Well… Here goes nothing…
I’ve been a neglectful blogger, and I plan on remedying this as well as finishing the new comic website, so please bear with me as I do what needs to be done.
I also hope everyone had a nice holiday with their families and loved ones nearby. I had an opportunity to see my sister and her husband, in from Colorado, and my parents are doing great these days. After a week of laying around reading, snacking on holiday cookies, and recharging the creative batteries, I got back to my studio and made a decision to attack my free time with more vigor and passion.
Life is too short to stress out in a grey cubicle, right? Besides, it’s almost NYE, and there are so many resolutions to make! Make sure to visit the cuckoo studio often, and you’ll see a few of mine in action.
Happy New Year, everybody!
Comics, Illustrations, News•
on June 28th, 2011•
Here’s a fun illustration I made for a twitter pal slash awesome architectural photographer whose black lab, Cooper, is a huge part of his life. A great guy (loves those NHL Capitals, and loves to argue over Ovechkin), and a great dog from what I hear. I enjoyed this one! And yes, apologies to Norman Bridwell (Clifford’s poppa) for borrowing the big dog concept.
General, Illustrations, News•
on June 28th, 2011•
A few weeks ago an old friend reconnected with me after dropping off the face of the planet for four years. Turns out, she’s been doing great and was getting married in Madison, WI. She wanted a unique gift for her husband to be, and decided to commission an illustration for him! I think it turned out great, and so did they! Congratulations to both of them 
Wow. It’s been a long time coming, and the studio is probably about 80% ready to roll. There’s still the little issue with the sub-site that will be presenting the new comic strips. I’m primarily a print and pre-press oriented designer, so I’m having a tough time deciding what to do with this page. If you look at certain web comics, they tend to be extremely cluttered with all kinds of excessive elements scattered around the page. The themes available for these sites are also somewhat limited. I’d like to present the strip in two varying sizes – a “weekly” format, like what you’d find in your local newspaper, and a Sunday-sized strip. Here’s where it gets interesting.
I’m not limited by size limitations here. There are some wild examples of side-scrolling websites too. And while those are pretty cool from a novelty standpoint, I think the lack of a side scrolling button on most mice might kill the return traffic. If I decided to draw a comic that was 20 feet high and required you to scroll for hours just to get to the end, I could.
But I’m not Jack Kerouac, and this ain’t On the Road.
So while I work on figuring out how to go about this stuff, I hope you enjoy looking around at the galleries and, whatever you do, don’t forget to bookmark us! There’s a lot to come!
Comics, General, News•
on January 19th, 2010•
Along with the rest of the website, there’s still some work to be done. And plans are set. Sterno will be making its debut as soon as the site design is ironed out, but rest assured that when they are, you’re going to have some fun stories to read.
Just consider this a teaser, if you will. Don’t worry if you can’t locate the comics page – It’s not there yet. Down to the last phase. Almost set.
~M
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