This one goes out to the artists trying to make it in the professional world. Don’t take that gig. Let me elaborate. Artists, no matter where you are in your career, no matter how desperately you need a paycheck, you…
This Friday is my last day on Disney Junior’s Ariel, the production I’ve been working on for the past two and a half years. As of next Monday, I’ll be on the job market! I decided to jot down a…
I always mean to check in on the old blog more than I do. I get caught up in day-to-day activities. Lately I am amused by the tenacity of a pair of American robins that decided to build their nest…
Creaky Acres hits bookshelves on May 6, 2025! I worked closely with fabulous writer Calista Brill to bring the story of Nora and her friends at Creaky Acres to life. I illustrated this full-color graphic novel with the help of…
I’m trying to blog more, and that means posting art on my blog more, too. I draw a lot. My day job (I’m a storyboard revisionist on Disney Jr.’s Ariel) is drawing. I’m also working on graphic novels in my…
Listening to: Rät by Penelope Scott I am distracted. I have deadlines, and I am distracted. I have chores that need doing, and I am distracted. Our democracy is collapsing, and I am distracted. It is quiet, and it is…
The year is winding down, so it’s about time I told you I published two stories published this year. This also serves as my 2024 awards eligibility post! You should read these stories anyway, but if you’re also planning to…
In early 2020, I left Los Angeles. I’d spent nine years there trying to kickstart my career in animation, but felt like I was getting nowhere. I decided to return to my home state and throw myself into publishing books,…
Well, hi there. I find myself lacking focus when it comes to posting online, particularly with regards to my own art. In the distant past I used Livejournal, then Elfwood and DeviantArt. After that it was Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram,…
All right all right all right, this is a post I’ve been meaning to do for a while. For nine years, I lived in Los Angeles, renting a room in San Fernando Valley and hustling in Hollywood. Now I…