Mr. Snickers
It is about a guinea pig we were pet sitting in the classroom. The children were very excited over
what happened...
I plan to draw two comics about last week. One will be about my younger brother. The
other will be about going on a date to a ridiculous movie.
One comic about spending Halloween at Ryan & Milena's new house (I miss hanging out with them more. They were dressed up as Jake & Finn, respectively,
from Adventure Time)
One comic about being depressed (for no good reason. I am working on it)
I drew one comic (so far) this week. I’ve uploaded it here. I’ve got another cold, so we’ll see how soon I can get more comics completed. I want to write a darker comic
about things I’ve been dealing with, but I’m not sure when I’ve have the emotional energy + the clarity
of mind to write it.
But in the meantime, there is this:
One of my favorite friends of all time, Ethan, has a great zine called The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music. He recently completed a booklet to accompany two sound collage/experimental tracks of bird song. The whole thing is called
Actual Bird Song, and you should probably order a copy from him before he runs out + at least one copy of The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music. Then draw a picture or
two for his next zine.
If you’re feeling less proactive (or, if you’re feeling proactive,
add this to your activities), check out his essay, The Copy Machines I Have Known. It focuses on his pursuit of art using copier machines. I can vouch for his obsession with copy machines;
I remember when he would create photocopied book covers using his drawings, always fussing with them and cutting and pasting
and recopying (these never became books that I know of, but they were enjoyable on their own). I’ve always admired Ethan’s
aesthetic and his essay is worth reading, especially if you like unfashionable ways of creating art, doing your own DIY thing
in general, or appreciate copier machines.
Sample quote:
“While
techniques like letterpress and silkscreen printing are enjoying a revival at the moment, photocopying retains its lowly stature.
The photocopy was never state of the art as a printing method. Its primary association is with office work. None of this should
invalidate its use for artmaking or limit the scope of what this art can take on.”
Read it here.
