Tag Archive for sketchbook
More buildings
Trying out my art teacher’s ideas about negative space. I was just messing around, but people keep commenting on these, so I thought I’d put them up. Off the subject: feeling disproportionately sorry for myself today. I cut my finger on a can of beans (not sure how), and then spent a couple hours resizing […]
A Great Idea!
A gorgeous autumn afternoon on the High Line: –So we went out for arepas the other day… –For WHAT? –You’ve never had AREPAS?! –Okay, they’re kinda like pancake wraps– –No, they’re like fried pita with STUFF in it– –What are you talking about? They’re crunchy, hand-held Venezuelan– –Those aren’t even FOOD words! Jess: Hang on, […]
A Not-So-Late-Nite Discovery
I went on a food-quest after art class last night with my friend Donald George. After a long walk that encompassed Chelsea, the West Village, and the Lower East Side, we found San Loco, with this delightful guy behind the counter.
A promising start to my weekend
I was sitting at the computer at 4:30pm Friday afternoon, pondering a quiet night in, when I got a text from a friend saying “I’m back in town. Wanna go to a kiss-in at 6?” The short version: Marie Claire published a blog post about the TV show “Mike and Molly,” whose main characters are overweight. […]
Cartoonists know how to party, I’m just sayin’
On Friday night, I went to the APE Exhibitor Mixer hosted by Last Gasp. I felt so legit, finally picking up exhibitor badges for French Toast Comix! Then I followed the party-sounds into the most eclectically-decorated room of my life: WWII-era posters and original comic art, pinball machines and yellowing circus-freak photos, a shelf full […]