I don't want to go on and on about how I hate the city; nor that I long for a farm to support my family with; nor how I my skin craves the feel of good Kentucky soil. I wont go on and on, but I will state it and hope the universe hears my plea. The fog makes it hard to see the reality that my barn and fields aren't just beyond what I can see, no, its just a car lot.....
Suck it up, Ms. Bray, we have things to do. So, on to my blog.
Thanks to the idea of "free comic day" and the fact I have a new great idea, Arnessa has gained a new wind and I have been doing my homework. I wont give away my secret just yet, but I will hint that the new Arnessa will not only entertain, but teach many things that my family holds near to their heart. This is a good thing. And, if I'm lucky I can get CJ to agree to do a promo issue that will be a comic for "free comic day" when ever it is. Yay! Going to get back to my research. Be careful out there.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Comics make One busy.....
Shew! When I weave it is a peaceful experience. Beautiful colors, senses-tingling textures, and the lullaby of the working loom. I had been engrossed in that world all last year that I had forgotten how hectic and crazy the other half of my world could be.
After setting up in Artist's Alley last year at Dragon Con there was a real question if art and comics was a viable option for our family. CJ and I decided that it was time to try a new rout for a while and that is when our weaving business got started. That had been going well for a while, all year in fact, but I have been noticing a swing back toward the comic book and a downward flow to the weaving. I don't mind, I love doing both, and this keeps everything fresh and new for me.
Being a comic book creator on the side has really stirred things up in the house. Working on the comic as close as I do with CJ does lead to some fights and stepped-on-toes. We work and learn differently and that can lead to a violent explosion of the creative development. It's ok, nothing too horrid, but comic work takes tons more logistic work than weaving. Traveling, art supplies, orders coming in and going out, all while the artist wants to draw and I want to revise something. It's enough to drive anyone crazy.
So? How is the comic book going? I have never been happier with it. It's as if someone has breathed new life into it and everyone is suddenly standing to notice it. For the past few day we have done nothing but eat out and talk about the up-coming issues of TPOT. We have up to issue 6 fairly planed out and with issue 3 being finished today or tomorrow, I'm looking forward to having it in-hand by mid-February. Maybe it helps that I'm trying not to be so shy about what I do or perhaps it really is as simple as being on Facebook now. What ever it is, I'm really hoping that this year means good things for both of us. Things are just not worth doing without my Nyd.
If you really want to keep up with all the developments be sure to "Fan" Nydwyn Green Dragon Studio ( CJ Bloomer's studio) on Facebook. He updates a whole lot and he has all the ways you can find TPOT.
After setting up in Artist's Alley last year at Dragon Con there was a real question if art and comics was a viable option for our family. CJ and I decided that it was time to try a new rout for a while and that is when our weaving business got started. That had been going well for a while, all year in fact, but I have been noticing a swing back toward the comic book and a downward flow to the weaving. I don't mind, I love doing both, and this keeps everything fresh and new for me.
Being a comic book creator on the side has really stirred things up in the house. Working on the comic as close as I do with CJ does lead to some fights and stepped-on-toes. We work and learn differently and that can lead to a violent explosion of the creative development. It's ok, nothing too horrid, but comic work takes tons more logistic work than weaving. Traveling, art supplies, orders coming in and going out, all while the artist wants to draw and I want to revise something. It's enough to drive anyone crazy.
So? How is the comic book going? I have never been happier with it. It's as if someone has breathed new life into it and everyone is suddenly standing to notice it. For the past few day we have done nothing but eat out and talk about the up-coming issues of TPOT. We have up to issue 6 fairly planed out and with issue 3 being finished today or tomorrow, I'm looking forward to having it in-hand by mid-February. Maybe it helps that I'm trying not to be so shy about what I do or perhaps it really is as simple as being on Facebook now. What ever it is, I'm really hoping that this year means good things for both of us. Things are just not worth doing without my Nyd.
If you really want to keep up with all the developments be sure to "Fan" Nydwyn Green Dragon Studio ( CJ Bloomer's studio) on Facebook. He updates a whole lot and he has all the ways you can find TPOT.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
A new year, but not much more
So, the holiday has come and gone safely by for me and my family. The most exciting thing I did was put puzzles together with my Grandmother and arguing with my mother about the cost vs. benefit of organic foods.
We should be getting in some 10 issues each of the first two Price of Tea comics so Collectibles Inc can put them on the shelves. Issue 3 is in the drawing stage, but it is going too slow for my taste. If I can have it printed and on order before the end of January it will be a good sign and I'll be one happy lady.
On the Arnessa side of things it has slowed down. I hate to admit that I have had a creative fart and although last week I did have an idea that will help the story, I haven't had the energy nor the lack-of-distraction to change my well written synopsis and do the script. It has changed into more of a full trade paperback instead of an issue comic, but I'm trying to keep it with the ability to be ether. Just the idea of doing all of it a seems a little over whelming. However, writing about it here seems to put it back into proportion and maybe I'll be brave and work on it later. I have some research to do right now, so I'll touch on weaving and then get to work.
Weaving has a touch of positive movement. Next week we will send in our application to the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsman and the following week give them five samples of our weaving and five of my spinning. I'm nervous about my spinning. Of all the things I have done in my life, spinning is the one thing that only I have wanted me to excel at and taught myself. It shouldn't, but it is hard to be judged on stuff like that, I'll take it to heart. However, if it will help us to look better and move us closer to getting an artist-in-residence or just doing this full-time, I'll take any risk I need to.
Now, to work.
We should be getting in some 10 issues each of the first two Price of Tea comics so Collectibles Inc can put them on the shelves. Issue 3 is in the drawing stage, but it is going too slow for my taste. If I can have it printed and on order before the end of January it will be a good sign and I'll be one happy lady.
On the Arnessa side of things it has slowed down. I hate to admit that I have had a creative fart and although last week I did have an idea that will help the story, I haven't had the energy nor the lack-of-distraction to change my well written synopsis and do the script. It has changed into more of a full trade paperback instead of an issue comic, but I'm trying to keep it with the ability to be ether. Just the idea of doing all of it a seems a little over whelming. However, writing about it here seems to put it back into proportion and maybe I'll be brave and work on it later. I have some research to do right now, so I'll touch on weaving and then get to work.
Weaving has a touch of positive movement. Next week we will send in our application to the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsman and the following week give them five samples of our weaving and five of my spinning. I'm nervous about my spinning. Of all the things I have done in my life, spinning is the one thing that only I have wanted me to excel at and taught myself. It shouldn't, but it is hard to be judged on stuff like that, I'll take it to heart. However, if it will help us to look better and move us closer to getting an artist-in-residence or just doing this full-time, I'll take any risk I need to.
Now, to work.
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