Do Anything - Space 4 Art

Chris Kardambikis just sent me photos from Do Anything at the San Diego Space 4 Art. I flew down last month for the show's opening events with Ed Piskor and met a lot of cool, driven people who produce their own printed work. The space, itself was interesting, and Chris had brought in a dynamic variety of artists.

Opening night. July 13th, 2012. Photo from Do Anything

Do Anything features work by individual artists and collectives who focus on do-it-yourself publishing and print projects. Employing alternative methods of production to create and distribute books, zines, and video work, the exhibiting artists work with a variety of themes to actively engage a wide audience.

Photo from Do Anything

So many zines behind a wall of glass, just out of reach!

Piglady, Splat Rabbit, and a spread from an upcoming comic share a wall with Masha Vereshchenko and Unicorn Mountain. 

Check out more photos of the Do Anything show at http://doanythingexhibit.tumblr.com/

Preview: Present/Primal Teeth

Something I did for M. Young's The Kindlin' Quarterly. At only 5 pages I'm embarrassed to admit I was exhausted. It's the first real-media thing I've done in a long time. I'll post the full comic some other time.

New Comic: Invisible Street

New content over in the comics section. I did this for my comics class' end-of-the-year collection Lethal Comics. It feels abbreviated to me. While drawing it out I had some time to reflect on feelings of distance and alienation, rather than familiarity, that comes with visiting an old neighborhood. Perhaps I'll expand on it later. I hope you enjoy it!

http://tarahelfer.com/comics-2/invisible-street

Lethal Comics 1, 2, and 3 (pictured with Lethal Cat)

Excerpt by Christina Lee

S.P.A.C.E.

So it turns out that drawing with a new monitor is really tough. However I can't imagine ever going back to using one monitor. I recommend dual monitors to anyone doing heavy photoshop work.

...heh...dual monitors.

This weekend I'll be repping Unicorn Mountain at Columbus' small press expo, S.P.A.C.E

We'll be showing copies of The Black Forest and The All-Creator's Wife as well as some 72DEMONS swag.

Be sure to stop by table #35 Saturday and Sunday and say hi. As some of you know, I'm moving to Columbus late next month, so I'm really excited to meet some cool, creative people in the area.

After S.P.A.C.E. it's a mad dash to graduation. I have yet to complete a comic for my graphic novel class (preview above). Then, there's putting together first copy of the 72DEMONS book in time for the senior show at the Miller gallery - May 4th. Estimated date of the Kickstarter launch is mid-May.

I'm going to be better about this blogging thing from now on, given the fact that I'll be graduating in two months and will have no studio mates to talk to. My website is still a little sad, but it's getting there! Check out the Illustration and Comics sections for updates.

Apart from school my book project has been keeping me busy. Spring break has allowed me to work on my own piece for the book. I've been working on this on and off, but I really need to bust out more graphical elements before the end of the week...like a book cover. uff.

Buer from Pseudomonarchia Daemonum

Staples

Found an easier way to bind comics, long after sacrificing my fingers for the first batch. Now I have different problem entirely.
That is my studio wall.