Live from TCAF!

Again, I steal all my pics from facebook... I really gotta take pictures of my own!! Well, here I am at TCAF sitting around waiting for my laptop to get re-juiced, so I'm taking a moment to post and letcha know how things are going!!

I'm having a BLAST here - so much to do and see!! Predictably, one of our first stops was Silver Snail comic shop, where I met this lovely lady:

Posing... I look like I want to kill this woman!
Here's a candid shot our friend PJ took of us at our table. Great to see him again! We also had a visit from another fellow Trapeze coworker, Ben Thomas. As well, I met Faith Erin Hicks who also has a history of working at Trapeze! I always feel a bit creepy when I come up to someone and start acting familiar because of something vague like that (Erin and I worked at Trapeze at different times)

Me in all my fat pony tshirt glory! I met Kate Beaton, but I always feel so intimidated by big names, so I slunk away pretty fast though I really wanted to talk to her! I live with many regrets. Well, she's here again today, we'll have to have some Maritime-living small talk!! (if I get up the nerve..!!)
And look! LOOK! We bumped into a Canadian randomly on the street!! No kiddin', eh? Natasha Kudashkina, another fellow Trapezian, just got her Canadian citizenship on Friday, and we had the great luck of meeting her randomly on the streets of Toronto to celebrate together!!

Congratulations, Natasha!! I laugh at how gray I am here and how bright Natasha is! We were joking here that I looked like a poor little homeless boy!! I was under the dilusion that Toronto MUST be warmer than PEI, and forgot to bring a jacket! Thanks again Troy for letting me borrow yours!! :D

Ary preview books are ready for TCAF! 50 in total! These will be free handouts - that's right - FREE! So get 'em while they're available!!

So as of Friday, I am officially done issue 2 of that freelance project I was talking about ("K:Living With it!") It feels so good to be free and to actually get out of the house again!! So, what is the first thing I do with my freedom? I attempt to clean my room!! It was MUCH overdue! Lots to go through since I am the biggest pack-rat...



Anyways, while tearing my room apart, I came across this old picture that I thought I'd share:

I thought for sure I had given this away to one of my friends, but it was hidden with my old graphic design projects (which I rarely look at 'cause they're so awful. I was the worst student!) Sandra had been scanned before, but I put an ugly blur filter over it, which I regretted. Tisha was scanned before too, but had been badly cropped. So, here's the WHOLE piece in all it's glory!!

...though Sen isn't gonna be Earth anymore... >___> This was drawn in early 2007.

Might post some other interesting finds later :D I unearthed 14 sketchbooks (spanning from 2005 to present) so I'm sure I'll find something weird and/or interesting to share...!

Faces Watching You...

Only a few days left before my deadline! I've been busting my butt for the last month and a half on it, but I'm actually satisfied with the way it's looking, which is a big deal! I'm the worst critic of my own work. With so little time left, you may be asking, "what are you doing on blogger then?! Get back to work and finish your project!!" Well, I'm asking myself the same thing... Hm...

I did squeeze in a little time to doodle during the last little while, and I thought I'd quickly post 'em here! Trying to improve drawing different faces/hair by drawing out of magazines. Though all these are white women. Next time I'll have to concentrate on different races!

TCAF 2010!

The 2010 edition of the Toronto Comic Art Festival is almost here! Will you be in the Toronto area from May 8th to 9th? Then stop by the Toronto Reference Library and check this event out!! I won't have a table, but I'll be keeping Troy Little company at his! As it has turned out, my idea to have buttons at the event is out (ran outta time!!) but I'll be handing out free preview books for IN THE AIR and ARY INSPIRES, as well as some bookmarks and stickers!! Come get yours while they're available!! See you there!!

Again, check out the TCAF website for more information!!

Just because I don't have time to draw something new, I'll post something old. WAY old, for your amusement. Sandra and Ary from way back in 1998/1999.

Hey everyone! I'm still (barely) alive!! So much going on! Still plugging away at my freelance comic! Had a hard time last week since my client was trying to push my deadline to be sooner than what was agreed upon. I managed to convince him to keep the deadline where it was originally (April 30th). However, I still foresee many sleepless nights! Oh my! Gonna have to keep the coffee brewing all day long in case of emergencies! On the positive side, I can now focus fully on this comic. That little freelance job with Trapeze in March is now over, so no more of this 9:00am-5:00pm at the office, and 6:00pm-1:00am drawing the comic!

Also, on top of that, there is drama involving a sister of mine returning home. Luckily it's been decided that she'll stay with my parents. Don't think I could've handled having her at my apartment while I'm working from home with this stressful deadline.

During the Easter weekend, I did allow myself some time enjoy the beautiful weather we've been having. Spring is finally here, people!!

Sorry, yes - this is a rant entry!! Oops!