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Delirious Insomniac Journal Post. [Dec. 21st, 2011|03:29 am]
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I really miss the good ol' days of LJ. I'll post here 'till the bitter end, but it's hard to post frequently when the community is so depleted. So I give you looong posts with tons of stuff to make up for all that I missed since the last post!

--First of all:

I FINISHED MY BOOK.
Well, basically. I still have a few pages to color...
...And it still has to be copyedited... And all kinds of stuff BUT I FINISHED DRAWING IT.


Which is very exciting. It still won't be out for ages (see above unfinished business, and also it waits a year with my publisher before it comes out), but there will be other things in the meantime.



--Like more of these:


There's a new Stop Paying Attention comic!


(It's about Christmas trees and other things.)



--And probably a lot more of these:

InsomniaSketch, 12/19/11

(It's Rhett, from Gone With the Wind)


So I've recently been having some pretty serious trouble sleeping. I think it has to do with finishing my book and unsettled feelings about work and life and art. Anyway, it's very weird, and I'm dealing with it by letting myself sketch in the wee hours when I can't sleep.

It's a lovely meditative activity that let's me break art rules I usually abide by (don't use photo reference, sketch it out in pencil first, make art that has a purpose). All of these InsomniaSketches are straight-to ink with my ol' brushpen (I missed you, old friend! Remember when we did that book about Paris together? That was fun. Boy, you sure are easier on my wrist than the pens I usually use now!).

All the sketches are loosely sketched from looking at a photo that I like, and they're totally compulsive. Usually pretty people and animals. No plans for them at all*, but I'm enjoying the act of setting aside other work to sketch for pleasure.

I'm not scanning them, but I take phone pictures every night. You can see all the InsomniaSketches so far in this photo set:

InsomniaSketches

*Well, I did take one sketch I liked and colored it to sell as a print. Here.



--I'm working on a lot of really exciting shorter comic projects right now, as well as arting some holiday commissions and taking care of my own late-december gift-making and frantic behavior.

New York is still lovely. I continue to be enthralled with my neighborhood. I've been eating well from time to time (thanks, Dad and Mom!) and seeing interesting art and theater (I'm seeing Alan Rickman in Seminar this week! Maybe I'll get another hug.*) I'm always broke and still get lost on the subway even though I was BORN here for pete's sake, and I'm completely consumed with work most of the time, so I don't get to explore as often as I'd like. All of my repressed New Yorker tendencies are coming out now that I'm not hiding them from Chicagoans (PEOPLE WHO WALK SLOW WITH LINKED ARMS AND TAKE UP THE WHOLE THE SIDEWALK, I WILL MURDER YOU). But even with the city all crazy with holiday tourists and too expensive to afford stuff, and full of slow-walkers, it's ridiculously nice to be home.

*Yes, I hugged him once after a show. I BASK IN YOUR ENVY.
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[User Picture]From: umbrellaofdoom
2011-12-21 09:24 am (UTC)

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Oh, this month's Stop Paying Attention made me eye my tiny fake Christmas tree sadly. It's really all I have to remind me it's Christmas though when in S.Korea!

I'm also missing the good ol' days of LJ. It's hard to post now, since every time I try it seems to fail, and when it does go up, half my friends list is no longer on here. It's kinda tragic because nothing has really filled the void of comments and icons and communities and stuff. Sobs.
[User Picture]From: logicoflove
2011-12-21 10:32 am (UTC)

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I'M SO JEALOUS. i love alan rickman ;__;

this month's stop paying attention made me depressed despite my serious business ltr. :( i'm sorry that the holidays seem to have made you lonely.
[User Picture]From: lottiekate
2011-12-21 12:00 pm (UTC)

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Yes, bask in my envy but remember one day HE SHALL BE MINE!!

Ahem.

[User Picture]From: zorbgoink
2011-12-21 04:10 pm (UTC)

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I am creating so much envy you could bask until the summer.

I follow you on Twitter and I'm really enjoying your insomnia sketches. Now that I'm back on the east coast for a bit (I'm normally 3 hours behind you) it's nice to look at them during MY bouts of insomnia.
[User Picture]From: evilcarp
2011-12-21 04:21 pm (UTC)

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I thought Rhett was riding a llama at first, because I'm sleepy, and because of the way the lines are along the bottom.
[User Picture]From: chrisamaphone
2011-12-21 07:48 pm (UTC)

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Thanks for continuing to post to LJ! Some of us are still clinging on with all our might. Love the insomnia sketches, too.
[User Picture]From: bsting
2011-12-21 08:39 pm (UTC)

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The community hasn't depleted, it just lost fat. ^.^

But seriously, I've added a few people and communities to spice up my LJ-list and it has helped. I've become more active in reading and replying to it.

Also, curious about the book! I think I still need to order a few to complete the collection. o.O
[User Picture]From: adam_0oo
2011-12-21 09:52 pm (UTC)

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Were you at the Bust Craftacular?
[User Picture]From: sandor_baci
2011-12-21 10:58 pm (UTC)

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Poor Julia. Never cooking at a stove, a counter, that met her at the snug happy level perfect for la cuisine.
[User Picture]From: _ming
2011-12-22 12:38 am (UTC)

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Sorry for the existential issues leading to your insomnia... I can certainly relate. However, I'm loving this sketches you've come up with to fill your time and soothe your mind! Beautiful to see this kind of work from you. And the little Chris & Curt sketch was adorable too.

Hi Lucy! :)
[User Picture]From: cosmicviolet
2011-12-22 04:43 am (UTC)

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Congrats on finishing (drawing) the comic! That's a huge accomplishment, you should be proud. :) I drew a 10 page comic for a term project at university recently and I had no idea how much work would be involved, so I feel you there.
In regards to the latest comic - I've always wanted a real tree. For years we've only had this tacky plastic thing and it's kind of depressing. It's just not the same as a real one.
Rest assured that while I may not always comment, I read everything you do, so I'm not going anywhere. :)
[User Picture]From: eor
2011-12-25 11:46 pm (UTC)

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I loved the camel with its great prickly realism.

It's great to see your sketches, but I hope reasons for your insomnia disappear.

No way we can tempt you up here to the hinterlands, The City has Alan Rickman!
[User Picture]From: graphite
2012-01-02 10:37 am (UTC)

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Eek, I'm part of the depleted community! I always come back and tell myself this time it's for good, but it never lasts. I'll contribute some more envy in which you can bask, though! And I certainly hope that enthrallment continued into the new year's eve :)

P.S. Happy early birthday! ... I'll probably forget to come back is what I'm saying. My eyes are shifty-colored.

Edited at 2012-01-02 10:38 am (UTC)
[User Picture]From: frustratedpilot
2012-01-11 06:05 am (UTC)

Happy Birthday

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Hope you get to do something fun today.
[User Picture]From: derien
2012-01-11 10:10 am (UTC)

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Happy Birthday, Lucy!!

And I do hope that you keep posting here until the very most bitter end. (Eor is determined that he'll do the same, and do all he can to revive the place by posting every day. He's trying to get me to do the same, but damn it's hard to even think of two words to say, some days.)
[User Picture]From: losttoy
2012-01-12 02:51 pm (UTC)

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Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a great day yesterday.
[User Picture]From: lorelai
2012-01-27 11:35 pm (UTC)

I just found you on Livejournal

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::stumbled upon your work not two minutes ago and is now hooked:: I loved your comic work and your Harry Potter comic, and can't wait to see more! All your photos make me nostalgic for when I lived in NYC too :)