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Some Set to Sea originals are going to be in the Medieval Thinkers show at the Fantagraphics bookstore in Seattle. My friend Max helped put it together – if nothing else, it brings together some fine neurotic crosshatchers. I liked this quote from the press release: “Many of these artists work with antiquated materials most commonly associated with 19th and 20th century cartooning, specifically the metal dip pen or crowquill pen nibs, although use of these tools was not a requisite for inclusion. What brings these artists together is an imagist approach to picture-making and a willful ignorance of the aesthetics, fashion, and politics of the fine art industry. Medieval thinkers organize their experience by executing lessons in perspective, balance, humor and alchemy.” The opening is this Saturday – stop by if you’re in the area!

“Medieval Thinkers” includes original works by Peter Bagge, Bruce Bickford, D. J. Bryant, Chris Cilla, Max Clotfelter, Eleanor Davis, Kim Deitch, Heidi Estey, Kelly Froh, Justin Green, Gerald Jablonski, Megan Kelso, Jason T. Miles, Nate Neal, Bob Rini, Zak Sally, Dash Shaw, Matt Tamaru, Drew Weing, Jim Woodring, Mary Woodring, Max Woodring, Martine Workman, and Chris Wright.”

Saturday, December 11, 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
1201 S. Vale Street, Seattle, WA 98108
206.658.0110

In other art show news, Eleanor’s going to have these 10 post-its in the new Giant Robot Post-It Show 6, (1000s of post-its by hundreds of artists, $20 cash-and-carry) which opens this Saturday in Los Angeles.

Eleanor puts in more time and effort than she should on these beautiful little artworks than she should, $20 is a steal. And if you can’t make it to the show, don’t forget Eleanor has a few post-its left from the last show, available on the Little House site.

Eleanor just started posting a lot of sketches on a new blog: http://beouija.blogspot.com/
There’s a lot of dirty drawings there, so you’ve been warned.

This is supplemental to her main portfolio website, Doing Fine, which is also filled with fantastic art.

Oy, I have a tough time balancing my life. I’m been running late on this cat comic so I’ve been working on it every waking moment that I’m not at work, and haven’t managed to do anything else for weeks. I’ve got enough cats photos for that now, by the way – thanks to everyone who sent one! Here’s a snippet of pencils – no cat cameos in this, though:

Here’s a pretty fun thing: Steve Wolfhard’s Portrait-dex project – it’s cartoonists rendering themselves in Pokemon style, going through three evolutionary stages. Having had a mild affair with Pokemon back in the day (an Oddish made cameo appearances throughout my old journal comics) I thought I was fairly qualified to contribute one myself! Click on over to see the other stages:

I was interviewed about Set to Sea by Brian Heater of the Daily Crosshatch at SPX; the first part of the interview is online now. This section might be a little dry, it’s some of the technical stuff about the making of the book. I’m still getting a handle on interviewing. Should I repeat things I’ve already said in other interviews if someone asks me the same question? Should I just start throwing out inconsistent, inflammatory opinions to say something new?