tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86428005885030224802024-02-18T19:34:12.462-08:00Light & Shadow: The Art of Matt FaulknerKid's book Author and Illustrator Matt Faulkner shares his thoughts both visually and verbally.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few weeks ago RISD pal and illustration phenomenon, <a href="http://new.maryjanebegin.com/">Mary Jane Begin</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">invited me to participate in this touring blog post! Just want to thank her for the invite. Here is a link to her wonderful work:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://new.maryjanebegin.com/">http://new.maryjanebegin.com</a><br /><br />So, here's the way this works- below you'll find a series of questions which have been answered by a number of great writers and illustrators in previous blogs. I'll do my best to answer them and then pass the touring blog torch on to two great illustrators and friends- <b><a href="http://ralphmasiello.com/">Ralph Masiello</a></b> and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px; text-indent: 2px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://davidbiedrzycki.com/">David Biedrzycki</a>.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Right now I’m creating the final art for two books. The first- </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">“Groundhog’s Dilemma”, (Charlesbridge, 2015)- is </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">by my wonderful wife- author/librarian and national speaker on early literacy <a href="http://kristenremenar.com/">Kris Remenar</a>. It tells the tale of a groundhog who is conflicted regarding his job as a predictor of weather- should he tell the people what they want to hear or tell them what he sees is the truth and perhaps make some unhappy. A tough decision! I’m having a great time developing the characters in this story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's a very fun story, for sure. Yet it has a depth that requires that I render the Groundhog and his friends as more than caricatures. They’re asking to be “filled out” with emotional nuance and quirks. So much fun for me to draw!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The second book I’m working on is called “Elizabeth Started All the Trouble” by <a href="http://doreenrappaport.com/">Doreen Rappaport</a> (Disney/Hyperion, 2015). This story tells the history of the heroines large and small of the American Suffrage movement. </span><br />
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It’s a very serious subject and one that requires lots of accurate research. Doreen’s voice as the author is so refreshing and honest. Really enjoying rendering the portraits of these great heroines and their efforts to bring equality to all Americans.<br /><br /><b>2) How does my work differ from others of its genre?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I see myself working in a couple of different genre. </span><br />
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I love historical fiction and yet I also get a kick out of illustrating fantasy and mythic material and quirky stuff too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As far as historical fiction is concerned I do my best to make my work dance the fine line that attempts to educate and, at the same time, entertain. When I draw a historical figure involved in an action that is pivotal to the growth of our nation or species, it’s imperative that the work be informed by as much research and reference as possible. The moment must express the truth of the effort and for me much of the truth lies in the details. However, I find that history can be a hard pill for me to swallow if it doesn’t occasionally have a dose of wit and humor to wash it down. That effort- to weave the details of history based on research with wit/humor, is one aspect of my work that is very important to me and that I hope stands out.<br /><br /><b>3) Why do I write what I do?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Words are cool. They're not as easy for me to have fun with as making pictures but I’m getting better at it. And as I practice I see that I can express an idea with words in a way that is different and sometimes even better than the way I might express that same idea with an image. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I also write because I love to pair these two expressions- words and images. It can be an utterly frustrating effort yet also, so very satisfying. I’m always very happy to illustrate other people's stories, however I really do enjoy expressing my own stories through words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The fact is, I write (and draw) what I do because I must. Stories, ideas, characters come to me and if I don’t share them through writing and drawing they can become very insistent, waking me up in the middle of the night, etc.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Setting my stories free. That’s why I write.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don’t like getting up in the morning. But I always feel better when I’ve gotten busy on a creative project earlier rather than later in the day. So, on a good day, I’ll start writing/drawing early. I tend to work on a few things at once. I find that keeping a timer with me helps. I set it for 20 minutes and shift from one project to the next every time the alarm goes off. This may seem tedious and at first, it is. However after a while I find that I get so much more accomplished when working this way. The alarm does not allow for my getting stuck in either an addiction to the enjoyable moments or a repulsion to the annoying moments that can arise while I’m creating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I do my best to refrain from editing while I’m in a creative groove. Punctuation, spelling, making “better”- I do my best to leave all this to later when I’m crafting an idea. And when creating, neither drawing nor writing take preference. I’ll shift from one to the other without thinking “Oh, look at this- now I’m drawing… and now I’m writing.” Whichever way the story wants out- I just do my best to get out of the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now I'll pass it on to Ralph and David! Have fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://ralphmasiello.com/?page_id=7">Ralph Masiello</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, Illustration, 1985), Ralph has illustrated for magazines, newspapers and books, created posters and prints, and shown his fine art paintings in galleries throughout the world. Beginning with The Icky Bug Alphabet Book in 1986, Ralph has become internationally known for the children’s books he’s written and illustrated. Since 1987, he has visited over 2,300 schools all over the world, inspiring children with his life story, humor, and art. While visiting schools, he is often inspired himself by the enthusiasm, creativity, and hard work of the students and teachers. This led him to create his unique “How to Draw” book series. The most recent, Ralph Masiello’s Christmas Drawing Book was released in September 2013 to rave reviews. In 2011, his work appeared in a strange and mysterious book called The Mystic Phyles: Beasts, which is the first in a series of books sure to become instant classics. Coming in Spring 2013 is the Ralph Masiello’s Alien Drawing Book and Fall 2014 is the Ralph Masiello’s Train Drawing Book.</span></div>
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moment his brother showed him how to draw a face when he was 4 years old <b>David Biedrzycki</b> has been drawing ever
since. In his early years he created stories for his parents and friends. A
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70 schools a year sharing his digital work with aspiring young writers,
illustrators and readers.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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matt faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396523277252664480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642800588503022480.post-91682398896492407622014-05-04T07:10:00.004-07:002014-05-04T07:10:47.766-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#WeNeedDiverseBooks because </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">some Americans still think this </span></div>
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matt faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396523277252664480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642800588503022480.post-51499197298358331862014-04-14T07:17:00.005-07:002014-04-14T07:17:54.858-07:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The tremendous American painter, N.C. Wyeth cautioned his children against spending too much time watching movies- warning them that movies would rob them of their imaginations.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I wonder what the great illustrator would say about the intensely violent, hyper-real video games we allow our children to play these days.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Thoughts?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u>Just Another Über Fun Day in Call o' Dutyville</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I remember back in the day (the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's) when we worried about our children merely being witness to nearly 11,000 violent crimes on the television by the age they turned 12. Every one worried about this regardless of their politics. Lot's of studies showing the negative effects this practice had and has on our children. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I wonder what happened to all that concern? Is it all better now that kids can get busy virtually shooting a person in the head rather than just watch it happen? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And yet now, here we are funneling tremendously intense, horribly graphic violence to our children on a daily basis which requires their not just observing this trash but, god help us, participating in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Please, somebody help me understand why I'm supposed to feel good about a Forbes Magazine study that says it's nothing to worry about.</span>matt faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396523277252664480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642800588503022480.post-62014982841557394302014-04-07T08:15:00.000-07:002014-04-07T08:15:07.372-07:00<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;">"Don't invest your time and energy in creating hype about your work. Let that be somebody else's job. And don't call yourself an "artist". Let others label you as such, should they choose. To be called an "artist" is an honor. It's nice- but don't worry about it. You're a painter, a writer- that's you're job and your love. If the hype happens, well, good. But that's really none of your business. You're business is to master your craft, not talk about it. All the rest is just hype."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Final art for "Gaijin: American Prisoner of War", a graphic novel written and illus.d by me & publ.d by Disney/Hyperion in April!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://gaijinamericanprisonerofwar.com/">gaijinamericanprisonerofwar.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"What a cry-baby." Final art for "Gaijin: American Prisoner of War" written and illus.d by me and publ.d by Disney/Hyperion in April!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://gaijinamericanprisonerofwar.com/">gaijinamericanprisonerofwar.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Much to Koji's surprise, </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">there were no "big, juicy steaks" in Mess Hall 2. </span></div>
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<br />matt faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396523277252664480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642800588503022480.post-26979539165937775162014-03-23T10:25:00.003-07:002014-03-24T06:02:08.336-07:00Civil liberties on hold in Michigan.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Final art for "Gaijin: American Prisoner of War", a graphic novel written and illus.d by me and released by Disney/Hyperion next month! When the vast operation to remove 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes commenced in 1942, temporary camps were used to house them while more permanent camps were being built in remote parts of the country. One of the first things noticed by the internees was that the latrines had no walls to provide privacy. When this issue was brought to the attention of the authorities they were told that it was an over sight due to the expediency required to house so many. Strange thing, though- when they arrived in the desolate places chosen by the government for the permanent camps they found in many cases that the latrines still had no walls. In the six months it took to construct the camps you'd think someone would've made an effort to build a wall in between each toilet. Eventually the internees took it upon themselves to construct walls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today at a school a 5th grader asked- </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"When all is said and done, what's more important to you- getting money or being creativity." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'll tell you what I said to him in a moment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But first I want you to know that I have a purpose in presenting the issue of artists and writers acquiring income when talking to kids. It's my belief that there is a real disconnect in our culture regarding those who choose a creative vocation and many of those who choose something else. For many reasons, we as a society seem to insist that our creatives remain "pure" and not concern ourselves with worries of money. If a creative should discuss money, we tend to lump her/him into a slimy category of all those others who give up their their virtue for gold- such as drug dealers and money-launderers. The crazy part of this is that, if we, as creatives, actually buy into this societal "money-versus-creativity" trap (e.g. starving artist is good, thriving artist is false) why is it that we don't demand that our culture support us? I mean, somebody's got to foot the bill for all the wonderfulness we bring into the world, right? For instance, we could demand that society give all creatives tax abatements, free housing, free chocolate, free lunch meats even, etc.? If things were managed this way then creatives could be über-creative (maybe) and yet never have to sully our pristine selves with dirty dollars. Still a crappy situation but at least we'd get free chocolate and lunch meats. Until we accept that being creative is as natural a vocation as any other (requiring hard work, sensibility, discipline and, dare I say it, a desire to pay the rent on time), then we shouldn't complain when we get paid a pittance and find ourselves stuffed into a cramped box. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And that's why I talk about how I make money to kids. Because it's good for them to know that working as an artist is a job like any other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"That's not an answer!" they hollered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 sketches and the final art for page 138 of "Gaijin: American Prisoner of War", a graphic novel written and illus.d by me, released by Disney/Hyperion in April! So, here is a quick display of the sketch process on an important page. I did a very detailed sketch- seen on the left- and was very proud of it. Unfortunately, it had a little too much going on and my editor pointed that out. Drat! So I did another draft- middle sketch- this one more clearly showing the hero in the center of the page. We went back and forth and eventually the design for the color piece on the right won out. Making books is fun!</span></div>
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matt faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396523277252664480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642800588503022480.post-23929580475501599442014-03-19T18:49:00.001-07:002014-03-19T18:49:04.070-07:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Just got back from Stasick Elementary. Shared my books with the 3rd through 5th grade crew and then the K through 2nd posse. I used to worry about whether this group or that would like me. But, after 30 years of hangin' with my elementary homies I pretty much just let the session happen and do my best to do my best, enjoying what ever comes. Today, the upper el kids were über excited to see me. Sp</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">ecially the third graders. Oh man, they laughed like crazy when I told jokes, even the dumbs jokes. "You're the funniest author/illustrator we've ever seen, Matt Faulkner!" they howled. They were quiet and thoughtful during the sad part when the monster eats the hero's peas but takes his brand new bike in return. They would lose it when I did wacky stuff, like when I show that goofy picture picture of me in a southern belle dress and my son and his pal in civil war soldiers uniforms that I spent a bajillion dollars on at Six Flags Over Somewhere. I tell you- it was crazy good. They wanted my autograph. They told me I was the coolest thing since sneakers that light up.<br />The whole gig was, as they say, awesome sauce.<br />The younger crowd, however, was way tough. An example- At the beginning of my presentation I asked a 1st grader if I could draw her up on the stage in front of everybody. She said "Do I have too? Oh, all right.". I tried to laugh it off and told her to come on up. When she sat down next to the easel she said, "Okay, draw." When I'd finished, she looked at the sketch "So, I guess you're an artist, huh." I asked her if she'd like to take the drawing home she said, "Not really. It doesn't look like me." My lower lip started to quiver. I must've looked pretty sad. She looked at me and said "Oh, all right, I'll take it." I then introduced her to the crowd and thanked her. Big mistake. She did an adorable little pirouette/curtsy thing. Everybody went crazy. They loved her. I couldn't compete. My timing was off. The whole show took a drastic downward spiral. The kid who made the fart noise in the third row got way more laughs than me. Towards the end I distinctly heard one of the kindergartens at my feet murmur "Dude, are you done yet? We're having hot dogs for lunch."<br />Big sigh.<br />Some presentations are like that.<br />But you know what? That little girl had great attitude! Think I'll put her in a book.<br />Just enjoying whatever comes!</span>matt faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396523277252664480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642800588503022480.post-33350631510271306842014-03-18T16:15:00.001-07:002014-03-18T16:15:18.360-07:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just got back from doing author presentations at Stasick Elementary. Shared my books with the 3rd through 5th grade crew and then the K through 2nd posse. I used to worry about whether this group or that would like me. But, after 30 years of hangin' with my elementary homies I pretty much just let the session happen and do my best to do my best, enjoying what ever comes. Today, the upper el kids were über excited to see me. Specially the third graders. Oh man, they laughed like crazy when I told jokes, even the dumbs jokes. "You're the funniest author/illustrator we've ever seen, Matt Faulkner!" they howled. They were quiet and thoughtful during the sad part when the monster eats the hero's peas but takes his brand new bike in return. They would lose it when I did wacky stuff, like when I show that goofy picture picture of me in a southern belle dress and my son and his pal in civil war soldiers uniforms that I spent a bajillion dollars on at Six Flags Over Somewhere. I tell you- it was crazy good. They wanted my autograph. They told me I was the coolest thing since sneakers that light up. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The whole gig was, as they say, awesome sauce.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The younger crowd, however, was way tough. An example- At the beginning of my presentation I asked a 1st grader if I could draw her up on the stage in front of everybody. She said "Do I have too? Oh, all right.". I tried to laugh it off and told her to come on up. When she sat down next to the easel she said, "Okay, draw." When I'd finished, she looked at the sketch "So, I guess you're an artist, huh." I asked her if she'd like to take the drawing home she said, "Not really. It doesn't look like me." My lower lip started to quiver. I must've looked pretty sad. She looked at me and said "Oh, all right, I'll take it." I then introduced her to the crowd and thanked her. Big mistake. She did an adorable little pirouette/curtsy thing. Everybody went crazy. They loved her. I couldn't compete. My timing was off. The whole show took a drastic downward spiral. The kid who made the fart noise in the third row got way more laughs than me. Towards the end I distinctly heard one of the kindergartens at my feet murmur "Dude, are you done yet? We're having hot dogs for lunch."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Big sigh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But you know what? That little girl had great attitude! Think I'll put her in a book.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just enjoying whatever comes!</span>matt faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396523277252664480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642800588503022480.post-67165511073057881372014-03-14T05:09:00.003-07:002014-03-14T05:09:46.944-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Preliminary sketch for "Gaijin: American Prisoner of War", written and illus.d by me, released by Disney/Hyperion in April!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We've got wonderful Mr. George Takei's reading of the text recorded at Buzzy's Recording Studio in L.A.. Big, big thanks to Mr. Takei for all his gracious good will and help! Right now, the dynamic Kirsten Cappy of Curious City is overseeing the mix of voice over and background audio. Next we'll be sending the visuals and sound over to Michael Barsotti Kate's talented husband) for animation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Running for the fence." from "Gaijin: American Prisoner of War", written and illustrated by me, publ.d by Disney/Hyperion, pencil, gouache, water color.</span></div>
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