The Art and Sketches of Kristy Cunningham

Kristy is a User Experience Designer by day, writer and illustrator for comics by nights and weekends. Play is essential to her work, and she strives to inspire wonder and spark the imagination. After all, “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.” -Carl Sagan She can be found in one of the DC metro areas museums, lost in a good children’s fantasy book, sketching her sketchbook, backseat playing video games, or comicking away on her tablet.

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Toby’s Table is now 100% funded on Kickstarter.

We did it! And there are still 24 days to preorder the cookbook!

20+ black and white illustrated recipes in perfect bound glory - unless we meet our first stretch goal!

Stretch Goal 1

If the project goes from $600 funded to $1000 funded, I can afford to upgrade the printing. Toby’s Table will become a handy spiral bound volume with coated pages that hold up to the kitchen. I’ll also create a color cover for the book.

http://kck.st/2EhIcgR

Like, share, pledge! <3

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The project is becoming a reality!

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These are just a few examples of illustrations of the recipes in Toby’s Table, now on Kickstarter. 

You can get a free digital recipe card!

Go to the project.

Share the "Toby's Table" Kickstarter project on your social media.

Take a screenshot of your post.

Email the screenshot and your social media handle to kristy @ curiographic.com.

Then I’ll send you a FREE digital recipe card as a thank you.

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Now on Kickstarter! Toby’s Table is part comic and part cookbook. It collects over 20 of my grandma’s recipes in a book illustrated by me.

Like, share, back! <3

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Page 100 of Infinite Spiral! Could it be true?  The comic hit the milestone last week.  Catch up on the magic, time travel, and mayhem now!

[novemberkris]

Major milestone reached!

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Story planning

Hi, it’s been awhile!  That’s a whole other post worth of things.

I spend so much energy organizing, planning on projects for work, I’ve come to the rather obvious realization this week, that I really should be doing that for my comics too. Setting up some printable planning tools (because I spend too much time in front of a screen).

So here’s to some reproducibles I can use in the same way I use storymapping and user flows for work. (Not revolutionary).

[novemberkris]

Doodling sort of Vault Boy inspired sketches for some Cure related stuff for @squarecitycomics, oh yeah!

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Page 93 of Infinite Spiral.  We’re moving right along now.

Alexis is stubborn but Gavin is having none of it and tries to get taller as a result. He has his reasons for trying to keep Alexis out of things. He just, once again doesn’t feel like telling anyone.  Alexis is quite put off by it. I probably wouldn’t stay put either. This may also be the first time Maxwell has seen his daughter in … years.

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Hey, Infinite Spiral’s been back in business a few weeks now. Hurray!

[lyrslair]

I think at least one of y’all needs to live closer. Maybe that would help. I don’t have anybody to get excited over dumb things with unless it’s someplace my bf and I have an interest that crosses. But right now the biggest thing we both get excited about is like, more Marvel stuff coming out. And the Deadpool movie isn’t out yet so he and I can’t fangirl until more trailers come out. I swear that’s why I love it when @novemberkris is in town, because we often have the same geekery reactions and if I am going to re-train my brain to feel things properly again, I NEED somebody else to join in my dumbass things I get excited over. Hell I probably just need to even spend more time with mom so we can nerd out over craft supplies or something. Like my bf is happy to nerd out with me when it’s something he gets enough to nerd out with me over it, but lately our interests have kind of split as far as what we’re most enthused about (though I should probably pester him to play that Naruto game with me again so we can yell at each other’s characters and button smash, that would probably be a good thing too, since he’s been back into the fighter games and that is something we can both get into).

On the upside, I am starting to challenge things he says when I don’t know enough about the subject, to milk him for information so I can better form my own opinion instead of relying on his. I used to be better at that and it frustrates BOTH of us when I’m not properly thinking for myself. That will probably help some too. Because if I can separate out into my own person again like we’ve been trying to get me to do for so long, maybe I can figure out how to feel shit again. I feel like I finally made some headway on that this weekend. I am sincerely hoping that will become easier now that I’ve made that first big push. But it’s gonna be work. It’s SO MUCH MORE WORK than it was last time. x.x Campus was so good for me being able to break out and figure myself out. Damn, it’s a lot harder when you’re an adult and shit. And when you are not someplace with all kinds of awesome hangout spots within walking distance…

[novemberkris]

Come visit! If we time it right, I can introduce you to some choice, fun people who will geek out the same (the ones who jumped on Nick Furry with FB, lol). We can draw, geek out, and have good times. Plus, many photo opportunities between monuments and Shenandoah. :D

Also, you, me, Dad + STAR WARS when I get home.

[lyrslair]

Yeah I’ll have to have someone who can bring me though. You know how I am with travel. x.x; (Also have NO idea what pre-flight procedures are since I haven’t been on a plane since I was like 16 or 17… NEED HALP LOL) New place is okay if it isn’t TOO far from home, but I get a lot less of the brain shutting off if I have someone trusted in transit with me. o.o; Stupid brain. I have NEVER been able to shut that problem off. New = scary no matter how many times or ways I try to desensitize myself. *facepalm* mom’s been trying to get me to come with her though so…

But DEFINITE YES on the Star Wars. :D Crap I still need to see episode 3 I never actually saw it… um… CATCHUP TIME.

Also J has been talking about getting me an ipad at some point in the future so I can Facetime with you. :P But that may be a while because saving moneys.

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Direct flights from Columbus to DCA are pretty common if you can stomach security. From there, it is an easy pick up. Their security is generally tolerable. That’s why they are my choice to fly from here.

Also, what episode III? (Jedi voice) There is no episode III .... ;)

[lyrslair]

I think at least one of y’all needs to live closer. Maybe that would help. I don’t have anybody to get excited over dumb things with unless it’s someplace my bf and I have an interest that crosses. But right now the biggest thing we both get excited about is like, more Marvel stuff coming out. And the Deadpool movie isn’t out yet so he and I can’t fangirl until more trailers come out. I swear that’s why I love it when @novemberkris is in town, because we often have the same geekery reactions and if I am going to re-train my brain to feel things properly again, I NEED somebody else to join in my dumbass things I get excited over. Hell I probably just need to even spend more time with mom so we can nerd out over craft supplies or something. Like my bf is happy to nerd out with me when it’s something he gets enough to nerd out with me over it, but lately our interests have kind of split as far as what we’re most enthused about (though I should probably pester him to play that Naruto game with me again so we can yell at each other’s characters and button smash, that would probably be a good thing too, since he’s been back into the fighter games and that is something we can both get into).

On the upside, I am starting to challenge things he says when I don’t know enough about the subject, to milk him for information so I can better form my own opinion instead of relying on his. I used to be better at that and it frustrates BOTH of us when I’m not properly thinking for myself. That will probably help some too. Because if I can separate out into my own person again like we’ve been trying to get me to do for so long, maybe I can figure out how to feel shit again. I feel like I finally made some headway on that this weekend. I am sincerely hoping that will become easier now that I’ve made that first big push. But it’s gonna be work. It’s SO MUCH MORE WORK than it was last time. x.x Campus was so good for me being able to break out and figure myself out. Damn, it’s a lot harder when you’re an adult and shit. And when you are not someplace with all kinds of awesome hangout spots within walking distance…

[novemberkris]

Come visit! If we time it right, I can introduce you to some choice, fun people who will geek out the same (the ones who jumped on Nick Furry with FB, lol). We can draw, geek out, and have good times. Plus, many photo opportunities between monuments and Shenandoah. :D

Also, you, me, Dad + STAR WARS when I get home.

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Progress!  This illustration and the upcoming pages are moving along nicely! 

Enjoy the Infinite Spiral group shot!

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Working on a thing …

I know you’ll all be shocked, but it’s a Gavin from Infinite Spiral!  Should be done in time for his birthday this weekend.  Still have work to do, but … I’m liking where it is going!

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Can’t stop drawing her. Bad phone pic ...

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So this guy sprung into my sketchbook today. Yes, Narwhal Merman He has decided he goes with this girl:

and my Kite Island concept. She’s declared her name is Piper for now.

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Another sneak peek at a panel from my contribution to “The Cure”!  We’re at 8 days left and 89% funded!

Support indie comics in the DC area with your likes, reblogs (and backing too, of course). Check out “The Cure!”

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Here’s a quick panel teaser from my comic “Forever Home” which will be part of @squarecitycomics newest anthology The Cure. 

This anthology includes the work of 14 DC and Baltimore area creators, all themed around a cure for mortality.  Stories range from heartbreaking to humorous as each creator or team of creators takes the theme in a different direction.

My story focuses on a woman and her terminally ill ferret, Jack. For anyone that’s ever given their pet a forever home, this story will be both heartbreaking and heartwarming.

Back “The Cure” and spread the word! We have 13 days to go as of October 7!

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An Inktober sketch from 10/03.

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Mystery girl sketch from Summer 2015. She’s angry.

I also created a piece for “The Cure”, Square City Comics’s third anthology.  You can support the Kickstarter, going on now, by spreading the word or backing the project! Cheers!