Well. It’s officially been one year out from graduating. I don’t feel like it has been, and that it’s been five years out all at the same time.  I miss Minneapolis sunrises, though. But this summer is shaping up to be pretty busy, at least this first month of it. CAKE is just a little over a month away, and I still have books to print, for Sea Change. Lots of books to print, collate, and bind. It’s going to be a little crazy. Probably a lot of pictures of me up to my elbows in rubber black ink and desperation to come. But it looks like it’s going to be an extremely fun time and the start of another great convention.I’ve applied for the last round of Xeric grants. News will come in June, as I’m leaving for  Chicago. I’ve applied for a regular column reviewing zines at Whole Beast Rag, too. If anyone reading has suggestions, or hot off the presses zines/comics you want reviewed, I would be very happy to! You can either hit me up here, or shoot me an email at cskaalrud@gmail.com. Maisie James (AB Dick 360 printing press extraordinare) is also moving to Seward, in south Minneapolis, sometime this summer. She’s going to Amaya’s garage and our fledgling, teeny print shop, working-titled ‘Milkshake’.    Huh. That’s a lot of ‘m’s, I just realized… (for anyone interested, here’s her “handsy” previous owner looking dorky with her) I’ll turn 24 this August, too.  And maybe get back to where I belong, too. here’s to a productive summer.

Well. It’s officially been one year out from graduating. I don’t feel like it has been, and that it’s been five years out all at the same time. 

I miss Minneapolis sunrises, though. 

But this summer is shaping up to be pretty busy, at least this first month of it. CAKE is just a little over a month away, and I still have books to print, for Sea Change. Lots of books to print, collate, and bind. It’s going to be a little crazy. Probably a lot of pictures of me up to my elbows in rubber black ink and desperation to come. But it looks like it’s going to be an extremely fun time and the start of another great convention.

I’ve applied for the last round of Xeric grants. News will come in June, as I’m leaving for  Chicago.

I’ve applied for a regular column reviewing zines at Whole Beast Rag, too. If anyone reading has suggestions, or hot off the presses zines/comics you want reviewed, I would be very happy to! You can either hit me up here, or shoot me an email at cskaalrud@gmail.com.

Maisie James (AB Dick 360 printing press extraordinare) is also moving to Seward, in south Minneapolis, sometime this summer. She’s going to Amaya’s garage and our fledgling, teeny print shop, working-titled ‘Milkshake’.    Huh. That’s a lot of ‘m’s, I just realized… (for anyone interested, here’s her “handsy” previous owner looking dorky with her)

I’ll turn 24 this August, too. 

And maybe get back to where I belong, too. 

here’s to a productive summer.

May 12. 0 Notes.
are you a real writer?
May 03. 0 Notes.

Got something in the mail today!

God bless Nate Denver and his diabolical Neck.

—> + <—-

May 03. 1 Notes.

Today was productive. Over the day tonight and last night after work (and over the din of Ghost Adventure episodes on both days, incidentally), I roughed out 11 pages of my next project. Which is this story, Godhead, which was born almost two years ago in Advanced Seminar and has been waiting patiently ever since. I started somewhere in the middle-end and just started drawing, which seems to be how making comics goes for me now. All on cheap as sin copy paper.

More as I draw them.

Apr 29. 0 Notes.

Apr 28. 4 Notes.

It’s done! 

By which, I mean, it’s just about ready for press, which is its whole own ordeal… 

But, it’s done!

“Sea Change: a Choose Your Own Adventure Story” or, as the working title has been, “Sad Fisherman Adventure Time (with Bitchy Mermaid)”

Apr 28. 3 Notes.

mcad-comicart:

MCAD Comic Art

Senior Project - Final Presentations

Spring 2012 - Part 2

Apr 28. 18 Notes.

mcad-comicart:

MCAD Comic Art

Senior Project - Final Presentations 

Spring 2012 - Part 1

Apr 28. 19 Notes.
wall drawing: ACROSTIC INTERVIEW - Steven Weissman

walldrawing:

I had the pleasure of chatting with alternative cartoonist Steven Weissman, best known for “YIKES” – an offbeat take on childhood friendships recalling “Little Rascals…” if the kids just happened to be zombies and monsters - about art and dreams and dinosaurs. Steven’s answers to this acrostic…

Apr 11. 7 Notes.

CHICAGO, MARCH 24

Physical Evidence poster, at Rational Park + Station north of Wicker Park + Flat Iron Building + Humboldt Park Seagull Gang + my favorite place along West North, sort of near Birchwood Kitchen + Sun setting on West North + Inside Rational Park + my favorite picture, a picture stuck between two pictures + “Sammy” pages + Sun rise on March 25th, after sleeping in the car, outside Beloit, WI

Mar 27. 2 Notes.
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