Left at a grocery store

Left at a grocery store
Originally uploaded by wcraghead

I drew snow and piles of snow

It was so quiet. I could hear screams from the park with the giant hill.

Everything looks like one of my drawings - lots of white space.

I tried to draw the snow on my phone

I took pictures of snowing

I also went out on my xcountry skis. WE HAVE SO MUCH SNOW!

Drawing left at a Thai restaurant

Drawing left at a Thai restaurant
Originally uploaded by wcraghead

Sticker at a gas station

Sticker at a gas station
Originally uploaded by wcraghead

Drawing for DUNE book club

The last installment of Dustin Harbin's Dune book club is this week. Above is my take on the end of the book - Harbin's drawing is way more action packed. Drawing while reading is good.

Drawing left at Revolutionary Soup

Drawing left at Revolutionary Soup
Originally uploaded by wcraghead

Drawing left at Starbucks

Drawing left at Starbucks
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Drawing left at Bodos Bagels

Drawing left at Bodos Bagels
Originally uploaded by wcraghead

Rainy seed toss

I left drawings all over Charlottesville's downtown last night - see them here and make sure to scroll down to see my favorite.

Ahoy Miles!

The Prince of San Diego was born today. All hail Miles, heir to the Ten Stories Empire and my cute but ruggedly handsome nephew. Our flagons are aloft at the Eastern Craghead Lair.

Left at the ice rink in Cville.

Left at the ice rink in Cville.
Originally uploaded by wcraghead

Begin forwarded message:

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Obama, bowling, afghanistan

ANTÓNIO JORGE GONÇALVES :: Obama, bowling, afghanistan

Sometimes Goncalves draws about Portuguese politics which I'm unfortunatly ignorant of, but he also makes great things like this.

Pa Renting

Dune book club

We're close to the end of Dune - go see drawings and discussion at Dustin Harbin's blog. Dune is good! Drawing it has been fun.

Spookytooth loves tunez

Working on a story

Working on a story
Originally uploaded by wcraghead

and I figured something out.

The Sounds of Musics

Recently I watched The Sound of Music with my kids (we watched it in crazy collages style, jumping around to all the "singy" parts and skipping the damned Nazis). The 4-year-old loved it, esp the group kid songs. I thought:

1. I like how even though they're supposed to be singing in German, the most famous song, "Doe, a deer...", totally depends upon being sung in English for its puns and rhymes.

2. I also didn't know that it is a true story. They all ended up in Vermont.

3. The best was near the end when the father uses a song, "Edelweiss", as a weapon against the Nazis, invoking the audience's Austrian spirit. They can't do anything except remember and hold onto what they are but it's still a powerful and inspiring moment.

Finally, here's a bunch of music I've been listening to, mostly found through Mark Weidenbaum's excellent and (to me, now) indispensible Disquiet.

Quiet American

Pause netlabel

8-bit daily

8-bit collective

J. Arthur Keenes band

Koushik

Mike Hallenbeck

We Are Smug

ton of seeds tossed.

Go see where I left tons of drawings all over Target and Harris Teeter (a cville grocery store). I used a cute toddler as cover from "The Man". SEEDS ARE BEING TOSSED!

Email me and I'll send you a stack to toss all over wherever you are.

Dune book club

D Harbin's Dune book club includes drawings, here are mine, go see the rest , they're great.



I've done this before - drawn while reading. It helps to figure things out. It makes me focus - that's probably why I draw my daughters all the time, so I REALLY look at them. Plus they're cute.




It helps that Dune is really good and I like drawing dirt. Much much better than the dumb movie.

Dang you Jimmy Johnson!

Next year, no way JeeJaw. Go 5 & Go Rowdy.

ok.

and chanson and

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

ok.

stop. ok.

stop.

wait. stop.

There, pull over.

ok. Exit.

Don't turn here

I drew this while

I drew this

all it is

I've tried this

(wait, this is more sleep)

a sounds of sleep

a sound