Tag Archives: around the studio

a rare and most unusual sight

That is the bare white (ish) surface of my drawing table.  We’ve all heard of clearing the decks, but this is ridiculous.  (Or, for purists in the matter of usage, this is absurd.)A drawing table shouldn’t like this at 3:48 … Continue reading

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missing things are found

Cleaning out the studio today so I can move the drawing table in anticipation of the contractors, who will be replacing the window under which said table has been standing for 23 years.  If you think this sounds like a … Continue reading

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proof that work on the book has actually begun

Grabbed an iPod shot of the whiteboard on the door of the studio just to prove to everyone (and to myself) that I’ve actually started working on The Book. Click on it to find out the sordid details, including the … Continue reading

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studio artifact

Four pretty stupid ideas for book titles, written with a dried-out sharpie on the discarded dummy for the second sheet of a 16 page minicomic. I guess “Bubble Solution” isn’t that bad.  You could also call it “Studio Artifacts” or  … Continue reading

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a word of advice– learned the hard way (inking)

If you are a one man band cartoonist, one of those slightly crazy folks who write, break down, lay out, pencil, ink and letter their own comics, you would be wise not to pencil several stories and then wait a … Continue reading

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lunokhod

The Soviet Lunokhod (“Moonwalker”) Moon rover is under discussion in the comments on the “Congratulations, Opportunity” post.  As I was looking at the photos of Lunokhod on the Wikipedia here, I was struck by how familiar it looked.  It’s been … Continue reading

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resolutions for 2013

New Year’s resolutions were never my thing.  I’d make the conventional ones and (equally conventionally) forget all about them in about 3 weeks.  Then, in the last hours of 2008, I made a different kind of resolution that made a … Continue reading

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“ocelot trainers” (radio, radio)

This is my studio radio:I like a radio with an analog tuning knob, since I live a long way from the stations I like best and I have to be able to finesse the tuning as atmospheric conditions change.  That … Continue reading

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mincomics live 2: post 1

So it’s 10:03.  That’s still pretty good, right?  I’m off to look at my story seeds and come up with a concept.  Once I have one, I’ll be back. (If you want to listen along, I’m avoiding all the stuff … Continue reading

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the rope dragon story– part 2

A while back I told you the story of the rope dragons, and how I bought some new ones on the internet while still missing my first one, which had been my studio companion since my college days.  (Read the … Continue reading

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