Harts Pass no. 709

A bit of a re-tread here from the comic that I posted last week (with different characters!) That being said, this was also our first week of school for the new 2024-25 school year. I was trying to be efficient with my time. Onwards and upwards!

Harts Pass no. 708

I totally agree, Kit. Wolverines are amazing!

Haiku Comics :)

The end result of a haiku comics workshop that I enjoyed attending over the weekend. If you scour my instagram you can see that I occasionally work in this format for my Harts Pass comics as well. John Burgess did a nice job of detailing some haiku/comic history, and David Lasky conducted a small workshop on creating a strip.

Harts Pass no. 707

Ugh. The fire season is slowly coming to an end (although not really yet), but this Pioneer Fire in Chelan has been burning since June. It was started by some careless act, and has now been burning for 2+ months and forced an entire to evacuate. Such things are "wild" in their behavior and impact, but not in their origin. The world teeters on a precipice already due to SO much "civilized" activity... please don't give it a push!

If I Were a Fox!

 

Earlier this spring, I signed my first new illustration contract since I started teaching. Wahoo! This summer I've been working on the art for "If I Were a Fox," written by Shelley Gill and published by Sasquatch Books. I've done quite a few books with Sasquatch over the years and it's great to be adding a new one to the "If I Were a..." board book series :)

The illustration above is not in the book, but it was one of several little practice paintings that I've been working on to test out colors and textures. It also became a postcard and journied to a friend in Alaska just a few days ago!

Harts Pass No. 706

Not to rain on anyone's parade here, but the end of summer is fast approaching. Personally, I'm good. I've made nice progress on my book illustration project (see next post), we took a summer road trip to retrieve the kiddo from WI, and I took a break from being at school. I feel refreshed. Bonus: the smoke season is ending soon as well!