August has been a busy month of all things that bring me joy. Meetings and collabs for art, feminism, and friendship. Cool things that have come to fruition this month on my end:
1. Zinefest! Two weeks ago it was Long Beach ZInefest and tomorrow is OC Zinefest. The book Magic Glasses did so well and I am glad I could share that success with writer Melina Chavarria. Tomorrow we tackle again another exciting day of providing fun comic literature along with other Plot Twist Publications.
2. Kirby Art Show! Helping make a fun, feminist piece with a small dick joke for the art show auction of Sue Storm. All proceeds to go into the Hero Initiative: Helping Comic Creators in Need.
3. Kapow! Poetry and Art Zine! Working with Jeff Grindley and his poets, we’ve woven together all my illustrator friends (mostly women!) to compile work in homage to the first Kapow that was based out of LV! Poetry night to come in the upcoming months...
4. GRRLS movie night. The dream come true to watch and share SHE MAKES COMICS for women of all ages in our valley, along with music and spoken word! I cannot wait for women to know how badass and how large of an impact they have affected the popularity of comics today!
5. Underwear Drive! Doing a fun art design for a underwear drive to get donations for homeless people who are in dire need for undergarments, especially their children.
6. Wedding & Beard Anniversary: Bubble baths and buffets with my fav beard. Here’s to 4 years with my babe.
7. Plot Twist Publishing coloring month! We are on our next step of providing our first full collaboration project in color. I am just so grateful to be surrounded by creative people that are helping usher this vision.
So I am basically a tornado. But in September after Long Beach Comic Con, my 30th Birthday, and teaching Comics and Writer’s Block, I can resume to some kind of normalcy. So if I say no to potentially hanging out, I am just obviously recharging my super human batteries.
Love to you all, happy reading, and stay creative friends! -Jean
