Baltimore Comic-Con, SPX, Richmond Zine Fest

Curls Studio will be hitting the road for three events in the next few weeks.

First up is the great Baltimore Comic-Con... then the following weekend we travel to Bethesda, Maryland for Small Press Expo... and last but not least we go south to the capitol of Virginia for Richmond Zine Fest. Below is more information on how to get to us with table locations and a floor map for SPX. Hope to see ya soon!


Baltimore Comic-Con
Artist Alley - Table 56
Saturday, September 27 -- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, September 28 -- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Baltimore Convention Center
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Admission:
1-day Pass: $15 per person
2-day Pass: $25 per person


Small Press Expo
Table C5B
Saturday, October 4 -- 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 5 -- Noon - 6:00 PM
Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, Maryland 20852

Admission:
1-day Pass: $8 per person
2-day Pass: $15 per person


Richmond Zine Fest
Saturday, October 11 -- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Gay Community Center of Richmond
1407 Sherwood Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23220

Admission:
FREE!

Curls featured on Etsy's The Storque

Curls: The Printable Brain was featured by Sean Flannagan, an Etsy product team member, on The Storque, Etsy's e-zine super-duper blog. He writes:

I've had a love affair with independent comics since grade school, when my mother took away my prized collection of Robert Crumb books and consequently made weird comic art even more desirable. These days I enjoy hunting for the next comics genius on Etsy. cartooncarolyn of Curls Studio has some great mini-comics for sale, including this one about something a lot of us wish we had: a Printable Brain.

Thanks to Etsy for showcasing the power of comics!

Heartbreak Fan Art

Curls is fan of Heartbreak. A really huge fan of Heartbreak, as you can tell. I channeled my inner teenager when creating and envisioning this image. I actually am not a huge fan of the Bop and Tiger Beat magazine guys like Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Probably because I like men, not boys. JJT did rock years later when he guested on Veronica Mars... or maybe it was just the show that rocks. Nevertheless, I had a fun time positioning the Heartbreak guys as male heartthrobs.

Curls: Olympics Music

It may just be me, but I think the NBC Olympics bumper theme music sounds like The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. opening credits theme song. Joe doesn't think it's the same song, but I believe in Brisco and Bruce Campbell! It's so dramatic and intense... even if it is not the same song, it could probably be exchanged easily. Check out swimmer Michael Phelps and gymnast Shawn Johnson in this strip. They are just as powerful as the theme.

Curls: China Olympics Opening Ceremony

Did you happen to catch the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony coverage from China? It was a gorgeous spectacle. I can't believe the effort of choreography, fashion, music, and graphics... all that hard work paid off. See if you can find our gal, Curls, in the strip above.


She was in the drum line last Friday and I captured her in action. She's been away for a few months practicing!

Curls: Paris Hilton for President!

So who will I vote for in the 2008 presidential election? I've narrowed it down to two choices: green party candidate WALL•E or independent candidate Paris Hilton. I think WALL•E's running mate should be Hal, his cockroach friend. Paris Hilton says she's thinking about selecting Rihanna. I have yet to be sold on that choice, but we'll see. Read this article, Wall•E for President, to see why he would be a great President and view this video, Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad, to see why she would make a great President.

These are the best choices we have, America!

Foundation Year

CROQ Zine, a print zine devoted to hip crafting and indie business, will be publishing a two page comic I did called Foundation Year. The theme of the issue is "Art School Confidential" and they asked for something art school related.


I took a trip down memory lane and focused on my first year of art school, the Art Foundation program at Virginia Commonwealth University, an "art boot camp" that determines which path of art you'll major in (Sculpture, Fashion, Kinetic Imagery, Painting & Printmaking... and so on). I was so crazy that year because I was trying to get into VCU's Communication Arts & Design department.


Foundation Year shows my struggle and success and all the chaos that ensued. Plus it features my world famous, life-sized, paper-maché sculpture of Windex: New Bigger Size.


Pick up a copy of CROQ Zine from their site or at their Etsy store when the issue comes out soon. I don't know when that will be, but I'll let you know.