These Days …

After 15 years in West Seattle we have moved to Burien. Technically, according to our zip code, we already lived in Burien, so I guess we just moved deeper into Burien. The move is still ongoing. We’re living at our new place but there’s still a lot of stuff (mostly books and older art and some clothes) that needs to be transferred. Then we have to get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit here and clean the old place.

Sizewise the new place is good fit. It’s just the space we’ll use. It’s going to be cramped for a bit because we’re bringing over a bunch of stuff that I expect we’ll be getting rid of but we don’t have time to sort it now.

My computer didn’t like being moved and it’s not starting. I expect the fix will be simple but I haven’t had time to figure out what the problem is yet. There’s a lot of “I haven’t had time to …” right now.

My commute has gone from about 5 minutes to about 25 minutes. My plan is to transfer to the Burien post office sometime in the next month. That should knock the drive down to 10 minutes or less.

I’m sending out a big public thank you to my Big Sister  (painting and curtains and so much more), Ms. L (painting),  Mr. J (moving), and Mr A (moving) for all the help! I’ve been doing way too much of this on my own but 15 years is a long time in one place and I’ve needed to the alone time to process the changes.

Kaiju Gallery (Part One)

There used to be a site called Kaijuphile. It’s gone now. This was back in the early 2000s before Facebook and Instagram ate the internet. It was a fan site dedicated to giant monsters. I’ve loved giant monsters since I was a kid. I posted a lot of original illustrations there. A lot. Because of that I’m re-presenting my gallery of those images in two parts. The second part will get posted next month.

If you’re getting this post as an email, please come to Skookworks.com to see the full gallery. I’m expecting that the email version will only show a few of the images.

Transphoria

Story by David Mann
My second collaboration with David Mann.

Nine Panels

Practice, practice, practice. This one is portraits of the boys of my superhero universe – the Necrojack, Stardust, the Weirdsmith, the Quick, the Face, Diablo Red, Crossroads, Wilbur Whately, and Frankenstein.

And that’s it for February.

I hope y’all are doing well. There are a few stupid fucking idiots who are trying to make the world a messier place for their own personal gain. Stand up, stand tough and keep moving. Look out for your friends. Eat well. Get enough rest. We’ve got this!