Today I'm giving an update on one of my latest projects: This graphic novel is a fictionalized biography of the forgotten mother of Gothic fiction, 18th century author Ann Radcliffe. The details of her life are nearly undocumented due to her secluded lifestyle. In this alternative history narrative, Ann’s sensational and tragic tales of women …
How an 18th Century pug named macaroon helped me gain insight into my new character:
In today’s video post, I’m discussing some aspects of my work on Knights of the Ruby Hatpin. I’m focusing on how I begin my world building for a new project in conversation with my favorite painters and animators.If you want to join the conversation, stay tuned for next week’s extra in-depth look at my finished …
Continue reading Marie Antoinette and Roronoa Zoro: An Insight into My Creative Process
Happy to reassure all of you, my intrepid followers, that I was able to defend my Artist Alley table successfully in the perilous waters of the Tangram Center at Cosmic Con 2024. Not a single shapeshifting bunny was lost in the storm of comic con excitement. To those of you who joined me in my …
This beautiful, elegant wedding gown is not just a fashionable outfit, but a desperate cry for help. To communicate longer messages in a manner invisible to their male foes, the Knights of the Ruby Hatpin have created a secret Lace Language. The Valenciennes Division of the Order has created a rich vocabulary woven into the …
Today I’m unveiling the secret of the mysterious item glimpsed in last week’s post. (Check it out HERE). You’ve probably guessed it must be a rather important item if a dying soldier is using his final breath to hand it over to a new guardian in the midst of a battlefield. At first sight, it …
