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.
No comments:
Post a Comment