THESIS, UPDATES, COMICS

IN THAT ORDER.

Hi. It's been a while. How have you been? I've been better myself, but at least I have my voice back. A nasty cold seems to have been making its rounds of the entire population of Cincinnati, it seems, and I am no exception.

So, first things first: THESIS. I just turned in my draft to my professors, and had my visual critique. I'm in the second round of the Dry Run show so I have a week to think about presentation and hanging the work... but I'll leave you with some images of my favorite pieces, and a link to the google doc of the draft if you feel inclined to read it.

UPDATES: I have been working on gifs in my photography class, and I think they're turning out pretty rad if I do say so myself. They're big, so I'll post one here (EDIT: I'm not sure why this one isn't animating but just go to my tumblr and look at them, guh).

Also, Cry-Baby and The Big Lebowski are coming up soon. Here's where you'll find more information on that.

COMICS: I've been working on the Order of the Golden Bear wordpress site, and while it's not quite up and running yet, I did put up all of Third Culture Kid. So go and read, and follow, and be on the lookout for more things! Also, Alison Bechdel will have a new book out soon and I've never been so excited.

This was the cover for my Visual Arts Concepts paper.

Currently Reading

The Unruly Queen by Flora Fraser. A biography of Queen Caroline, wife of George IV of England. Kind of a sordid story, full of double standards for women (if she had an affair, it was treason--if he had an affair, is was merely discouraged), but a very interesting account of the era nonetheless.

Jeffrey Brown's Funny Misshapen Body. A graphic novel about becoming a cartoonist. It manages not to get too meta, and is self-deprecating and touching by turns.

Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, Volumes 1&2. Not that the story is extremely compelling nor the art particularly astounding (especially when I compare to later work like MW), but still. It's part of the foundations of the Japanese comics scene.

...Lord of the Rings, again. I can't seem to help myself.