Fog = Paradise

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I'm not sure I'll ever learn the proper way to come down off of the high that is vacation. Especially when I've come back from a magical place that contains almost all of the things I desire in a locale: mountains, overcast skies, moody weather, and lots and lots of wine.

But anyway, enough of that. On to BUSINESS!

I've got a convention sneaking up on me (the Baltimore Comic-Con, to be exact) so for the next buncha days I'm going to be once again documenting my table set up ideas. ALSO, I'm going to be braving taking on a craft project - what's that you say? Taking on a new project right before a show? Stupid? Reckless? Why yes, yes it is. So tune in for all the attempts/mishaps/(fingers crossed) successes coming up over the next few days.  In the meantime . . .

Here's the beginnings of my next Horror Heroine print! Can you guess which movie she's from?

Fog = Paradise

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I'm not sure I'll ever learn the proper way to come down off of the high that is vacation. Especially when I've come back from a magical place that contains almost all of the things I desire in a locale: mountains, overcast skies, moody weather, and lots and lots of wine.

But anyway, enough of that. On to BUSINESS!

I've got a convention sneaking up on me (the Baltimore Comic-Con, to be exact) so for the next buncha days I'm going to be once again documenting my table set up ideas. ALSO, I'm going to be braving taking on a craft project - what's that you say? Taking on a new project right before a show? Stupid? Reckless? Why yes, yes it is. So tune in for all the attempts/mishaps/(fingers crossed) successes coming up over the next few days.  In the meantime . . .

Here's the beginnings of my next Horror Heroine print! Can you guess which movie she's from?

Royally Obsessed

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I don't really know that much about the British royals, except that Diana wore a marshmallow on her wedding day, Charles is a jerk, Camilla is the butt of a lot of jokes, William used to be hot but is now starting to resemble his dad, and though Harry used to be the ugly duckling he's turning into the New Hotness. That's pretty much all I got. BUT since my friend was hosting a 5:00 a.m. Royal Wedding Viewing featuring scones, mimosas, and petit fours, I figured that was worth my time to catch up with the Royal Haps. I have to admit, all I could think about at first was how much it would suck to be in Kate Middleton's shoes. I kept pinpointing all the places where I would trip or faint or vomit along the mile-long runway to the altar. Luckily (or unluckily, since it would've been more interesting if she had screwed up) her performance was flawless and there was no uber-embarrassment afoot. The only embarrassment, really, was the constant overhead shot of the wedding which capitalized on Prince William's emerging bald spot. Harry was the one the camera loved - in every shot sucking up all the attention in his big shoulders and bright red hair. From the safety of our viewing couch, we pegged Harry as the one in the best position ever - no hope of ever having to be the king, just money and girls and goofing off.

Then his girlfriend showed up, looking all boozed up and trashy (and we fell in love with her at first sight too):

And just as we were wondering what happened to Fergie, her daughters showed up as if straight out of Seussical:

It was truly a magical day. We were amazed at how orderly (and quiet!) the British crowds were. The crowd pans were only partly ruined by the camera noticing some drunk girls in giant pink cowboy hats with tiaras printed on them (Americans).

So now here I am back in my unmagical life, sad that I can no longer be a part of the stiff, quiet, elegant, royal hullaballoo. Le sigh. Tonight while I was buying anti-cat urine spray at PetSmart, two old ladies attacked the cashier and told her how much she looked EXACTLY like Kate Middleton. She was pretty, and kind of did, but when she opened her mouth and that deep, Baltimore drawl came out, it ruined the illusion. Back to my daily life indeed.

CGS Soopashow SoopaRecap!

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Just got back from my first time attending the Comic Geek Speak Supershow in Reading, PA, and it was fabulorasa! It was a pleasantly small show, which meant more room to spread out, a lack of B.O. in the air, and more time for shmoozing with fans and comickers. I was honored to be part of the Indie Spinner Rack line-up of tables - which included Fred Van Lente, Colleen Frakes, Sean Ford, Fred Chao, GB Tran, Jeff LaGreca, and of course Charlito & Mr. Phil themselves. At first, Dennis and I couldn't figure out where the correct entrance to the convention was and tried to sneak into the neighboring Gun Show next door. (which always makes me think of DOG SHOW! in my head) Alas, one look at me and I was told I "didn't look like I was here for guns". The nerve!

Sitting next to the food stand all weekend meant every wonderful second of each day, the air smelled like BACON. Which was heavenly. Unfortunately, the bacon was in smell only, because what they were really cooking up was hot dogs. Me - disappointment. Boyfriend - ELATION. This prompted us to spend most of the weekend trying to guess what the sign language for "hot dog" was. Turns out, it's this. Which is actually dirtier looking than what we'd come up with.

I got to draw my first pin-up girl for Kevin Freeman of SubCulture Comic fame:

Dennis made fun of me for making her slightly slouchy. How was I supposed to know pin-up girls ONLY had stellar posture?

Never having been to Reading before, I was impressed by the pretty pretty mountains, the amazing hospitality of the CGS guys, the guacamole made at the table of our restaurant, and how convenient it was just to drive up there for a weekend. I got to check in with my fave gal Danielle Corsetto, meet the loverly Erica Hesse in person, meet the awesome Andy Jewett in person, and speak on my very first comic panel! All around, great times, wrapped up by pizza and Charlito trashing a men's room. RAWK.

CGS Soopashow SoopaRecap!

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Just got back from my first time attending the Comic Geek Speak Supershow in Reading, PA, and it was fabulorasa! It was a pleasantly small show, which meant more room to spread out, a lack of B.O. in the air, and more time for shmoozing with fans and comickers. I was honored to be part of the Indie Spinner Rack line-up of tables - which included Fred Van Lente, Colleen Frakes, Sean Ford, Fred Chao, GB Tran, Jeff LaGreca, and of course Charlito & Mr. Phil themselves. At first, Dennis and I couldn't figure out where the correct entrance to the convention was and tried to sneak into the neighboring Gun Show next door. (which always makes me think of DOG SHOW! in my head) Alas, one look at me and I was told I "didn't look like I was here for guns". The nerve!

Sitting next to the food stand all weekend meant every wonderful second of each day, the air smelled like BACON. Which was heavenly. Unfortunately, the bacon was in smell only, because what they were really cooking up was hot dogs. Me - disappointment. Boyfriend - ELATION. This prompted us to spend most of the weekend trying to guess what the sign language for "hot dog" was. Turns out, it's this. Which is actually dirtier looking than what we'd come up with.

I got to draw my first pin-up girl for Kevin Freeman of SubCulture Comic fame:

Dennis made fun of me for making her slightly slouchy. How was I supposed to know pin-up girls ONLY had stellar posture?

Never having been to Reading before, I was impressed by the pretty pretty mountains, the amazing hospitality of the CGS guys, the guacamole made at the table of our restaurant, and how convenient it was just to drive up there for a weekend. I got to check in with my fave gal Danielle Corsetto, meet the loverly Erica Hesse in person, meet the awesome Andy Jewett in person, and speak on my very first comic panel! All around, great times, wrapped up by pizza and Charlito trashing a men's room. RAWK.

Loverly Teammates

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I miss derby. I've been avoiding it a bit at the moment, mainly because I hate not being part of it and knowing that I won't have time for it for a little while. Still ... all the skating and fun and fitness and outfits and FRIENDS ... I miss them so! Last night my lovely former teammates the Junkyard Dolls were modeling at Dr. Sketchy's, so I got to have a happy fun arty reunion with them. Here are my sketches ...

And yes, Smearin' is wearing a monster bra.

Nerdin' Out

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Wearing my glasses, OD'ing on coffee, and doing my taxes. Yes, it's an exciting Saturday morning in my house! For some reason I secretly enjoy pouring through a year's worth of receipts and book orders and calculating just what exactly happened in 2010. Is that weird? I'm also listening to episode after episode of A History of the World in 100 Objects, a fabulous BBC podcast. Learning things like how the first evidence of written language was of inventory of beer. And how people used to bury prize weapons (like jade axes) with the dead so they would never be used again. Neat!

So because the soundtrack to my day is primarily British voices, I'm inspired to post a little Giles sketch I did a ways back ...

Nerdin' Out

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Wearing my glasses, OD'ing on coffee, and doing my taxes. Yes, it's an exciting Saturday morning in my house! For some reason I secretly enjoy pouring through a year's worth of receipts and book orders and calculating just what exactly happened in 2010. Is that weird? I'm also listening to episode after episode of A History of the World in 100 Objects, a fabulous BBC podcast. Learning things like how the first evidence of written language was of inventory of beer. And how people used to bury prize weapons (like jade axes) with the dead so they would never be used again. Neat!

So because the soundtrack to my day is primarily British voices, I'm inspired to post a little Giles sketch I did a ways back ...

Nerdin' Out

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Wearing my glasses, OD'ing on coffee, and doing my taxes. Yes, it's an exciting Saturday morning in my house! For some reason I secretly enjoy pouring through a year's worth of receipts and book orders and calculating just what exactly happened in 2010. Is that weird? I'm also listening to episode after episode of A History of the World in 100 Objects, a fabulous BBC podcast. Learning things like how the first evidence of written language was of inventory of beer. And how people used to bury prize weapons (like jade axes) with the dead so they would never be used again. Neat!

So because the soundtrack to my day is primarily British voices, I'm inspired to post a little Giles sketch I did a ways back ...

Merchandise!

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I've now posted the new stuff I premiered at Staple! up on my Etsy store. Woop!

I think my favorite Wendy fan who I talked to was considering putting her picture on the door of the women's bathroom of his new restaurant, and Jack on the door of the men's bathroom. I'm not sure what kind of a restaurant it is, but I can only hope that means that entering Jack's door would lead to this:

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Horror Heroine Portraits

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You know, they just never get any credit. I have to say I'm kind of obsessed with creepy, slow moving horror movies from the 1970s and 1980s, especially a few in particular. So as part of my project to delve into scenes from movies I love, I wanted to do some portraits of heroines from some of my all-time favorite horror movies. Here are the sketches, and I'll post the colored, finished versions soon ... The wonderful Wendy from The Shining.

 

Joanna, the dutiful (but not dutiful enough) wife from The Stepford Wives.

More to come! Finished versions will be for sale at Staple! next weekend!