The Midwest: kind of interesting, actually
It turns out my Moms is a good photographer. All those years growing up it was my Dad who carried cameras everywhere, built a darkroom in the basement, walked around in a khaki vest stuffed with...
View ArticleRoger Ebert is my Homeboy
We’re both from Urbana, IL, where I grew up watching At The Movies on WILL TV. And now, he gives a thumbs-up to Sita: http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/12/having_wonderful_time_wish_you.html
View ArticleBack to Illinois
I left my hometown of Urbana, IL, almost 21 years ago, with dreams of becoming a new age crystal-wielding hippie. I was 20 years old. Now I’m 40 (almost 41!) and will be returning with a feature film,...
View ArticleBack from Nerd Central
And crazy busy. Chicago and Urbana and Ebertfest were great, amazing, beyond my ability to emotionally comprehend, I’ve never had a week like that before. Then to top it off, Sita won Best Narrative...
View ArticleHelp the University of Illinois Library Help “Nina’s Adventures”
They need $7,000 to scan, prep, and upload my entire comics oeuvre, including Nina’s Adventures and Fluff. Under a Creative Commons Share Alike license, of course, so everyone can see, share, use, and...
View Articlework-in-progress
Here’s our pal the Angel of Death, hero of the Old Testament, doing what He does best in a scene I’m working on. It’s been slow going working on Seder-Masocochism. In fact I’ve hardly worked on it at...
View ArticleIllinois
I’ve been rather silent this Summer, blog-wise. That’s because I spent it in my hometown Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. And…I’m moving back here for a while. Much as I love New York, the peace, quiet,...
View ArticleR.I.P. Roger Ebert
I am so grateful I got to meet Roger Ebert in 2009, when he screened Sita Sings the Blues at Ebertfest. He couldn’t speak then, but he stood onstage while his computer’s synthetic voice read his...
View ArticleMy first solo Art Quilt Show Opens June 15 at Sleepy Creek Vineyards
Mark yer calendars! My first Art Quilt Show opens June 15 at Sleepy Creek Vineyards in hip, happenin’ rural-area-between-Urbana-and-Danville, IL. Art Quilts will be on the walls June 15-September 15,...
View ArticleAlumnuts
Super high-res (800 dpi) image at archive.org! I recently dug up, scanned and restored this cartoon I drew in 1984 for the Uni High yearbook. It makes me nostalgic not for school (for which I still...
View ArticleWhat Is Copyright?
Which picture best depicts Copyright? Vote in comments. A. B. C. I’ll be asking this question tonight at this talk: Questioning Copyright: Sharing or Stealing? Date: 5/11/2015 Start Time: 7:00 PM End...
View ArticleMarch 1: Seder-Masochism Work-In-Progress Screening
Tuesday March 1, 7:30 pm The Art Theater 126 W. Church St., Champaign IL All singing! All dancing! All 40+ minutes of my feature-film-in-progress, Seder-Masochism! This is not the finished movie,...
View ArticleBicycling fauna for me
I’m going to lead a weekly Recumbent Ride for the local Prairie Cycle Club, so I drew some things for it: Bicyclin’ Bison Bicyclin’ Deer (the white-tailed deer is the state animal of Illinois) Here’s...
View ArticleBicycling from Urbana Il to Indianapolis IN
I have done it, and it is paved. Some parts are terrifying, but at least there’s no gravel. Let’s begin: 1. This is the way cyclists from Urbana get to Kickapoo State Park. County Rd 1700 N is quiet...
View ArticleWhat Is Copyright?
Which picture best depicts Copyright? Vote in comments. A. B. C. I’ll be asking this question tonight at this talk: Questioning Copyright: Sharing or Stealing? Date: 5/11/2015 Start Time: 7:00 PM End...
View ArticleMarch 1: Seder-Masochism Work-In-Progress Screening
Tuesday March 1, 7:30 pm The Art Theater 126 W. Church St., Champaign IL All singing! All dancing! All 40+ minutes of my feature-film-in-progress, Seder-Masochism! This is not the finished movie,...
View ArticleBicycling fauna for me
I’m going to lead a weekly Recumbent Ride for the local Prairie Cycle Club, so I drew some things for it: Bicyclin’ Bison Bicyclin’ Deer (the white-tailed deer is the state animal of Illinois) Here’s...
View ArticleBicycling from Urbana Il to Indianapolis IN
I have done it, and it is paved. Some parts are terrifying, but at least there’s no gravel. Let’s begin: 1. This is the way cyclists from Urbana get to Kickapoo State Park. County Rd 1700 N is quiet...
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