Some short time ago it was suggested to me the art I make, printed or original would be elevated by the use of a seal rather than signing my name over a digitally rendered emblem.
It has taken some time but I’ve made these three seals.
Though they may be small and in a country that to [...]
the great white shark is one of the most sensitive creatures in the world.
A few months ago I sent in two comics I had been working at off and on for near 2 years for review. Although, I’m not too keen on contests, it was suggested to me by an editor at Kodansha that I might have a shot at getting my comics published if I entered their [...]
It was 2008 and I had, as in years before, planned to buy a Daruma doll for luck in the new year. I was a few days late getting out to the shrines and most of them had stopped selling the dolls by then. Frustrated, I made my own Daruma painting to borrow a little [...]
Elbis
Interesting. I turned in Elbis and The Mindgator yesterday. These comics are the culmination of 2 years of writing, drawing and editing—4 years if I count the various failed incarnations of The Mindgator. And they are finally done!
Now for the hard part: I’ve sent these two projects to an international comic competition, the one run [...]
Well, that was fun. Thanks to all those that came out to the アメコミ展 (amekomi exhibit). It was a blast but unfortunately I was not able to meet many of you as I was absent on the last day. I am planning to do a solo show in the spring and hope to meet [...]
I’ve been hard at work on new things some for the shop and some for the printer. As much as I’d like to show & tell you all about it, I’m not quite finished. Don’t worry; good things come to those that wait. In the meantime, here’s a pique:
Other goings on in my art life, [...]
Nothing flies like time. The International San Diego Comic Con is nearly upon us. This year my friends at The Antidote Trust (TAT) have an amazing spot, booth #2808, and right across from the Dark Horse Comics booth!
Hot off the press! The comic I did the front and back covers for, Caffeine Dreams #4 shown [...]
Today I find myself inspired not only by the image “Number 28” you see above, but also by the idea of the abstract. Something I had never quite understood till I came across this little gem in wikipedia regarding the painting technique of late Jackson Pollock:
The viscous flow of paint, the force of gravity, and [...]
