I've some time in the next couple weeks, so in the holiday spirit of giving (in return for moneys), i'll be available to take on a few commissions and ship them out before Christmas.
If you're interested email me! aalphona at gmail dot commery.
See this post for recent examples.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
In-Store Signing at Beguiling
Saturday, 26 November 2011
Sweetness: A Coloured Sketchbook On Sale Now!
Sorry for the delay, but for anyone interested, the artbook by Christina Strain and myself is available online now.
$35 CDN (includes shipping in Canada and US. May have to add a little on top if you live overseas). For orders and inquires please contact Shawn at comicartlinks@comicartlinks.com!
We also still have copies of my first b&w sketchbook, Sweet Bizarre, available for anyone interested. $10 CDN if ordered with the above.
Sweetness also available at Christina's site!
**Right! To those in Toronto, you can pick up a copy yourself and forgo the shipping by heading to any of the fine establishments of The Beguiling, Paradise Comics and The Labyrinth!
The Café Society
Just 'cos i said i'd do a drawrring on it in a previous post. I wouldn't say i sought out to really depict the "bright young things" and the definition of the term.. But whatever.
Girls drawn are totally inspired by Veronica Lake and Ava Gardner as she looked in Mogambo.
Girls drawn are totally inspired by Veronica Lake and Ava Gardner as she looked in Mogambo.
Friday, 18 November 2011
Good Night, Jet Set
Whoa! Has it been that long since my last last update? Time flies.. And hey! Speaking of flight (ew... whatevers, its written), i've always liked the term jet set. Just sounds cool. It refered to the prestigious uber-hip, uber-rich international socialites of the 1950s who flew all over the world, party-ing it up and doing whatever the fashionable crowd does.
The term has lost it's clout though and i don't know if there's a new term to take its place. Jet set did replace the term 'café society', which i also think is cool sounding. I might do a sketch on that later...
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Guy Fawkes Day
Hey, why didn't anyone tell me it was Guy Fawkes Day yesterday? A night o' celebration (or something) for the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1606. An attempt by Catholic anarchists to blow up British Parliament in retaliation for persecution.
Plus! Apparently it's also how the term 'guy' came to refer to any dude. The effigies of Guy Fawkes that were burned in celebration on that night were called 'guys' and were often grotesque looking. Soon any ugly looking fella was called a guy.. Then eventually just any fella.
And while i'm on that topic, i remember reading that the term 'dude' was originally a wild west term to refer to any sharply dressed man from the east. In particular if he was too sharply dressed, implying him to be a bit effeminate. I guess it was the wild west equivalent for metrosexual.
Anyway. Have a good night, all.
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