Locust Moon Profile

My guest profile is up at the Locust Moon Fest site, check it out here!

Spock Shirts

Silk screen experiments make me really want a larger workspace, like a shared studio with like-minded artists. In the meantime, I am very lucky to have access to the facilities I use.

The shirts should be up on my etsy soon.

Until then,

-Jams

Best First Mate in the Fleet!

My dabbling in printmaking is ongoing, and here's what I have to show for it so far.

 

It's an interesting addition to my regular process of illustration. From idea, to forming the concept, to formatting for printing. 

 

But, mixing the colors is fun, a nice reward to the more tedious aspects of the process. 

 

Still, all in all, I enjoy the process, even to a certain extent, the reclaiming of the screens when all is said and done. I like the visceral mix of art and production, almost physically taking a concept from my head and crafting it by hand into something physical. 

Also, all of these prints are available for purchase on my etsy. 

Boldly go, my friends, 

Jams

Small Wonders

Wow, it's been a month already since I last posted. Work, friends' wedding, tomodachi's were met, new friends were made, countless late nights. Got some prints in process, and enjoying the focus on just illustration and design recently. I find just putting my head down and drawing helps clear up blocks and refocus on storytelling.

 

Had another fun artwalk at Gab last night. Switched out some pieces, and even sold a couple. 

 

Also, I got another bundle of comics, and I must say, vol.2(mark V?) is looking pretty sharp. Will be available here soon. 

 

Came across this in my search for print sleeves today. I have been trying to spend less money on comics in the last few year, but there's something about a good find that just feels right. I can't wait to devour it. 

 

 And, finally, after holding off all week, I let myself read the issue of Copra I had been sitting on. The first arc is dynamic and unique. In the 6 months since I first picked it up at Locust Moon, I have truly looked forward to it every month. I have been moving around alot, so it's the only series I am buying right now, and it really satisfies.

Small wonders in a big, frantic world. Best to all my loved ones and theirs,

Kaiju

Lingua Franca Comics, vol. 2

Lingua Franca Comics, vol. 2 is available here!

The first round is out and ready to be disseminated across the globe. Get them while I still feel like assembling!

-Jams

daily waste

Some ramp-up and down sketches. I have pretty erratic work habits, which are compounded by working part time and having moved several times in the last few months, but if there is one thing I cannot stand, it is letting my ink dry out. After having gone through a stint of pouring ink, and then finishing a page(or too often, not), taking a break which ends up with a dishful of dried ink, I vowed to commit myself: once the ink is poured, I gotta use it.

So, I've developed a habit of warming up with ink sketches, and if I finish a page or image, and have some left over, then try to make a few more doodles with whatever's left over. Often, I sketch without an underlying drawing.

Waste-not, want-not, yeah?

-Jams

Commissions

I added commission guidelines to the blog(after changing the address and title), so now you can tell me what to draw and pay for it easily. Check out my bigcartel for options.

Let me draw for you!

-Jams

Kaiju Press

The kaiju is risen:

http://linguafrancacomics.tumblr.com/

Yeah, I started a tumblr. Will I be any more consistent with updating the tumblr? Who knows, but it should be a fun experiment.

-Jams

Estre sketch

A sketch of Estre in her space get-up. For the uninitiated, this is probably bordering on very abstract, but most of my art is like that.

Worry not. Soon, everyone will be initiated.

Cue the ominous chuckling to self...

-Jams

Meathaus'd

I sent a package of comics to the chaps at Meathaus, and they published it with a sneak peak of my enclosed goodies. So awesome to appear on the blog that has been inspiring me for years, along with  the up-and-comers and champions.

Anyway, check out the post here.

Thanks again to Chris and Josh.

-Jams

Vol. 2 Teaser

 
A little teaser for the forthcoming LF comics, vol. 2.1, this [image] I've been kicking around for a while. Whenever I finish inks on a page, I'm anxious to start on something new. Work to be done!

-Jams

edit: This image is based on a photo of Olena Khomrova, a member of the gold-medalist women's sabre fencing team from Ukraine. Photographer unknown.

#100

Lingua Franca Comics, vol. 1 exists! I did a small run of the inaugural issue, every issue hand-cut and bound, which neatly coincides with my 100th post. What celestial alignment! Also, Glenn and James, being swell cats, let me stash a few copies at Rock Bottom, or you can just get in touch with me. If I put copies anywhere else, I'll give a heads up.

The next one is well on its way.

-Jam

*edit: you can now also find them at Lingua Franca Comics, or just link to the store.