tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72497251938439377242024-03-20T04:30:24.287-04:00barekublishingkubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-1070720548648171782011-10-21T01:02:00.002-04:002011-10-21T01:11:52.792-04:00what a fool i've beeni do foolish things.<br />sorry.<br />fortunately, i think i will be spending much more time at the drawing board again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn519dRLIbzyO-iD4aR0rcOcOOalDb82FNQqtgo2Hlz0npwEeg2yIBVcuM6RhbMvdemK3xzEMAMQvMfiDEyuL8TCmQtL40G-EqERslIgOEFHDkeBfwqSYMFYgQXEt2n67jR02fwqoDnS6B/s1600/stranded.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn519dRLIbzyO-iD4aR0rcOcOOalDb82FNQqtgo2Hlz0npwEeg2yIBVcuM6RhbMvdemK3xzEMAMQvMfiDEyuL8TCmQtL40G-EqERslIgOEFHDkeBfwqSYMFYgQXEt2n67jR02fwqoDnS6B/s400/stranded.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665806656954354914" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-79570949125439230782011-02-04T15:19:00.003-05:002011-02-04T15:32:29.409-05:00lo-fiokay, i know nobody sees or hears from me anymore (unless you are in this town), but rest assured, somewhere in the mix...clare 2 is in the works<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqSJTZ65G4MXKnU_dJkSe5KdxcxBIZmbPjNQ9D76AGk2swRK9oo0ASc6IjjlRDsH8Oap_ahhwuEN3Ua9Ixchwo3ZZjb8P7uQE7NfNNPqnM8ZtNegAz7qq-a8qT68Zka2qLg2FZbJGLsnu/s1600/ohboy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqSJTZ65G4MXKnU_dJkSe5KdxcxBIZmbPjNQ9D76AGk2swRK9oo0ASc6IjjlRDsH8Oap_ahhwuEN3Ua9Ixchwo3ZZjb8P7uQE7NfNNPqnM8ZtNegAz7qq-a8qT68Zka2qLg2FZbJGLsnu/s400/ohboy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569933294627287122" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-28446805874083555282010-10-10T17:04:00.004-04:002010-10-10T17:14:16.225-04:00autumnal bitshey, my beautiful buddy <a href="http://ghostcatcomics.blogspot.com/">annie</a> is editing a book, and <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2030444721/gay-genius-comics-anthology">here</a> is where you can help!<br />this book is gonna be rad! <br /><br />also, some of you who know me personally: i no longer have your phone number and you do not have my new #. email me? and know that i don't look at that often either.<br /><br />okay, goodbye again, cyber-world.kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-58689873866927967082010-09-12T17:59:00.002-04:002010-09-12T18:04:39.287-04:00scrapshey folks!<br />it's been a long time!<br />i forgot to mention last time that clare will be at this thing in nola:<br />Just to recap on the details, the exhibit will run September 11 - November 30 at Trouser House. The installation is a two-room environment comprising a zine library and reading area. On September 18, Trouser House will host a zine-making workshop for teens at the New Orleans Public Library Alvar Branch.<br />Trouser House | contemporary art + urban farming<br />4105 St. Claude Ave<br />New Orleans, LA 70117<br />http://trouserhouse.org<br /><br />other than that i am back in austin, thanks to everyone's support when i had a bit of trouble a couple weeks ago.<br /><br />i'm working on a zine right now(in lieu of going to the ida work party), so i'm going to try to finish that before week's end.<br />until next time.<br />kkubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-52012007399425141042010-06-18T16:30:00.011-04:002010-06-18T17:32:46.199-04:00nesting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_7AvrJOP5rgR3VaUQhuOb_nT_Iki54FnfrmX2ahSsO4ws1RSqXbXABZig4lwRXXKivvPIzwGGtoVbkx7cGl8OhU7xnh8AtYoQS1NCd4ODY6UEi_WozhFm-FWaARdlGwve0M_OKQIQ1ke/s1600/tresegg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_7AvrJOP5rgR3VaUQhuOb_nT_Iki54FnfrmX2ahSsO4ws1RSqXbXABZig4lwRXXKivvPIzwGGtoVbkx7cGl8OhU7xnh8AtYoQS1NCd4ODY6UEi_WozhFm-FWaARdlGwve0M_OKQIQ1ke/s400/tresegg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484214092143447282" /></a><br /><br />hello everybody! it's been so long since i have posted and while many things have changed, some things did not so much, like my usage of technology. <br />so, one of the changes is that a dear friend and i decided to do something relatively easy: play house! this may possibly be the first time i've signed on a lease, unless i did once over a decade ago. anyway, we have beautiful girls:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1piA0bnh9wLq9i5-iHvXhNU591O31Tm0FUr2R_1U5V6Im26XeDFxBlof-owz2waYIK-410DCwal61UGvHWCHRTGFdqEjmQ28kAanStyWG_LrgAYVOJk2eLg0DXpa-9wFf1gV4-UGofhm/s1600/girls"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1piA0bnh9wLq9i5-iHvXhNU591O31Tm0FUr2R_1U5V6Im26XeDFxBlof-owz2waYIK-410DCwal61UGvHWCHRTGFdqEjmQ28kAanStyWG_LrgAYVOJk2eLg0DXpa-9wFf1gV4-UGofhm/s400/girls" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484215660125488914" /></a><br /><br />and the creature in the background is my friend tally-ho:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj256uCF5wHjThQBpa9rFwinxjpotBrTMfRaHHf65C4-Bb3fkioZpUtUXO6aI2qYdz_xG3vruqZ8G3-EElr-3aDA_B7nph4hNkdiwibW0fTNSVFkKf48Utqd0-PkqV70akxyV_-E1haU7GF/s1600/t-ding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj256uCF5wHjThQBpa9rFwinxjpotBrTMfRaHHf65C4-Bb3fkioZpUtUXO6aI2qYdz_xG3vruqZ8G3-EElr-3aDA_B7nph4hNkdiwibW0fTNSVFkKf48Utqd0-PkqV70akxyV_-E1haU7GF/s400/t-ding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484215670959138578" /></a><br /><br />she poked out one of her eyes two weeks ago, but she doesn't seem to mind. i don't have a picture of that cuz i haven't used/seen my camera in two months, when i took all of these pictures.<br /><br />what does any of this have to do with comics, you ask? well, not a whole lot except for distraction and inspiration. it really has been a crazy couple of months and that's just the lovely tip of the iceberg. and i will only include the lovely things here and now. back in april we of the house held a fund-raising car wash for the <a href="http://www.workhardstayhard.com/">work hard stay hard</a> work party happening this fall, where i think am registered to be captain of chainsaws and hopefully will be able to get my butt in gear to make a basic safety and maintenance booklet. here is a flyer i made for the carwash:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis68ZOefsxA-7G6nm_IMOsN93rzQa1YWejDbGbN-6l2pGe9tElbXOn_TiQMeOG0vNht0dQVPs0VAQhDsXx5HIxPLXG4ccfOikXzWdpyGJ_UtP-8fFnSZpJP6twq2LHCbXoU9IdAxDIj870/s1600/carwashflyer"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis68ZOefsxA-7G6nm_IMOsN93rzQa1YWejDbGbN-6l2pGe9tElbXOn_TiQMeOG0vNht0dQVPs0VAQhDsXx5HIxPLXG4ccfOikXzWdpyGJ_UtP-8fFnSZpJP6twq2LHCbXoU9IdAxDIj870/s400/carwashflyer" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484219545512039810" /></a><br /><br />well, this is old news:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8bT_uv9UNtn7-eEqf0J_4IYfKUwLisM3PO_JTI-iIjAqCpDFTFtb27Y-X_eWTgMJM0Z5A7cMQPtEged7TCcSMaZ-VnUNY-XQEe57F5lrvd0gvILOYvj1N_7iG3DlduD7RioEQGITKd1x/s1600/nowpresenting"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8bT_uv9UNtn7-eEqf0J_4IYfKUwLisM3PO_JTI-iIjAqCpDFTFtb27Y-X_eWTgMJM0Z5A7cMQPtEged7TCcSMaZ-VnUNY-XQEe57F5lrvd0gvILOYvj1N_7iG3DlduD7RioEQGITKd1x/s400/nowpresenting" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484220241924130466" /></a><br /><br />last march i printed another mini-comic, called clare, to take with me to staple!, that was held here in austin. staple!, by the way, seemed rather dudely to me, kinda more mainstream than i was expecting. but an odd aside, last night i visited some friends who're house-sitting for someone i do not know and i noticed some of auntie lynda barry's books on the shelf that didn't seem to contain many comics, and then i found a copy of my beauty patrol there as well, with a staple! program. kinda some small and unknown circles going here? anyway, clare--very limited print run on this one.<br />here's some of what it looks like:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8ItDTEaR6NtdWvQq4ls0d9A62srm6uk5yCVseJe5jPaLf8EBD8Kdha3H8whx1Lzbx4i10OPlYk4Yp6cMUKMte0pPGHFp7K3TdUMfGxXDMtDlpuWg9QTpQNbtF8Q5iNHLCT7CUPpA-R09/s1600/clarecover"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8ItDTEaR6NtdWvQq4ls0d9A62srm6uk5yCVseJe5jPaLf8EBD8Kdha3H8whx1Lzbx4i10OPlYk4Yp6cMUKMte0pPGHFp7K3TdUMfGxXDMtDlpuWg9QTpQNbtF8Q5iNHLCT7CUPpA-R09/s400/clarecover" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484221402317046002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9cEkn0yRoawVQtg5UIy3YbAWh19ZG35FaWFf11X5PXrxDDdCRQD5xm188uMRFC2ScQ3Fu-uCZeBxqX3orWHy0-ilP1MlfE4oK_QIjT4mQoo5iWxpRJ5lO-JPW1CzfpsHKBztJvfoepUz/s1600/clarencesample1"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9cEkn0yRoawVQtg5UIy3YbAWh19ZG35FaWFf11X5PXrxDDdCRQD5xm188uMRFC2ScQ3Fu-uCZeBxqX3orWHy0-ilP1MlfE4oK_QIjT4mQoo5iWxpRJ5lO-JPW1CzfpsHKBztJvfoepUz/s400/clarencesample1" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484221400160065746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYZgr6xlMe1zi5aZJryGduwoa3vmErNSYn0hikRqQ8JKB41yWuX6joH0KU6EhSYlB2uG1BOVtZoQFdoITxfZUjuzqYW9scYOwucW9zUYLOF8j6CNhfmtQ4KNupo5_XMq_LPtgu9CsaO8Q/s1600/clarencesample2"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYZgr6xlMe1zi5aZJryGduwoa3vmErNSYn0hikRqQ8JKB41yWuX6joH0KU6EhSYlB2uG1BOVtZoQFdoITxfZUjuzqYW9scYOwucW9zUYLOF8j6CNhfmtQ4KNupo5_XMq_LPtgu9CsaO8Q/s400/clarencesample2" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484221767623735714" /></a><br /><br />also, another friend is putting together an anthology, and i just about buried my pages in the forgotten dust long ago, but finally finished them and sent them on--old fashioned style snail mail, since i am still lacking scanner access. i did a short 7-page piece and then i also did a one-pager. usps, please do not lose these!<br />here is a preview of the seven page story:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysIgVC9sroILYwOKd2Us7XnyPNR4DZ5egKrcMKAgkMRBZ4j0zp1BscN2xbCwSpsq5oWim9rly4JL2vFrckKuBLmiCT_mvRxHy9oioGEQKZ6X1ILKDxVJXskifMOlwBjkLliYjdWUunUVr/s1600/ggsample"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysIgVC9sroILYwOKd2Us7XnyPNR4DZ5egKrcMKAgkMRBZ4j0zp1BscN2xbCwSpsq5oWim9rly4JL2vFrckKuBLmiCT_mvRxHy9oioGEQKZ6X1ILKDxVJXskifMOlwBjkLliYjdWUunUVr/s400/ggsample" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484225008726100354" /></a><br /><br />okay, that's all i have for now. have a good solstice, everyone. take a bow, twinkie ding-dong!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRy62Zi-nWAqoAQwAcGjMPhKWIMD3vWaBKcJnGaEjlhwWEYtLEINWI4wh9vzQxm8kZudw4ZlQS-b1-NA7DD3pothvfMsAk7L5m0rL8lKdPPq4uImhEb6pxVtTZAGqMDlBJXjOzm7N5RmO/s1600/tallybow"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRy62Zi-nWAqoAQwAcGjMPhKWIMD3vWaBKcJnGaEjlhwWEYtLEINWI4wh9vzQxm8kZudw4ZlQS-b1-NA7DD3pothvfMsAk7L5m0rL8lKdPPq4uImhEb6pxVtTZAGqMDlBJXjOzm7N5RmO/s400/tallybow" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484225000558145890" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-60207923787600800472010-01-19T16:26:00.009-05:002010-01-19T17:54:34.149-05:00dry drizzlehey out there, my apologies for no updates since last year!<br /><br />speaking of which, here is a perfect something a friend sent me a couple weeks ago, which put me into the perspective of anyone who has ever tried to contact me; i am so sorry everyone:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zIWHAPIlIKcHfh4WXlzMLdIv_IRU99JM1UCudvlsvJmlmVVpJDhmMq0TF_oP9YPndoCUR-Ic3qyL1Rt_1ODuD3QoEC2KC2K666IF2cw1iSZ3dee57Bb9y8gMhtRjZ2B-rUQBmOxtT9uW/s1600-h/phone!!!.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zIWHAPIlIKcHfh4WXlzMLdIv_IRU99JM1UCudvlsvJmlmVVpJDhmMq0TF_oP9YPndoCUR-Ic3qyL1Rt_1ODuD3QoEC2KC2K666IF2cw1iSZ3dee57Bb9y8gMhtRjZ2B-rUQBmOxtT9uW/s400/phone!!!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428566228925443058" /></a><br /><br />speaking of missings, some of you know i have this favorite ball-point pen. and some of you know i've 'lost' it, and it has returned to me time and time again. it's like i am supposed to learn some lesson. well, recently, i thought she was gone for good. weeks had passed and i was sad, but i got over the gamut of loss. and then the pen returned. i immediatedly documented this(with said pen):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-rQ18uIx6ODyyuUdRLA4w_wlJR7v0LjejNeKIIJiApxRZywZ3ZB-bML6PjtM56_i1pDkDYaLmVF7VFR8ZBwV82fOesg7Q7JZ1D2eZdS9nMETVUSh0d86QYYw75f3KKM8JWgc0hy7A0ve/s1600-h/pen.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-rQ18uIx6ODyyuUdRLA4w_wlJR7v0LjejNeKIIJiApxRZywZ3ZB-bML6PjtM56_i1pDkDYaLmVF7VFR8ZBwV82fOesg7Q7JZ1D2eZdS9nMETVUSh0d86QYYw75f3KKM8JWgc0hy7A0ve/s400/pen.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428567858561670610" /></a><br /><br /><br />i guess i am following the phone/contact apology with this cuz it's related. i'll write a love letter to my pen, when i know you should get one. in a way, i guess that is the lesson to be learned. it's that time when folks turn over their new leaves, where-ever a new leaf comes from in the winter, and maybe it's time i start acting like a human. <br /><br />speaking of humans, here is some stuff some humans have made, some recent aquisitions:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AWbroyANqf8qUDz15sSk-hxIOObjdMN8oiGdavkzBHubWeCPIJByFopcKHQRMKeOyJqIQaoiP8e1pjOSttgm7KUoT059v2Ma59_N9rD3z2KTV1VNAR9vlhrGgSkQ7DTqcM-sspOXbsMq/s1600-h/recentaqui.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AWbroyANqf8qUDz15sSk-hxIOObjdMN8oiGdavkzBHubWeCPIJByFopcKHQRMKeOyJqIQaoiP8e1pjOSttgm7KUoT059v2Ma59_N9rD3z2KTV1VNAR9vlhrGgSkQ7DTqcM-sspOXbsMq/s400/recentaqui.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428569914119779010" /></a><br /><br />every so often i like to stop by <a href="http://www.domystore.com/austin/">domy</a> and if i've sold any books, i like to pick up a little something for my library. a collection of doris--which i expect will take me a while to read through. <a href="http://doriszineblog.blogspot.com/">cindy's</a> writings are right on, which is hard to read sometimes. it's taken me a while to read a singular <a href="http://www.dorisdorisdoris.com/">doris</a> zine in the past. also, this kind of billy--it came with a cd (which seems to be the thing everyone's doing) which i have not listened to yet but look forward to the moment of experiencing it. this book plays with identity, which was the hook for me. and lastly, sad animals by adam meuse. i had to. i mean, sad animals!:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncs60JIealEga7gyeClv1sFoffCzHPdcECUsVrryRPuC84qUfOTpH-wJSTotdWoy6t-1a1xP-traoNmV8SouTOxhFUZP1B6bNGKWnPa0P2bLBSpY8A1vblPQbuZkvC_GKsSHioxc_ETlS/s1600-h/IMG_6023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncs60JIealEga7gyeClv1sFoffCzHPdcECUsVrryRPuC84qUfOTpH-wJSTotdWoy6t-1a1xP-traoNmV8SouTOxhFUZP1B6bNGKWnPa0P2bLBSpY8A1vblPQbuZkvC_GKsSHioxc_ETlS/s400/IMG_6023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428574283061051650" /></a><br /><br />what else? want some sketchbook images? fine.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjRSd7GrYbMnkfK_QM3OuzFlByLewJ8Qn75vJvcnvrXcltWGMl6A4ozYqN-Mmkwf5ZAUuayECuBYVYNQqX3LEWWSrcUjcssnVUqw8zMDZX2T0mYKTg1zmHbg6HaP0pji4ThFln_5PRFiX/s1600-h/before+time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjRSd7GrYbMnkfK_QM3OuzFlByLewJ8Qn75vJvcnvrXcltWGMl6A4ozYqN-Mmkwf5ZAUuayECuBYVYNQqX3LEWWSrcUjcssnVUqw8zMDZX2T0mYKTg1zmHbg6HaP0pji4ThFln_5PRFiX/s400/before+time.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428577194308035074" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhJlNfvTEhaLzhjqpD3xBJQkeAjGYQqYzdTaJyd0u-B-2iDCZ3ezIMaxNPVVtwzOmVp900vrXtWzoQ1LsjQJ_ci3pK2Nw6SOh50SGp1gkaxugWkKfXA5zUEiB0s224I79RD_xrukHRj-s/s1600-h/sktchy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhJlNfvTEhaLzhjqpD3xBJQkeAjGYQqYzdTaJyd0u-B-2iDCZ3ezIMaxNPVVtwzOmVp900vrXtWzoQ1LsjQJ_ci3pK2Nw6SOh50SGp1gkaxugWkKfXA5zUEiB0s224I79RD_xrukHRj-s/s400/sktchy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428577199096721154" /></a><br /><br />the funny shadows are from my window screen (these are photos), but i think it makes a nice effect.<br /><br />and finally,<br />here is a comic i am working on. working on it is like a test of my psyche, which is why i don't feel like i can show even a whole page here. and yes, i seem to be hand-coloring it...also using a brush pen, which is unusual for me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh20MAHsa3Rq5H4R0ohYXBOXCo1QfGXKKPcxtetnt7ra2ZremmhFpJ60dh12Lz0AN4drMYKk5DMp0m1Zt4G_MPVZ94SfzHROEwpXaLearjG-YmA1jU9gZTm8SxA48P8KJvddRiXC6m3IGO/s1600-h/previewII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh20MAHsa3Rq5H4R0ohYXBOXCo1QfGXKKPcxtetnt7ra2ZremmhFpJ60dh12Lz0AN4drMYKk5DMp0m1Zt4G_MPVZ94SfzHROEwpXaLearjG-YmA1jU9gZTm8SxA48P8KJvddRiXC6m3IGO/s400/previewII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428578674811726642" /></a><br /> <br />oh yeah!! one more thing! <a href="http://barekublishing.blogspot.com/">barekublishing</a>/<a href="http://americanstronghold.blogspot.com/">American Stonghold</a> will be representin' at <a href="http://www.staple-austin.org/">Staple!</a> march 6, here in austin. come say hi at table 73b!<br /><br />thanks for stopping by!kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-7251917732702049662009-12-14T19:38:00.006-05:002009-12-14T21:07:51.411-05:00this weekwe here at the offices of barekublishing are celebrating the pony's birthday. to start, here is a comic featuring the pony:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY10vUiIUnctLO-dypz0l-KCPMz4h8sER_HRd2Mqx1eTg3C_IwTiha5hblbV4nMA59d3yptxiszaZHOPXZjSFgAYySytW5mPYIx3Mvp5RanZgkE0bKKF-N2VU6psvgydAhOUJgNvSgnt5b/s1600-h/p1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY10vUiIUnctLO-dypz0l-KCPMz4h8sER_HRd2Mqx1eTg3C_IwTiha5hblbV4nMA59d3yptxiszaZHOPXZjSFgAYySytW5mPYIx3Mvp5RanZgkE0bKKF-N2VU6psvgydAhOUJgNvSgnt5b/s400/p1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415273596983012098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1e8Ie8dBcjAE88ZQdpez0TlmDZaH_Um2_ZhwySHFYszR70mJ3lZRt7x2D45mefRcLq9UAarr7wLqhCgvpCP_Syd6lDzFHAfRj0JtBOWt7liLuuwhRuie5ZgDbsNOPFnVq9J93pYdL6pe/s1600-h/2TONE.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1e8Ie8dBcjAE88ZQdpez0TlmDZaH_Um2_ZhwySHFYszR70mJ3lZRt7x2D45mefRcLq9UAarr7wLqhCgvpCP_Syd6lDzFHAfRj0JtBOWt7liLuuwhRuie5ZgDbsNOPFnVq9J93pYdL6pe/s400/2TONE.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415273585449650930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNcrElf5OKjwmjYGhknNTFLn6e_mwpFS2FgU2kFAvyfmUfEM-Vdh2JhllwQP4AhpCoHwyLfGoWxm3Vb5AcPfSMz6ub2S_FRhavIz08nPO5lWn0Aw_Hft_827kzwvRg1vB7lgWHDSGWiCE/s1600-h/G3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNcrElf5OKjwmjYGhknNTFLn6e_mwpFS2FgU2kFAvyfmUfEM-Vdh2JhllwQP4AhpCoHwyLfGoWxm3Vb5AcPfSMz6ub2S_FRhavIz08nPO5lWn0Aw_Hft_827kzwvRg1vB7lgWHDSGWiCE/s400/G3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415273150853903282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhfrbPK8sTPcHcxg65GN4aRzu8XR8Jvt8VGTysy4IdYNLzT1hRbdB7ZlIAc35oluAoRAuwsIc3RtoI8axoE8YYlIsZaA5JIXsQQ0HQLH-_9B-bdTWa0yQTMQr5IW-JiAolRn2LnoNam58/s1600-h/4TONE.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 177px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhfrbPK8sTPcHcxg65GN4aRzu8XR8Jvt8VGTysy4IdYNLzT1hRbdB7ZlIAc35oluAoRAuwsIc3RtoI8axoE8YYlIsZaA5JIXsQQ0HQLH-_9B-bdTWa0yQTMQr5IW-JiAolRn2LnoNam58/s400/4TONE.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415273138004856786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-txTqjdeQ7OcYjYyuMYUaMJqDKqG3dPqAeQC698CqFSmoJCcMB_GQaGngfkoQ6oTD2CaNYfVEZfvmx-G8Si6pwKcZk9Q4aO7yt-lLBpoJuVgnDx1J6OPGXM-cf8pCovOsw3HaclsIrlPf/s1600-h/5TONE.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-txTqjdeQ7OcYjYyuMYUaMJqDKqG3dPqAeQC698CqFSmoJCcMB_GQaGngfkoQ6oTD2CaNYfVEZfvmx-G8Si6pwKcZk9Q4aO7yt-lLBpoJuVgnDx1J6OPGXM-cf8pCovOsw3HaclsIrlPf/s400/5TONE.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415273125007089010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhA8MyS_1t9hXT-hd1Jm4prcEd2vmqy9FSpI5tJg3vL1ZytuhV4y6KcNymJzMKbSh1mCiwkNucxw83kpKWtcWsUysnpWYbnZsfFh26p1DauyuTZvUfLatWbDCfenNky5Ta3gDLQ8dgST0/s1600-h/6TONE.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhA8MyS_1t9hXT-hd1Jm4prcEd2vmqy9FSpI5tJg3vL1ZytuhV4y6KcNymJzMKbSh1mCiwkNucxw83kpKWtcWsUysnpWYbnZsfFh26p1DauyuTZvUfLatWbDCfenNky5Ta3gDLQ8dgST0/s400/6TONE.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415273115248855954" /></a><br /><br />the fishing trip was drawn this past june or july, and is printed in the funny aminals anthology. at the time i had just breezed through "a drifting life" by yoshihiro tatsumi, which influenced me to play with the vertical four-panels for each page.<br /><br />also, credits for the story idea are due to Neighbor Lee, who employs this tactic while sometimes enjoying the out-of-doors.<br /><br />if you wish to celebrate a birthday too, whether for the pony or someone else, please do so. if you are in austin and wish to commence in the onesies extravaganza cruise friday night, meet us up north at the bout time (or go to one of the various shows) and then set sail to my house for the afterparty featuring dj wonder! you can send me an email with questions about the venue if you are not a creep.kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-58541160813171050592009-12-08T23:13:00.004-05:002009-12-08T23:46:49.873-05:00if you can't find it, grind iti have been having bouts of misconcentration around projects. i have magically alleviated some of this bother by deciding to pull together the first installment of the clare story into a mini. now i get to be all <span style="font-style:italic;">dreamy</span> about production. today after my job i spent a long time (for me) on the avenue of obtaining a scanner and tomorrow i will look at a free one from craigslist. <br /><br />i kinda like this part of the process, where ridiculous gets serious.<br /><br />anyway, since i don't have anything new scanned, here is something <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">old</span></span>.<br /><br />it's from an unfinished comic that folks seem to refer to probably more often than other things i've worked on, although i don't think too many anybodies have seen it.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">barekublishing is pleased to present a glimpse into a bygone era of secret wonder:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhvLFH3A1IEyJ7VPnTEyREGrgak5wawGpBhSsNC20mXzlJLCoXRnpCWTKg8_MX9V8L6sgv7SSYT1p7a23zg9WXbOcUvS1fU0jsoMkYVTAaE3XfoUZofjtkJEvuiFfqUavUDpF2QFu2SeP/s1600-h/bearandpony4-1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhvLFH3A1IEyJ7VPnTEyREGrgak5wawGpBhSsNC20mXzlJLCoXRnpCWTKg8_MX9V8L6sgv7SSYT1p7a23zg9WXbOcUvS1fU0jsoMkYVTAaE3XfoUZofjtkJEvuiFfqUavUDpF2QFu2SeP/s400/bearandpony4-1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413090087330888674" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-62499053502635744202009-12-02T16:16:00.003-05:002009-12-02T16:37:55.425-05:00i love my momsometimes i think about what her life must have been like in her younger days. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQp56TQfxujHeopr-fF6nrCc7ItewZzTf4lqJKFuQnaflStFmJPILfyxA25Rk0Jkt7VlaVm44o193R_GdI2c1I0SRKEI6eO69njw1N8hKQIuiIxr6Qi0OPMjMY1S040PN7yyBNTO7PTIS/s1600-h/IMG_5983.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQp56TQfxujHeopr-fF6nrCc7ItewZzTf4lqJKFuQnaflStFmJPILfyxA25Rk0Jkt7VlaVm44o193R_GdI2c1I0SRKEI6eO69njw1N8hKQIuiIxr6Qi0OPMjMY1S040PN7yyBNTO7PTIS/s400/IMG_5983.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410752008607387170" /></a><br /><br />she didn't have it easy<br />my mom is amazing and beautiful.kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-78388035464282025542009-11-13T12:38:00.004-05:002009-11-13T12:46:17.138-05:00it's friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aBVTjY_a01v4j1kkk8OcJZu6nb1zCvqG9TFp_hW4DMBgKOgmc6nAtjBPsv6JQ8LLZSqqPKRT9lzi54lRdstwSjU-y0qVWxYX8rJ7V7_5WBn-NJugFms-I0pZG0Eqx1HGb9emaxx2_MHu/s1600-h/hungryforjohnny.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aBVTjY_a01v4j1kkk8OcJZu6nb1zCvqG9TFp_hW4DMBgKOgmc6nAtjBPsv6JQ8LLZSqqPKRT9lzi54lRdstwSjU-y0qVWxYX8rJ7V7_5WBn-NJugFms-I0pZG0Eqx1HGb9emaxx2_MHu/s400/hungryforjohnny.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403644339725623746" /></a><br /><br /><br />nobody came for johhnycakes?kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-38042640277955418332009-11-12T21:02:00.003-05:002009-11-12T21:04:43.489-05:00what IS clare all about? part IV<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg0bOTkJRtgIvngVsTUxl7PJlApcyCcOUFeMjq3dJza47Jcgnnc0bnHq1lgDgbJHoWxKBHdWB3-PdvTvq0Q-_kyekrSePs_7wCPXz-eUWj8GB1srpNnCuvGv4c087A-0_Z0CoMZOoNvzW/s1600-h/dunno.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg0bOTkJRtgIvngVsTUxl7PJlApcyCcOUFeMjq3dJza47Jcgnnc0bnHq1lgDgbJHoWxKBHdWB3-PdvTvq0Q-_kyekrSePs_7wCPXz-eUWj8GB1srpNnCuvGv4c087A-0_Z0CoMZOoNvzW/s400/dunno.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403403064445020770" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-35113411488728666462009-11-11T20:39:00.003-05:002009-11-11T20:45:27.434-05:00what IS clare all about, part III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlmyfjfebJwxACrxFI1prm5Dg8if3dmTANr37UGz5z_7po20KrMGN_HOBFKNYOj7YrzmD1-0N0iWgkj7wTjXP2pZ5LyWtCCSObXhVLtYhl9tuj8oYCBK-ahatcKNnApUuROceZTlHldYl/s1600-h/oldfav.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlmyfjfebJwxACrxFI1prm5Dg8if3dmTANr37UGz5z_7po20KrMGN_HOBFKNYOj7YrzmD1-0N0iWgkj7wTjXP2pZ5LyWtCCSObXhVLtYhl9tuj8oYCBK-ahatcKNnApUuROceZTlHldYl/s400/oldfav.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403026280523291746" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-48228406352142958152009-11-10T18:31:00.001-05:002009-11-10T18:35:01.438-05:00what IS clare all about? part II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQwaOqySd-tgv7TkL_h3CWVVa6jICDjDPePDfaemqaT6tx27k1sTiqYIURVGHp5XR38P9JlR6oKxxTwDeT-fDDHxffo9Ni8F8wowU-fLhyPSWYfXNU1OFhY4uTQhSvINqGndgF5Jlp_nB/s1600-h/clare%3FII.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQwaOqySd-tgv7TkL_h3CWVVa6jICDjDPePDfaemqaT6tx27k1sTiqYIURVGHp5XR38P9JlR6oKxxTwDeT-fDDHxffo9Ni8F8wowU-fLhyPSWYfXNU1OFhY4uTQhSvINqGndgF5Jlp_nB/s400/clare%3FII.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402622061375101122" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-56862796677218520282009-11-09T22:34:00.001-05:002009-11-09T22:37:21.139-05:00what IS clare all about? part I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSL69l4UfZiQFAtx29IQfLE4y4fTXjAyffzcmY1ekkvl23uQXfTV8zS9RWawWmrAl61mtdKx9OzJNJQQQzA6l1GmoJxDktPbPqdS7P4_D0HoNDIWiPa6ept68I8_nLZO0ZAdjglZk1bhSO/s1600-h/seeformyself.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSL69l4UfZiQFAtx29IQfLE4y4fTXjAyffzcmY1ekkvl23uQXfTV8zS9RWawWmrAl61mtdKx9OzJNJQQQzA6l1GmoJxDktPbPqdS7P4_D0HoNDIWiPa6ept68I8_nLZO0ZAdjglZk1bhSO/s400/seeformyself.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402313519751725170" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-35084180651820178272009-11-08T20:00:00.001-05:002009-11-08T20:09:51.481-05:00those who know what clare is all about<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MTGZzs3yjrWonvGispdcbQeHtUkQJ4wVikVFFyUvJiOhhrtgLYUlG0z_2tOEw_6b-Tk6Pst0ObVFX8aEmkKHdoIyhiUI9dh93O_Ob3HbkLjGSzoNk5WwEci3x9L80PahxFG6e_LtycmM/s1600-h/johnnycakes.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MTGZzs3yjrWonvGispdcbQeHtUkQJ4wVikVFFyUvJiOhhrtgLYUlG0z_2tOEw_6b-Tk6Pst0ObVFX8aEmkKHdoIyhiUI9dh93O_Ob3HbkLjGSzoNk5WwEci3x9L80PahxFG6e_LtycmM/s400/johnnycakes.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401903999416817810" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-57295298309293186982009-11-06T23:21:00.000-05:002009-11-07T00:39:21.010-05:00the challenge:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXznivtEk5x0O8EZ0UPKQlvRaom09q5OQdchJ5bDP6cTwswgsU5HcOY17kZlOa_00C_OMkOAQBrqUzlVcmEM_FnTO_NVCQUFGStgTbzjUTrEZ5A14QxmYgoklP9M0wiFO7QQXJQ0G5aQE/s1600-h/the+challenge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXznivtEk5x0O8EZ0UPKQlvRaom09q5OQdchJ5bDP6cTwswgsU5HcOY17kZlOa_00C_OMkOAQBrqUzlVcmEM_FnTO_NVCQUFGStgTbzjUTrEZ5A14QxmYgoklP9M0wiFO7QQXJQ0G5aQE/s400/the+challenge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401227823311629634" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-31001469095370910932009-11-05T13:23:00.003-05:002009-11-05T13:33:41.233-05:00today is<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPrWUh0Ys1CavCxpRKVeNSCAyFV4avou3h_OBwvPKCpiTyh2qJnTtAiIZmbWiHR0VXx2VFSBnEJpkd8TYf8NBAbTq48MWpfZn1Xqq64AOB6KVOMBkdUqoRxmUQCyqMnD8foeYqCoE4Hf7/s1600-h/pg12,pnl8.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPrWUh0Ys1CavCxpRKVeNSCAyFV4avou3h_OBwvPKCpiTyh2qJnTtAiIZmbWiHR0VXx2VFSBnEJpkd8TYf8NBAbTq48MWpfZn1Xqq64AOB6KVOMBkdUqoRxmUQCyqMnD8foeYqCoE4Hf7/s400/pg12,pnl8.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400687664806277138" /></a><br /><br />also: <a href="http://www.texasperformingarts.org/event/spiegelman_crumb?google=t">crumb, spiegelman, and mouly to be in austin on the 13th.<br /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-28798662944465123452009-10-30T20:40:00.003-04:002009-10-30T21:13:31.092-04:00be not faint of heart!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4F43oe-MHmFNga_kOxcu2pr09hVfcGnKPk92ditJvG2WpMGoGusykC552lsiU_YCmC5V0Ml9SmaP10o7uQ5tzKGSBoP6be-gS4njIGh_9r0U67MzssUtb6Tz-BLseQswWGL3o75KInd0/s1600-h/IMG_5961.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4F43oe-MHmFNga_kOxcu2pr09hVfcGnKPk92ditJvG2WpMGoGusykC552lsiU_YCmC5V0Ml9SmaP10o7uQ5tzKGSBoP6be-gS4njIGh_9r0U67MzssUtb6Tz-BLseQswWGL3o75KInd0/s400/IMG_5961.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398558789221131890" /></a><br /><br />still working on clare. this comic makes me think i'm nuts--that is, i never thought i'd be drawing something like this. but i will try not to falter!<br />happy spooks everyone!kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-1433201701675945542009-10-20T12:35:00.006-04:002009-10-20T12:56:17.129-04:00excitement of the hunti forgot to mention!!<br /><br />after looking in one big art store and not finding the nibs i wanted, a friend passed this along to me, an antique box (which once belonged to someone's grandfather or great-grandfather) of nibs--hunt 67 round point:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZzavK466oJ5L88X-5xhOg3Ece0JGoqpOwZyhQuFk8rk21GiRdbtBxRiaO9vaewL6BshAlGjAN96kWl_Sy4e9i0PdsFvcWS8e9qXpo0EYNpe4r8nj2Ji2R6bLQJO_dbhk8mWBmDqwPoK_/s1600-h/IMG_5955.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZzavK466oJ5L88X-5xhOg3Ece0JGoqpOwZyhQuFk8rk21GiRdbtBxRiaO9vaewL6BshAlGjAN96kWl_Sy4e9i0PdsFvcWS8e9qXpo0EYNpe4r8nj2Ji2R6bLQJO_dbhk8mWBmDqwPoK_/s400/IMG_5955.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394723004547427042" /></a><br /><br />"a pen is only as good as its point" sez the box and well, i would like to believe these were probably crafted from a far superior grade of metal than ones i could find new today. <br />i'm pretty happy about these nibs and they are what i've been drawing clare with. they've seemed pretty durable, not that i have to worry about burning through these in a week or even a month. these come from when getting your nibs in bulk was more than 3 or 12--i'm not gonna count or figure how many would come in this box.<br /><br />oh! and further exciting news--yesterday was a drawing day and i arrived to discover silky had burned me a wooden name plate for my drawing table!! yes, austin has been pretty decent to me thus far.kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-39758593308864567812009-10-18T21:59:00.003-04:002009-10-30T21:09:39.479-04:00CLARE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCbeV62qz9swpkFJDNTB3MaCLjyb5m8rFrkuQzlXgSBSGAi3bWtDYxWOV58rUvsGF7V3euyuUxB69JKuy3V5cxgY9H8K50GEAtYlgYkQr2FtJSyZTOgE_TmWpQclhsAZVGAOc2enFYI2L/s1600-h/IMG_5953.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCbeV62qz9swpkFJDNTB3MaCLjyb5m8rFrkuQzlXgSBSGAi3bWtDYxWOV58rUvsGF7V3euyuUxB69JKuy3V5cxgY9H8K50GEAtYlgYkQr2FtJSyZTOgE_TmWpQclhsAZVGAOc2enFYI2L/s400/IMG_5953.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394125623063288226" /></a><br /><br />hey all<br />i started a new comic two weeks ago that i am tentatively calling "clare"<br />i've been having fun with it. last week i averaged a page a day, which with job and social obligations, i was pretty happy about. but now it's averaged a page every two days cuz i only did two this week. here's one of them, page six:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z3fX3PU-DzMzkJmdQaTgYXNgVLBJtgnkD-IIVIwOIQjr_dIkmUPE_HfNPLn_bpId4rLPZkxNNwZdXu4yuIOwivTwQeyITG5yjNOPgz05dc9w2YJ3v4J1BQX7Sge1F3Uj_g0HWvTY2cey/s1600-h/IMG_5952.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z3fX3PU-DzMzkJmdQaTgYXNgVLBJtgnkD-IIVIwOIQjr_dIkmUPE_HfNPLn_bpId4rLPZkxNNwZdXu4yuIOwivTwQeyITG5yjNOPgz05dc9w2YJ3v4J1BQX7Sge1F3Uj_g0HWvTY2cey/s400/IMG_5952.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394125612663929010" /></a><br /><br />so other fun news, i have a drawing buddy here in atx: silky! i went over other day to draw and just the night before she found a drawing table on the street that she brought home for me to use over there! so, i worked on the above page then. and we also talked about gathering together screenprinting materials. yes!! <br />we'll see how clare goes--<br />i apologize for the picture quality. thanks for tuning in in these sporadic times.kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-70792465669909667622009-10-02T13:29:00.004-04:002009-10-02T14:03:45.993-04:00falling right into place, things are<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FQ9nPZWo0C_h4ub7mKQvEJHTpZPPnqFV8qQEO0D4WMKk3-4n5Pk8OlVSjVD8vP7q2YzBh4VTEoaqG1-CSgpBgooZHAeMNLUpLS4aONXunK3yXgdDqJojy_3fmXD87INcrnsI2yrPkkXB/s1600-h/IMG_5943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FQ9nPZWo0C_h4ub7mKQvEJHTpZPPnqFV8qQEO0D4WMKk3-4n5Pk8OlVSjVD8vP7q2YzBh4VTEoaqG1-CSgpBgooZHAeMNLUpLS4aONXunK3yXgdDqJojy_3fmXD87INcrnsI2yrPkkXB/s400/IMG_5943.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387813697587183906" /></a><br /><br />hey cadets!<br /><br />first of all, WHY ARE WE BOMBING THE MOON?!?<br /><br />second, big congrats to <a href="http://tragicrelief.blogspot.com/">miz colleen</a> and <a href="http://magicinkwell.com/">cat</a> for winning ignatz awards last weekend at the small press expo (SPX)!! miz colleen recieved one for promising new talent and cat got one for outstanding online comic! <br /><br />speaking of spx, the <a href="http://funnyaminals.com/">funny aminals</a> anthology is now available!<br /><br />i didn't have a chance to mention that rob clough wrote a nice review of some of my stuff <a href="http://highlowcomics.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-side-of-ccs.html">here</a> a couple months ago. check out high-low anyway; rob gives thoughtful and intelligent reviews. <br /><br />so what else is there?<br />i've relocated. i left white river, had some summer travel and work(see below), and i have very recently landed myself in austin, texas! with so much going on, it's been hard to get to the drawing board. and i also have not yet found the nibs i like to use. but! i do have a space where i have been drawing when i get a moment to do so. just to stay limber, i've been messing around with one-page 2x3 grids. also just sketchbook scribbles and brush sketches. but i also do not currently have regular access to scanners or for that matter, computers. so do not worry, those of you anxious and awaiting! i have not forgotten! but i may not be posting regularly for a while...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-_V-lrj3crENY9tyT9KWq4SP6jGkKABGAYSqBFpBWvjOGLlPgeLszJUrR9gYbUwYpNb8Ii8fOWkS_2aN3A60H_5h6E5vIUKuff6L6rgtNZ9Obs-3iyP1mis4FqjIhqsxi8hFIctO0myc/s1600-h/IMG_5939.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-_V-lrj3crENY9tyT9KWq4SP6jGkKABGAYSqBFpBWvjOGLlPgeLszJUrR9gYbUwYpNb8Ii8fOWkS_2aN3A60H_5h6E5vIUKuff6L6rgtNZ9Obs-3iyP1mis4FqjIhqsxi8hFIctO0myc/s200/IMG_5939.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388028016813782226" /></a><br /><br />with my new location, you can pick up some of my books at <a href="http://www.domystore.com/austin/atx_hours/index.html">domy</a> books, down on cesar chavez. russell there knew <a href="http://www.joseluisolivares.com/">jose</a>, and i saw a singular issue of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZfFduEI9D5zkaZCyQ3NdF2lQazzabQCL9etELkX2qeo0DZZUtyAXfdILZRAZ3vEnQVCsbe_RiR0fe2KIHq85rTUTrAjvVJaVZvqNU_9cLCDrH9mfVXH0D-VvVOoTonBvkvV-lNLCuUk/s400/PizzaWizard.jpg">pizza wizard</a>! in the austin store there are also items of interest, a gallery show (and i think ron rege might have a show here later) and a secret room with an installation. check domy out if you are in austin or houston.<br /><br />also (not quite comics) when i first got here i started compiling and adding to one of my backburner projects--an illustrated basic chainsaw safety and maintenance book/zine/primer. i hope to have it completed for next fall, where some of us extended family of <a href="http://www.planetida.com/">ida</a> are planning to participate in a workweek and i may be presenting a workshop on chainsaw basics and the manual would accompany it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdij2nSvZxm-1sKB9BlfEzu7UPx4J7OyKFVYUj4icTSS44rvFCqwtMAkUTB0yjSliHmI-L8B4UNmHw5pARU4QZz4admtFkYatWOyTbG1AYAWSAlpq3z2nmnS8g_v4JuggvHoAfsUmfHXC/s1600-h/IMG_5917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdij2nSvZxm-1sKB9BlfEzu7UPx4J7OyKFVYUj4icTSS44rvFCqwtMAkUTB0yjSliHmI-L8B4UNmHw5pARU4QZz4admtFkYatWOyTbG1AYAWSAlpq3z2nmnS8g_v4JuggvHoAfsUmfHXC/s400/IMG_5917.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388026267697640754" /></a><br /><br />and i guess lastest is some recent aquisitions--i ran into <a href="http://www.ediefake.com/">edie fake</a> out there in the woods and i got three more of his books: gaylord pheonix issue 4, thisisnotaplaceforlovers, and rico mc taco. edie's pretty swell and look for some of his work -possibly this winter- from <a href="http://www.secretacres.com/">secret acres</a>. also, my fantastic new housemate gave me <a href="http://gayutopia.blogspot.com/2007/12/dewayne-slightweight.html">the kinship structure of ferns by dewayne slightweight.</a> some good readin'<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu76yVb-jlQOCi6UDSCEc00_MbeRSXhbvuZ-HUo8l-6LZsYoEo43WNWydx4Rp97aMovpGlxBYcvJ2Fojs66jCiN_uyAm-1r8lwSAD3v2zxEV_gCSBGesbPZwjp7dF8OKVzSXZ56pue0p8s/s1600-h/IMG_5945.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu76yVb-jlQOCi6UDSCEc00_MbeRSXhbvuZ-HUo8l-6LZsYoEo43WNWydx4Rp97aMovpGlxBYcvJ2Fojs66jCiN_uyAm-1r8lwSAD3v2zxEV_gCSBGesbPZwjp7dF8OKVzSXZ56pue0p8s/s400/IMG_5945.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388021395315242098" /></a><br /><br />oh, and as for secret acres, it looks like <a href="http://www.gabbysplayhouse.com/">ken dahl's</a> book, monsters, is finally out!! i do highly recommend this.<br /><br />here are some pictures from the in-between, for the curious:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJP6hj3JJqyOQlogf1Y5GwhZQAmiDRIbkI_VH04EAdp9f3nlE7L4NRhzw2dJRuHkxyIEEDsNrxLT34qTR-mAfkgwyHJeGvDBPER4mVkcZLqysbTyG4-RmMMbCnFXkds6pS_blVuIYEqNn/s1600-h/IMG_5922.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJP6hj3JJqyOQlogf1Y5GwhZQAmiDRIbkI_VH04EAdp9f3nlE7L4NRhzw2dJRuHkxyIEEDsNrxLT34qTR-mAfkgwyHJeGvDBPER4mVkcZLqysbTyG4-RmMMbCnFXkds6pS_blVuIYEqNn/s400/IMG_5922.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388041510780324578" /></a><br />i finally got to see a <a href="http://www.lavalove.org/">LAVA</a> performance at <a href="http://www.michfest.com/">summer camp!</a> they're hard to take pictures of due to all the moving.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbd-ecDXwl4b9zrau-ZbtZh-f0w909roJ1ulNemuSWCft0__y4HeFreg8TKtPuYV_lOIyp-DRFPOGtB61RNX9OyTghwub6QZiyHLW6RF_1dh0-swB-g4t33Hjmn3qbsKJQVjSMhBuohVpX/s1600-h/IMG_5931.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbd-ecDXwl4b9zrau-ZbtZh-f0w909roJ1ulNemuSWCft0__y4HeFreg8TKtPuYV_lOIyp-DRFPOGtB61RNX9OyTghwub6QZiyHLW6RF_1dh0-swB-g4t33Hjmn3qbsKJQVjSMhBuohVpX/s400/IMG_5931.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388041531978319602" /></a><br />my baby-love, valentine!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxWzme7gkBOW8KtO_ETez9yBKRUTVZvZzKp-Jq0p2QeiaKoo3gRRxcsIEfbXDO1uNMjA7MPWFDInyhbeiCNzq2nTNF44sk0uPBw2MhTi4BenQ55iVJEHNNKBVz2pNRi4etjDHHhIg3Slm/s1600-h/IMG_5902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxWzme7gkBOW8KtO_ETez9yBKRUTVZvZzKp-Jq0p2QeiaKoo3gRRxcsIEfbXDO1uNMjA7MPWFDInyhbeiCNzq2nTNF44sk0uPBw2MhTi4BenQ55iVJEHNNKBVz2pNRi4etjDHHhIg3Slm/s400/IMG_5902.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388044969379847458" /></a><br />look how close to the barn this walnut was!! we cut probably over 20 trees from around the front barn. the chickens were temporarily moved and part of the coop fencing taken down for this and some other trees. there's some of the firewood produced on the other end of the lengths.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoPbF8AcX2ky3kAyobYjybLOx6vFeo6en4-tbhE-iqyA9_yDcN4SoM3MwtxXUnWp9-f8k7ts4Ot4zi5QzJXBzm0TE0uiuY1f0KWYh_9XjQzplI40JDPZx9lJcUDFSLKdLPdsNitCZEJV4/s1600-h/IMG_5903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;"src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoPbF8AcX2ky3kAyobYjybLOx6vFeo6en4-tbhE-iqyA9_yDcN4SoM3MwtxXUnWp9-f8k7ts4Ot4zi5QzJXBzm0TE0uiuY1f0KWYh_9XjQzplI40JDPZx9lJcUDFSLKdLPdsNitCZEJV4/s400/IMG_5903.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388041548032928498" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMepgepjv596hcmx1HmwaibxBHYB-Ky2Nuv8IpKuZkG6vQtWzy2c4o3jLGyfyqhyphenhyphenNPJH7QONlXSC6dhkVTLrBDUJcDPwAXLjw25uea-Ef2pIP2fRwrQrLLqPASeA6n0cc2fnhFaiA2RrZA/s1600-h/IMG_5910.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMepgepjv596hcmx1HmwaibxBHYB-Ky2Nuv8IpKuZkG6vQtWzy2c4o3jLGyfyqhyphenhyphenNPJH7QONlXSC6dhkVTLrBDUJcDPwAXLjw25uea-Ef2pIP2fRwrQrLLqPASeA6n0cc2fnhFaiA2RrZA/s400/IMG_5910.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388041522275052306" /></a><br />still standing sturdy: i worked on the structure of this bridge a little over two years and some rushing highwater ago. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYsD3vtJGufSI9aYGcjdoKFQO8BLJW5y7agX42_M1H6FRHLko2b6h-O9ppz4N79pkjLAskmzwnYrfwK8K_wnSvf3fH35bxQVBfWzxIzWpaePjc-reXUi5cwbCNPLP7hDYWrX_T-8JlzOj/s1600-h/IMG_5907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYsD3vtJGufSI9aYGcjdoKFQO8BLJW5y7agX42_M1H6FRHLko2b6h-O9ppz4N79pkjLAskmzwnYrfwK8K_wnSvf3fH35bxQVBfWzxIzWpaePjc-reXUi5cwbCNPLP7hDYWrX_T-8JlzOj/s400/IMG_5907.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388041537318660706" /></a><br />that's it for now! thanks for reading!kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-20928988925437039592009-07-15T00:44:00.003-04:002009-07-15T01:02:28.369-04:002 toneor not too tone?<br />sometimes i pretend i don't have other things to do. i've been messing around with putting half-tone grays on my funny aminal comic.<br />here's page one:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooRYOEh20yMNOy_96BE-ikTO3lDbzb0NG6mZVvljJ9tgItzs9sAzgczso334jLgPMvFz4nuE_ITnskdrq-iq1S6cGr9yI-2Xam9OVa1F6VrVrPfeeBk6WiEMRSgqoEpQ4lUfleUM2PjWv/s1600-h/1tone.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooRYOEh20yMNOy_96BE-ikTO3lDbzb0NG6mZVvljJ9tgItzs9sAzgczso334jLgPMvFz4nuE_ITnskdrq-iq1S6cGr9yI-2Xam9OVa1F6VrVrPfeeBk6WiEMRSgqoEpQ4lUfleUM2PjWv/s400/1tone.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358543802382914530" /></a><br /><br />i know here in computer-land things should just be colour-poppin, but i did it this way in consideration for the printed page. <br />also, thanks to <a href="http://www.magicinkwell.com/">cat</a> who gave me some tips on doing it this way. my test print-out looks alright, but really makes me want to see it on cheapo newsprint paper!kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-86764184352722902822009-07-04T13:54:00.006-04:002009-07-04T16:33:48.651-04:00happy fourth!today will be more odds 'n' ends.<br /><br />has anyone out there seen this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULGI1uelI8cp2_JEAdSkOFB3E-1iPddWxdFIkcnICipjT2Iue5p4Via-L4Nqts3dR2Fh48sQA8RX2QjUVsXpSnp_8wPatsnrs7lfSKyfWZFjadLVO3u0Dhtb9CZfu0nbCJgCEGSqOJyxn/s1600-h/IMG_5810.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULGI1uelI8cp2_JEAdSkOFB3E-1iPddWxdFIkcnICipjT2Iue5p4Via-L4Nqts3dR2Fh48sQA8RX2QjUVsXpSnp_8wPatsnrs7lfSKyfWZFjadLVO3u0Dhtb9CZfu0nbCJgCEGSqOJyxn/s400/IMG_5810.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354665248915817346" /></a><br /><br />it's the marvyns preview by jeremiah piersol. i have been a fan of his since i laid eyes upon a copy of "the latoya jackson story," and i might add good luck in ever finding that gem!!! <br />so, this is just the first volume of "the marvyns:proper deception" and has quite the cast of characters. i anticipate how piersol will weave this story in the future. piersol has an underappreciated dark sense of humor and some of the characters are properly disgusting as they represent the different parts of society and the sicknesses that ail us. i laughed through much of the book! <br /><br />in other news, last night i played i was part of the press as i went to a book release party at <a href="http://www.shoptherev.com/">the revolution</a> in white river junction, vermont. i snapped photos and conducted interviews. <br />the featured releases were woman king by c. frakes; monsters & girls: amelia part 2 by denis st. john; don't hate, menstruate by jen vaughn; and indestructble universe quarterly 2 morgan pielli.<br /><br />there were some all-stars there and you can tell by my photos they will go to hell:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1duom4iFw8lvwsp_mcQdEC8DgX_FFOwwUbs2eCX6Vm1V7ryKulVySNjnSqpUWjCqG9tGE9geLQc0MghyphenhyphenaqULFlp6pnx2gTfSqfirZQ0o5J8M1K_8t_sG8nuuGZlp7fBGUE5_Au7kU2Hx/s1600-h/liza.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1duom4iFw8lvwsp_mcQdEC8DgX_FFOwwUbs2eCX6Vm1V7ryKulVySNjnSqpUWjCqG9tGE9geLQc0MghyphenhyphenaqULFlp6pnx2gTfSqfirZQ0o5J8M1K_8t_sG8nuuGZlp7fBGUE5_Au7kU2Hx/s400/liza.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354677825419861474" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zarathepirate.deviantart.com/">zara the pirate</a>, who got interviewed:<br /><br />bk: [zara], what brings you to the book-release party?<br />z: people<br />bk: oh, i see, i see--when did you start this obsession of yours?<br />z: uh, last tuesday-it kind of hit me like a bolt of lightning<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMVIH-c-eeXsLbrmC-EnhykDpF_SZP_C8e3gmKP4BwoMObvEVcWWXMxQiH0lRnMzAkz3da_m1_RTHYnJ9imYnsUdGFvQcMEevxWMTP3fvko7brSYJsjscfFPTMDAsoEkQgnOLvFspRftE/s1600-h/bernie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMVIH-c-eeXsLbrmC-EnhykDpF_SZP_C8e3gmKP4BwoMObvEVcWWXMxQiH0lRnMzAkz3da_m1_RTHYnJ9imYnsUdGFvQcMEevxWMTP3fvko7brSYJsjscfFPTMDAsoEkQgnOLvFspRftE/s400/bernie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354677820898244274" /></a><br /><br />b. elston<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM149p1Cvl5EpIe17ib1t2oH2RaGPwcgupwiRF7cp0MVQUYnfxGuy496lFFZ1-9sb4sTQYCCQNGHL2o8f7Yd7k_Wj3F-F2a4MMjnjkbZswkADqnd8BwZLl3M6pPXMtjlFi7U7O7ZOfVht/s1600-h/thewearwolf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM149p1Cvl5EpIe17ib1t2oH2RaGPwcgupwiRF7cp0MVQUYnfxGuy496lFFZ1-9sb4sTQYCCQNGHL2o8f7Yd7k_Wj3F-F2a4MMjnjkbZswkADqnd8BwZLl3M6pPXMtjlFi7U7O7ZOfVht/s400/thewearwolf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354677814890580178" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://nickothing.livejournal.com/">nicholas patten</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozi851oQkATryl-D2mzhGmQVKm3kelBqJCgWI2qYwbD2Nhx4JU4lmQFuMEUOVKGz7VDxcmP8ebbnHkv-GrzMi18Q1Il9KPQY6PLc5_dxm220GRKtMmMh9yzVcZ6QBb2tZOy_EVe1GqI5g/s1600-h/sammy+carbomb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozi851oQkATryl-D2mzhGmQVKm3kelBqJCgWI2qYwbD2Nhx4JU4lmQFuMEUOVKGz7VDxcmP8ebbnHkv-GrzMi18Q1Il9KPQY6PLc5_dxm220GRKtMmMh9yzVcZ6QBb2tZOy_EVe1GqI5g/s400/sammy+carbomb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354677810125156418" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://carbaughcomics.wordpress.com/">sam carbaugh</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxRxWLc_TWszZ9JAZHQPkR7XHRHibsLvLZ5bIo-ZkMYjZ1QDuqZVEbidEMq-1kDZLNmqiunr7ZjITyWWrsuy0aNSrdVFQIYcwusr4SDrvoc7tKrc6oJCbTEPMrdjtbSJR4yCDGNGfhtxL/s1600-h/jessica+abston!.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxRxWLc_TWszZ9JAZHQPkR7XHRHibsLvLZ5bIo-ZkMYjZ1QDuqZVEbidEMq-1kDZLNmqiunr7ZjITyWWrsuy0aNSrdVFQIYcwusr4SDrvoc7tKrc6oJCbTEPMrdjtbSJR4yCDGNGfhtxL/s400/jessica+abston!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354677808084968402" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/colleenfrakes/3205906109/in/set-72157612662346637/">jess</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDD9D5go2mjHyiA5K9rQYPqOVKcPi6m4jIy1rf9FXCXCHYZzqtVcMzZzObqt8V61CTFtY-7-l_dE1pROU_x8cWwAbqEZOWVzuK-jpXDFPQK6_EglFpjxdbwjMDRTSi4XUVIobaQes9TkCt/s1600-h/miss+colleen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDD9D5go2mjHyiA5K9rQYPqOVKcPi6m4jIy1rf9FXCXCHYZzqtVcMzZzObqt8V61CTFtY-7-l_dE1pROU_x8cWwAbqEZOWVzuK-jpXDFPQK6_EglFpjxdbwjMDRTSi4XUVIobaQes9TkCt/s400/miss+colleen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354681214232635570" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://tragicrelief.blogspot.com/">c. frakes</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOANDGc3E8mT5PLd3zelZwAI4q82aLJpqT7SeuHHclfBrqX6yzuzgKHS3UQO9_GjoXNOIk2HLB3dRqVf45F8-9QVn6TopBeGkvck1lcH9hz8Kkz5XAEgPZ5EFyT5dy-R1jKoV4ohCxCgA2/s1600-h/morgan&denis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOANDGc3E8mT5PLd3zelZwAI4q82aLJpqT7SeuHHclfBrqX6yzuzgKHS3UQO9_GjoXNOIk2HLB3dRqVf45F8-9QVn6TopBeGkvck1lcH9hz8Kkz5XAEgPZ5EFyT5dy-R1jKoV4ohCxCgA2/s400/morgan&denis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354681207192325890" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://morganstories.com/">morgan</a> & <a href="http://denisstjohn.blogspot.com/">denis st. john</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK8QiHl2n_71KzhFNcbVGJiUoIWGIFkJy2Qpl-s4pu_ymsf4ofUpQ6ZXyJuX9GYspvvPTOGWMxCTw-vzZtEGG_exr1fm5GtxMEvR7KJN1k1NHLxSzmoiDTiOmSdwnO3QStMphkkdUS3hN/s1600-h/suspiciousgabby+%26+flexingjen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK8QiHl2n_71KzhFNcbVGJiUoIWGIFkJy2Qpl-s4pu_ymsf4ofUpQ6ZXyJuX9GYspvvPTOGWMxCTw-vzZtEGG_exr1fm5GtxMEvR7KJN1k1NHLxSzmoiDTiOmSdwnO3QStMphkkdUS3hN/s400/suspiciousgabby+%26+flexingjen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354681202893679874" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/2306/">gabby</a> & <a href="http://the-jenya.livejournal.com/">jen vaughn</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzNKE-aMbkAmm_zxZc2_jBCZpFRN5_UTsLKBTvt6_b2CxqQYuzZ0HkLExa2IM33NaCKk2TIZDftoUjxTsrWBJaQbHWf240ks8PNs92ISGoSBxElZ993fdWJchyphenhyphenyokugNFo83aae_zj0H-/s1600-h/robyn+and+dennis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzNKE-aMbkAmm_zxZc2_jBCZpFRN5_UTsLKBTvt6_b2CxqQYuzZ0HkLExa2IM33NaCKk2TIZDftoUjxTsrWBJaQbHWf240ks8PNs92ISGoSBxElZ993fdWJchyphenhyphenyokugNFo83aae_zj0H-/s400/robyn+and+dennis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354681199593348002" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.un-pop.com/">robyn</a> & <a href="http://www.pigeonholepress.net/">dennis </a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-Dhj4DUTtzMyL8wMq9GS9NEc-TA5s_cVL2eo-1Kn7J2y5JfkaoSU0RjhimEJg-cJYowRoMFav9ze8hfDQS56JZ4o8aalEifmCFgiV7PcnA_mJmoRogGU-BQLSOq50zx1dERYtcHVArw6/s1600-h/danish,jonch,chuckles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-Dhj4DUTtzMyL8wMq9GS9NEc-TA5s_cVL2eo-1Kn7J2y5JfkaoSU0RjhimEJg-cJYowRoMFav9ze8hfDQS56JZ4o8aalEifmCFgiV7PcnA_mJmoRogGU-BQLSOq50zx1dERYtcHVArw6/s400/danish,jonch,chuckles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354681198138966674" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.danemartin.blogspot.com/">dane</a>, <a href="http://studentpages.scad.edu/~jchadu20/">jon chad</a> and <a href="http://chuckmcbuck.com/">chuckles</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">and</span><br />here are some highlights from my interviews!<br /><br />denis describes his comic as "body horror--a genre of horror hat describes a physical transformation or a physical pain but it's not the same thing as the torture genre." <br />he recommends all the books, "which will be available at revolution for all time."<br /><br />morgan has "spelled out all the difficult words, and you can sound them out."<br />his comic "holds doors open, waters the garden, will function as a shim if your table leg is too short--if the others are too long, useful for propping up the tv so it's at that right angle so you can watch it without getting a glare, sops up spills, shade your windo if you tape it over the top. it's very, very practical."<br /><br />jen "will be your tour guide through the uterus"<br /><br />lastest but not leastest,<br />c. frakes is inspired by bears. she also claims, "i do silent comics cuz i'm not good at--sayin' stuff"<br /><br />i disagree as we all know images can say many things words cannot.<br /><br /><br />thank you, dear reader for tuning into the antics here at barekublishing. <br />and yes, the film's expiration date was 06/02. but really, isn't this the future of polaroid, rumored to have been discontinued?kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-17997152090327013582009-06-29T16:31:00.007-04:002009-07-01T08:15:39.611-04:00Cherry's and bears, kibbles and bitsposting from my personal side:<br />hey all, been busy with the non-comics. in a couple weeks i will be going to the <a href="http://www.52pickupvideos.com/HTML/Stevenson_Week2.html">woods</a> for a month and from there, moving to someplace hotter than white river. in short, just trying to get my life together to go, which includes working on my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA6SP2AmBUg&feature=channel">auto</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHoUezo9yExEm2-7cBaadO34NBDPWKdn0vo44Exvl3HEj9D-NhjsEatmms4PsX2kfTleIflFDcr9Q6bpO8O-8TBvQr2DjWLsIT-6Kq3aDPmTC_HRwCJ21cOkCo9G03fjRja-LyTnm4I-U/s1600-h/kubby&daddyO.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHoUezo9yExEm2-7cBaadO34NBDPWKdn0vo44Exvl3HEj9D-NhjsEatmms4PsX2kfTleIflFDcr9Q6bpO8O-8TBvQr2DjWLsIT-6Kq3aDPmTC_HRwCJ21cOkCo9G03fjRja-LyTnm4I-U/s400/kubby&daddyO.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352904425323099330" /></a><br /><br />i did take a break from that this weekend, though. yesterday was the four-year mark since cherry-o died. for those who don't know, she is/was a big love in my life and she had cancer and i was almost constantly by her side in her last months. anniversaries are funny. there are certain things i do for this day. one is go to the water. this year was queechee gorge. <br /> <br />i inherited a camera from my roommate so i started a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/barekublishing">flickr</a> account. you can see photos of the swimmin hole i found and i also went to a peony festival yesterday. <br /><br />so, although i've been having almost too much anxiety to draw, or much else, i have started a comic for submission to the <a href="http://funnyaminals.com/">funny aminals</a> anthology. yay! i guess i can still draw (kinda) after all! here's a preview cuz i kinda like using the camera intead of a scanner for a non-finished work:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4EV-8VkmXvxH4KGhnU49eHsyJ8mfGda-p9urnj7frwJdtPgjpPQ8Bb2-OorLkE8hqgGNjWDEb2oaIpxOxedWhf1j7VGwiH_irxwmMB58yghOt0JqEyA0v-cnlQmS3FX8HF1PsUlNOg-P/s1600-h/IMG_5805.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4EV-8VkmXvxH4KGhnU49eHsyJ8mfGda-p9urnj7frwJdtPgjpPQ8Bb2-OorLkE8hqgGNjWDEb2oaIpxOxedWhf1j7VGwiH_irxwmMB58yghOt0JqEyA0v-cnlQmS3FX8HF1PsUlNOg-P/s400/IMG_5805.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352859431370393602" /></a><br /><br />also, it has been raining a bunch and the lilies out front finally opened:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y3UXpWVizb-omjNAjaEpoo64r45oSlKaDAQCb7v8PnehJ_lsuL4KDhuaN_a99OgzifOQ70C93RbTE-jzNLFZCrlUpDkeZ1albkojpsbFYcGw_h3AknGjnForlnHr3UJQrFFSGfN9_t7k/s1600-h/IMG_5800.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y3UXpWVizb-omjNAjaEpoo64r45oSlKaDAQCb7v8PnehJ_lsuL4KDhuaN_a99OgzifOQ70C93RbTE-jzNLFZCrlUpDkeZ1albkojpsbFYcGw_h3AknGjnForlnHr3UJQrFFSGfN9_t7k/s400/IMG_5800.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352860040867187730" /></a>kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249725193843937724.post-61475302379651901542009-06-10T12:22:00.006-04:002009-06-10T13:44:48.707-04:00back in the junc-yardhello lovelies,<br />i'm back in white river from a weekend down in new york. i had a great weekend.<br /><br />and yes indeed, i held the dummy for <a href="http://www.angelajimenezphotography.com/">snappy's</a> book in my very hands!!! i don't know if i can adequately express the excitement of that, but i am going to love the final object, all properly bound and on the proper stock. it was really refreshing to talk shop (book-making business) with someone who doesn't do comics but still doing the same thing in a way.<br /><br />MoCCA:<br />i scanned the internet and plenty of folks had a few grips about the whole thing. i had a worthwhile time. i guess i didn't realize how hot it was. it was hot, but hey, even though i've been up here in vermont the past two-ish years, i've spent time in the south and have done outdoor labor and such which i think lends to more tolerance of conditions that are out of your hands than sitting around in offices. and i really, really don't mean that to sound bad toward those who do that. i do a fair share of sitting around these days.<br />the times i realized it was hot and stuffy was when i went to panel discussions, and that was a bit in hindsight. i thought my passing out no matter how interesting the panel was due to sitting still. <br />i also went into the weekend knowing i would have a loss of funds, and i was okay with that. i did sell a couple books and i did some tradsies. some folks are not into that, depending on their product, but heck--it's people-magick to trade!! that said, i feel like i had some good interactions considering the compression of it all. <br />here is my mocca booty:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YyNbh_xHkby9APgBjtKyRtej_aoiHrzMc4ShYurfUG68nRf63bcX1ozz7N0TNR-HlSCHWbcan7NcD33whJiJtZdqvLCMyHyTy-o7LE89qTKTnZ299iSrcDULx821e2t4eXaN5FPqSky-/s1600-h/IMG_0152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YyNbh_xHkby9APgBjtKyRtej_aoiHrzMc4ShYurfUG68nRf63bcX1ozz7N0TNR-HlSCHWbcan7NcD33whJiJtZdqvLCMyHyTy-o7LE89qTKTnZ299iSrcDULx821e2t4eXaN5FPqSky-/s400/IMG_0152.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345741888492138306" /></a><br /><br />i haven't looked through it all, but here is some info and/or excitement:<br />fagelhjarta by <a href="http://www.sofiafalkenhem.com/">sofia falkenhem</a><br />crooked teeth and the archer by <a href="http://ndcrookedteeth.blogspot.com/">nate doyle</a> i had seen his work at mecaf, but didn't really pick anything up from anyone while i was there.<br />jin and jam by <a href="http://helllllen.org/">hellen jo</a> YES!<br />will play for food by pat woodruff (it's the cardboard book) the presentation of this book is better than many of the minis i saw. it was at the sva table, which i can say i appreciated much as most of their minis were $1 or $2, an honest price, especially compared to some of the $4-$5 minis i saw. little pieces of paper stapled together should be cheap.<br />the first book of hope and the second book of hope by <a href="http://boingbeing.wordpress.com/">tommi musturi</a>,these editions through <a href="http://www.bries.be/">bries</a><br />the hookah girl and other true stories vol 1 by <a href="http://margoyle.net/">marguerite dabaie</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJSGmUPCOL2bRbTnic79UxM-1VCvkEVa7IgFEJekERPhp6FzjlmjAWaP2VEySmUa-mfzF5nVQMw-ztXxkAmNqJXhAkWkBY_R5LQg-CkkoHU4bapO0xrTcnRpHD1R6U8Jvwyz8U33t1p4/s1600-h/keha.jpg">keha</a> by tiitu takalo<br /><a href="http://www.conundrumpress.com/nt_byrne.html">lillian the legend</a> by kerry byrne available from conundrum press<br />i also want to check out the new <a href="http://sundaysanthology.com/">sundays</a>, but i thought that could wait until i was back here in the junction.<br /><br />i could keep going, but that's enough for now.kubb E bear, esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199534835213493978noreply@blogger.com3