TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Initium
[caption id="attachment_79179" align="aligncenter" width="364"] Initium, graphite on paper[/caption] Well, here it is, day 2 of a new year!.. or.. a moment amidst a succession of infinite moments.. a continuum.. Some may call it a new beginning, a time-stamped signifier of starting anew, a refresh, or even a departure from what was. We can make it whatever we want it to be, and maybe even more importantly, we can relinquish our need for control when…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Reality Bites
December 30, 2024 - Above: "We're not 'Barista Vampires'! We're Artisan Writer Vampires who currently happen to be working as baristas." "And Graphic Designer Vampires. Hi, I'm Cass." I laughed while watching the "Come Out and Play" episode of the final season of What We Do in the Shadows when—in a parody of the film The Warriors in which the vampire family is pursued by other bloodsucking clans—they encounter the "not Barista Vampires." It was funny...but also a little sobering, too. I was reminded of the old story about every restaurant server in Hollywood "actually being" a director/screenwriter/actor/designer who was only waiting tables until they got their big break. It seems like it's gotten to be the same way for the entire creative community these days and pursuing a career of any sort, for a whole host of reasons, can…
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SiDEBAR interview with Michael Kaluta
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2012 Hugo Award Winners
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Painting Spider-Man
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Sergio Toppi 1932-2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
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Sketchbook 2012 Shipping Out!
Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Touching Up
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