The Bear's Lament

 
I don't typically draw a lot of animals, so fixing that situation was the goal today. I just finished A Winter's Tale this weekend, so I guess I have bears on the brain?

Other things I did this past weekend: baked a cake. Mmm hmm.

And Happy Canada Day/Bonne Fête du Canada/Early Happy July 4th! I'm popping off to enjoy the festivities for the next few days, so I'll catch you some time next week.

Words + Pictures



Mixing and matching, scanning bits from here and there, reassembling. Further experimentation has been happening (see also: last week). Thumbnailing and dummy making is also being attempted and I'm taping pages on the wall as I go, looking for missteps in rhythm and prose. And in between I finished a book cover and did some lettering. So all in all, it's been a full week.

And two things:

*I just finished Hope Larson's A Wrinkle In Time adaptation. I was a diehard fan of the original and this one captures the spirit of the novel perfectly. It's well-worth the read.

*A fun review for Bella's Rules over on BookDragon.

June





Honest to goodness, I've never known a month to fly by like this one has. Nicely done, June, you outdid yourself. And I would be remiss if didn't post a link to Sarah Winifred Searle's paper dolls. I have a pirate one that I snagged at MeCAF last month, defending my bulletin board.

Ahoy mateys, anchors away.

Haut Les Coeurs

 
Contents may include: vintage postcard, stamp, thread, old encyclopedia pages and some French Resistance photo reference for the fellow.

Rose-Colored Glasses


The name of the game this week has been experimentation, playing with long-forgotten pencils and a tube of Carmine Red. It's an inexact alchemy, but a darn good time nonetheless.

Wind Down

 
And then the day ended with this.

 How were your Saturdays and Sundays? Me, I washed walls and finished reading Wise Blood, so I'm inclined to deem the weekend a rousing success.