I’ve always liked playing with colour via clippings. When I was cutting these little squares out, I suddenly remembered making a crazy rainbow collage on my parents’ dining room table for my Foundation entrance portfolio. I think I’ve always been interested in colour relationships, although I don’t consider myself particularly strong in that area.

I was interested to read Josef Albers say that learning color theory via colored paper is more useful given they are fixed and not infinitely adjustable, as paint is.

I had a student ask why someone would physically silkscreen something when the same effect could be achieved quicker, with a lot less mess, on the computer. A fair enough question. Maybe she’s too young yet to be jaded by the tyranny of Photoshop colour sliders.

More Encyclopedia Collages.

The Catwoman piece, which many of you seemed to enjoy, is now AVAILABLE ON EBAY.

I really went all out on this one, folks. It’s watercolour on REAL WATERCOLOUR PAPER!

You can see what other people (Chester Brown, Michael Cho, Kate Beaton, Bryan Lee O’Malley, others!) did here. Look all you like, but remember you want to buy the purple lady.

All proceeds will benefit the Doug Wright Awards.

The Seven Year Itch

Has anything been rendered more irrelevant than an ENCYCLOPEDIA? I found one on the street today. It seemed very oddly curated, at least picture-wise. It contains what seemed like excessive amount of snakes, Mesopotamian tapestry designs, and bird species. Not so many, oh, WOMEN.

An Honest Day’s Work (Looming Doubts)

Today I also had coffee with Tracy White, of Traced.com. In addition to the stories, I love the interactivity of her webcomics. It gives the work a reason to exist specifically online. I guess Scott McCloud was  right about the whole comics-on-the-web thing after all. Smart guy.

Our Little Princess

In conclusion, we’ve seen how 1) people have always have the compulsion to organize information, even via (in retrospect) humorously cumbersome methods. The Internet’s main power seems to be its efficiency in organizing huge amounts of information, but in the meantime has become a medium itself, spawning 2) distinct and unique methods of self-expression. I still think, however, people covet the tangible, concrete, tactile. Most of us anyway. Which brings us to 3): Sam Weber is selling a print! Sam has never sold a print before and quantities are limited, so go, go, go if you want in.

About off-the-grid vacations. American Way Magazine, AD Sam Solomon.

For Boston Magazine. AD Betsy Halsey.

Hello,

Here’s a picture of old-timey Catwoman I did at the request of the Doug Wright Awards.  When Brad MacKay, Chester Brown, and Seth ask you to do something, YOU DO IT. It will be auctioned off to benefit the Awards next month. I will mention it again closer to the date. The Doug Wright Awards have been so supportive of my career, so it’s the least I can do.

My D&Q Petit-Livre Indoor Voice, has NOT been released yet, as is proclaimed on Amazon. I will let you know when it is.

I had my final meeting with my SVA MFA Thesis Student, Anat Even Or, today. You can see her final project in the “Comics” section of her website. But really, someone should put it out as a book. Viewing it online doesn’t do it justice.

Such a melancholy and exciting time for students, this time of year. Especially seniors. Us teachers wish you only the best as we kick you out of the nest. If you’ve worked hard and made the most of yourself and your time, you’re ready. I saw two former students on the same day last week and I was unnaturally happy for the rest of the day. I really do grow attached to them!

Hopefully, wherever you are, there are cherry blossoms.