thread on the only person i have officially collaborated with from yesterday. the advent bazaar hype extravaganza is wrapping up. you can probably still order our new book and get it in time for christmas if you need a gift: https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d67a12b66c45336f6c511efe2cb4871207588cd09ebfc7b7c6cefe8868a4e39a.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/732955acbfe3521d9fb97676e6f39e63f252cfc4a06dec94ca442cb1ce814f20.file

if you like: gardens, God, grottos https://hell.twtr.plus/media/84f8e4c4a1eb5e32924a980dfdaae4782930a52c6368d24ae5f2639cf6f50e4b.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5283f4b9103b4bdb7b0272287821dd9dc3fa49b8a9a29215e98e5a050dcbb2a0.file

last tidbit: this is for a poem by edna st. vincent millay. i'm in the book in a few forms ("that pumpkin is you". okay) but this is my only appearance as a human. i'm in the center, walking him across the street. cool. full credit: the cat in the early car was also his idea. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/712796909a1c9d6d538e182806e71f4b1e59269aa666e6178025e95eb063ff72.file

there are some nursery rhymes in the book. i like this page a lot. i did the owl myself, it's "hard" illustration. then i let him do the cats, via me. these are all cats he knows in our neighborhood. i think his excitement about the process comes through, even though i drew it. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/c7d3b7029cf0fa704fcca5734fdc47566613ab8e30064553649693d4bf81dab5.file

alone, the flavor of my comics and the flavor of my illustrations didn't meld like i needed them to. but working with him, a new iteration of my style was just there. ready. these are two of my favorite examples. there's the sophisticated design and the fun drawing, together. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/3f1c17c1d95ff63da5f46f6e51b8a29615682cee99b6fb1802225a47d7e138a4.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/64fcf3d3ca8bf42e2f401bbae10529b29477c10602fc2e9d6609c32903941d85.file

occasionally, i'd just give him the reins completely. we were just sketching so, i could always change anything later. this image, a poem from the 1800s, i just let him do "via" me 100%. "draw this" - okay. "put this cat here" - okay. "the bird is doing this" - okay, sure. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5283f4b9103b4bdb7b0272287821dd9dc3fa49b8a9a29215e98e5a050dcbb2a0.file

but, then i got laid out - my knee got injured, and i was in bed for almost a month. but, i couldn't stop working on this. and, i was still hanging out with him. so, from my bed, we planned out about 70% of the book. usually, he'd just watch me draw and provide random ideas.