Knife Wounds, Editing, and Lots of Drawing

Plus a peek at some new work and links to funny stories

Jun 16, 2020

Hello everyone!

Nothing too crazy to report. Just a casual email today. If you’d prefer the story links only, scroll to the end of this newsletter.

My partner insisted that we needed sharper knives. I knew he was right. The effort we put into cutting vegetables was laughable and according to popular wisdom one is more likely to receive a cut from a dull knife than a sharp one.

OK, fine. Maybe it’s true. However we’ve had the knife for less than a week and I’ve already managed to give myself three nasty cuts. Was the food still good? Yes. At least I can say my blood and tears went into the final product.

Please don’t worry, I kept the wound and food clean.

The15th came and went with no official notice about my job. As with many things right now, the future remains unclear. All I can do is write and apply to different gigs and jobs. I’m doing my best not to stress and listening to some of my favorite old books to lighten my mood when I need it.

One nightmare task I’ve given myself is the editing of ALL of my old work. I make a list every day and proceed to go through and find the errors in those pieces. There are always errors to be found, some more embarrassing than others. They do get less egregious as the months go on, so that’s one silver lining. Though I did just learn I’ve been using “stationary” and “stationery” wrong. SIGH!

I’m still pushing my way through those animation courses. I’m also doing plenty of other art. One person I follow on Instagram suggested a brilliant exercise to practice dynamic poses. Using an inanimate object like a bag of flour, I need to convey emotion without faces or words. Here is part of his post for reference:

There’s been an idea in my head for another Father’s Day piece. I won’t go into details now in case it’s a dud, but here is a hint at what I was brainstorming.