45% done with next comic. trying to figure out some architecture in the bottom panel =_=
The New and Improved Mari-Orange Studio
Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 07:50 PM Posted by Administrator
This latest page was brought to you by my new partner in crime, Murcot. As I'm sure you are all well aware, this lapse in page-making has been primarily due to the slow death of my old laptop (affectionately named Lemon). Well, thanks to the support of readers like you, I have been able to add a new citrus to Mari-Orange studio: Murcot. As for an explanation of the name "Murcot" it is derived from "murcott" which is a type of hybridized honey tangerine. For mighty Murcot is anything but a lemon. With plenty of RAM, new non-melted motherboard, a kick-ass processor and a high definition monitor, Murcot has made illustrating pages a dream come true. ...The pop-up CD/DVD burner feature was also key in selecting the R2 Toast, in orange of course, as my case of choice.
As you can see I have also acquired a new desk (found on a street corner), lamp (near a dumster) and, oh right, a home office area to put them in (aka, a vacant corner of my new apartment). Well, all in all, this has been a great help towards the production of pages. So thank you to all of you for donating funds towards getting me back on track, and another big thanks to Nikhil, Chris, Ryan and Jack for helping my stupid artist brain work through the tangle of getting things set up.
Monday, May 17, 2010, 04:08 PM Posted by Administrator
Hi to my all-too-patient viewers. In the likely event that some of you are unaware of what is going on, I have been having some computer problems over the past months. Basically, I have been without internet or a functioning OS since two months ago (long story). While this means that I have been taking some time off from finishing pages, I've had a lot of time for sketching up-coming scenes, which will expedite my process without a doubt. Another bit of good news is that the end of all of this is now in sight. I just have to wait for my internet to be turned on and all should be well with my world.
In the meantime though, I've been doing my best to help with preparations for the JKA/AF annual training camp which will once again take place in New Orleans, this time at UNO. The JKA/AF is inviting all interested karate-ka of any organization to come and participate. The guest instructor this year is Kenro Kurasako, who is both a JKA headquaters' instructor as well as a standing director and vice general manager of the JKA's technical division. Clinics will feature beginner and advanced kata kihon and kumite. To download a registration packet, for the camp please see the JKA/AF's website: http://www.jkaaf.org/member/
I apologize for the wait on the beginning of chapter 2. At first it was the preparations for print and Kidjutsu, but those are all done and ready now. Still, this past couple of weeks has been crazy busy for me. Since this weekend I've been in North Carolina at my friend's wedding, been training or doing a karate demo every night, and also simultaneously been starting some freelance work which will hopefully tide me over while I move back to New Orleans and change my day job... which, by the way, I have not yet found.
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So yes! Here is some filler art to amuse while I finish up the beginning page of Chaper 2, which really is almost done. Though I guess I haven't mentioned this before, almost all of my brief formal art education has been in ceramics. This particular piece is a vase I made while studying under Yoshio Inomata at Kansai Gaidai. For those interested in ceramics I would highly recommend studying in Japan. Its history of pottery goes back more than 10,000 years (no joke!), and the wabi-sabi aesthetic is something I think any artist should learn about. It was a pleasure to learn what I could in my time there, and as soon as I get settled in the big N.O. I plan to purchase my own wheel and continue.
Some specs on the Koi vase:
hand thrown white clay from a river in Kyoto. Slip decoration and irabo and kiseto glazes were used to decorate. Oxidation firing. Dimensions: 9.7x11.4cm
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