Watch out, Eurozone. I’m going to the Oslo Comics Festival with some Drawn + Quarterly folks in early June. The schedule is here; I’ll be on panels on Friday (9PM) and Saturday (1PM and 3...
I have an illustration in today’s NYT Magazine. It’s about the economics of the Syrian revolution. ADs Caleb Bennett and Rami Moghadam.
In prep for my trip to the OSLO COMICS EXPO in June, I’m printing some more SuperMutant Magic Academy minis. [SMMA is my webcomic.] These are the same ones from a few months back that flew off the sh...
I’m happy to announce that I have a short comic in the upcoming issue of NOBROW magazine. The theme of the anthology is “Brave New World”. If you’re not hip to Nobrow already,...
I thought I’d share some of my favourite images produced by my Senior Portfolio students this year [some were made in my class, some were made for instructors Chris Buzelli and Marcos Chin].
Here’s a new illustration I did for Planadviser magazine, art directed by the inimitable SooJin Buzelli. It’s about saving for retirement. I immediately thought of all the amazing hoards ...
I’m happy to announce that I’m illustrating a new column in the New York Times Book Review called “By The Book”, in which luminaries will share their reading lists. Here’...
Here’s a letters page illustration I did for the NYT Op-Ed page last week: The Perils of the American Racetrack.
I’m in the NYT Book Review this weekend. This illustration accompanies a review for a novel called Carry The One. From Amazon: Carry the One begins in the hours following Carmen’s wedding recep...
Here is a job from this weekend’s upcoming New York Times Magazine about the economics of babysitters and nannies. There was something refreshing about drawing the street clothing. I started ta...
This week I had my students submit written questions. The question could be about anything: promotion, business, whatever. Some of the questions were pretty good! I’ve decided to share the answ...
RIP, Neil Hope. Ah, what to say besides… sad. Life imitating Art. Degrassi is straight-up 90s Canadian kid canon. That show is just emblazoned on my brain and is definitely an influence on both my gr...
A collage I made last summer.
So here it is.
Hey! Lisa Hanawalt, Eleanor Davis and I are talking about stuff (stuff TBA) at the Society of Illustrators this month. All info here and below: Work Plus Play: Jillian Tamaki, Lisa Hanawalt and Elean...
Personally, I think one of the best things about being an illustrator is the reading. When you’re asked to interpret an article or story, you read very attentively. I became familiar with Hirom...
I’m in a weird spot right now: one big project is with someone else to be edited, another big project is going to start up at any moment. I haven’t been taking too many editorial jobs the...
I won two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators this year, in the Book and Institutional categories. HOORAY! This means you can see the original embroidery for Black Beauty (and The Secret Gar...
Sonoko, from Confessions of a Mask. I didn’t really “enjoy” this book (“joyless” is probably the best adjective to use), but it was interesting enough and filled with ve...
I just finished another big quilt. I’ve been working on it for about 6 months… mostly picking at it after work (it’s hand-quilted). The theme for this one is “The Machines Are...
A couple of days ago I got an email from a librarian in New Jersey named Julie. Julie had some good news! The library’s Teen Gay Straight Book Club (Ocean County Library, Toms River Branch, by ...
My studio at-this-moment. What’s happening in this picture: I’m uploading the 2nd draft of “Awago Beach Babies”, the graphic novel I’m working on with my cousin, so she ...
Trying to make my studio a more amiable place to work in prep for a very crazy new year. Getting distracted by the stuff I’m supposed to be throwing away. Made this collage. Sometimes I wish I ...
Yesterday I was on my husband Sam’s radio show, Your Dreams My Nightmares. We spoke about confidence, lesbians, and our future baby (amongst other things). Here’s the podcast: Your Dreams...
Hey guys, a few things I wanted to mention. 1. A Student FAQ! I made one. It’s here. 2. Tomorrow (Dec 14) I will be on my husband’s radio show, Your Dreams My Nightmares. You can ask a qu...
Here is a sketch that no one was ever meant to see. it’s from a job that got killed. Boo-hoo, would have been fun. Oh well. I will be signing at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival this w...
I think most working illustrators will find the finessed language in this letter, from Nelson A. Rockefeller to Diego Rivera, very familiar. Dear Mr. Rivera: When I was in the No. 1 building at Rocke...
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