This week I talked with Dan Grafton, an undergrad in the Taubman School of Architecture. He had a lot to say about overworking, expectations, and allowing things to take time. Open House Chicago, which he referenced, is an annual architecture event that you can learn more about here.
Thinking about Maurice and the ways we hope for a better future.
Hey Guys! November sucks real bad but it doesn’t have to. Well, it may still suck but you can still make it to the other side.
Something a bit more lyrical this time. Working on my thesis (a big long comic) and getting really excited about different panel layouts. Also snow! Keep warm everybody!
Happy belated Halloween!
I wanted to try my hand at drawing something spooky since I’ve never done anything along the lines of a horror comic before. To do a bit of writerly reflection on the horror genre: to me it seems horror is an exaggerated management of rate of revelation. Horror tends to carefully balance the knowledge afforded to the audience to draw them into the climactic scare at which point the audience understands what they should be scared of and, hopefully, the story is all the scarier for it. What’s worse: the unknown horrors or the horrible truth?
Basil + Gideon is an ongoing narrative comic, if this is your first time reading check out the first installment here!
This week, it’s the latter part of my conversation with animation student Leila (part one can be found here). We talked about the “lone wolf” myth that pervades art school and the importance of taking time off from work. Next week, we’re talking architecture.
