I’ve done art shows, and I’ve done craft shows, but comic cons are my favorite because parents get to be kids with their kids! Side by side, you’ll see offerings that appeal to 5 year olds and 50 year olds. You see parent/kid cosplays. They frolic about with glee as they pass a stall withContinue reading “The Magic of Comic Cons”
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Tinker Bell: Child Killer
Tinker Bell has become one of Disney’s most important branding icons for over half a century, and is generally known as “a symbol of ‘the magic of Disney’”. This is ironic because she’s technically is an attempted murderer. In the beginning of Disney’s Peter Pan she orchestrated a plot to kill a child! Specifically sheContinue reading “Tinker Bell: Child Killer”
Making Memories
I think I started making art as a way of generating a more ideal reality. My childhood was amazing in some ways, traumatic in others. To me, art is magic. Recently my aunt sent letters my dad had written her when I was a kid. He died when I was seven, so reading them wasContinue reading “Making Memories”
Goth Guts
As an awkward mousy teenager in high school, I was curious about the shiny happy popular girls who always seem to have it together. They had perfect hair, perfect clothes, the perfect boyfriend to go along with their perfect lives. It was the goth kids I really admired though. I respected their audacity to standContinue reading “Goth Guts”
“Kipps of the Future”
Judah: National Geographic ALMANAC 2020 inspired this, in the Science and Technology chapter. Future homes are the theme here. Drones carrying food, robots making our homes comfortable – and our life! It’s all in here. Mom: I loved the many layers of this scene. The octopus is what helped me choose the inspiration piece. I’dContinue reading ““Kipps of the Future””
Caught!
Mama: “What I like about Judah’s complex drawings is detangling the elements and adding the color so they are more layered and visible.” Judah: “It’s great. I love it!”
Double-Ply Dragon
Judah: “I asked my mom “If you could create a Yoshi’s Crafted World boss, what would it be?”, so we came up with this.” Mom: “Well I’m all into Game of Thrones and really would love to have a dragon, so how about that?”
Flying Keys
Mom: “Judah, mama had a dream about flying keys like in Harry Potter, want to sit down and draw some with me? Judah: Sure! I pull out my drawer of miscellaneous keys and dump them on the table. We each pick one and start drawing. I’ve combined the images (mine blurred in the background) usingContinue reading “Flying Keys”
“Spirals”
Mom: “I love Judah’s busy compositions. If it weren’t for his robots I wouldn’t know what end was up.” Judah <he’s thinking about what he wants to say.>
The 100
Well I didn’t make my Kickstarter goal, but alas all is not lost. Here’s what I learned. I have incredible people around me who are willing to support my crazy art ideas! I’ve learned how to set up a Kickstarter (this was my first). I know the ins and outs of self publishing. People loveContinue reading “The 100”