tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53047207154531514672024-02-22T02:20:01.288-06:00it's story timemy name is leslie perrine. this is my blog to share my writing and illustration with you. i hope you like it.leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-68211868602422279702016-01-08T14:45:00.004-06:002016-01-08T14:51:21.716-06:00A New Year Resolution<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Happy 2016 to everyone! Life has been marching on for me in Philadelphia. Trying to find my bearings and settle into a new place. I was lucky enough to take a trip back to Chicago in November which helped me feel a little more grounded. It was also a couple weeks before my BFF Teresa celebrated the first birthday of her little dude. I had been working on a book for him since before he was born called "Baa Baa Bennick" which I finished up for the trip. Here are a few pics of what it turned out like: <br />
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Right before I left for Chicago I found out I had been
accepted to table at a holiday craft fair in Philly called Go West!
Fest. I had never done a craft fair before so I tried to make some new
things that would be "giftable" for the fair. I made some postcard
packs and small paintings. It was fun to sell artwork at the fair,
which other than prints, I've never done before! Some of these that
didn't sell are now up on my etsy page if you're interested. And of
course you can always email me if there's something specific you want
drawn. Here's a peek at a few of the new things I made:<br />
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I hope everyone is starting the new year off right. My resolution this year is to just keep making things. It's so easy to focus on money and problems but really we have to do what makes us happy and what brings satisfaction into our lives. For me it's drawing and writing stories and characters.<br />
Thanks to everyone who takes the time to look at my little pictures. Hearts.<br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-62387792574022799202015-10-13T12:06:00.000-05:002015-10-13T12:08:42.256-05:00Black and White in October<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's October and finally starting to feel a little bit like fall. I feel ready for it this year. I am feeling a bit more settled in Philadelphia. Doing more of my own work and trying to figure out where I'm heading and what I'm doing, which is a lot of pressure to put on yourself in a new place! Sitting and working on a project is exactly what I needed so I decided to draw all my postcards for 31 postcards in 31 days -- an awesome project that some friends of mine started in Chicago. I decided to also take it as a chance to practice a new medium. I have tried pen and ink with nibs on occasion but never actually sat down and practiced. So here are some of the results: </div>
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Excited to pick some apples and watch the leaves fall in a new city. It doesn't really feel like you live somewhere for real until you see the seasons change. </div>
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-84478382188374812462015-09-05T09:47:00.001-05:002015-09-05T09:49:00.746-05:00In West Philadelphia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can't believe I haven't updated since November! I've had some huge life changes including moving halfway across the country to Philadelphia. Moving in support of a partner's career is always a hard move, especially as a woman I don't want to give up any of myself to be a supportive partner. At the same time, I want to be with Andrew and I couldn't imagine being in Chicago without him. So here I am. A die hard Midwesterner on the East Coast.<br />
I made a comic about moving and feeling weird:<br />
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We're actually doing pretty well though and settling in. It helps to have friends here and be meeting new people. Everything is just so different, it's hard to wrap my brain around and also have time to process other big life things.<br />
What else has happened in the past ten months?<br />
I wrote a new comic! It's a small accordion-style fold out comic about my family history. It's called "Creatures of Love" after the Talking Heads song and is full of odd creatures all done in watercolor.<br />
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Which is available both on my etsy shop: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/237161033/creatures-of-love">https://www.etsy.com/listing/237161033/creatures-of-love</a><br />
And at my amazing distributor Radiator Comics: <a href="https://www.radiatorcomics.com/creator/leslie-perrine/">https://www.radiatorcomics.com/creator/leslie-perrine/ </a><br />
I am going to be posting things a lot more on the internet now that I'm not working full time. So hopefully I keep up with stuff here.<br />
Love from the city of brotherly love. <br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-5774658475125535602014-11-17T09:56:00.000-06:002014-11-17T09:57:41.982-06:00Keep Moving, Keep Warm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welp, I heard my first Christmas song on the radio and it's consistently snowing daily, which means the time has come to actually admit winter is happening again...<br />
In hopes of keeping spirits merry and bright I made a few sets of winter/holiday cards now available on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/leslieperrine">etsy</a> page. Here's what they look like:<br />
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If you're in Chicago I will be tabling with these and other prints/books/zines/goodies at the Spudnik Holiday Sale taking place Friday, December 5th from 6-10pm at Spudnik Press!</div>
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***Also, I'm going to be doing a limited number of holiday-time commissions. All will be square sized up to 11x11" hand inked and watercolored. They can be of any 1-2 animals doing any 1 activity (example: a panda bear eating cereal). Email me at leslieperrine@gmail.com by November 24th to get your request in! All drawings will be mailed out the second week of December. ***</div>
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I have been working on one big secret special project that's not the graphic novel I neeeeed to start drawing. Sometimes things you love the best come as distractions to what you should be doing..<br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-83767940762031335542014-11-01T12:40:00.003-05:002014-11-02T11:01:17.265-06:00November, Forever<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
November has become one of my favorite months. Not even by choice as it's the mark of winter beginning (since it snowed all day yesterday..) but because of good things in my life coming my way in November. I love Thanksgiving--not the actual reason for the holiday but the idea behind celebrating harvest and food before the coming winter. The last few years I've had the joy of celebrating "friendsgiving" in Chicago and it's one of my favorite nights of the year.<br />
My niece was born in November and will be celebrating her 4th birthday this year, which is hard to believe.<br />
I also met Andrew in November. We'll be celebrating 2 years together, which is easy to believe. <br />
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I also love the Milwaukee Zine Fest which will be happening again this year on Nov. 8th. I will also have some work hanging at their pop-up art fair the week before. Opening Sunday November 2nd at Jazz Gallery, 926 East Center St. info here: <a href="http://www.riverwestart.org/zine_week.html">http://www.riverwestart.org/zine_week.html</a><br />
These are the 3 original watercolors from a series called "Scary Things" Nightmare/Shadow/Reflection<br />
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if you get a chance go say hi to these dudes for me.<br />
Tonight is also fall behind! Best night of the year, extra hour of life!<br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-31054712702962623312014-10-06T12:37:00.001-05:002014-10-06T12:40:08.755-05:00Scary Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A couple years ago I participated in this awesome month long challenge called "31 Postcards in 31 Days" it was super fun and I decided to do it again this October. I upped the challenge a bit by deciding to hand draw, ink and watercolor each postcard as a drawing challenge to myself. I also wanted them to look dark and spooky as a practice for the book I'm starting to work on.<br />
Here's a few glimpses at some postcards that directly relate to the book:<br />
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I am pleased with the creepiness of some of them..and I think it helped a lot for what I'm trying to move forward working on.<br />
I'm posting a postcard every day for the month of October on my <a href="http://leslieperrine.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a><br />
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In other scary news I'm leading a workshop for teens at the Sulzer Library this Thursday about drawing comics. Check out the CPL events <a href="http://www.chipublib.org/browse_audience/browse-audience-teens/">here</a> <br />
I'm excited to be a part of a YOUMedia workshop and also a part of One Book One Chicago which is if you don't know about is a really cool sponsored event by CPL where one book is chosen for the whole city to read and then attend events/workshops about. This year the book is the Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Klay by Michael Chabon<br />
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Happy October!</div>
leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-22680595296349346492014-09-09T10:00:00.000-05:002014-09-09T10:00:01.306-05:00Heart Seed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can't believe summer is almost over. It feeds very weird and I am in total denial that winter is coming again. I always feel very rooted in the seasons at the end of summer though and very grateful that I live somewhere that I get to experience all the changes of the seasons. <br />
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I finished a new comic! I'm really excited to share it with everyone. It's called Heart Seed. It's about settling your roots in somewhere planting seeds from the past. <br />
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One step for me towards the future is seeing myself as an artist and not waiting for others to tell me I am. So I took a big leap and bought a fancy printer to make archival prints with. I did a few small prints for the Grand Rapids Zine Fest and this is how they turned out:</div>
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Both of these items are up for grabs at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/leslieperrine">my etsy shop</a> or just by talking to me. OR also exciting news! My good pal Neil has started an incredibly awesome comics distro and is selling some of my comics as well as tons of other super amazing artists. Check out his <a href="https://www.radiatorcomics.com/">Radiator Comics</a> page and order some awesome stuff!</3></div>
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-50161210142008943282014-06-10T15:48:00.001-05:002014-06-14T11:47:51.278-05:00Keep Feeling<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been using my <a href="http://leslieperrine.tumblr.com/">tumblr</a> a lot more for every day sketches and posts--so make sure and check that out.<br />
I can't believe it's the summer. I've done some big life changes in the last couple of months ending one my jobs and also stepping down as an organizer of the zine fest. Here is a little comic I wrote about that:<br />
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This is all in an attempt to focus on my own work and really make a go
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in any commissioned work as I have some time now to work on things like
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I recently went on a trip East to visit Andrew's parents for Mother's day. It was great. Here's a little drawing I did of how we spent our time in NYC<br />
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I've been trying to settle into working at home and having time to work while Andrew is also starting work on his dissertation. It's been a transition and I think I'm getting better at actually saying what I feel and what I need. I heard a woman on NPR a few weeks ago talking about the idea of modern women thinking feelings and emotions are weaknesses. I wrote a little comic thinking about how I've been feeling more lately (yes, I cried hearing the opening music to Orange is the New Black starting season 2..) but I don't think that's bad at all!<br />
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That's all for now. Stay tough, keep feeling. xo</div>
leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-41850684032196362502014-04-01T15:54:00.000-05:002014-04-01T15:56:55.142-05:00Friendship<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has been forever since I posted in here. A lot has happened since June! I moved into a great new apartment, organized the 5th annual Chicago Zine Fest and been doing small projects here and there. I am coming up on a huge work time for myself and hoping to get a lot done and keep posting results of things I'm doing. I hope! <br />
Here is a comic I drew for my friend Heather's comp zine called Always and Forever: A Zine About Friendship she made for Chicago Zine Fest. It's totally awesome (because so many amazing people contributed!) and you can order it here:<br />
<a href="http://strangerdangerzines.com/catalog/a-c">http://strangerdangerzines.com/catalog/a-c</a> or here<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/184541201/always-forever-a-zine-about-friendship?ref=af_you_favitem">https://www.etsy.com/listing/184541201/always-forever-a-zine-about-friendship?ref=af_you_favitem</a><br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-69485978205366916392013-06-15T00:04:00.001-05:002013-06-15T00:04:15.769-05:00CAKE time!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Tomorrow I'll be tabling at <a href="http://www.cakechicago.com/">C.A.K.E</a> the Chicago Alternative Comic Expo, which I'm really excited about. It will be my first time tabling at a comic expo and I get to share my table with the incredibly talented <a href="http://fortfootcomix.tumblr.com/">Jaclyn Miller</a>!<br />
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I'll be debuting TWO new books for CAKE. The first is a fictional book I wrote for my nephew's first birthday called the Magic of Harrison. <br />
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And the second is a book of comics I just finished which features all my sea creature comics including two brand new comics and a bunch of sad sea creatures like this narwhal:</div>
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-47103123160947777012013-04-21T00:08:00.001-05:002013-04-21T00:08:26.826-05:00New Book Sneak Peek<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been absolutely terrible at keeping up with blogging. I didn't even mention the zine fest..guess I've just been overly busy. I went directly to work after the zine fest on on a book that I just finished two days ago. I am very excited about it but can't post too much until it's actually printed and given to my nephew for his first birthday present! shhhh<br />
But here is just a little peek at what it looks like:<br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-10810254486257298662013-01-31T17:22:00.002-06:002013-01-31T17:24:09.506-06:00Swordfish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/8433122343/" title="swordfish_comicpg1 by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="swordfish_comicpg1" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8433122343_52cbdb9f8b.jpg" width="392" /></a><br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-443397980667317192012-12-22T10:51:00.003-06:002012-12-22T10:53:00.847-06:002013 Calendar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's almost 2013 and you may be finding yourself in need of a calendar! Well, luckily I made this one:<br />
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I created this calendar for the 2013 Quickest Flip Compilation Calendar. Which is pairing a 12 song cd (a song and artist for every month) with a screen printed copy of the calendar I made. You can check it out and order the limited edition print and cd here: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.quickestflip.com/calendar/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://www.quickestflip.com/calendar/</a></span><br />
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It's really crazy seeing something I made printed and not having done it myself! It was a fun process and this is a picture of what the screen printed poster looks like along with a picture of the cd. Very cool! <br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-40296111420816098842012-12-03T11:45:00.000-06:002012-12-03T17:42:40.312-06:00Sometimes the Sky Explodes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My new book <i>Sometimes the Sky Explodes: The Story of a Hamster Named Yams</i> is now available at my Etsy store and very soon at Quimby's! Click here to pick up a copy through etsy: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/116835568/sometimes-the-sky-explodes-the-story-of">https://www.etsy.com/listing/116835568/sometimes-the-sky-explodes-the-story-of</a><br />
It is a story of an overweight hamster named Yams who goes on an adventure when he gets free from his cage.<br />
Here are a few peeks at what it looks like: <br />
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Also, I have gone down the rabbit hole of having a tumblr. I will still make blog posts here but the Tumblr is more just for comics and drawings that I do to keep me on my toe and have things to put upt here. Please follow me! <a href="http://leslieperrine.tumblr.com/"> http://leslieperrine.tumblr.com/</a></div>
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For the December fundraiser for the Chicago Zine Fest we are having a donation campaign where you can get really awesome gifts for donating. Jaclyn, Heather and I made this video for it which I am particularly fond of:</div>
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Please consider donating here: <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/czfbff">http://www.indiegogo.com/czfbff</a> </div>
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-43824921709643803572012-11-27T15:52:00.002-06:002012-12-03T11:49:10.096-06:00Feeling Funny in our Fins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can't believe it's already the end of November. Totally crazy. I've somehow been more busy than I've ever felt with not having a steady job or income. Also very scary. But I've been trying to focus on a lot of projects and getting stuff done (obviously not blog posts..)<br />
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In October I took a trip out West to visit some close friends. It was a great trip and it made me fall in love with the West Coast all over again. </div>
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I worked on some postcards for the 31 postcard challenge while there here is my second (and inevitably last...) batch of postcards:</div>
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While there my incredibly talented friend Nina showed me around the print shop at UofO. This was my first time ever screen printing!</div>
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It was really awesome, and I had no idea what to make..so in a pinch I created this little dude:</div>
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I actually ended up really liking the old blobfish and decided I'm going to make a series of prints about sad sea creatures. So stay tuned for those! </div>
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Mr blobfish also inspired a new comic so here that is: </div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/8224139105/" title="blob_comicpg1 by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="blob_comicpg1" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8061/8224139105_11cde25e2e.jpg" width="389" /></a></div>
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-73254501631172479482012-10-05T15:37:00.001-05:002012-10-05T15:37:20.231-05:00Crunching Leaves<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm so excited for it to be fall. <br />
In honor of October my amazing friends Heather and Jen have created an event called 31 postcards in 31 days. Since it's fall I decided to make my postcards all be my favorite fall things, here is a peek at the first batch:<br />
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I can't wait to send them out to everyone! I just have to stock up on some postcard stamps now.<br />
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I've been doodling a lot and trying to work with watercolors more. Here is a little doodle I did awhile ago..<br />
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Mostly I'm excited with the work time I have now with my new schedule that I can start working on bigger projects again. Well..after I get back from a trip out west!<br />
I wanted to make a personal comic again instead of one about sea creatures. I'm still trying to get the hang of water coloring..<br />
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here's a look at what my beautiful pot rack looks like in real life!<br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-87265721978256446992012-09-20T14:03:00.001-05:002012-09-20T14:03:04.009-05:00Keeping Perspective<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Chicago Zine Fest 2013 has started planning again. Our kick off fundraiser is tomorrow night! I'm really excited about it. I drew this flyer to promote it.<br />
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I haven't had much of a chance to draw or write lately due to the teacher strike and working a lot of extra hours and also picking back up on Zine Fest stuff. That should change in October! I plan to get a lot of work done. <br />
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Today I got a message from someone who bought my book on etsy telling me that she bought it for this little girl named Stella who is living with a fatal brain tumor. Her mom actually writes a blog about her life here: <a href="http://stellabrunermethven.com/">http://stellabrunermethven.com/</a> It's kind of incredible the way the internet has allowed us to share our lives with each other. I'm really touched and honored that this little girl is going to read my book. And I am wishing the best for her and her family.<br />
Sometimes, I should reread my own book and remember it's all about keeping perspective.<br />
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leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-6977624899615862752012-08-07T10:23:00.000-05:002012-08-07T10:23:39.454-05:00cuttlefish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
sometimes, all you can do is draw a sad comic.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/7733390954/" title="comic_octo_pg1 by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="comic_octo_pg1" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8282/7733390954_76dbb2ba43_z.jpg" width="420" /></a><br />
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Tonight is the kick off reading for the zine reading tour I'm going on for the next 10 days. The reading tonight is at Quimby's at 7pm.<br />
Here's the poster I made for the tour:<br />
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I've been going crazy trying to finish my book/zine for tour..and I did just in time. It's a short story about a fat hamster named yams and it's called Sometimes the Sky Explodes. I actually wrote it a long long time ago when my friend Nina and I did a story/drawing swap and we both kind of failed on the other side of the swap so I decided to finish it up myself. This is what it looks like:<br />
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It's my first time doing all watercolors for the images of a book and I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. </div>
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As always, Bum was a big help preparing for tour.</div>
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I'm really excited to go out with Xavi again and this time adding in Jen and Heather. Heather runs <a href="http://strangerdangerzines.com/">Stranger Danger Distro</a></div>
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<a href="http://strangerdangerzines.com/"></a>Jen is putting a new zine out also that I designed the cover for! It looks like this:</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/7611795954/" title="dc_cover_color by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="dc_cover_color" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7611795954_bc65f74df6_z.jpg" width="416" /></a></div>
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Tour ends with the <a href="http://dczinefest.wordpress.com/news-and-updates/">DC Zine Fest</a> which I can't wait to table at!! If you're on the East Coast--come say hi!</div>
</div>leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-72973638081491541902012-06-05T09:53:00.001-05:002012-06-05T09:53:12.617-05:00cake!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Tonight I'm doing my first ever "comic reading" at this benefit for <a href="http://www.cakechicago.com/">CAKE </a> The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo--which is taking place next weekend June 16th&17th and I'm very excited to attend. <div>
The reading tonight is at the Hungry Brain at 9pm, come support me and CAKE!</div>
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In other news summer is shaping up nicely. I'm going on another reading tour starting July 20th, so stay tuned for dates and venues having to do with that!</div>
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My book Stella's Big Wish was featured on this really awesome online magazine Make It Mag--check out my interview and write up, it's pretty awesome! http://www.makeitmag.com/#/leslie-perrine/4563508976</div>
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That's all for now, hoping summer gives me the time to actually make a new book...so far it's just packed with fun. I guess I'm not complaining!</div>
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At a coffee shop playing Dinosaur Jr, not a bad way to spend a gray Sunday afternoon. I'm ready for summer. Ready for warmth and excitement. I'm tired of spring. Tired of gray days and heavy hearts. I'm lucky I have such awesome friends who support each other and are open with each other even when things are bad and scary. It makes me proud but also sad and frustrated with the people who try to threaten that or take it away. So I made a comic about it. Sticking with the sea creatures for now. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6980124038/" title="shark pg1 by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="shark pg1" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/6980124038_de3e475e06_z.jpg" width="410" /></a><br />
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I'm also hosting a reading this week at the Read/Write library that my friend and former tourmate is reading at. Here is the flyer I made for it:<br />
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This week is my 30th birthday, so I'll be suddenly in my 30's, which I'm excited for. I definitely thought being 30 would look different..but I'm not worrying about it too much. I'm sure you'll read my comics about it in the future!</div>leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-56708928754689515912012-04-04T20:46:00.000-05:002012-04-04T20:46:12.850-05:00better things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm finally back in the swing of making things! There's always a good couple week decompression time after Chicago Zine Fest happens that I don't want to do ANYTHING..but I think that has luckily passed. Zine Fest was amazing. It's hard to imagine doing something of that magnitude again every year but every year I think "how could I not?!"<br />
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Recently my best friend since first grade Jamie Walsh, started a website called <a href="http://www.quickestflip.com/">The Quickest Flip</a> it's a really awesome curated space to sell art. I have a page and so do a lot of other really talented people. Jamie decided to make a publication by the same name with an open call to artists. I just finished my submission for it which is a one page comic. This is my first time doing a 3-panel style comic and coloring a comic so I'm pretty excited about it!<br />
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I also finished another comic that was supposed to be for a free comic book day comic my friend Neil Brideau was putting together, but due to personal stuff I missed the deadline. Welp, here it is anyway:<br />
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I usually hate the spring. When it was super warm out it was helping me forget that but alas, real spring seems to be creeping in. It seems like the time when people leave and although it's the time of flowers blooming and trees budding it always seems the opposite in my life. Ah Mr. Eliot you're so right "April is the cruelest month."<br />
What can you do but paint pictures, make mix cds and snuggle with cats to feel better?<br />
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Hey! I've been in Chicago Zine Fest lock down mode--but I'm back! <br />
Exciting stuff is happening. Mostly that it's <a href="http://www.chicagozinefest.org/">Chicago Zine Fest </a> week!!<br />
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Because things aren't crazy enough, I'm doing a reading tonight to benefit CZF which features many amazing zine readers and zinesters in bands playing. So excited about it!!<br />
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Show starts at 6:30 tonight, 814 W 18th street, tell your friends!</div>
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CHICAGO ZINE FEST kicks off Friday at 1pm at the Conaway Center at Columbia College!</div>
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I've been working on this since August, so I'm pretty excited about it happening.</div>
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Check out the floor plans of Exhibitors online <a href="http://chicagozinefest.org/node/112">here</a></div>
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I will have some things set up at the organizers' table on the 8th floor table #45. </div>
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This will be the first time EVER you will be able to buy my new book Stella's Big Wish</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6484952909/" title="fstella_cover by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="fstella_cover" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6484952909_9c206fec79_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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I'm really excited, I had them printed through Lulu in the end which is making them cost a bit more ($7) but I think they're worth it and really glad I have copies to sell now!</div>
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To finish out the weekend we're having a karaoke afterparty next Saturday night that should be a blast.</div>
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Here is the flyer I made for it:</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6803719710/" title="CZF Afterparty Flyer by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="CZF Afterparty Flyer" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6803719710_600c1e8ff6_z.jpg" width="496" /></a></div>
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I can't wait for next weekend--I hope to see everyone there!!!!</div>
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<br /></div>leslie perrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484761645102454879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304720715453151467.post-29304810031529584412011-12-09T21:56:00.001-06:002011-12-09T22:32:10.808-06:00First Snow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last night was the first snow of the year. It's late this year. Although I'm not a huge fan of the cold, looking out and seeing the snow blowing under the streetlamps on Mozart is a magical feeling. I really love it and it feels like things are really changing. <br />
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Tomorrow is already time again for <a href="http://milwaukeezinefest.org/">the Milwaukee Zine Fest</a>! <br />
<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v58/velcrocircles/?action=view&current=tumblr_lvtcw5ZrvO1qgeca3o1_500.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/velcrocircles/tumblr_lvtcw5ZrvO1qgeca3o1_500.jpg" /></a><br />
I love this zine fest because it marks the anniversary of Matt, Ramsey, Neil and I's decision to start Chicago Zine Fest. It was 3 years ago now already! Sadly, just Neil and I are left from the original crew but we'll be tabling with Zine Fest goods and our own zines tomorrow from 10-5 at the Falcon Bowl.<br />
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What new things will I have there?<br />
Sadly, not much. I finished my book <u>Stella's Big Wish</u> at long last<br />
Here is the cover:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6484952909/" title="fstella_cover by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="fstella_cover" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6484952909_9c206fec79_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
And a couple sample pages:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6484958869/" title="fstella_2text by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="fstella_2text " height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6484958869_de0c5e4a74_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6484958735/" title="fstella_2 by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="fstella_2" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6484958735_9681ca2972_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6484969839/" title="fstella_6_left by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="fstella_6_left" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6484969839_171bb65814_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6484969745/" title="fstella_6_right by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="fstella_6_right" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6484969745_4910dee263_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
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I printed two copies through lulu and was going to get more but was not entirely happy with the printing...so I don't have any copies for Milwaukee unfortunately. I will figure it out soon and post more info when they're available! Hopefully soon! <br />
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Here are a couple of little drawings I did for my friend Jamie's website (more about that in the future too!)<br />
"party/happy/fun" pic:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6484996483/" title="qf_partycolor by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="qf_partycolor" height="386" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6484996483_4e67d2ab06_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
"trading" pic:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6484996867/" title="qf_tradingcolor by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="qf_tradingcolor" height="386" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6484996867_88b79fedf1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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And lastly, Chicago Zine Fest is in full swing. Can't begin to say how excited I am about things going on this year. Holiday fundraiser, with our NEW ARTWORK by the amazing Lilli Carré<br />
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Listening to a lot of Tom Petty, getting a lot of work done. <br />
It's been so gorgeous out and I've had a few unexpected days off from work, which is great for getting real work done. <br />
My friend and former tourmate Jim Joyce is putting together a Halloween zine he asked me to be a part of. These four pages were my contribution:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6234938770/" title="halloween pg1 by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="halloween pg1" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6234938770_3a5a898f6a_z.jpg" width="509" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6234414627/" title="halloween pg2 by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="halloween pg2" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6043/6234414627_e2994ff42b_z.jpg" width="533" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6234414407/" title="halloween pg3 by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="halloween pg3" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6234414407_6c19c6fb9e_z.jpg" width="533" /></a><br />
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I'm excited to see it all together. Also in the zine are Xavier Maldonado, Dave Roche, Vicky Lim and more!<br />
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I've been working non stop on a project I can't share..shhhhh it's a surprise for someone! But I'm really excited, so just rest assured there's a lot of work going on.<br />
photo proof:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6236128583/" title="hard at work by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="hard at work" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6236128583_f36a32dc72_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Fall means getting back in Zine Fest swing. We're back on a weekly meeting schedule and hosting our first fundraiser Oct. 24th. Here's the flyer I made for the reading:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslieperrine/6234963516/" title="zinefest reading by leslie perrine, on Flickr"><img alt="zinefest reading" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6234963516_55549f9ffc_z.jpg" width="501" /></a><br />
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Speaking of zine fests, I'll be at the<a href="http://madisonzinefest.org/"> Madison Zine Fes</a>t Oct. 22nd--if you're in the area or looking for a day trip, come say hi! I'm excited to go back to Madison. It was really lovely this time of year last year. </div>
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