comics

Here's some silent comics i made in response to an excerpt from Akwaeke Emezi's Dear Senthuran. I think the line, "Perhaps, with time, if I waited here long enough, I could dissolve into foam..." was the most inspiring for me. I wanted to capture that sense of stillness and time, as well as the slow dissolution of the sea foam. Silent comics are an excellent medium for manipulating time.

This silent comic was initially inspired by Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner- "yea, slimy things did crawl with legs upon the slimy sea". From a period of exhaustive research concerning the function of silent comics.

Playing with pushing an object to the limits of its constraints within the panels. I like the digital finish on this one too.

Part of my research and investigation for my zine A Stitch In Time (have a look here!). I interviewed Ricky, a bike mechanic from a local bike shop that specialises in restoring and re-selling preloved vintage bikes. It was sad to hear that Ricky shared my grievances about cynical manufacturing - especially with how expensive bike parts can be, but it's always nice to have a nosey round someone's workshop :)

This one's from an era where i was really resistant to using colour in my sketchbook. I had to really force myself to do it, i think posca pens definitely eased the transition with how opaque they are.

Sun becomes star becomes moon

Spread from a dummy book i made, inspired by a Native American folk tale about the origin of the Milky Way. This comic shows Wakinu, the banished grizzly bear, running into the sky to become a constellation.

I'm a big fan of moment-moment comics, I don't think i ever really work with action-action. That's probably something i could explore, but for now enjoy this can being crushed.