Here is a quick sketch I made to warm up before drawing The Three Jungle Friends story at 826 last week. I like to loosen up before the kids get there, because once they start writing their book I have to move fast. This shot also gives you a sense of scale of the art [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2008’
The Three Jungle Friends Learn to Swim
A few days ago, I did some volunteer work for 826 Valencia. A class of 20 third grade students came and, with the help of some 826 staff, created a story called The Three Jungle Friends Learn To Swim. I called my friend Mike and he came along to create some artwork for the book. [...]
“the line”
Although shipping my Etsy sales has kept me busy, I really have no excuse for not being more productive with my craftmaking. Luckily I tend to do my work in large batches, so I still have plenty of merch for my site despite not working on any wallets since late November. I try to work [...]
Mate in 64
Bobby Fischer, the legendary chess grand master, passed away yesterday. Fischer’s place in chess history may remain highly debated, but he will always be my favorite player. His games were always entertaining and often unpredictable. As a teenager, I used collect books of his games and “play through” them on my own board, trying to [...]
TheSixtyOne, Scrabbel Video, and vote in the CDD
I have a new hobsession (obsession/hobby), it’s watching the Crate Digger Death-match votes as they come in. I tend to keep a tab open and check the current CDD poll status as I’m waiting for another page to load. It’s been exciting, Bomarr had an early lead, but D-Form has had a slow, but steady [...]
