Invincible Summer

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

New items in the shop!

Hello! Please check out my Etsy page, because I just posted the new Invincible Summer/Clutch split, Tell It Like It Tiz, the Vanport comic and the new, typo-free version of the Bad Roommate Zine! http://www.etsy.com/shop/spinstersummer

The split with Clutch is in its fledgling, photocopied stage, so I only have like 4 copies right now, but we will be doing an offset version soon, so if you miss out on this batch,keep your eyes out! xoxo

Monday, July 30, 2012

One of a kind sharpie shirts starring E.T. & Harry P.

I made some one of a kind shirts this morning for my friends Harry & the Potters. The shirts star E.T. and Harry Potter. I decided to make some for other humans, and they are in my Etsy store right now. They are $50, as they are customly drawn just for you. If I end up making a bunch via silk screen I will let you know. xoxo n.g.

Monday, July 23, 2012

I teach comics! Here is a flier.

Hello there! Did you know I teach comics? I do! To children and adults. Here is a flier I made specifically geared towards the young. If you are interested in a workshop or residency, please contact me either directly or through Young Audiences. Thank you!

Click on this a couple of times (or right click "view image", my PC friends) to make it large enough to read.

P.s. Yes that's right I teach using my middle name as a last name! It helps preserve my artistic, real-life privacy.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Tell It Like It Tiz! senior zine comes alive on the web!

Hey Hey Hey, did you know that I do a zine with senior citizens called Tell It Like It Tiz?
I do. I have been conducting a Zine Group at a senior center called the Marie Smith Center almost every Friday for the past six years.
To be super specific, I do this sometimes alone, but usually with one or two other volunteers, most notably and regularly Marc Parker.

We sit at a table with several seniors and take notes or draw comics about our conversations, their life histories, advice & reviews, then we publish these conversations (alongside art by the seniors themselves) in Tell It Like It Tiz. The zine has been coming out regularly since 2007. We are currently working on our fourth issue, and hope to publish a book sometime next year.

Anyway, I'm telling you this so that
A) You know
and
B) You will visit and bookmark our newly minted Tumblr page:

Http:tellitlikeittiz.tumblr.com

xoxo

Thank you and good night!
n.g.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Pre-Order Incentive Question

Hey people, I have a question: If I were to offer an incentive for pre-ordering Calling Dr. Laura, which of these things would you want:

A dollar off a 2013 calendar?

A percentage code off my etsy site?

A hand signed/ drawn book plate?

I think the book plate thing makes a lot of sense, but you'd have to send me a copy of your pre-order receipt and a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope.
In the spirit of the book and transparency, this book plate idea is something lifted directly from Dr. Laura herself. (!!!)
Anyway, please comment and let me know what seems like the best of these options.
Note: the book plate will NOT look like the handsome dachshund one above.
xoxo
n.g.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Chickens, CAKE & Pet Portrait Update

Hello! First of all, look at these chickens:

Phyllis Non-Earl and Perla are my new chicken ladies and they are a joy to have around the yard.

Secondly: I have just returned from CAKE- The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, where I spoke on a panel about teaching comics to children, and gave out stickers and postcards for Calling Dr. Laura.

Right before CAKE, I got a great stand up banner from DWA Trade Show & Expo Services. They have some very earth friendly banners there, so I recommend it.

Here's a photo of the loot I procured during the festival:

My trip to Chicago for CAKE was funded by a generous grant from RACC: The Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Speaking of Calling Dr. Laura, you can pre-order it now through your local bookstore or Powells.com. Stay tuned. I'm trying to cook up some sort of pre-order incentives for you, but I'm still thinking about what that might be.

I was just wandering around the internet and remembered that a couple of years ago when Michelle Tea was in town, she did a fashion blog post for Ironing Board Collective about her weekend in Portland, and posted a photo of my shoes. Here are the shoes in question, procured from my time working at a used clothing store in Kansas City.

Lastly, let's talk about PET PORTRAITS! Pet portraits are currently frozen as I catch up after a long spring of teaching & traveling. When they are available again, I will post on here. In the meantime, I am going to get a waiting list together of people who would like to be the first to know when the schedule is open again. If you would like to be on this list, please email me!

Okay. That's all for now. I have to go finish some pet portraits & start working on this year's split with Clutch McBastard. xoxo n.g.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

A GIANT POST. Pets, Awards, Conventions, Klingons, Alison Bechdel, Chickens, Galleys & More.

Hello There! It's been a while. I have been neck-deep in teaching this month. I did the calculations the other day, and last week I taught 800 children. Not a joke! In one week! EIGHT HUNDRED!!! That's a lot of names to remember.

My 7th grade students just started inking their nonfiction comics, and they are looking GREAT. Here are some more things I want to talk about: 1. It is getting summery around here.

2. Look at this Wishbone.

3. I get to get some new chickens very soon and I am STOKED. I can focus misguided maternal attention on some little fluffy chickens like an absolute crazy person.

***These are not my actual chickens*****

4. Oh, I posted this on twitter but I didn't tell YOU, blog reader: I got galleys of my book! WTF! Speaking of chicken weirdness, here I am looking at a phone with an amazingly giant chicken next to me.

5. Did you see this video of the Gossip playing on a talk show at Cannes, wherein our friend Beth Ditto does a grind dance with Sascha Baron Cohen as The Dictator? You're welcome.

Keen eyed friends will see a familiar face in the background.

6. I have started reading the book Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel and was lucky enough to see her read from this treasure at the Bagdad last weekend with my lovely big sister in tow. By the way, people asked her some amazingly inappropriate questions, which I will not divulge here.

Here is a picture of a picture being taken at her table. Sorry for the sasquatch-sighting quality of the photo.

7. I will be attending CAKE, the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, this June, thanks to a generous grant from RACC, the Regional Arts & Culture Council. I'll also be on a panel of teachers. See you there!

8. Speaking of Comics Festivals, I met a Klingon at the Stumptown Comics Festival.

I also got to sit by Clutch McBastard & Carrie McNinch. What a pleasure!

P.s. If you notice I cross my arms and back up to people a lot in photos, it's because I'm trying to pretend I'm on the Amazing Race, and that's how teammates stand in their photos for the show.

9. I finished this really nice cat portrait. That's right, I said my own painting was nice. Because IT IS. Tabbies are hard! I was happy with it. I don't know if I can accept any more pet portrait orders this year. I am booked up almost completely. It's intense. I'll let you know.

10. What's your opinion of Tan Mom?

Just kidding. I know what you think of Tan Mom. You don't even have to tell me.

11. I'm giving LIVE ADVICE on May 25th at the Waypost as part of Gridlords.

12. AWARDS- I did NOT win "Maker Overlord" of Portland, so I will NOT be riding on a float at the Starlight Parade. But I *DID* win "Teaching Artist of the Year" at the 2012 Sunburst Awards. I am picking up my giant trophy (not really) this Wednesday at a luncheon. Excited for that.

13. There is a new Zine and button shop in town! Portland Button Works is on Killingsworth next to Lillikoi, and you can get my zines there. GOOD BYE!!!! n.g.