more sketches

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good, despite the rain.

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today was extra fun because i got to hang out with the very engaging Nick Abadzis. we went to the california academy of sciences, then hopped over to tartine for a break, made a slight detour to retrieve an impounded vehicle (mine, of course), and in record time made it to japan town and went bananas in the Kinokuniya pen shop*.

for more Nick, click!

for those of you who don't know, Mr. Abadzis is the cartoonist author of Laika, and also many children's books in Britain. this is shorthand, really, the tip of the iceberg. you will have to visit his website for a more complete list of this man's accomplishments. it's been great to hear his recent adventures (he's been on a lecturing tour), his work (a new graphic novel), & his thoughts on people, art and the semi-nomadic lifestyle.

nick under a catfish

*Kinokuniya stationary store, where there are so very many pens and brushes to choose from.

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where's the art?

my desktop - i'm doing color tests for gene yang's next book

i don't usually surf popular channels on the net but recently decided to give hulu a try. i watched some cartoons, and thought 'oh, it's okay, i can deal with commercials i guess. the pictures are nice.' but when i searched the hulu catalog it was startling to see only one show appear under the 'arts and culture' catagory. i repeated my search several times just to make sure i wasn't mistaken. it's bad enough that it's a single episode on style (hot fashion, to be exact), but that its all by its lonesome just makes me think the worst. maybe there isn't any public interest in 'arts and culture'. maybe it's not entertaining enough a topic to be on hulu. maybe hulu can't make enough money off of it to be worth its while. i don't know. i've decided to return to my old ways - sans commercials, art everywhere. see you around, hulu.

in the studio

thien is working on a comic proposal (left) in our studio. i'm working on a commission (right) for a neuroscience researcher. i love this brainscience podcast series by Ginger Campbell MD, it's hawt. i listen to it while i'm working, in studio, in the car, at home. thien gave it a try but it's not doing it for him.

here are a few other places online i've recently visited and liked, i hope you like them too.

the music band Fridge (one member is also Four Tet)
you are going to die - a reading by vito acconci, text by timothy furstnau
the cat maru blog (the first time i've ever looked at a cat site, scouts honor!!)
the commonwealth club, a non-profit national public affairs forum
and
cut out artist mikito ozeki

Mikito Ozeki / Cut Out from mikitoozeki on Vimeo.

littlebird news - february post!

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i've decided to post my littlebird news fliers on the blog when the newsletters go out. if you'd like to be on my mailing list please write to me at larks.hrududu@gmail.com and request to be added, thanks!

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podcast interview with the Comix Claptrap

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(The Comix Claptrap - Rina Ayuyang and Thien Pham)

here i am, sounding like a muppet.

if you want to know a little more about how i make comics click here!
http://comixclaptrap.blogspot.com/2010/02/lark-pien-season-2-episode-3.html

thank you rina and thien for the interview!

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