Hello all. I think I have some news about my shop… Keep your eyes peeled as it might be changing locations! I’ll let you know for sure soon.
Hello all. I think I have some news about my shop… Keep your eyes peeled as it might be changing locations! I’ll let you know for sure soon.
This is an old drawing (2005!), but I wanted to show it to you. People often ask me how I developed my style, and I say that I “stole” from my favorite artists. This is an example of that, I think. If you are familiar with Kay Nielsen, then you will recognize many elements in this drawing as his, even though the illustration as a whole—its composition and subject matter—is my creation.
Eventually I just sort of forgot to “steal” and each element evolved into something different, something mine.
I’m following in Amber’s footsteps! I need to expand my music horizons; help me! You can even see what I’m listening to right now. (Until I leave and go eat some food anyway.)
Last night the electricity went out. Even the street lights were dark. We lit candles, and I made the best of the situation and by candle light finished a pencil sketch I was in the middle of. I think I will paint and ink it today.
So many things I could tell about my vacation, but for now I’ll leave it at this: U.S. Airways sucks, and iguanas are awesome. I drank many margaritas, palomas, and beers. People in Phoenix are nice. I miss Chicago. The Bay Area is still cold.
Something I learned about the Yucatan peninsula:
‘Hablando con aquellos Indios de aquella costa, a lo que los españoles preguntaban los Indios respondían: “Tectetán, Tectetán”, que quiere decir: “No te entiendo, no te entiendo”. Los cristianos corrompieron el vocablo, y no entendiendo lo que los Indios decían, dijeron: “Yucatán se llama esta tierra”.’
(from Taste, Alternative Flavor magazine, quoting Fray Toribio de Benavente from his Historia de los indios de la Nueva España)
So basically the Spanish asked the indians what the name of their land was, and the indians responded in Mayan saying, “I don’t understand.” The Spanish took the word to mean the name of the land, and the Mayan word “Tectetán” was corrupted into the word “Yucatán”. I find this funny.
I leave you with an iguana crawling around on some Mayan ruins in Tulum. No big deal.
WAY TO GO, GABRIELLE. YOU DIDN’T NEED THAT NIB ANYWAY.
I was wiping this nib and it just, like, exploded. I don’t know where the other little sharp piece went.
Look what came in the mail!!!!!!!! Songs by AMERICA. (I’m not kidding; look at the cover.)
You guys are lovely. Thanks for following, reading, and looking at my stuff. The following people have sent me lovely messages recently:
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Otherwise, what’s up (photo reply enabled!)?
Been away visiting family. A few things in the queue. I’m not ignoring your questions; just going to take me a little while to get back to them!
It’s really hot in Texas.
A doodle I did today.
I am going to see Spirited Away tonight. It’s “Flashback Thursday” at the theatre. I don’t know anyone else who likes the movie or even knows about it, so probably I will go alone, and I think it will be very nice. Should I buy junk food? M&M’s maybe?
Some blurry pictures of stuff on my desk. I have geraniums growing on my balcony. They’re great for putting in my little bud vases around the house.
