Here are the reasons why, as copied from my first post on Rachelle’s Comics Corner: I’ve been stalking Substack from a distance for the past year, unsure if I wanted to invest time in building another social media presence. Then fellow cartoonist Sarah Morrissette asked me why I was considering it. As I dashed off three good reasons for starting a substack blog, I sold myself on the idea. Isn’t it nice
I cycle to the local shopping center in the rain. My elderly next-door neighbor is there, entering the grocery store at the same time. I wave and greet him with a smile. He looks confused, then scared, then embarrassed, and says, “Are you my neighbor? I don’t recognize faces anymore.” “Yes, it’s me,” I say, giving him a handbasket. “It doesn’t matter. I recognize you.” We both laugh a little.
In 2022, I experienced an exciting year of breakthroughs with my first publications in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Austin Chronicle. A lot of this had to do with changing my approach from looking for assignments to pitching ideas. This was a meaningful shift for me as someone with an illustration background. Why switch to pitching? Pitching tips Research your publication. Who reads it? What does
I’m a proud Texan. Some people assume I fled Texas because it didn’t suit my liberal, creative soul, but that’s simply not the case. I love my people. “You don’t know Texas like I know Texas,” I want to say. But instead, I’ll show you. Welcome to the Patron Saints of Texas, portraits of Texans I admire. First up is Ann Richards, 45th governor of Texas. I’ve based my portrait
The Stillness Between Triptych Artist Statement “The Stillness Between” grew out of an urge to confront an internal conflict – my effort to balance my roles as an artist and a mom. As an artist and an introvert, I’m most fulfilled when I carve out time by myself to create. Sequestering myself away in my studio feels selfish, especially when the hours I invest don’t always lead directly to a
In Dutch, the word for voice and vote are one and the same. I’ve thought about this as I’ve silently watched current events change the landscape of the world I thought I knew. Brexit in particular has left me feeling powerless. I live in the Netherlands as the spouse of a British citizen and personally had no vote in this political shifting of tectonic plates. My husband surprisingly also had