A comic about creatures who are kind
One of the things I love about creating in different mediums, styles and genres is how the different art forms feed into each other. For me, comics has a very close relationship with poetry… I might even exert more poetic discipline when drawing a comic compared to a poem. My poems are often expressive wild […]
Plans can be helpful, they can provide trajectory, purpose and achievements, and yet life seldom goes according to plans. It can be hard work sometimes, forgiving yourself for life not going to plan, but even the plans that never come close to coming true can provide us with surprising materials to work with. Self-forgiveness, seeing […]
Edit: and thanks to Ellen of Creation Station for spotting the typo. It has been fixed! Making sounds can certainly help the creative juices flow (as does pacing, having a shower and wriggling your hands). Often, I’ll make little sounds to myself when I’m looking for an idea or am frustrated with how some ideas […]
Ah creativity with Bunson, interestingly enough I’ve been struggling with my own feelings about creativity and being unhappy with work I’ve already made. Which is why I didn’t share a comic with you last week! I was tempted not to post this week as well! But then I read my own comics, and that helped […]
Keep drawing! Keep making! Be kind to yourself (I say this because I often need to say this to myself). Good Lines Bad lines Comic Transcript Bunson Hoppydew (he likes dancing, friendship and cake) is setting at a slope board with paper bull clipped to it. He’s drawing with a pencil, he’s smiling and he’s […]
A new series from an enthusiastic and helpful bunny. Everyone can make art! When in doubt, just start making marks (doodling is soooo good, and a great place to start). Make Marks Comic Transcript Bunson Hoppydew (he is a pink bunny who likes dancing friendship and cake) is standing in front of an easel with […]
Transcript Bunson: … And there were so many rocks in the river! Some are called granite and they have little sparkles. And there’s shale and slate and… Bunson: And I got these red and brown rocks that were so soft! I scraped the soft rocks on hard rocks and made powder! Bunson: And then I […]
I live in Seattle, WA, USA, so while I have friends and family around the world, what I write is very much influenced by where I am. Please keep in mind situations vary from place to place. Please look to trusted health authorities for the most up to date advice. I subscribe to King County […]
Bunson has been looking at the hot sauce for quite some time. Bunson falls asleep looking at the hot sauce. Bunson: It didn’t explode or anything! Narrator: You eat it! Bunson: Oh! Bunson tastes the hot sauce. Flames come out of Bunson’s ears. Bunson: There’s the explosion! Thanks to all my patrons and a special […]
Narrator: Would you like some hot sauce. Bunson: That sounds amazing! Bunson looks at the fridge. Bunson: It’s so hot it has to be kept in the fridge? Bunson looks at the hot sauce bottle. Bunson looks at the hot sauce bottle some more, dun dun dun!!!! What will happen next? … and yeah, we […]