Well, I did have a longer residency...Anyways, enjoy a comic collaboration, featuring the comic debut of Jess D.!!!

Happy New Year, Everybody!

--LJE

Have a Holly Jolly moment of Re-imagining Art Forms...

Howdy, readers! No regular comic this week (holiday activities plus the bandaged thumb), but enjoy a sneak peak at the next postcard I'm working on for my etsy store.

But, first, I just want to share a really cool work of art I came across this week at my new job. Check out Triptyque (Triptych) by Georges Vantongerloo. Look at the rest of the "Inventing Abstraction 1910-1925" exhibition site, too. There are some amazing works and a book, too! I'm not an expert on modernism in the slightest, so a triptych in this style seemed amazing. However, according to this page on the Centre Pompidou's site written by Noémie Giard, 

Triptychs are nevertheless common among De Stijl artists, who see them as a way of combining instant perception and the time element associated with a story. The structure and arrangement also alters the way in which the work and the wall – and the way in which the viewer and the work – interact...'Despite the variety of interpretations, triptychs remain for De Stijl the instrument that hovers between art and architecture, and between identity and repetition; the one that denotes the limits of transfer, a threshold that shuffles the identity-related conceptions of painting. Ultimately, it appears as the way of articulating the material and spiritual worlds, the realm of reality and a new form of representation.' (Frédéric Migayrou, De Stijl path exhibition curator, “Dossier 5. Triptyques”, De Stijl Catalogue, p.98.)

Ok, on to the postcard! This work is unfinished, but it's my take on a detail from folio 26 v of the Lindisfarne Gospels.

I'll hopefully finish this piece in the new year, but in the meantime here's a little reminder of what my other postcards look like:

Is there a manuscript image you'd like to see me adapt? Please, let me know for my next set of 4!

Happy Holidays,
Lael

I'm not so good at identifying objects, so I guess it's good that the words “written in stone” are also written in stone...

Check out my etsy shop where the coupon code 2014Holidays (guess I'm really excited about the New Year?) will get you 20% off from now until the end of the year! Postcards ship immediately! 

Also, wow, things just keep trying to prevent me from drawing! This weekend I cut my right thumb pretty badly and can't really use it, so we'll see how next week goes...

Instead of a “share” button, there should be a “WTF” button...

Hiatus News: Looks like my tech problems are close to solved, but my back is still iffy. I'll try to keep updating regularly...we'll see how it goes! Thanks for your support, everyone! 

Don't forget! Some medieval-y postcards would be awesome as holiday gifts! Check out my etsy shop where the coupon code 2014Holidays (guess I'm really excited about the New Year?) will get you 20% off from now until the end of the year! 

My Question Is: Why does this company think I'm rich?

Hiatus News: This week I have a short comic that I hand-lettered--wow, that's been years! With any luck I'll be able to at least keep that up or some sketches, but we shall see! Thanks for your support!

Don't forget! Some medieval-y postcards would be awesome as holiday gifts! Check out my etsy shop where the coupon code 2014Holidays (guess I'm really excited about the New Year?) will get you 20% off from now until the end of the year! 

--Lael 

All the while classic soft rock was playing pretty loudly...OR By the end of the session I wanted liquid carry out, too!

Announcements:

Thinking that some medieval-y postcards would be awesome as holiday gifts? Check out my etsy shop where the coupon code 2014Holidays (guess I'm really excited about the New Year?) will get you 20% off from now until the end of the year! 

Less exciting news: It looks like I may be taking somewhat of a hiatus on posting new comics. The combination of my computer gasping for breath and my continued inability to sit for sustained periods is making creating acceptable finished products incredibly difficult. Plus the holidays and some personal things...anyway, I hope to have some new energy and new hardware very soon! I'll try to post whenever I can in the next month or so and will keep you updated. Thanks so much for reading and for your support! 

Yeah, this is pretty much my actual Facebook feed lately OR My Cold Heart Grew Ten Sizes This Week...

Plus, two fun bonuses!  Dr. A's take on the same subject! And an early comic work by yours truly from who knows when that my mom found and gave to me...just what you needed to get into the holiday spirit...

--LJE

"If there'd been music, too, I woulda thrown myself from the bus..."

A comic collaboration! Featuring my paraphrasing and arrangement, S.A.'s hilarious story, and Dr. A's awesome art work!

Pain Scale OR This is a completely accurate depiction of the last week and a half of my life.

Howdy, Folks! I appreciate your patience as I slowly recover from being laid up from a really bad round of sciatica! Definitely on the mend, but wow, being flat in bed for a week sure gave me some much needed perspective!

Thanks to everyone who was super helpful and kind!


--LJE

Two Awesome Guest Comics by the Amazing Charlie!

Hopefully,  I'll be able to draw for next week, but this week of being laid up is not quite over yet! --LJE

Don't forget to visit my etsy store for cool stuff like this! Looking good!