nothing wrong with this
This animated short by Louis Thomas is just so stylish and great. I love it love it love it.
(Source: louist.blogspot.ca)
Which of these would you prefer as a shirt image? They are fairly similar but the drawings people liked best.
you don’t get to see my stuff colored very often,eh
This was another shirt idea sketch, and I like it even though it is VERY SILLY
A store update in the works:
Hey everyone! I am updating the merchandise in the store, which I do about once a year, because I am the world’s most terrible businessperson, which I say every year, when this happens. Here are some of the ideas that I am working on that have made their way to a finished-looking state. I don’t know which will all get made, but if you like any in particular be sure to let me know! I have a few other ideas in the wings too, so we will see what happens.
Here we have:
A hot new Canadian crest (for all nations to enjoy)
A panda shirt like the one I always draw on myself when I make comics about being a kid. Kid clothes! Slap an animal on it, give it some sunglasses and a skateboard.
A Medieval joke because you all know I’ve been all up in Medieval jokes this whole year.
The most famous line from Wuthering Heights, the book I have made more comics about than ANY OTHER. Oh Heathcliff!
the Velocipedestrienne, by popular demand
and a drawing that should be on the cover of a sketchbook/journal, commanding you to DRAW.
I’ll let you know when the store updates, and if I make any new designs! I also wanted to let you know I am making things in case you were considering purchasing something, and would like to wait now.
I’ve been reading Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary from 1906, which is delightfully satirical and at times downright hilarious.
On winning at Harvey Awards last night in absentia:
Winning an award gives you a mixed feeling. Pride, happiness, the feeling that you did not really deserve it, hope that no one ever finds out you’re not as good as they think you are… you know, mixed. Last night the 25th annual Harvey Awards were held and they saw fit to give me three: Best Online Comics, the Special Award for Humor in Comics, and perhaps most surprisingly of all, Best Cartoonist. I was not there to accept them, but I think it would be fitting for me to let those who voted know that I truly am surprised and honored, since they had to see an empty podium more than once. Well- symbolically empty. Many thanks to Brad Guigar for being there on my behalf.
Every comics award is done in different ways, nominated and judged by different groups of people. The Harveys have the distinction, to my knowledge, of being the only award where nominations are made and judged solely by professionals within the comics industry itself. It is the ultimate recognition by your peers, those who know your craft better than anyone. I feel like I have not mentioned much about being nominated this year or the last because I am wary of the appearance of campaigning, and I think Canadians are born with a natural urge to bury achievements under the rug. But, it doesn’t mean I am not grateful. To have won these awards is touching, and reaffirming, and I was not expecting so much faith in my work, but I thank you for your votes and your confidence. God knows, I am not the greatest cartoonist drawing breath at the moment, but I will try to always improve, and produce the best work I am capable of. I hope that I live up to your present opinion in further endeavors.
I hope also that those reading this who are interested in cartooning see that if the potential was there for me, it is there for them. Five years ago, I could have been more obscure. A living in comics is not easy, but if you’re dedicated to giving it a shot you probably know that already. I hope that if cartooning is what you’re interested in, you do what you love and good things come your way, because they can.
-Kate
I do not understand this Russian cartoon, but I like it. Plus it looks like an Arthur Rackham Ivan Bilibin illustration brought to life. (I stand corrected)
Just a little sketch comic. Click the image to go there! September is here! Fall, and back to school! My birthday is also at the beginning of September, so the mix of feelings gives a particular nostalgia. I was just thinking of those days when back to school and birthdays were so darn exciting. I don’t put a lot of fanfare in birthdays these days, but I remember this one very well.
Our house was heated by wood and we’d get a cord (a bigger pile than I drew) in the fall that would sit outside until my father and uncles would chop it up. Dad often says that even though he was always after us not to climb on it, one of the most vivid memories he has of when I was small is coming home to me sitting on it. I think it made me feel like a lumberjack.