Sunday, July 12, 2009

CATASTROFEET

Visit CATASTROFEET for some amazing mixes from peeps who know their musics. All the description you need for each mix is found in their individual titles. Collect them all!

Special bonus link: Super Famicom Genki Dama (SNES Arrange Medley).

On An Official Farm (With Coloured Art)

On An Ancient Farm (Mostly Dialogue) is now up on JoshTierney.com.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

On An Ancient Farm (Mostly Dialogue)

I wrote a vignette in the form of an absurdist play called On An Ancient Farm (Mostly Dialogue) for Erin Harrison, who came up with the concepts in the title, adding that there shouldn't be any talk of war or old people. She then created these wonderful drawings depicting the major events of the story. The power in her art comes from the combination of simplification and elaboration, of refined ornateness teased out of the fewest possible lines.

The protagonists of On An Ancient Farm are Amitai and Vera from Memento Mori, one of my first attempts at a novella.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The First Person

The third-last chapter of Radar went up on Monday, with two -- yes, two! -- album covers by Maaike Verwijs, who has also worked on Hana. In addition to being a continuation of Koi's story, Track 10: The First Person can also be read as a parody of/homage to As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Random Drawings

This is about the extent of my drawing ability: abstract doodles displaying a total lack of formal training. With the switch from elementary school to secondary school came another shift in my life, which was to go from focusing on drawing to focusing on writing. Sometimes I regret this decision, but I do feel I have a better shot at creating worlds with my words than I would have with my art. Of course, it's also allowed me to work with those who inspire and influence me a great deal.




Monsters

Some Play-Doh monsters I made a few years ago. I sent out the original photos to Hana artists as thanks for contributing to the saga.