I’m super excited to announce my new comic on gURL.com, I’m Afraid of the Dentist. More to come soon in the following weeks… If you’re not familiar with the site, definitely check it out – loads of good comics. Happy reading!
Recent xtrapulp challenge- This time from Griffin! – Life’s little mysteries….
Maybe science has a few ideas on this one, but overall, menstrual synchrony is still one of my personal favorite little mysteries. Further intriguing since I learned that in Hawaii its customary for ladies to adorn themselves with a white or red flower, depending on where they are in their cycle. Additional information such as marital status can be gleaned by which side of the ear the flower is tucked. Maybe its TMI for our society, but I love the subtle communication with flowers. Plus, getting to wear a red flower is a nice consolation prize considering what the week has in store for you.
Last week’s xtrapulp illustration challenge : Spring Break!
I love to get things in the mail, so I was super delighted to find this teeny – tiny – zine waiting for me this morning! Earl Grey Over Easy is a new publication out of Bellingham WA. I submitted a few drawings for their first issue, People Watching.
Its super cute, portable size fits snuggly in your pocket. As they say: “So Little, So Much”
I also love overhearing one-sided conversations of people chatting away on their cell phones.
It makes me seriously happy to hear such delightful non sequiturs, especially with so many
headsets in use.
This week’s topic brought to you by xtra pulp : Escape!
Of all the ways one could escape, and I thought of many… this seemed the most appealing,
and also the most realistic.
A specimen of cute found on the streets of Seattle:
I love the blog cephalopod tea party. I love it so much, it apparently seeps into my mind
subconsciously while drawing. Anyhow, I got to pick this weeks xtra pulp challenge, Tea Party!
Which, I’m pretty excited about. I am trying to work in my sketch book more, and rely less
on Photoshop, but in the end, I had to try out some color variants. Not sure which I like.
Thoughts?
More tea party fun coming soon on xtrapulp.
This weekend, I was browsing books and came across a real gem!
Song Of Robin Hood : A first edition copy, published in 1947.
The book design and illustrations by Virginia Lee Burton are absolutely lovely.
The ballad of Robin Hood is framed within her intricate illustrations and the includes sheet
music score as well, making it one of the more interesting books I have come across lately.
Here are just a few pages… Every page is completely covered in scratch board and pen and ink
drawings which are reproduced at 100%.
I was extra psyched to show Griffin this book, only to find out that he was well familiar with
the author and had a sentimental childhood attachment to several of her works- including, but
not limited to: The Little House, Katy and the Big Snow and Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.
I haven’t been able to tear myself away from the book since I bought it yesterday, even though I
must confess that I haven’t read the story yet. If anything could convince me to read the
Ballad of Robin Hood though, this would be it. Even the table of contents and glossary are totally inspiring.
This week we illustrated dark dreams that have been haunting our waking memories long after
the sun has risen. Ava is once again ruminating on sea creatures, and the unexpected consequences
of bringing them home.
Griffin diagrammed a recent dream about encountering a group of middle aged cannibals next to
his old high school. Check out the full post and descriptions here.
More challenge illustration next week!
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