April 2008

Hi all,

You might, at times, read my titles for these newsposts and wonder ‘what does it mean? Is there some cryptic message hidden there, like writing on a wall?’ No, sadly, not usually. BUT today is different. Somewhat. This post has a theme of sorts, of moving and travel and the dangers and excitement that comes from those sorts of endeavors.

Ben Hatke has been traveling with his family lately and his latest blog entry puts him in Gravagna, Italy. His art seems to be traveling too, making appearances in magazines. The Artful Blogger is published by Stampington & Company and encompasses the do’s and don’ts of creating a blog. Ben’s ‘Benedetto Juggling’ below was featured as an example of artful. I think you will all agree. It looks like a neat magazine, make sure you check it out!

In other good news, Jeremy Vanhoozer will be relocating to Atlanta. Why, you ask? For a new job as the Art Director for Cartoon Network Game Studios! Check out his blog and read carefully. What a humble guy, the news is in the second paragraph hidden below his recent drawergeeks submission. Congrats Jeremy on the new job! I’m sure everyone in Parable joins together with that wish. Good luck!!

Tune in again for more amazing news!

Hi all,

I actually noticed this first bit of news last week but, like a fine wine, news gets better with age. Err… well it gets outdated, I guess, so maybe thats not entirely true. Anyway, at least it doesn’t get less newsworthy. :)

I’ve known about the Pepper Project for quite a while now, and I was absolutely thrilled to see that Sally Thompson had created a submission for it. For those that aren’t in the know, here’s what it’s all about:

Pepper is the character of Stanley Lau and is also the mascot of Imaginary Friends Studio. Maybe more importantly though, Pepper is a cult classic at deviantart.com. She has as many forms and versions as ideas, a muse for any and all with only a few defining characteristics. So when the challenge was sent out to create unique versions of Pepper, well, the turn out was pretty good. Check out Sally’s submission below.

And I know I mentioned Tor Harold Blom’s webcomic before, but that was when it’s flag ship page had just launched and I wasn’t sure exactly what it would be about. Now with a few months worth of updates, it is crystal clear. “A Cup of Tea: A Diary in memory of a Tree” is not just art, its education.

-John