Keepin' Hope Alive

Morale has been down in the LG camp recently.

Things with Bluewater are NOT working out and I spent my Sunday afternoon working at a small comic convention, where I sold almost none of my work.

Aaaand I got my first student loan bill in the mail yesterday, which means the clock has officially started ticking.

So, feeling kinda shitty. Feeling down. And then, I saw THIS.

The man who bought one of my Wonder Woman Day donation pieces has been blogging about me and all sorts of people liked it and reblogged it.

Here's the link for his blog, Spandex and Sports Bras, as well as links to the first and second blog entries he wrote about me.

It's always nice when someone likes your work and it's even better if that person is a stranger, but it's the absolute BEST when you can eavesdrop on a whole bunch of strangers talking amongst themselves about how much you rock.

When the people involved don't know you and aren't aware that you're listening, they have absolutely no reason to be nice or polite- The only thing they're responding to is your work.

The internet is a mean place full of anonymous cruelty- so on those rare occasions when it smiles upon you, it is a very happy day indeed.

Upcoming Art Shows!:

This Sunday, on the 14th, I'll be at the C.H.U.D. Comic Book Show in Laurel, Maryland. You will find me at the Stormwatch Comics table, selling prints of my superheroine pinups as well as a whole mess of Doctor Who t-shirts.

The Amazon's New Clothes, pt. 2

I recently posted some sketches of Wonder Woman with promises of future explanation. This year I will be taking part in the annual Wonder Woman Day charity event! The following information is from Andy Mangels, who runs the website Wonder Woman Museum:

"Wonder Woman Day V is a free all-ages event ... which includes a silent auction of original art contributed by the world's top artists. There will be comic creators and costumed heroes on-site, raffles and prizes, rare memorabilia, and more... The previous four Wonder Woman Day events have raised a grand total of more than $89,000 to benefit survivors of domestic violence and their children."

This event started in Portland, Oregon and has spawned a sister celebration in Flemington, NJ. There will be a Wonder Woman Day benefit on Sunday, October 24th at Comic Fusion. Same as in Portland, they will be auctioning off artwork from both local artists like myself and nationally renowned illustrators (I've seen David Mack's contribution and it's spectacular as usual). The proceeds go to SAFE in Hunterdon, a local shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. I'm extremely excited to be able to contribute in my own way to such an important cause.

Although nothing says the sketches need to be of the lovely Amazon herself, I've decided to tackle her new costume. This has proved to be more complicated than I'd expected, but it looks pretty sweet so it's worth the trouble.

Here are some of my preliminary sketches from the reference shot I took at Rough Sketch Studios. The lovely Emily Suydam modeled for me and as did the ever-patient Steve Sistilli. He has such a wonderful snarly face, I just had to get him in there to be the bad guy. One of my sketches is ready for ink, so I'll post images of that as soon as it's finished.