Pretend
November 17, 2008

November 10, 2008
This is an illustration for a story called the Living Past, which is about a young girl’s plight to survive the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. I made roses with soldiers and bayonets as it’s thorns to show a painful past that is behind a now beautiful present day.
October 20, 2008
for work today: this is an illustration for a story about a prisoner who gets unusual vistors in the middle of the night
We spent a day in a little workshop trying out resin toy making for the first time. We came up with a little kokeshi likeness (for starters) and when I find time again I will try to paint over it with some pretty flowers and a cute face.
October 2, 2008
We spent a day in a little workshop trying out resin toy making for the first time. We came up with a little kokeshi likeness (for starters) and when I find time again I will try to paint over it with some pretty flowers and a cute face.

And after he threw all of his belongings down into the dark gaping abyss, he felt empty and looked like a monkey.
September 6, 2008
And after he threw all of his belongings down into the dark gaping abyss, he felt empty and looked like a monkey.