Archive for month: January, 2014
when i read
it was my mom’s love for books that led me to love reading. because of her i know i can always find great hope, adventure and emotion in books. when i read i can imagine another world. when i read i learn to appreciate this world. most of all when i read i remember days and nights sitting beside my mom, reading.
happy birthday to my favorite person to read with ^_^
born to be wild
I recently watched the documentary Blackfish and I highly recommend it. I love animals. I love animal videos, photos, art and of course, seeing their beauty in person. However, I do not believe we should capture them for that purpose. Dolphins, orcas, and other marine animals do not belong in tanks just as tigers, bears, and elephants do not belong in cages.
The best thing we can do in this world is leave it with more beauty, more love and more compassion. Refusing to support the industries that make animals into entertainment and profit is one small way to ensure that.
necklaces & more
i’m happy to release my new necklaces in time for valentine’s day (limited quantity available).
this is a very new venture for me and i hope you like it!
in addition i wanted to share that my artwork is on the set of modern family, in the new baby’s room ^_^ also, if you’re on instagram or facebook i’ve been posting sketches and watercolors there.
lastly, i will be speaking at stanford’s listen to the silence conference this saturday. they are currently full, but you can always register for the wait list.
hope you have a happy monday!
pashmina (big news! ^_^)
I am super excited to share that I have signed with First Second (Macmillan) for my debut graphic novel, Pashmina.
This is the big project that made me pull back from daily drawings and I am happy to finally be able to share the news! I’ve been writing (and re-writing, mostly) the book for about a year and will be working on the drawings for the next two years. Thus far it has been one of the hardest things I’ve done in my career and I’m nowhere near finished! The above drawing is one that I used in my initial pitch to publishers. It isn’t final art and won’t appear in the book but I believe it captures my feelings and the essence of the story.
That’s all I can share for now. Have a happy Monday! ^_^
(The official announcement was in Publisher’s Weekly)
we hope
we hope the new year will bring good things. we hope that if there are hard times we can love each other through them. we hope that as days and nights pass, we continue to grow strong and happy.
we hope all this and more, for us and for you.
happy new year.