Sunday, December 23, 2012

Happy Holidays from the Book of Lael!

Howdy, Everyone! Today I've got a bit of a holiday medley for you. First, you'll see an image of the Christmas/Holiday card I sent out this year. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for a blog post on On the Side after Five detailing how I made the card. After that, you'll see an amazing image/card made by my Big Sis (she'll let me know if she does not wish to remain anonymous!). All of you medievalists out there, I think you'll love it. It just made me super happy. Then, a Christmas comic made by the future comics superstar Charlie. Warning: It is not exactly in keeping with the Christmas spirit, but I choose to read it as a sophisticated comment on the nature of greed and sin...or something! And as an added bonus, some other drawings by Charlie. I just love the alien one! Finally, if you have the stamina to scroll all the way down, I include a poem I wrote for the season...well...season...

That's my grab bag of "treats"! Until next week!

--Lael








The Twelve Days of Exams at the Library 

On the twelfth day of exams,

My patron gave to me, 
Twelve locker keys missing,
Eleven chargers breaking,
Ten students fine a-paying,
Nine e-books not loading,
Eight bindings detaching,
Seven affiliates a-whining ,
Six undergrads a-recalling,
Five moldy books,
Four ripped pages,
Three bound journals,
Two reserves overdues,
and a lost book in a plastic bag.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Join us as Dr. Lael, the Love Doctor, discusses Ex-students and Ex-boyfriends...

Disclaimer: This comic is much more fictional that my standard "love and dating" comics, ie. I am not talking about you. Don't get your scarf in a twist. ;-)



Sunday, November 18, 2012

You know what I forgot? Hiding gray! A top 10 use!

Side note: My mom did have to cut a huge knot out of my hair when I was in middle school, and I wore a fluorescent rainbow headband while it grew back...

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Guest Comic: Evil Stick Comic by the up-and-coming comics artist Charlie!

Charlie is only ten, but he already has an eye for the dark and the meta! Enjoy!



Sunday, November 4, 2012

Leaky Roofs OR Yes, I had a Disney Princess sheet set. I am not ashamed.


Notes: 

I felt like drawing with my brush pens for the first time in awhile. It was fun. 

More importantly, I am very thankful that the worst that happened to me was the leaky roof and that I can  continue to spend time obsessing over what kind of chocolate I will consume next. My thoughts are with everyone who was not so lucky. 

Love,
Lael 



Sunday, October 7, 2012

I do a lot of other stuff, too, but a lot of it is pretty boring...

Disclaimer: This comic is not intended to represent the goings on of an actual library or my behavior in an actual library completely seriously. It's a comic!



Sunday, September 23, 2012

Congratulations, Rob and Angel!

(This comic was sized this way for ease of printing. Please scroll over as needed!) 



Sunday, August 26, 2012

If you havent seen the original article, you totally should... (Another spiffy guest comic by Dr. Acula!)

If you're confused, check out the article that brought a thousand laughs and art historians' cries of horror. And scroll down to see Dr. A's other version! A lovely piece in its own right! 


PS. You can now choose comics by theme! Check it out to the left! 

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Methinks my boyfriend thinks I worry about my cat too much...(A Special Guest Comic by Dr. A!)

I was in Atlantic City for a Bachelorette Party this weekend! Yay, Angel and Rob! Thanks for the awesome guest comic, Dr. Acula!



Sunday, July 22, 2012

Next Year: Booth after Booth of Artsy Umbrellas!

To read and see more of Artscape, check out my blog post on On the Side after Five. Updated several times a week, On the Side after Five will bring together artsy people who are all interested in different kinds of art. I and the other contributors are going to post about the art we create, cool stuff we see and love, things that inspire us, ongoing projects, shows, festivals, art news, and exhibits.


Sunday, June 3, 2012

True dedication is hard to come by these days...

Today’s comic is drawn by Dr. A! I woke up with such bad neck pain I could barely lift my arm! Woo hoo! Thanks, Dr. A.!


Thursday, May 24, 2012

Cause we all know you have nothing else to do...

Planning on being bored over the long weekend? Feel like you need a comics fix? Well, great news! I have finished updating all of the Book of Lael Archives! You will have to scroll, but the images are all huge and visible! (You can also still view the comics the old way, if you prefer.) Please enjoy and let me know if there are any issues! Boy, has my art changed! Start with the almost beginning or check out the most recent below!

--LJE

Sunday, May 20, 2012

References? Ummm...stand by...Hmm, I better make some calls…I’m a little behind on my correspondences…


FYI: As next weekend is Memorial Day weekend, next week’s post will occur on Monday instead of on Sunday. 



Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Midweek Bonus!

For those of you who follow my comic, you've journeyed alongside with me as I've gradually improved with/bumbled through using Photoshop. This is certainly rough, but I did it in an hour, and I'm excited because I did not know how to do this previously. Yay, all day class on Photoshop Images for Web Production! 




Sunday, May 6, 2012

Will someone please wind my biological clock? I can’t reach the crank…


I’ve been rewriting this deeply personal comic for months--I rarely do that—and I’ve come to the conclusion that this will, in some configuration, become a part of the graphic novel I’ve been working on, so consider this a sneak peak! I suppose something has always felt wrong about it, and maybe that’s because it’s about issues I’m still grappling with. I’d like to think I’m not alone out there!

Note: Apologies for the weird size change. Guess I'm still figuring out the updated Blogger!





Sunday, April 29, 2012

What about Gingerbread Men? OR They have the vanilla ones at the Giant on York Road. OR Lael, they’re f@&^ing cookies!

Some of you may remember the comic where I confessed to my long time addiction to sweets and discussed my epic search for the “leaf cookies,”  leaf shaped sandwich tea cookies which had slowly disappeared from grocery store bakeries. Well, they’re back!


Sunday, April 22, 2012

I know it’s good advice because Dr. A found the pictures with little hearts on them on MY desk…(Just kidding! I cleared this comic with Dr. A first. :-) )

I jettisoned my beloved "manuscript" theme to make the comic more visible. Tell me what you think...too much scrolling? I promise more design changes in the coming weeks and possibly some retroactive uploads--I've changed comics back to February 5th so far! You can still view the image the old way if you'd prefer!


Sunday, April 15, 2012

But would I know it if I saw it?

I AM working on getting a new website to improve image quality, but for the time being, please follow these instructions to view the enlarged image!

For Firefox, click on the image. Right click. Select "view image." Click again to enlarge. For Chrome, click on the image. Right click. Select "open image in new tab." Click again to enlarge. For Internet Explorer, right click. Select "open link." Right click. Hover down to the lower right of the image--an orange box should appear. Click on the box to enlarge.

Thanks so much for your patience! Please let me know if you still can't view the comic. As long as I can see it, I assume that you can, too!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

I just hope it’s not a thousand piecer…AND Check out the baby bib I made today!

Today's comic first, but please scroll down to see the baby bib I made at a baby shower today. It was fun--everyone had fabric markers and blank onesies and bibs! I'm hoping mine will encourage the young lady to love medieval art...er, my vague nod to medieval art!

Note: The comic not loading properly? Try Firefox! Also, you may have to click on the image, then right click to select "view image." Then, click again to get the larger image!