Every year I design a new black and white/crosshatch image for a memorial track meet held by a good friend in honor of his brother Corey Shea. I kinda like still having these small links to Rhode Island and my old friends from Glocester. This is the 2010 edition with design work by Justin Shea.
As promised today to a very kind gal who came to my book signing at The Pawling Book Cove in NY. A detail from the Sistine Chapel, drawn in stick figure.
Well, I know I haven’t posted in a while–working on some stuff that I can’t show (yet). But once everything begins to calm down again, hopefully things will pick back up on zee blog. I thought I’d post an ode to the great unsung hero of all pen and ink work: the scratch sheet. Without him, we wouldn’t get proper ink flow in our pens as we work. And yet, how poorly we treat him once we’ve finished a drawing, or filled him up; how we toss him aside, forgetting all the memories we shared with one another. Oh you, great disposable hero, how I love you:
I have been a bit sporatic with the posts as of late. Well, My wife and I had a baby (yes he as his own blog…www.everything-oliver.blogspot.com), I’ve been working on some new books and projects. I’ve also been hopping around doing school visits, artist workshops and book signings from here to there and across time and back. What you see above is a page layout sketch for a book proposal I’m working the kinks out of currently. The image just seemed to fit with everything lately–just sitting back and looking over the world in a moment of clarity.
A few important dates for book signings for the next month:
4/17 The Pawling Book Cove Pawling, NY
4/23 Barnes and Noble Enfield, CT
5/2 Millrace Book Shop Farmington, CT
5/3 Ridgefield Public Library Ridgefield, CT
5/16 Boston Public Library Boston, MA
For a local art show promoting the destigmatization of childhood-onset mental illness. I don’t really like the lettering, but that’s my handwriting (oh, how cute, making it personal), so I guess we’ll all have to deal with it.
Gah, sorry for not posting in a while. I’ve been busy with super-secret projects and other such things. I’ll post stuff relating to those when I can… Anyway, just a doodle for a friend. Rapido/watercolor. Oh! And I didn’t realize I was subconsciously ripping off Jamie on the border ’til it was almost done–honest!
From A Publishingworks, Inc. Press Release:
Every day, forty-six children are diagnosed with cancer. This September, Children’s Cancer Awareness Month, forty-six mothers will shave their heads in solidarity on national television. These mothers are from different parts of the country and their children are in varying stages of illness, from those just diagnosed to those for whom the fight has ended. These moms, calling themselves 46 Mommas, are working to raise awareness and one million dollars through St. Baldricks that they’ll give to find a cure. Already this year, St. Baldricks volunteer shavees have raised over 10 million dollars.
On March 5th, author/illustrator Jamison Odone released a stick-figure edition of ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND featuring minimalistic line drawings of the quirky characters. Through talking with the Lewis Carroll Society of North America, Odone’s publicist heard about 46 Mommas and was touched by their story and their cause. In an effort to help them to raise awareness and funds, Odone has created a special Alice drawing, featuring the heroine without her hair. Representatives from 46 Mommas believe that having the children see a classic character change her appearance will boost their spirits and help them to imagine themselves in Wonderland with her. Odone’s publisher, PublishingWorks, Inc., has set up a special code (46MOMMAS) on their website with 20% of the book’s proceeds going to 46 Mommas.
About 46 Mommas:
46 Mommas is a group of 46 mothers of children who have fought or are fighting cancer. The goal of these women, from all across the US, is to make a difference, to get the message out there that kids get cancer too. It’s a sacrifice, sure, one of vanity and ego, but hair comes back. Visit their team website for more info and photos of these moms and their brave children http://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/teamid/64861.
If you are interested in an interview, please contact Carol Corbett of PublishingWorks, Inc. at (603)772.7200 or email carol@publishingworks.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
As some of you know, I’m working on a pilot, here’s a screenshot from the title sequence.
Time to step things up a bit on the old X-hatchers’ site with more crazily rendered pen and ink nonsense.
So… does this suck? Any thoughts?
