You're the one anomaly

I updated my Etsy shop with 3 new original pages from Between Gears. Allow me to plug my minicomics while I'm at it; all of my minicomics are now OUT OF PRINT, meaning that I will not be making any more of them and once these sell out they are GONE.

It is very likely that I will sell out of several titles at conventions this spring. If you want them, I strongly recommend that you buy them from me soon.

To clarify: I do hope to make minicomics again, but I will not reprint any of my existing minicomics. If I make minicomics in the next few years, they'll be new stories. (If I could pull off a Becky Cloonan-style short story, high-quality production, that would be really rad. That is my dream right now.)

Let's see how far you can get

New fan art for Suzuki Harunobu! I went to an exhibit on Japanese woodblock prints at the Portland Art Museum with Dylan Meconis, Erika Moen, and Bill Mudron last month and was really inspired by Harunobu's prints.
This image was not in the exhibit; I found it later while searching for his work online. It is probably a sophisticated literary reference, but to me it is a really amusing image of a courtesan so engrossed in her book that she doesn't realize she's being kidnapped by a fish.





E-mail me to buy the original ($75 + $10 postage US or $15 international.). 9"x12" on nice Bristol.

Here is a list of everything currently for sale.

You are so precious to me cute as can be

New fan art for Dumbo. I was in a mood and watched the movie for the first time since childhood. I did NOT remember it being so sad....! Also, it was very strange how much this clip made me want babies.





Sold

Here is a list of everything currently for sale.

Coming through the trees

My Etsy shop is off of vacation mode! I've listed all of the minicomics I have in stock, as well as a Between Gears original page:

That's the sound of the beast

Fan art for Attack of the Block, one of my favorite movies of 2011 (along with Super 8, Hanna, and Bridesmaids). Moses! Moses! Moses! Moses!




Sold

Here is a list of everything currently for sale.

Currently for Sale

Original artwork currently for sale:

Hunger Games (Girl on Fire)
Korra and Naga
Arrietty
It Girl
Harunobu (courtesan on a fish)
Astrid Get Your Gun
The Hunger Games (Wildflowers)
Toph
Azula
Aang
Golden Compass
Kim Possible
Faith
Olivia Dunham
Utena
Reindeer
Hansel
Gretel
Lake Illustration

Check out my Etsy shop and Comic Art Fans page for other items. Please feel free to e-mail me for further information.

My love Isobel living by herself

I went a little bit fan art crazy this week. Periscope's doing Avatar the Last Airbender for this week's sketch challenge and I just read the first Hunger Games book. :D

E-mail me to buy any of these originals ($75 + $10 postage US or $15 international.). 9"x12" on nice Bristol.

You make me complete

I've just put 9 new originals up for sale at my Comic Art Fans account. You've seen them over the last few months like this:

Yeah it's alright it's just a matter of time 'till I find my feet

Hey guys!



I created a profile on Comic Art Fans as a long-term database for my comic pages and selling them. If you are ever curious about buying a page from a project of mine, this site is the place to start. I've also listed some illustrations, though those are, in general, more likely to be posted on Etsy first. The only things not up on CAF right now are Between Gears, Julie Christie!, and pre-2008 projects.

This new venue for selling pages is a part of a push I'm trying to make to sell off my original art and raise money. I am moving out of my parents' house next month and I could really use a lighter load and a little cash in my pocket. Times are tough and I don't expect anything, but there are pages for as little as $10, so do check it out if you can.



☆☆☆I will also be accepting 5 discounted commissions!☆☆☆

• 9"x12"
• BW or with some grayscale Copic marker tones/shading
• any character
• bust or full-body
• limited/abstract background
• $30 (normally $50!)

1. Kevin M.
2. Bob D.
3. Jackson H.
4. Lincoln H.
5. Softestbullet

E-mail me or comment here to claim a spot. First come, first served. :D

Okay, one more thing

I also updated my Etsy shop with about 20 new items including prints and originals. I've added an option for shipping ANYWHERE outside of Canada and the US as well. :)

Stumptown Recap

It was Christmas, the first day of school, and a rock concert all rolled into one!!


(The Stumptown 2009 Flickr pool is already up! Add your photos or browse through others'! :D That's Ainsley, my table mate, on the left!)

Saturday:
I woke up at 6 on Saturday morning practically buzzing with excitement. First convention jitters!! I had time to finish most of my final preparations, such as assembling my tool kit and packing a lunch, before hitting the road at 8:30. I got to the Lloyd Center DoubleTree at 9 and had an hour to set up my table. The floor was so full of excited, talented comic folk! It was inspiring just watching everyone set up their tables. (And sadly, the set up and take down hours were the times I saw the most tables, because I hardly got a chance to walk around during the day.)

I was really nervous (shaking, really...) for the first couple of hours, but talking with Ainsley (cool as a cucumber :P) and forcing myself to crack my sketchbook helped me hit my stride. A bunch of friends stopped by my table throughout the day, including my good friends Carrie and Andy, Jamie Rich, Periscope friends, and even friends from school. They were all really supportive and it cheered me up every time they stopped by.

I like imagining all of the people that might have my comics in their hands now. It's a wonderful feeling!

Blogger ate three paragraphs of this post, but I'll try to rewrite them!:
I tried to find a friend's party after the fest Saturday, but it was epic fail. I am from the west side, and Portland's east side confounds me miserably. I drove up and down the last street I could find on my direction sheet for 10 minutes, but never found the next one. x___x
I went to the Cosmic Monkey after party next, where I was finally able to see the awesome comic book store everyone raves about! What a place! They had an entire section for local zines, and another for locally published books. :D It is a truly awesome comic shop. I plan to return. :) The Trophy Awards show and Comic Art Battles were fun to watch, and Jeff Parker cracked up the whole audience for several hours in his MC alter ego. I met the new Periscope intern, Emi, and the old one, Sarah. New friends, yaaaay! xD We danced and shouted at the stage late into the night.

I went to the portfolio review table late Saturday, and got some time with Bob Schreck. I went in with a thick skin, but he was nice. He did tell me I should go to art school, which sounds harsh out of context, but I agree that I could use basic training in some areas (perspective, anatomy, and color theory most of all...). He said that my expressions and faces were good, but I should work on backgrounds (don't ink with a ruler) and character details from far away, esp. hands. I'm in such a frustrating place between 'hobbyist' and 'employable artist'. I don't have the money for art school, but I'll try to take at least a single class at PSU or AI this summer.

Sunday:
I got out the door pretty late, and arrived at the fest with only half an hour before opening. However, I had left all of my stuff under my table over night, so I was able to set up pretty quickly. Though activity was down, sales were up. I think it was people exploring the fest Saturday and buying Sunday. My family came through, which was very sweet, and even took pictures of my booth (BLUSH). I met even more cool people, and enjoyed the more casual atmosphere of the day.
At 6, I made the decision to go straight home instead of out to celebrate, and gave my family some attention. We made burgers and watched LOST. Bliss!

THINGS I LEARNED FOR NEXT TIME:

• You need super, SUPER sticky tape to hang anything on tablecloth
  
• Pack a lunch you can eat with one hand
• Don't smile with unbreaking eye contact when someone approaches you. In fact, I found that my most effective attitude for making people stick around was sketching in my own little world, and only looking up and smiling if someone stayed at the booth for half a minute or more.
• Business cards. Bring them all.
• It may seem pompous to put your pricing sheet at the front of your table, but that is where it needs to be
• Print out driving directions the night before and put them in your car before you go to bed
• Do not drink caffeine the first morning--the excitement more than does the job!
• Only pack merchandise that you think represents you well. Each item could be the only one a customer takes home with them!
• Wear a bright color
  
• If you think it's time to get a table and a con, sign the frick up today!!!! I wish I'd started doing this a year or even two years ago!!

As of today, I'm planning on attending the Portland Zine Symposium. :) I like this convention stuff!

Next post: review of all the minis I read at the end of the weekend!!

Etsy

I have a new online store for minicomics, prints, and originals: Tallychyck.Etsy.com. Someday I will have prints. :P

I've decided to exhibit at thePortland Stumptown Comics Fest this April 18-19, barring some problem with registration. I'm really excited! I've never exhibited before at a con, and this one is particularly fun. <3 Plus, now that I have a few things to display and sell (including This Is A Souvenir, out February 18!!!), I can justify the registration fee and the trip home. :D

I've been dying to update Random Production, but I can't until I finish installing Dreamweaver (my old software uninstalled itself when I got Antivirus, and I needed an upgrade anyway). I used the trial version before buying, and there's a horrible error in the programing that makes it impossible to instal the real version after that without tech support. It looks like that could be resolved early this week though, so I'm getting antsy to get to work on a new homepage. Old homepage is old...