Whassoup?
0October 24, 2012 by miki
Fall weather usually puts me in the mood for soup, and inevitably this song and the image of Really Rosie also pop into my head.
Carole King – The Ballad of Chicken Soup
(I think missantropica, who posted the video, added the lyrics?)
For YEARS I’d recall this song from childhood but could never remember the name (just the “sippin’ chicken soup with rice” part). Nor could I find anyone else who knew the tune to help confirm its existence. Now, of course, through a desire for warm liquid food and the wonders of the ever expanding YouTube, I locate it at last. Triumph!
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Button Up
0October 18, 2012 by miki
Expo badges of honor (the one on the right drawn by my table buddy, Niem):
So we had fun at APE this past weekend. There was such a huge amount of creative activity and merchandise crammed into the Concourse, it was hard not to experience some sensory overload when walking around. It’s not everyday, though, that I find myself sandwiched between entities called Scary Art Comics, Sassquach Comics and Dumm Comics, or have Spidermen come by and pick through my wares. Within our block, artists showcased work encompassing psychological superhero thrillers, abstract pen illustrations, urban/collaborative art, goth/metal comics, autobiographical work, cute/mildly twisted comics (we mostly fell into that category)– all of the usual unusual suspects. I got to trade one of my books for a cool art book by two Vietnamese brothers, Lamnho and Lam Giang. Our aforementioned Dumm neighbor, Gabe Swarr, turned out to be a vet in animation and maintains the justifiably popular weekly web comic, “Life in the Analogue Age.” Niem gleaned some good tidbits from Gabe about how the key to success is simply devoting a couple of hours to working on your comics everyday. Niem also got to hang out with one of his heroes Jim Woodring (good stuff), and SF-based zine-maker MariNaomi even appeared and gave us copies of her latest zine, “The Evil.” So, some pretty neat moments, and I was happy I got to share most of them with my friends and boyfriend who all came out to lend a hand.
So, yes, the action doesn’t stop there. The practice of daily art devotion stays. I’m leaning more towards just writing these days, but there is some appeal to keeping up a fun if sloppy weekly comic. Welp, I’ll show you whatever I happen to sketch up.
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APE 2012
0October 14, 2012 by miki
Completed my first day at the Alternative Press Expo. Great to meet folks, see Eric Drooker speak, and unload a few comics and bookmarks.
Day 2 to come, and a more detailed recap of events will be posted.
If you’re visiting from APE, please stop by again in a few days! I’ve a few links to some old portions of my old site, but things will be moved here within the week.
You can also find my Kitschmensch Press page on Facebook.
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