We launched the comic book this weekend at the TNNA trade show in San Diego. This meant a few things. First, I had to get to San Diego, which we did slowly but surely via El Paso, Albuquerque, and Las Vegas, where we stayed for a month, doing show prep and getting our stuff together. […]
San Diego!
We made it to San Diego (OK, actually Chula Vista) today, after a late start (which meant a late arrival). We’re settled in and unpacked, and now the only thing left to do is wait for the comics to arrive. Here are some thoughts about starting a business from an RV and doing a trade […]
I got head(s)
Las Vegas Mannequins was out of head stock. The photos of the Craigslist heads showed they have faces and gigantic stickers on the fronts– not quite what I was looking for, and I don’t think I have time to clean them up properly. So, I went out to Sally’s Beauty Supply and picked up 2 […]
Looking for a Head in Las Vegas, Nevada
Yesterday, I got a bee in my bonnet and decided I needed two extra heads. No, really! See, at the trade show next week, I’m showing off two handknitted projects (from the comic book, in case you didn’t know), and, well, the project goes on your head. I would disclose more, but the pattern designer, […]
Gwendolyn Brooks
I met Gwendolyn Brooks briefly, when I was about 14 years old. I grew up in Evanston, Illinois, and I went to Evanston Township High School, where we had a very active and thriving creative writing club. Our club went on a field trip into Chicago where we attended a “write about artwork” workshop at […]