop. Below are some work in progress shots…







I will also be selling my Alien Cheshire print and Turlitunnel etching. A purchase of either three goodies mentioned above will get you an exclusive Alien Raver silkscreen postcard (otherwise priced at $1 each). 

The MoCCA Fest will be held on April 9th and 10th at the Lexington Avenue Armory, on 68 Lexington Avenue, between 25th and 26th streets. Admission is $10 per day, $15 for a weekend pass. Hope to see you there!

4/7/09

A page from a life drawing session two Tuesdays ago. Planning on going to tonight's session with the goal of filling up the last few pages of my first-ever moleskine.