The Storm Before the Calm...Or Something

The Week before last, I went out to Columbus, Ohio for the Small Press and Comics Expo, or S.P.A.C.E. It was a great trip, and I got to hang out with my friend Leighton, writer and illustrator of Laser Brigade. I had the best Barbecue ever, thanks to Matt Kish who's illustrated Moby Dick Companion is just incredible. There were so many great artists and comics, and Jeff Smith even stopped in to check the show out.

The weeks leading up to the show were SUPER busy, as I finished up Volume 1 of the Handmade Fairy Tales book, and put together issue 3 of the Life With Girls comic...in case you're wondering where issue 1 and 2 are, I'll be printing them next month. You can pick up both books in my online shop on the Handmade Family website.

The Witch and the Dragon

The Video that I posted a couple of weeks ago, with the girls and the dragon puppet, along with a dose of Calvin and Hobbes, inspired me to give a short story arc into a fantasy setting a try. I'm also going to expand the panels from three to four. I know that doesn't sound very interesting to just say it, but I'm actually kind of excited about seeing how it effects the story, and pacing.

Also, today was our first craft show of the season, Green With Indie, here in Saint Louis. It was a great show, and I got to talk to a lot of people about Life With Girls, and the upcoming Fairy Tale book. It looks like it's going to be an exciting year for us. :)

Green With Indie from redherringjeff on Vimeo.

Internet Famous

The days leading up to a craft show are a flurry of activity, as we rush to finish projects that we've been putting off.  So I stayed up until 5:30 in the morning on Friday working on things for the Artropy Art and Craft Show on Saturday...As a result, I only got an hour of sleep. I may not remember this conversation with the Ladies from Good. Clean. Soap. totally accuratly. I still thought it was a funny story, though. :)