Trick or Treat

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 | General, Illustration Friday | 1 Comment

It just so happens this is the second time Illustration Friday’s assignment corresponds with a project I am currently working on. Here is an excerpt from the rough sketch of one page (i’m hoping it’s kosher to post this):

terrified sheep

Thursday, October 25th, 2007 | General, series, squid and sheep | 1 Comment

Ok it’s an inside joke. Dan’s post (below) just conjured up this image in my mind.

“…..unless you want me putting up the blurry snappies of Gostaz doing a striptease by moonlight in a field of terrified sheep.”

As per Gostaz’s reply to my image (“I have heard of squirrels and squids on bikes, but sheep? WOW!”)… I got a little frisky:

Only Sheep ride with Squids
(a poem by Yates, edited by me and used with permission)
Some folks ride bikes,
But only with people.
Never with squids,
But sometimes, a sheep’ll.

Edit: This is going on Deviantart.

Robert’s Snow

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 | General | No Comments

No I didn’t do a snowflake, I only just found out about it, but it’s really awesome.

It’s a shame that Robert lost his life to the cancer but it’s wonderful what he and his wife have started here. They have many, many artists who have decorated wooden snowflakes that they are auctioning to raise money for research to help fight sarcoma. The results are, as you can imagine, as varied as the artists. Have a look:

I recognize so many of the artist’s names from their children’s books, SCBWI, or even just from Illustration Friday!
I’d like to do one next year, too. If I can.

“In memory of Robert Mercer who lost his fight against sarcoma in August 2007. Robert and his wife Grace Lin founded Robert’s Snow: for Cancer’s Cure in 2004. Since that time, the event has raised more than $200,000 for Dana-Farber.”

Grow

Friday, October 19th, 2007 | General, Illustration Friday | 4 Comments

I’m taking a study break at work today. Just a wee little entry this week since it’s been a while: