Things are moving a little slow thanks to a large construction for the next page. So, I thought I’d give you a little peak at what’s to come—boxed seats! You may be asking yourself, “but where are the seats?” and my answer to that is simple. This already finished seat was made to be photographed separately and to be added later when needed. I’m obsessive and meticulous but not so much so that I would make every individual seat in this cardboard theater! No, just meticulous enough to construct half an elaborate theater out of an inane and obstinate material for just one panel of the next page!

Stay tuned as I’ll likely be posting more images as this comes closer to completion. In the meantime, if you’re looking for something to do, vote for what free giveaway you’d like to get in the poll!

I’m sure this whole thing of creating cardboard sculptures is a little novel to many people and so I like to post up photos of some of the sculptures separate from their home in the artwork for the pages. It’s a way to see these things without the compositing and effects. So here’s a shot of the chandelier used in page 32. Going into making this I had very little worked out in my mind how to execute it. A lot of the problems solved in creating the cardboard chandelier came from a lot of trial and error along the way. The main column that provides much of the structure’s stability comes from a thin wooden dowel. Pieces of this same dowel were sharpened and used as the candles as well. The ‘chains’ are made from stripping the paper off of corrugated cardboard. The sheet was slit into roughly even strips and glued around the circular top ring. The strips splayed out nicely and were glued to the larger lower ring. From there, the addition of the ‘arms’ was easy and the whole piece was finished with some ink details. The result is what you see to the right. Enjoy!

Despite my worsening pinched nerve saga I have been able to do a few things towards getting the next page done. One of them is this theater seat. It’s made entirely of cardboard with a wooden dowel that allows the seat bottom to fold up. Without an official ETA on the next page, all I can offer you patient readers is to have a seat and take heart that I am doing the best I can.

This may be a long drawn out affair with the potential for surgery, physical therapy et al so I would again advise you to sign up for email subscriptions. That way you can always stay on top of things as they happen. If you do click the little envelope above and put in your email address, be sure to check your spam filter in case the confirmation email got snagged.

In the meantime, enjoy this little tidbit and stay tuned as I will be updating this blog with my progress with my health and with this webcomic. Thanks for your patience…

A kind and generous soul with a keen eye has snatched up the sketch for page 28. Thank you! If you were considering it and didn’t get your donation in time, don’t let that stop you! I’m more than happy to do an ink sketch just for you. As I’ve already said, times are tough so take advantage of me when I’m offering myself up cheap!
The original version of page 23 is still available. This is a finished drawing complete with all the bells and whistles. I’ll not be selling finished drawings like this anytime soon. When the pages from this book do become available, I promise they will not go this cheap. A donation of only $85 and you can make a home for this fine piece of art.

In the interest of generating some desperately needed funds, I’m making the unused page 23 available for sale. The first person who donates $85 or more through Paypal will be the proud new owner of this little gem. This page is ink, colored pencil and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper and is 12″x16″. Please be generous as the need is dire. Shipping expenses will be included in the donation. Here’s the piece.

I still have this drawing for page 28 available as well. The first person to donate over $35 through paypal will get this drawing with all shipping and handling included. The drawing measures 12″x16″ and is ink and graphite on Arches watercolor paper. Please find it within yourself to spend a little money on a valuable work of art to help support this project. Thanks for your consideration.