"KA-SPROING!!!"

Ah, this is more like it! Actually, I was going to draw Ghost Rider (The movie was on TV again the other night...) but after I drew the skull all this happened...

And is there such a thing as "too many comic books"? Hmph! Gonna have a serious word with my id...

Wake Up! Wake Up!

The Filthy Moods Hostel for Hostile Cartoonists has been a little empty lately, but not to worry, for I have had a bit of a poke around in the murky corners and the dusty windowsills to see what the previous guests have left behind.

Here and below are the items of lost property that turned up.

If they belong to you, please collect them  no later than yesterday. Standard handling fee of a slice of your sanity, and an ounce of your patience applies as usual.

Linocut

I think that linocuts became a popular art form around the beginning of the 20th century. The German Expressionist artists used it, mainly, because it was cheaper than making woodcuts.

Today it's still being used by emerging and established artists as a low-tech, low-cost way of making hand pulled prints.

A few years ago I took the plunge and made a few prints. Here's my first one (It's not as easy as it looks!) of a Voodoo Skull printed on some very nice Japanese paper.

While some people say that I should be kept away from sharp objects, such as cutting tools (And others say that I should be kept away from drawing materials altogether) I'm hoping to produce a few more prints, at least. Maybe for flyers for my theatre/comedy stuff..?

Hmm... There's an idea!