Squids and Dudes

Sketching in the studio on Friday, trying to find the etymology of the 'f word', and also drawing from video stills from the only known footage of a giant squid in habitat.

Today in the Studio

Jen came by with some friendly rat friends, and I finished stapling my zines. See you tomorrow at the Brooklyn Zine Fest!

Sketches from the Studio: The Decisions

Nichole talking, page 1 study

So sweet! Nichole in the Army National Guard

Smoke plume from the base in Iraq

Page 1 thumbnails

Page 2 thumbnails

Page 3 thumbnails (my favorite pages)

Page 4 thumbnails

I drew some character studies and thumbnails for a short, four page story I'm working on about my friend Nichole, who served in the Army National Guard in Iraq. It'll be part of a zine I'm making of shorter (4 page) veteran stories for the Brooklyn Zine Fest in April.

To Build A Home

Hang Dai v2.0, March 2013. Photo: Dean Haspiel

I moved to a new studio space in Gowanus with some cool cartoony folks on Friday. Hang Dai version 2.0 desks left to right: Christa Cassano, Dean Haspiel, Fred Harper, Seth Kushner, myself, Greg Benton. Not pictured: microwave. The building is really beautiful and already feels like home. I did a lot of drawing over the weekend and rode my bike there on Saturday. The sky is open in that part of Brooklyn, there's weird overpasses, train trestles covered in black gauze, and little brick apartments with tiny porches.There's also 99 cent chicken in a parking lot nearby (which sounds as magical as it actually is, no sarcasm). The trains go by above our heads and sound the way an airplane sounds when you're inside it and it's taking off, but even softer. It's interestingly soothing.


To Build a Home - Cinematic Orchestra with Patrick Watson

Late Night in the Studio

Justin Townes Earle
"What Do You Do When You're Lonesome?"

Embroidery in Progress

I have had an "auto-tune the news" song stuck in my head. I would encourage you to seek the videos out online but then you'd be mad for having the same dilemma. They sure are catchy.


a view of the new studio.



An embroidery piece (and sketch) I'm working on for the Lucky Gallery show.


My puppet was transformed into a marionette on friday, thanks to Diana and Shiraj. His instruments need some love but I think he's coming together and is very charming.

painting in progress

a shot of my crusty studio.

in progress...