My Grandmother’s Beast (Pt. 4)

Thanks for reading, everyone.  

My Grandmother’s Beast (Part 2)

Aaaaaand part two. (Happy New Year!)

Roger Fenton vs. The Crimean War

To whet everyone’s appetites, here’s the first page of a short comic I just finished about Roger Fenton’s photographic exploits during the Crimean War. The comic is partly a response to this piece in the NYT, which discusses In the Valley of the Shadow of Death, Fenton’s most famous shot. This was some wild speculation … Continue reading Roger Fenton vs. The Crimean War

The Year of Living Monogamously

This is a thorny one. Our first assignment for the Graphic Novels and War course at Reed this semester asked us to explore a conflict. Specifically: “the largest conflict you’ve become aware of in the past year and how it has shaped you.” I tried to pick something a little more distant and less self-involved than … Continue reading The Year of Living Monogamously

The Figure: Semester Recap (NSFWish)

Yes, yes, it’s another figure drawing post so, y’know, the occasional boob may have snuck in. Be warned. *** Since it’ll be a few days before I get around to properly photographing the Wherefore container, I thought I’d entertain you all with some coursework. Here’s a selection of gesture drawings, anatomical/foreshortening studies, and a series … Continue reading The Figure: Semester Recap (NSFWish)

Evidence!

Preview of the final structural form for all those Wherefore illustrations I posted a while back.

The Fragment is Here!

Wow. Apologies for all the photos in this post, but there didn’t seem to be a better way to convey all this. Thank goodness for WordPress slideshows. So here, in its entirety, is Tales from the Fragment. The first part of the slideshow is a walkthrough of the final product. Each new image corresponds to … Continue reading The Fragment is Here!