Cartoon Artist needed to illustrate diverse existence...
After seeing David's sorry artwork today (I know, the link doesn't work. Not my fault. David killed his blog.), I now have a renewed desire to find a cartoon artist to design a masthead (banner) for Following Edge (to replace the very palin "Following Edge" text you see up at the top.
My idea is to have a comic-style illustration showing me at the intersection of technical work, parenting, mini-farm life and whatever other crazy elements can be found here. The problem is that I've been looking for a comic artist that I really like probable in a slightly fringy Robert Crumb or Alison Bechdel [1] [2] style. The problem is that some of these type of artists get a bit too edgy or aren't interested enough in work to respond to my emails. Have you seen the table signs at Laughing Planet restaurant in Eugene or Portland (highly recommended for vegetarian food, by the way)? That's the kind of thing I'm looking for, but another example of an artist I can't get in touch with.
I'm hoping to find someone local(ish) so I can better communicate my idea. The diversity in my life that's the crux of my idea is pretty easy to observe on a daily basis. For example, here's a partial breakdown of my day today:
- Up early with Lauren. Breakfast is an unusual treat... birthday cake and milk... treats are usually not allowed for breakfast.
- After Lauren leaves for a day with her grandmother, I try to keep the company's main online sales web site up and running under the load of responses from a bulk email sent last night and incredible interest in the new Apple products announced at MacWorld today.
- Work... generate reports, check in with Keith about the project, take care of over 320 emails (200 more than usual due to the bulk mail last night), work on getting new network connections enabled in Eugene and Corvallis, etc, etc.
- Break from work for ramen noodles... pester an eBay buyer to pay me before a week has gone by, call about hydraulic jacks for the new camper (more on that soon, but let me know if you own a camper and can lend me your jacks for a few days.
- More work...
- Search in the barn for a cable to hook up the new "video enhancer" (nudge nudge, wink wink) for bypassing copy protection and recording VHS to DVD.
- Get in the yellow pickup with Anne Marie and mail two books we sold on Amazon yesterday (only two more books left [1] [2] in our Amazon inventory) on the way to the feed store
- Buy bales of straw and game gird feed for the pheasants that Anne Marie bought on EggBid. Also take two bags of wet cob and order 2 bags of "game bird breeder" food for the pheasants and 2 tons of hay for the horses and goats.
- Stop by Jerry's to get parts for the new pheasant aviary we'll be building this week.
- Stop for a late dinner and a beer at McMenamin's North Bank. Do most of a crossword.
- Stop for my evening coffee and desert. Change falling through a hole in my pocket and into my shoe brings humor to a foreigner at the next table.
- Return home and, after getting the mail (I love the mail), taking out the trash, and doing the evening chores, fail to start the tractor. Hoping to avoid an explosion, I carefully jump-start the tractor from our car. Success!
- Unload the straw and feed with the tractor. The tractor is a lot of fun (especially compared to carrying everything by hand). Everyone should have one!
- Come to bed and blog about it.
- And after this... back to work compiling open-source software to manage routing tables at the computer room so that Eugene and Corvallis can be back online.
You get the idea about my life? This day was very work and farm focused. Other days (especially Tuesdays and Fridays) are much more focused on home (laundry, I love laundry) and Lauren. Anyhow, I'll keep hoping to find an artist with the right style to describe it graphically since the example I've just given wouldn't fit well in the header of this page. 
Having just mentioned here that I love laundry, I just came across Brandon (a local blogger) talking about shirts and an excellent way to fold them. Anne Marie will be very surprised that I'm switching to a new way to fold after I have been so crazy about my old folding method.
Comment by Michael Moore — 01/12/2005 2:39 AM
Yes, but can he dance?
Well, certainly my artistic ability is somewhat flawed [...]
Trackback by Dave'ola — 01/12/2005 5:40 PM
http://www.blackbirdletterpress.com/home.html
heres lady I know does woodcut screenprinting letterpress,books business cards,shirts,possibly tractor and juggling chickens and kids
sounds like you do,,change falling out et cetera maybes its book on amazon you're selling or just blogging
reminds me of barbara cooney?? thinkn name is probably some out there ,,,illustrated peggy seegers folksong book for kids,,goodluck
Comment by william spearman — 01/18/2005 2:56 PM
Hello,
My name is Demarquis Lamar Johnson. I am artist from Virginia Beach, VA. I am interested in helping with your project. You name it I can illustrate it. Please contact me.
Comment by Demarquis Johnson — 02/23/2005 10:06 AM
Hey, I am an artist from Mid Michigan. I will do your logo for you. If u want email skateboards_are_fun420@hotmail.com
Comment by Payton Pringle — 03/15/2005 8:26 PM
i live in new york city uptown HARLEM i can draw and i would like to help u
Comment by Eyez — 03/16/2005 10:35 AM
i'll email you a couple of sketches for approval, then paint your logo. sketch and logo depend on the projects budget. i look forward to hearing from you. victor sweatt
Comment by victor sweatt — 03/25/2005 8:31 AM
If you're still looking for a talented local artist/designer able to illustrate in the Crumb or Bechtel styles, I'll Email you sample sketches and artwork. I hope to hear from you!
Comment by Debbie Panther — 03/31/2005 5:26 PM
Cartooning is my specialty!
Comment by the Mad Artist — 06/01/2005 5:52 PM
[...] We do have quite the adventure in front of us. First, we'll go to Palmer's birthday party. He's a friend of Lauren from school, and I've come to like his parents quite a bit. Then, we'll drive 2 hours to Portland, meet up with my mother (who is the angel who will take us to the airport), and have dinner with Barry, a blogger, cartoonist, and artist from Portland who I'm excited to have working on some artwork for this blog. It should be neat to meet him. Then, we'll have a brief break before we head to the airport and catch our 11:45PM flight to Dallas/Ft. Worth. Then, after breakfast, on another flight to Philadelphia. By that time, I expect we'll have just enough energy to drag ourselves to the rental car, stop at the Greyhound to pick up a box of bedding and personal stuff (that I shipped to myself on Tuesday), pick up a key from Juntian Xu, and collapse at Xin Fu's apartment for some serious sleep. [...]
Pingback by Following Edge » On our way... — 07/16/2005 11:13 AM
hello,
in regards to the illustrator needed post I saw, I am very interested.I have been asked to illustrate for a number of children's books. I have also been employed previously by a university professor to provide illustrations for upcoming university books. I could produce qualitywork and easily meet deadlines. I am very proficient in producing digital art and have an enormous number of styles, I can draw anything and in any style. Also, I could easily produce a new style or mood inthe drawings based on what you specifically want. please take a look at my sample illustrations at my gallery portfolio by visiting:
http://nomeko.deviantart.com/gallery/
thank you very much for your time and hope to hear from you soon,
mohamed qovaizi, email: mo_qv@hotmail.com
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