More thoughts on why size matters...
In my last post I lamented the increasingly common shrinking of the comics to an unreadable size.
In my last post I lamented the increasingly common shrinking of the comics to an unreadable size.
I was in LA last week for the National Cartoonists Society annual Reuben awards. It's our one time of year to connect, as we all live and work scattered across the country. Much drinking and frivolity occur.
One of the nicest things to happen in any given week is for someone to request an interview. Who doesn't like to talk about themselves and the work they love?
Sarah Wagner, a PhD linguistics student at UT Austin and teacher in their Rhetoric Department, interviewed me for VIZ., a website devoted to visual culture. Sarah asked great questions... I really appreciate her interest in Stone Soup and the world of comic strips. To read her interview, go to:
In honor of Habitat for Humanity's Women Build Week, I worked for half the day on Saturday helping out at a Women Build site in Silverton, Oregon. This build is a project of the Mount Angel, Oregon chapter of Habitat for Humanity International. The new homeowner will be Nadya Sedekov, a mom with three kids, the oldest disabled. Her house will feature a roll-in shower to accommodate a wheelchair.
It was a great day, and a great privilege.
For the past couple of years I've had a relationship with Habitat for Humanity to promote their Women Build and Girls Build programs. It's a wonderful organization, building decent, affordable houses for families all over the world.
It's a very gray day here in Eugene... cold mixed with sleet and hail. Could be viewed as a good day for creative studio time... I'm always complaining on NICE days that I don't want to be inside. But nothing about this cold day is inspiring me.
So, I'll admit it, I love women's basketball. There's a little TV in my studio, and right now it's perpetually tuned to the NCAA Women's Tournament.
Speaking of Seattle and the Seattle Times...
There's a Chinese curse ... "May You Live In Interesting Times".
