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 Err… well it gets outdated, I guess, so maybe thats not entirely true.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