the errant sketchblog of jess worbyTumblr (3.0; @worbadoodle)http://everythingisweird.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bd665e9ffb64057ef1c9265d203dfdd5/tumblr_mn03jmhsKq1qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>an illustration i did a bit ago for <a href="http://chocolatechipsandrocketships.com/non-nonsense-poem/">this</a> children’s poetry book, chocolate chips & rocket ships. it was fun to try to draw shel silverstein, dr. seuss and roald dahl in their own styles (well, dahl in quentin blake’s style), and try to get them to look good together.</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/50734281573http://everythingisweird.com/post/50734281573Sat, 18 May 2013 11:40:34 -0400Illustrationchildrens bookspoetrydrawingpaintingshel silversteindr. seussroald dahlquentin blakemimicry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7a6a32bbefc04497a39eda13f0877a5/tumblr_mmplnnDqtg1ql77v3o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://doomgloomcomics.com/post/50299104466/grand-comics-festival-june-8th-9th-11-7-pm">doomandgloomcomics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Grand Comics Festival, June 8th & 9th, 11-7 pm. Open & Free to the public. Visit grandcomicsfestival.com for more information.</p> </blockquote> <p>the next festival i’m doing is right in my hood! all independent comics creators exhibiting their stuff. check it!</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/50460545195http://everythingisweird.com/post/50460545195Tue, 14 May 2013 20:56:04 -0400comicscomics festival<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a02f275a7838964014929ca45c9501da/tumblr_mmlmqu9stH1qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I will be exhibiting at TCAF in the <a href="http://torontocomics.com/news/tcaf-presents-the-wowee-zonk-small-press-room/">Wowee Zonk room</a> tomorrow and Sunday. I will have much with me (from left):</p> <p>-3-color screenprints of art from A Walk in the Park</p> <p>-12x16” 2-color glow-in-the-dark “T.Rex with Toupée” prints</p> <p>-The Shaman of Beers- 2-color hardbound silkscreen accordion book</p> <p>-A Walk in the Park- crazay 44-page comics story</p> <p>-Dioramas- set of 10 prints of location drawings I did at The American Museum of Natural History</p> <p>-How Are Things? - collection of <a href="http://hihowarethings.tumblr.com">this webcomic</a> I started recently</p> <p>-Straight People Sexy Time - NSFW! DO NOT TRY AT HOME!</p> <p>-Feeeeeelings #1 & #2 - zines of sketchbook work / peeks into the workings of my brain</p> <p>Not pictured: I will also have a couple beautiful <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5598535996_e3a27acafb_z.jpg">“You Belong to the Woods” giclée prints</a>.</p> <p>Come by and say hi! I will be selling everything for reasonably cheap.</p> <p>YEAH!</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/50108110005http://everythingisweird.com/post/50108110005Fri, 10 May 2013 16:11:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e80261d6df761f85386f4fee0119a54/tumblr_mm03e5Ck4M1sp00qqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://brooklyndrawjam.tumblr.com/post/49159532842/the-first-meeting-of-the-brooklyn-draw-jam-was">brooklyndrawjam</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The first meeting of the Brooklyn Draw Jam was April 22, 2013 at <a href="http://brooklynlaunchpad.org">Launchpad</a>. Participants included Chi Birmingham, Lena Chandhok, Tom Cryan, Jason Das, Greg Hedderman, Tom Motley, Drew Needham, Rosie Pringle, Jess Worby, and more (email jess.worby at gmail.com for additional info).</p> </blockquote> <p>The Brooklyn DrawJam is here and it is real and I made it a <a href="http://brooklyndrawjam.tumblr.com">website</a>. Come draw with us next time at <a href="http://brooklynlaunchpad.org">Launchpad</a>. </p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/49189046599http://everythingisweird.com/post/49189046599Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:43:00 -0400drawingdraw jamjam comicsbrooklynlaunchpad<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4be42cfe5c710b40bd0b197ffd8a0dee/tumblr_ml3yaxHTKI1rp7p8xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://puketrick.tumblr.com/post/47722769131/torontocomics-tcaf-presents-wowwee-zonk-small">puketrick</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://torontocomics.tumblr.com/post/47722577059/tcaf-presents-wowwee-zonk-small-press-room-2013">torontocomics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>TCAF Presents: Wowwee Zonk Small Press Room 2013</strong></p> <p>Local artists and TCAF collaborators Ginette Lapalme, Patrick Kyle and Chris Kuzma have once again pulled together an exciting group of artists from across North America for <em>The Wowee Zonk Small Press Room 2013</em>. The Toronto Reference Library’s Browsery will be transformed and filled to the brim with comics, zines, prints and much, much more!</p> <p>This year’s Wowee Zonk Small Press Room guestlist includes:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.chriskuzma.com/">Chris Kuzma</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ginettelapalme.com/">Ginette Lapalme</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.patrickkyle.com/">Patrick Kyle</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.adambuttrick.com/">Adam Buttrick</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.euniceluk.com/">Eunice Luk</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.shannongerard.org/">Shannon Gerard</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.closedcaptioncomics.blogspot.com/">Closed Caption Comics</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.collectivestench.com/">Collective Stench</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.illustriousalabaster.com/">Alabaster</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.marcbelldept.blogspot.ca/">Marc Bell</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.inechi.com/">Ines Estrada</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.plslala.com/">Lala Albert</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ryandodgson.com/">Ryan Dodgson</a></li> <li>Phil Woollam</li> <li><a href="http://www.nobodyland.com/">Keith Jones</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.comeaumichael.blogspot.ca/">Michael Comeau</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.crookedteethcomics.tumblr.com/">Nate Doyle</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.andyburkholder.blogspot.com/">Andy Burkholder</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lalewestvind.com/">Lale Westvind</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachwortonscrustclub.tumblr.com/">Zach Worton</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jimmezei.com/">Jim Mezei</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.adrianforrow.com/">Adrian Forrow</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.thirdandten.com/">Kellen Hatanaka</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jasonrbradshaw.tumblr.com/">Jason Bradshaw</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.marklaliberte.com/">Mark Laliberte</a></li> <li>Davis Weir</li> <li><a href="http://www.thelinetamer.tumblr.com/">Derek Ballard</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.murdertides.blogspot.ca/">Alicia Nauta</a></li> <li>Peter Kalyniuk</li> <li><a href="http://www.paulwindle.com/">Paul Windle</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.randrenfrow.com/">Rand Renfrow</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.selenawong.com/">Selena Wong</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.seokim.tumblr.com/">Seo Kim</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.samhiti.com/">Sam Hiti</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jworby.com/">Jess Worby</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bluebed.net/">Roman Muradov</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hellophia.com/">Sophia Foster-Dimino</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mangoceratops.blogspot.ca/">Morgan Criger</a></li> <li><a href="http://sabo-art.tumblr.com/">Sab Maynert</a></li> </ul><p>Be sure not to miss this always fresh, always exciting space at TCAF!</p> </blockquote> <p>Our TCAF space for 2013. Don’t miss all these exciting people in Toronto. </p> </blockquote> <p>GAWRSH I’m so excited to be in this room, this room of cartoon madness.</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/47754127517http://everythingisweird.com/post/47754127517Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:00:20 -0400comicstcaf<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1cb51c2dc2a3408d7f5dfb979c328abb/tumblr_ml2q5iukfW1qzzndgo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://everythingisweird.com/post/47714031531http://everythingisweird.com/post/47714031531Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:23:00 -0400Artists on TumblrIllustrationdrawingshe emailed me<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9b6503233af9db84f8811dc054d0aaef/tumblr_ml0rqpLSXs1snji52o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I started making these weird little comics. I decided to cordon them off and put them on their own <a href="http://hihowarething.tumblr.com" title="Hi, How Are Things?" target="_blank">blog</a>.</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/47652466673http://everythingisweird.com/post/47652466673Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:47:37 -0400ComicsArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ff445da7f736cd3f5f12175ce317f8a1/tumblr_mkl5peq2B01qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A comic about a good drawing model.</p> <p>More comics to come.</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/46858130867http://everythingisweird.com/post/46858130867Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:56:00 -0400comicshound dogdogsanta feobservationdrawingArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7262a765efb8d6cffa8a3d8b30c22680/tumblr_mjd17kQsiP1qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://everythingisweird.com/post/44881605741http://everythingisweird.com/post/44881605741Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:04:00 -0500drawingCartoonspost-itsthoughtsword balloons<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/afb80e18ef64d3bc35bc29187346f98e/tumblr_mj1t05RHjs1qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sketches & notes for <a href="http://bit.ly/YOVfsQ">The Rumpus piece</a>.</p> <p>Taken & drawn during James & Crosby Romberger’s presentation.</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/44390378298http://everythingisweird.com/post/44390378298Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:35:06 -0500 I wrote about James &amp; Crosby Romberger for The Rumpus. I love that they chose this picture as...http://everythingisweird.com/post/44301502689http://everythingisweird.com/post/44301502689Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:19:29 -0500writingny comics symposiumjames rombergercrosbythe rumpuscomicsarthip hopnsfwdickshttp://bit.ly/12e8ojh: I’m teaching a drawing class for *absolute beginners*. Join...http://everythingisweird.com/post/44231918125http://everythingisweird.com/post/44231918125Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:20:21 -0500Draw & Draw: Tomorrow night is drawing night. I guess it’s some kind of holiday, too, but...http://everythingisweird.com/post/43014887121http://everythingisweird.com/post/43014887121Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:55:34 -0500life drawingeventdrawinglaunchpad<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b744d3653e5b8e52404278fd3c32c92f/tumblr_mi0zoomQ631qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My work in the new volume of Studio Visit magazine</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/42788744018http://everythingisweird.com/post/42788744018Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:26:48 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0980f6442af396728100f0d5c2de59dc/tumblr_mhw03qrlx81qzzndgo1_r4_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“inner workings”</p> <p>sketchbook ramblings, 12/23/12-1/23/13</p> <p>(click through for larger image)</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/42590782580http://everythingisweird.com/post/42590782580Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:30:06 -0500Artists on TumblrArtIllustrationsketchbook<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f2c752e66d8044367d4534a1a4196285/tumblr_mh76acGIEq1qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks for the magic, guys (me & the work for MAGIC SHOW!, the exhibition I curated at Launchpad). </p> <p>(Photo credit: Marc Scheff)</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/41458496030http://everythingisweird.com/post/41458496030Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:01:24 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83d43b5fd985c0117f5348dd03917ad4/tumblr_mgn1fohNW21qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a09e7fa98aaa82eaf85935fbc4e131c5/tumblr_mgn1fohNW21qzzndgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1df2022bf4077c85d5922f09e2af53a/tumblr_mgn1fohNW21qzzndgo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ad1378845e3587e9cb1bdc6b6936720/tumblr_mgn1fohNW21qzzndgo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>MAGIC SHOW was a huge success. Big thanks to C.M. Duffy, the Launchpad crew, and Jess Ruliffson for getting me involved with the space.</p> (I thought I posted this a while ago… oops)http://everythingisweird.com/post/41393731265http://everythingisweird.com/post/41393731265Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:29:30 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c70e077ce0c9f13f1f9024ab4e49798f/tumblr_mgy8sm3zzr1qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/873986c1d409ef76d043d32dc2fa94e8/tumblr_mgy8sm3zzr1qzzndgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>a few sketches from the drawing night i led at launchpad last wednesday. stay tuned for the next one.</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/41112039678http://everythingisweird.com/post/41112039678Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:00:04 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/026ac65d64e006e010a459ef46d25872/tumblr_mgqip8rmNT1qzzndgo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Masticator”, a new card from <a href="http://gutsofglorygame.com">Guts of Glory</a> (<a href="https://guts-of-glory.myshopify.com">pre-order here!</a>)</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/40699865514http://everythingisweird.com/post/40699865514Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:10:20 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/919f7d1d65340a4ff638d6d26eb6b1d7/tumblr_mgl408Qwrz1qzzndgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Friday Night”, ink & watercolor on Fabriano Studio paper, 16 x 20”, 2012</p> <p>details:</p> <p><img alt="image" height="375" src="http://payload111.cargocollective.com/1/1/42682/4526797/fridaynight-detail2_o.jpg" width="375"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://payload111.cargocollective.com/1/1/42682/4526797/fridaynight-detail1_o.jpg"/></p> <p>This piece was my contribution to MAGIC SHOW, the exhibition I curated at Launchpad. Stay tuned for shots from the show.</p>http://everythingisweird.com/post/40462599725http://everythingisweird.com/post/40462599725Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:09:00 -0500