week 40

Finn Leo came made his grand entrance last Friday, July 3rd. Welcome to the world, Little Guy!

Stripburger #49

A new issue of Stripburger has come out, and you should get it! I have a short 2 page comic story in it. This is a really great issue. The stories are so unique and visually amazing. I'm honored to be a part of it.

The 49th issue of Stripburger features a special section, "The 8th Mortal Sin". The section, being a spoof on the traditional seven mortal sins, features 8 authors: Rémi Lucas (France), Michael Sterckeman (France), Rina Ayuyang (USA), Dunja Jankovic (Croatia), Kaja Avbersek (Slovenia), Domen Finzgar (Slovenia), Nejc Gazvoda (Slovenia) and Malin Biller (Sweden).

stripburger-blog.blogspot.com/2009/06/sb-49ze-na-voljo-ne...

she knows something is up.

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Week 38

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week 37

scanner down

Now our scanner is not connected to the computer. It's clear across the room, far far away from our computer -- so no doodle for today, but there are hopes for tomorrow. However, here is a picture for you:


(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Week 36

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No Doodle, but still a big win!

Hi guys, I scanned a doodle for today but forgot to put it on my Flickr account so I could post it here. I'm sorry! But here, here is a photo:


(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

9th month

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i need to go to bed earlier

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week 34

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morning test

just a test to see how a dark colored pencil thingy looks on a white background.

sketching lately

Week 32

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DONE!

for the most part...

hi!

a nice time out!

I know I have been lax with the doodles, but look! A photo!

The art reception last Friday went well, good eats and happy people! If you are in town, stop by the Cartoon Art Museum and see some of my art. The exhibit will be up till June 14th. If not for that, you should at least go for the Stan Sakai and the Brinkley Girls exhibits.

http://cartoonart.org

nyuk nyuk

art reception this Friday!

If you're not too busy, come on over to the Cartoon Art Museum this Friday to
see my Small Press Spotlight exhibit and to toast the beginning of baby fun
times!

There will be tasty beverages, yummy food products (including Ken's Comix
Claptrap bean dip) and games where we diaper babies blindfolded! Just kidding, I think...

SMALL PRESS SPOTLIGHT: Featuring RINA AYUYANG
Art Reception:
Friday, May 1, 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm

at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
http://cartoonart.org

Exhibit runs from March 14 to June 14, 2009.

Oh, Heavenly.

a panel for the book.

FAIL!

Three times, I tried to recreate what was a classic funny moment, but I have failed every time.

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slowly productive

a tour of the birth center

a day earlier than expected.

Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese

Last week, I was interviewed by the Nichi Bei Times, a weekly newspaper that focuses on Japanese American, Pacific and Asian American issues. I got to talk about the minicomics scene, my comics and the Spotlight show currently exhibiting some of my work at the Cartoon Art Museum. It's supposed to be in this week's or last week's issue, but I can't find the newspaper anywhere and it's not online yet. If you happen to see it while you're out and about, let me know how it looks!

a panel for the thing

LP

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bouncy boy

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glug glug

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Interview in today's SF Examiner

I got interviewed last week for the SF Examiner, and the article is in this morning's issue. It talks about the Small Press Spotlight show at the Cartoon Art Museum and our comics podcast, The Comix Claptrap. Thanks to Christina Troup for making me sound a lot more credible than I am.

You can read the article here:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/Spotlight-on-Namby-Pamby-42304457.html

Priorities, man...

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answer the phone

dad wakes up

drawn on the bus this morning, taken with my phone, replaced some grays with whites in photoshop

New episode

We've posted a new episode of our comics podcast, The Comix Claptrap. Check it out:

Hello friends! Thien and Rina are back...again (Rina had a terrible cold last month)! This time they sit down with cartoonists Hellen Jo (Jin and Jam #1, Blister) and Calvin Wong (Ramble On #1, Hattie et Millie) and have a fun-filled conversation about cheese-filled hot dogs, Calvin's hair, noise art, and of course COMICS! And no episode would be complete without our new comics correspondent, Josh Frankel who might or might include a new Euro comic among his latest finds at Comic Relief. Join the party!

http://comixclaptrap.blogspot.com/2009/03/episode-10-hellen-jo-and-calvin-wong.html

a phone call with pops

panel for the book.

oldie but goodie, Week 14

I can post this now. This was from Christmastime 2008, Week 14...

CAM Small Press Spotlight, March 14 - June14

I think I can post about this now. I currently have some original comic art and sketchbook strips being exhibited at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum, as a part of their Small Press Spotlight! Many thanks to Andrew Farago.

Cartoon Art Museum
Small Press Spotlight
Featuring: Rina Ayuyang

March 14, 2009 – June 14, 2009
http://cartoonart.org/

friday dust-up

dippy pen, again.

labor pains-in-the-ass

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New Phew

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hem haw hee

there seems to be a pattern here

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"It was a very good year for small town girls and soft summer nights..."

2008 was pretty damn nice. It feels like a long time ago already though, but enough about my hangups... Rob Clough wrote an online piece for The Comics Journal and included doodle DAZE in his Ten Great Minicomics of 2008!

http://tcj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1000&Itemid=70

To get a copy of doodle DAZE for yourself, you can buy it at my lil' shop:
http://rinaayuyang.com/comics/buy.htm

Hello?

for the book.

dippy pen

i had another title for this one, but i forgot what it was going to be.

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latest podcast episode

It occurs to me that I never posted this and what a big error on my part! Recently Thien and I interviewed great cartoonists Andrice Arp and Jesse Reklaw for our New Years episode of the Comix Claptrap. Give a listen, it was fun!

http://comixclaptrap.blogspot.com/2009/01/episode-9-andrice-arp-and-jesse-reklaw.html

Check back later on, a new episode will be posted very soon!

i got it at Ross

For Lark's Show

Lark Pien has a solo show going on right now. You should definitely go to it! Lots of new paintings and drawings by a great cartoonist and friend.

Here's more info:
larkpien.blogspot.com/2009/02/show-i-love-you-little-at-studios.html

She also invited some of us neighbors to collaborate with her for her show. Here are 4 that I did that are in the show. I had fun making them! Thanks Lark!

this month's Cat drawing

an overdone bun in the oven

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2009 is still a little bit 2008

Oh wow, is this LATE or what?!? There are so many Best of the Year comics lists that I've read on the internet, some I agree with, others not so much... so like any other blogger, I thought why not make a list of my own? It's what any real blogger would do! So, here are some of the books of 2008 that I've actually read that got me enthusiastic about comics-making again. It's not ordered and it's hardly an authoratative list, meaning that I'm a real expert on this stuff, ha. But again, I DO have to protect my blogger cred, so here goes:

"Haunted" - Philippe Dupuy - I was excited to see what Dupuy would do in a solo project and I was pretty blown away. I love the sketchbook style of his art, the movement of the lines, very animated and spontaneous.

"Jamilti and Other Stories" - Rutu Modan - this collection gave me a bigger glimpse of the depth of Rutu Modan's talent. I liked exploring the stylistic progression that she goes through from her early work to her more current pieces.

"Ganges #2" - Kevin Huizenga - this was by far my favorite in terms of storytelling and dialogue. It's done with so much drive and is so engaging, weaving seemingly different topics together so effortlessly. I hope to hell Kevin H. comes out with a third issue!

"What It Is" - Lynda Barry - There is no other book like this one. There is this one story in here that initially made me laugh, because Lynda Barry's way of telling a story is so conversational and comfortable, but later on I quickly realized it was the saddest story in the entire world.

"How to Be Everywhere" - Warren Craghead has this amazing way of capturing a specific moment in time in seemingly the most simplest of ways but the end product is always perfect.

"Neverland" - David Kiersh - this was a very sweet and surprising find. I've loved David Kiersh's work since his "Last Cry for Help" comic zine. The drawings in this latest book are so lush and the stories are out of a dream.

"Abandoned Cars" - Tim Lane - I never thought I'd get into this book. I thought it was just another book of some loner type who is all woeful about his life, but there's way more. The artwork is crisp, and the stories show a different approach on autobiography with a more film-noirish narrative.

"Little Nothings" - Lewis Trondheim - always amusing diary comics by one of the great European comics masters. His studious observation of objects and places around him in his daily life are mesmerizing and humorous.

"Big Questions #11" - Anders Nilsen - another great issue of the ongoing series with breathtaking drawings documenting a meandering introspective journey, not to mention, funny dialogue between birds.

"Spaniel Rage, Spring 2008" - Vanessa Davis - more humorous diary strips that I can't get enough of. It's not so much the voyeuristic view of Vanessa D's world that I enjoy, but the way she fits one entire story into just one page. Each one is pretty much like diving into a treasure map. It's one of those comics you keep coming back to.

"Fine Tooth Comics" - a split comic by Onsmith and John Hankiewicz. I don't know if this actually came out in 2008 or not. Well, at least I read it in 2008. It made me think of all those good ole days when minicomics were everywhere to be found and and were crafted as labors of pure love and in fun collaboration with other inspiring artists. Sigh!