Littlest Elle #571: Blogs Present a Partial Picture
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Littlest Elle #571: Blogs Present a Partial Picture

by elle on May 21, 2012 at 2:00 am
Posted In: comics

Cliche though it may be, I am at a loss for a better way to explain my feelings about the reality of auto-biographical work.

As a reader of a lot of autobio works, I can’t help but feel a closeness and a familiarity with the total strangers whose work I read. The things I’m reading are true and by combining those true things I feel like I have a complete picture of who the writer is.

The reality is more like this image. I am seeing this person, it’s true, but I’m missing pieces. I’m only seeing whatever they choose to share. And that discrepancy between reader perception and creator presentation is something I find really interesting.

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Frederick the Great Sketch Drive

by elle on May 15, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Posted In: blog

Real quick head’s up that Frederick the Great is running a sketch drive for a good cause! You should go check out their blog post explaining in full, but from now through May 31, a $10 donation buys you a piece of original art and supports a group of highschoolers organizing a Gay Rights Parade in a small town out here in NorCal.

Erstwhile Kickstarter

by elle on April 30, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized

So my comics, The Bird, the Mouse, and the Sausage and Allfur, recently ended on the Erstwhile website. And with that, I’m back to a meager 2 webcomics active on the web for a while (well, at least until my third Erstwhile comic finishes up and goes live ^^).

Speaking of Erstwhile, we’re currently running a Kickstarter to raise enough money to print an Erstwhile: Volume 1 compilation book! It would be fantastic if this could actually happen :) So if you’re interested, please consider donating. We have various goodies available to donors of different price ranges, including the out of print comic Frog Prince and original comic pages!

Tutorials/Demonstrations?

by elle on March 13, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized

Hey all!

So ages and ages ago I did a “how I ink” tutorial for strawberrycomics.com, and I’ve been thinking about doing another similar sort of tips and tricks or process video. Of course, I haven’t the foggiest what anyone might be interested in, so I open it up to the floor.

Got a suggestion? Got a thing you’d like to see me explain or demonstrate? Shoot me an email: cozyfire @ gmail.com.

If someone makes a suggestion that clicks, well, you’ll see the results of that soon enough :)

Image Expo 2012!

by elle on February 7, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized

So I will be tabling at the brand new Image Expo February 24-26 in super BART accessible downtown Oakland. I’ll be stocking my comics and bringing with me my usual convention drawing supplies should anyone want some custom art :) I’m hoping it’ll be an awesome event!

Erstwhile & Missing Monday

by elle on January 2, 2012 at 10:39 am
Posted In: blog

So the first of my collaborative fairytale comics, “The Bird, the Mouse, and the Sausage” starts updating today on the Erstwhile website. It’s a short piece about three animal friends that I illustrated in early 2009, and I’m very excited to be able to share it! If you haven’t picked this up in floppy form from me in the past, please go check it out :) If you have picked it up in floppy form, still please go check out the site, there are some wonderful comics illustrated by Gina Biggs and Louisa Roy up for free in the archives.

Also a reminder that my other webcomic, Missing Monday, is continuing to update every Tuesday. Between Littlest Elle, Erstwhile, and Missing Monday, I currently have three different comic series running online. I think that’s pretty fantastic!

Here’s to 2012.