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26. Jefferson Cheng

Jefferson Cheng, design, illustration

Jefferson Cheng is a San Francisco based designer and illustrator with a clear, thoughtful, and playful aesthetic. He uses simple forms and limited colors to create striking images, and his latest zine, Houses, depicts just that in its images related to various domestic activities.

In addition to illustrating, Jefferson also works as a designer, notably working as part of the Art Dept. at Google. To see more of his work, be sure to visit his website and twitter. Also check out his blog, where he explores various amazing visual exercises.

Jefferson Cheng, design, illustration

Jefferson Cheng, design, illustration

Jefferson Cheng, design, illustration

Jefferson Cheng, design, illustration

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27. George Lucas Is Opening An Illustration, Comic and Animation Art Museum [UPDATED]

George Lucas’s next big project is thrilling: a museum dedicated to the popular arts such as illustration, comics, film design and animation. According to an interview with CBS, he initially plans to rotate his personal art collection which numbers thousands of pieces, and includes works by Maxfield Parrish, N. C. Wyeth, and Norman Rockwell.

Lucas hints that he’s looking to base the museum, the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum, in San Francisco’s Presidio Park, which is not only where ILM is located, but also the site of Diane Disney Miller’s fantastic Walt Disney Family Museum. [UPDATE: Brew reader 'Bell' notes that Lucas has already confirmed he is eying the Presidio. Lucas submitted a concept proposal—he is one of sixteen contenders—for an empty site at the Presidio earlier this month. You can download the entire 30-page Lucas Cultural Arts Museum proposal in PDF form (4.2MB). Wonderful stuff.]

This is the part of Lucas’s interview that gets me really excited:

“This museum, if anything, is a dedication to cultural fantasy. How do you design enviornments? How do you design sets? How do you design characters? How do you design costumes? Part of the museum is designed to educate younger people into the idea of storytelling, into the idea of being able to paint your fantasies, which is what Star Wars was. Star Wars was there to inspire young people to imagine things, to imagine going anywhere in the universe and doing anything you want to do and using your imagination to entertain yourself.”

It appears that Lucas may finally be creating the high-profile popular art museum that America sorely lacks. Last night, I attended the opening of the Harvey Kurtzman retrospective at the Society of Illustrators—a must-see show by the way—and was shocked to realize that even an artist as vastly influential as Kurtzman has never been the subject of an exhibit at a major American art museum. Gilbert Seldes argued nearly 90 years ago in his book The Seven Lively Arts that comics and film are deserving of the same criticism and acknowledgement as more established arts, but museums have been abysmally slow in recognizing illustration, film production design and animation as legitimate art forms. Thankfully, we have George Lucas on our side now.

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28. A Weekend of Craft Fairs!

It's been a strange goal of mine to do two craft fairs in the same weekend and this Saturday and Sunday, my dreams are coming true. I'll be vending in person at Bazaar Bizarre in San Francisco, while Kevin (with my former intern Jackie on Saturday, and partner-in-calendar-crime, Victoria of Paper & Type on Sunday) will taking care of business at Unique LA in downtown Los Angeles. It's been utter mayhem preparing for two simultaneous fairs and planning booth set ups but I'm excited it's finally here. Come say hello!

New for the SF fair: narwhal & elephant chalkboard ornaments, 5x7 Holiday Clink print, framed prints, and yes, they're back... plush muffs! I'll be bringing the full range of goodies next weekend to Renegade Craft Fair LA, so don't stress if you miss this weekend. Kevin will be happy to see you though :)

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29. A Visit to Chronicle Books

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Giveaway ends November 10, 2012.

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I was in San Francisco last weekend and went by Chronicle Books to visit with an editor. Here’s a peek at the tour of their offices.

Mocha at Ironsides Cafe, which is right beside Chronicle Books.

Entering Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA.

Social space, gallery space, party space: top floor of Chronicle Books.

Format Archive. This shelf holds copies of every print format Chronicle Books has published. It is used as reference when considering the formatting of a project.

The competition shelf. Major publisher exchange books, so each can see what the competition is doing. When considering a project, editors often visit this competition shelf to compare the project under consideration to "today's crowded market."

One editor's desk at Chronicle Books. In the four story building, one floor is the art floor with all the designers; another floor is editorial; one floor is business personnel.

The Cover Wall. These are covers of current Chronicle books.




Part of the Kid's covers on the Cover Wall.

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30. See you this Saturday at Roadworks SF!

I'll be vending this Saturday from 12pm-5pm in San Francisco for the 9th Annual Roadworks: A Steamroller Printing Festival. It's unlike anything I've ever seen (and have yet to see because this is my first time attending the event), but there will be a three-ton construction steamroller making large-scale prints on the actual street. Pretty nutty!! So if you're a printing geek, this should be right up your alley.

I'll be there with the usual printed goods, and debuting my chalkboards & the brand new 2013 Calendar. Come by and celebrate the Autumnal Equinox!


Roadworks
Saturday, September 22
12pm - 5pm
Rhode Island St. between 16th & 17th
San Francisco 

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31. fantagraphics: Join our wonderful editor Justin Hall for a...



fantagraphics:

Join our wonderful editor Justin Hall for a celebration of No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics!

He’ll be hosting an awesome event at Books Inc. in the Castro this Thursday, July 26th at 7:30 PM, and he’ll be joined by a cast of contributors, including Trina Robbins, Ed Luce, Rick Worley, and Robert Triptow for a series of comic book readings to celebrate the release of this important anthology!

Books Inc. is located at 2275 Market Street in San Francisco. Don’t miss it!



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32. Crane Wife at Modern Eden Gallery


Hello all! I wanted to let you know about my latest work hanging at the very wonderful Moden Eden gallery in San Francisco, CA! I was lucky enough to be part of their latest group show, "Myth," and returned to a subject I find myself coming back to time and time again; the Japanese folktale The Crane Wife.

More info "behind the work" and purchase info here!
I didn't get to post about the opening reception back on July 14th, but luckily, there is a closing reception in conjunction with North Beach First Fridays on Friday, August 3, 2012.   The closing reception will be held at 403 Francisco Street from 6-9pm.

Facebook event invite here!
http://www.facebook.com/events/449331605088376/

Thanks everyone! : D <3
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33. DITM Virtual Book Tour

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Hello my fine feline friends, the Daemons in the Mist Virtual Book Tour kicks off tomorrow Saturday June 9th and runs through June 23rd. We’ll be joining a lot of fabulous bloggers, so be sure to check out the blogs below on their tour dates to find some awesome Daemons content!

How could this get more awesome?

By visiting the tour stops below and participating in the fun, you will go into the drawing to win the grand prize giveaway. A signed print edition of the book, a Marked Ones art prize pack and a custom portrait of yourself transformed into a daemon, complete with awesome horns!

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Pre Tour Wrap Twitter Party

Date: June 23rd
Time: 12pm PST
Location: Twitter hashtag #daemons or Tweetchat for easy use.

At the pre-wrap party I’ll be answering reader questions live on twitter so come join the fun! You can ask anything from what’s Patrick’s favorite manga to how I get my ideas.

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Tour Wrap Party

Date: June 23rd
Time: 1pm PST
Location: the Daemons in the Mist Google+ page

We’ll have a few special guests, prizes, trivia and the grand prize winner revealed!

More info to come!

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Tour Stops

Saturday, June 09

Review & giveaway @ A Pocket Full of Books
Review, Daemons in the Mist soundtrack & giveaway @ Pages of Forbidden Love
Giveaway @ Ren’s Rambles
Daemons trivia contest @ Young Readers
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Sunday, June 10

Interview & Review @ YA SciFi Author’s Ramblings
Guest Post @ Shevi
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Monday, June 11

Feature & giveaway @ A Tale of Many Reviews
Review & giveaway @ Frozen8′s Blog
Guest Post-Book trailer creation & giveaway @ Teen Librarians Toolbox
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Tuesday, June 12

Interview & giveaway @ Scribing Shadows
Interview @ Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire
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Wednesday, June 13

A World Set to Music: Daemons in the Mist soundtrack & giveaway @ Magnet 4 Books
Guest Post @ YA Bound
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Thursday, June 14

Review, mini interview & giveaway @ All Things Me
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34. Daemons in the Mist 2nd Edition Release

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Hello my fine feline friends, Guess what releases today? If you said Daemons in the Mist, you’re correct! That day is finally here! The second edition of my debut novel is now out there in the world complete with new editing, new design, new cover, but featuring the same fantastic story! So without further ado [...]

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35. Kites

when i´m in San Francisco, adore go to the Berkeley´s west to see the amazing kites flying close to the sea.

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36. California Dreaming

Saskatoon is my home. If I weary of battling the long, cold winters, I may move away. But for now, I’m very comfortable here. That being said, I have a soft spot in my heart for California, where my sister Janice Hagey-Schmidt has lived for nearly all her adult life, and where my husband, children, and I have lived on two separate occasions. I get back there as often as possible. I am particularly fond of San Francisco. I can conjure the smells of cable car oil and Bay water in a heartbeat. I can still walk up the Filbert Street steps like a youngster. I will never forget sitting in the sunshine with my sister at Alcatraz (following a tour) and looking up to see the Golden Gate Bridge. A banana slug glistened at our feet. We vowed to keep that memory forever as a link between us because we don’t get to visit each other very often, and because a love for that city is something we share.

If California were a color, it would be gold. If it were a scent, it would be salt air, spun sugar, pine, and the oil of invention. People with dreams went to California, and still do. I made memories in California that could not have been made anywhere else. One of these memories is 15 years old. I had two children then: aged five and one. My five year old had just learned to ride a two wheeler, and I pushed my youngest in a stroller while she rode like a baby maniac on the campus of the California Institute of Technology. The campus was alive with ancient oaks and stands of striking flowers, fountains, and frog ponds, a beautiful place to wile away the day. My daughter sped past a man in a wheelchair, barely giving him clearance. It was Stephen Hawking. Ten years later, we went back to Cal Tech. Our plans were nearly scuttled by (can you guess?) Stephen Hawking. He was planning a last minute visit and we were going to get bumped from our temporary home, a Cal Tech guest house. Unbeknownst to him, Professor Hawking nearly had his revenge on the bicycling maniac and her family. Unfortunately for him, he caught a cold and cancelled his visit. We carried on with our plans.

I haven’t even mentioned the California climate. As I’m still waiting for the Saskatchewan spring to arrive, I don’t really want to think about it.

California is the birthplace of wonderful ideas. Visionary architect Joseph Eichler designed houses for middle class families in 1960s Southern California. Steve Jobs lived in an Eichler house as a child, and the exceptional, minimalistic styling likely influenced his later appreciation of simple, elegant design.

The Pixar movie The Incredibles, directed by Brad Bird, features a house in which the superheroes-in-exile live with their growing family, a house that can only be Eichler inspired.

My sister has an amazing story of her personal connection to California from a very early age, even though she grew up on the shores of Lake Ontario. She created an illustrated story and used Californian names for places and streets, names that she could not have been consciously aware were Californian. Neither could she have known that in the future she would live in that State.

My sister and I share a love of California, San Francisco in particular, so it is fitting that the very first gallery exhibition of her beautiful handmade jewelry should be in that city. If anyone reading this is in or near San Francisco, I envy you, and I urge you to visit the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts exhibit at Manika Jewelry.

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37. Give me sugar!

Hiya - My name is Nidhi (pronounced nitty) Chanani and I am an artist and illustrator living in San Francisco. When I think of sugar frosted goodness, I imagine plates of doughnuts or cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, ready and waiting to be devoured... I also think that diets are overrated and designed for cheating... wait, what? Oops, hi!

Here's some of my work!






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38. South Detroit

The 70′s band Journey is kind of a big deal out here. Apparently they are from the Bay area, and there is a San Francisco civic statute requiring all radio stations to play Journey songs every three hours. Or, so I gather.

While doing a deep textual analysis of the song Don’t Stop Believin’ (sic) this morning, I noticed the phrase “Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit.”

As a Michigan native and Flint Expat (good blog, btw) my librarian senses began tingling. South…Detroit?
South Detroit.
Huh.

Let’s just check the map.

Detroit mapDetroit…
Yep, there it is. Suspicion confirmed! South Detroit is Windsor. Also known to Geographers as Canada.

I guess that Midnight Train going Anywhere was the Via Rail, huh?

(cue guitar solo)

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39. Immigrant City: Hannah Is My Name


Hold on to your hats, here's a book about an immigrant family that's not set in New York City!

Belle Yang based her book, Hannah is My Name, on her family's experience immigrating to San Francisco from Taiwan. Over the course of two years, Na-Li, who adopts the name "Hannah," becomes accustomed to life in America. But her life is not carefree, as she and her family have moved to America without legal status. Hannah relates many of her anxieties about her new life, including her family's need to find a cheap place to live, the fear that their application for green cards might be denied, the danger of being discovered working illegally, and even the shame over wearing shabby cloths. These realities are not glossed over in the book. Hannah watches as her friend is deported and her father hides during a green card check at his place of employment.

This is a picture book for children 6 and up, and there is a lot of text. I didn't realize that Yang's book was set in the 1960s until one day Hannah's teacher tells the class that Martin Luther King was just killed. There is nothing in the illustrations to date them. In fact the illustrations are quite colorful and help emphasize the story's more cheerful notes.

San Francisco is the closest big city to my hometown and the images of the city in Yang's book are familiar to me: cable cars, a Chinatown full of treats like moon cakes and ducks hanging from the windows, the Golden Gate bridge in the background. Yang, who also illustrated the book, begins the story with a two page illustration of the family in rural Taiwan being transported by ox and cart, but ends the book with the family being transported through the city by a taxi. In both illustrations the family is joyful: at the start because they are on their way to a new life, and at the end, because they have just received their green cards (which are actually blue!).

I think Hannah is My Name is a good book to share with slightly older children. The anxieties that Hannah's family feels are a good talking point for discussions over the difficulties illegal immigrants feel and the importance of being sensitive and empathetic with their situations.

Want More?
Visit the author's website.
Read more about the author in an article in UCSC's Currents.

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40. TODAY IN SF: Dax Norman Art Show

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The term “surrealism” is far overused nowadays (for starters, the whole “pop surrealism” movement), but it is a perfectly suitable term for describing the dreamlike, stream of conscious paintings of Austin, Texas-based artist Dax Norman. He’s having a show tonight, from 5-8pm in San Francisco at Gallery Four Forty Four (444 Post Street). Yesterday, he was animating live at the gallery because he also happens to be an animator who does mind-bending pieces like this:

Back in 2008, his CG student film The Last Temptation of Crust was one of the earliest shorts we featured on Cartoon Brew TV. For more info about tonight’s gallery show, go to Gallery444.com.


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41. DITM Visual Novel Update 3

Due to various delays the production time of the Daemon in the Mist visual novel is taking a bit longer than expected.

Books bring worlds to life through word but translating that world into a visual medium is a whole different thing entirely. When I wrote Daemons in the Mist I never imagined that I would then have to visually create the world of The Marked Ones. It’s no easy task but I hope in the end that you will be able to enjoy a game that is just as carefully crafted as everything else you have come to expect from KatGirl Studio.

Defining a Style

Nualla

Here is an early concept design for Nualla. I captured her other-earthly quality but she looked a bit too soft. Also the production team decided this anime style looked a little outdated. So I went back to the drawing board for a second go.

This was the next concept design for Nualla which got the green light.

But after a few more meetings we decided to go with this more refined design. It’s a bit more work but we only want the best for this visual novel.

Patrick

With Patrick it was all about the eyes, let me tell you black brown eyes are really hard to translate into anime form.

Coming up next time

A look at defining a world, the backgrounds for the visual novel

Status at a Glance

Design: main character designs complete

Game Art: currently working on Chapter 1 art

42. Book Signing at Heroes & Villains

Heroes & Villains Comics
Aug. 13th, 2011
11am-3pm
264 Main Street
Pleasanton, CA

Hi Everyone I will be doing my very first book signing at Heroes and Villains Comics in Pleasanton on Aug. 13th !

I will signing my debut novel Daemons in the Mist as well as answering any questions you might have about the book, my art or anything, really.

On-hand copies of the book will be limited. So if you know you are going to go to the signing please order your copy here and bring it to the event.

All book signing attendees will receive free art print & bookmark while supplies last.

Hope to see you all there and feel free to invite your friends!

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43. Filmore Art Walk recap!

Oh, SF, it's always a pleasure to visit you with a business intent.I was able to post up next to Little Honey Vee, who I met at Maker Faire. Her stuff is wonderfully sweet & silly. She's one of those hard working artists who makes the time to pursue her craft while working a 9-5. Much respect. She's also an enthusiastic zumba-er.
I didn't take many photos because the light was just never in my favor. And I had to stand by in case things blew away (which happened A LOT. Why so windy, SF?!?). I also saw many wonderful folk, old friends & digital ones, so it was a sweet time. The little prints, and vintage-y frames were well received so I'm happy! Now, on to LA for the next one :)

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44. Filmore Art Walk!!

Heyoooo!! The craft fair tour continues tomorrow in San Francisco! You can find me in two places on Filmore St. First, I'll be in the flesh vending my goods, debuting the Teddy Bear Saver series in print form! And second, you can find my artwork in an art gallery!! WHAAAAT?!? :) I'll be there setting up around 3pm but the party gets started around 6pm and ends around midnight. We'll see how long I can keep my eyes open :).

Come out & play! There will be live music, DJs, performances, happy hour specials throughout the neighborhood... I'd love to see you!

Here's all the info in jpg format:
About the exhibition:

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45. Daemons in the Mist Now in Print

Hi viewers and KatGirl Studio fans, guess what came out today?

If you said Daemons in the Mist then you are correct! My debut Young Adult novel Daemons in the Mist is now available in a paperback book edition for only $14.99.

That’s right you can now enjoy this story in both print and e-book form. The book is currently only available from Amazon and the publisher’s website but we will have Indiebound options soon and Signed Editions as well.

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Daemons in the Mist

Korat Publishing
May-June 2011

She could have been a perfectly normal, albeit a breathtakingly beautiful girl, but she wasn’t, for I knew there were secrets hidden behind her eyes.

Seventeen year old Patrick Connolly has been drawn to Nualla ever since he first saw her, but as the years pass she seems to take absolutely no notice of him. Until, that is, he rescues her from a confrontation in the school hallway. Little does he know that he’s about to be thrust into a world of life altering secrets and things that shouldn’t exist, because the fog and mist of San Francisco is concealing more than just buildings.

Deliriously captivating and extraordinarily soulful, Daemons in the Mist beautifully weaves together two voices to tell the story of what happens when life leads you down a not so normal path.

Where to buy this book:

Signed Edition ● IndieBound ● AmazonKindleNook

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46. Treasure Island Flea

Victoria of Paper & Type and I did some serious adventuring Saturday. We dropped by Modern Mouse to replenish inventory (aka YES! P&T is now at Modern Mouse!) & headed to the first Treasure Island Flea!
It was to do research on whether or not this was something we wanted to do in the future.

VVVVVV letter press letters. Too perfect.
It looks like this is the pic Victo took but it's not :)
We both walked away with goodies from Cisco of Restore & Rework. Victo found an addition to her collection of etiquette books and I found a wire basket for my booth. It was hard to walk away--he curates his antique finds very very well. Look for him in fleas scattered throughout the Bay.
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47. Daemons in the Mist Now Available

Hi viewers and KatGirl Studio fans, guess what came out this weekend?

If you said Daemons in the Mist then you are correct! My debut Young Adult novel Daemons in the Mist is now available in e-book form for the Kindle and Nook for only $2.99. That’s right, you can enjoy Daemons in the Mist for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. You start exploring the mystery of The Marked Ones by download a free sample at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. For those of you who love the feel of the printed book, don’t worry, the print edition will be out in early June.

Don’t have an e-reader? No problem, you can get the Kindle or Nook app for free for the following devices: PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, BlackBerry, Nook, NOOKcolor, NookStudy, NOOK kids, Android Tablet and Android-based phones.

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Daemons in the Mist

Korat Publishing
May 2011

She could have been a perfectly normal, albeit a breathtakingly beautiful girl, but she wasn’t, for I knew there were secrets hidden behind her eyes.

Seventeen year old Patrick Connolly has been drawn to Nualla ever since he first saw her, but as the years pass she seems to take absolutely no notice of him. Until, that is, he rescues her from a confrontation in the school hallway. Little does he know that he’s about to be thrust into a world of life altering secrets and things that shouldn’t exist, because the fog and mist of San Francisco is concealing more than just buildings.

Deliriously captivating and extraordinarily soulful, Daemons in the Mist beautifully weaves together two voices to tell the story of what happens when life leads you down a not so normal path.

Where to buy this book:

AmazonKindleNook

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48. Artistic City: A Sky Full of Kites

A Sky Full of KitesI'm actually surprised at how few books set in San Francisco I have found. That may be because the Brooklyn library doesn't stock them, but I haven't found many through other sources either.  There are some about cable cars, of course, but Osmond Molarsky and Helen Hipshman's A Sky Full of Kites features nary a cable car.

Colin loves to draw. He makes a fantastically large picture and wants to display it somewhere where everyone in the city can enjoy it. Unfortunately, it seems everyone from the firefighters to the bankers to the museum curator has an excuse. But Colin is very resourceful and settles on the one place where everyone can see his painting, day or night: the sky. Colin turns his painting into a kite. Now his art attracts the attention of the city and soon all the naysayers are clambering for a chance to display Colin's art.

Although adults will spot the message about the public's obsession with fame right away, kids might be more interested in Colin's art-turned-into-kite idea. I won't lie to you, this isn't the most well-crafted book I've read, but Hipshman's illustrations are cheerful and she has a few nice city scenes, like the predictable San Francisco row houses and the cityscape at night.

If it's available at the library you might want to take a look even if just to inspire your kids to take their own art project to the skies.

Want More?
Try reading Grace Lin's Kite Flying.
Learn more about the author by reading this article (mentions his friendship with Isabel Allende), his obituary, or watch an interview with Molarsky at age 98.
Find out what other San Francisco books I've reviewed here (okay, just two so far, but that will change!).

Big Kid says: We should put "flying a kite" on our summer to-do list.

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49. Update on the Road

This is just a short update about where Sister Jo and I are on the road.

We left Paso Robles at 6:15am Tues. Morning. Our planned stop  at the Aquarium in Monterrey had to be shelved. We could barely see the sign for the Hwy 101 exit for Monterrey because of the thick fog. Everything west of us was totally socked  in and didn’t clear until late that day.

We went into San Francisco and down to the Park surrounding The Presidio. The fog had moved off somewhat, leaving us with a clearing sky that allowed for photos and some sights to see. Of course, the park also had heavy construction going on which eliminated much of the area that could be viewed, driven, or parked in. That meant that parking was at a premium and we couldn’t find a slot anywhere. We did manage a few good shots, though, which kept it from being a total loss.

From SF we moved across the GG Bridge and into Marin County. We wanted to take Hwy. 1 so that we could do the coastal tour. It had been over twenty years for each of us since traveling that way.

Small landslides kept movement to a creep. Okay, that and the curvy quality of the road itself. We did enjoy ourselves. Stinson Beach was a pleasure and very active. Northward we arrived at Bodega Bay where the movie “The Birds” was filmed. We just couldn’t locate the church, however. We did have a marvelous pizza there before moving on.

Since then we’ve camped at Trinidad, viewed more of the coastal beaches and wound our way through trees that became seedlings nearly 1000 years ago. Lunch in Crescent city, just south of the Oregon coast allows us time to download pics, catch up on these short updates, and decompress a bit.

Writing will come later. Keeping all the impressions and notes straight becomes the difficult part of my activity.  My aim is to be able to make at least one update a week between here and Montana.

I invite all to come and watch the progression. Take care, all, and I hope  you make plans for your own adventures.

A bientot,

Claudsy


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50. DITM Visual Novel Update 1

We started production on the Daemons in the Mist Visual Novel this past week. The novel engine was designed by the fantastic team at CWS Software and with their help I will be creating the vast majority of the Visual Novel myself.

Yes you heard that right, I will be the writer, artist and coder for the visual novel version of Daemons in the Mist. This means I had to learn the game engine that CWS uses for their games. So I spent the better part of two days reading the manual and working with one of the lead programers. I was able to walk away with a least an understanding of how to code the visual novel. I’m not saying I’m an expert or anything, and I’m sure that once I actually start coding the VN I may run into some problems. But that’s true of learning any new computer language or engine (trust me I know four already).

Aside from learning the needed coding I also started breaking down the book similarly to how one would break down a book that is being translated into an animated film. Because other than movement visual novels and animated Features are pretty much the same. Good thing I have all those “art of” books right? The text all has to be broken down into script form since the text will be similar to close captioned shows and movies. And just like an animated show or movie I have to figure out how many backgrounds will be needed, how many expressions for each character is needed and how many outfits they all wear during the course of the story.

On a side note, because Daemons in the Mist is a long YA novel (over 90k words) we have decided to release the visual novel in serialized sections. We are still discussing whether to release the 55 chapters individually or in chapter bundles.


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