Hey everyone, I’m going to be exhibiting at The Grand Newsstand’s Kiosk Fest this weekend in San Francisco! I’ll be selling my travel books and a few comics. With some luck, I’ll also be debuting my Toronto book as well!
Introduction
One More Trip is a compilation of finished journals and drawings from my trips to Seattle, Portland, and Ghana.
In December 2013, I took my first solo trip to Seattle, Washington, journaling and drawing the city over 8 days. I wanted my trip to be encompassed in more than just photographs and stories, so I drew every day to gain familiarity with this new city I was in. Over the upcoming year I took solo trips to Portland and Ghana, journaling and drawing these places as well.
Background
I started doing art over 3 years ago in 2012, after being inspired by the book Emitown. She had taken several months of her life and did a daily comic for each of those days, which was an eye-opening experience. “I want to do this!” I told myself, as I began learning how to draw over the upcoming months in an effort to get decent quickly enough to journal my daily life. I would draw groceries, coffee I drank at peets, tacos I consumed from Taco Bell, comics I bought from Alakazam! Comics, and people. My efforts in daily journaling had mixed results; I would be able to draw every day, but it would be difficult to make a completed piece about my day consistently for long periods of time.
During this time I started urban sketching, drawing the places I was in. This initially started as the interiors of Peet’s or Taco Bell, but I eventually started walking around campus looking for scenes to draw and traveling to neighboring cities to find new places to capture.
A year later when I was planning my trip to Seattle, I knew I could leverage what I had learned from the year of drawing to make my vacation worth more than the days I would be spending there. The drawings and sketches I completed while there would allow my friends to watch my trip unfold and become a little guide for people who would want to visit. I had found something I really enjoyed, capturing the places and stories of where I went, ranging from the weather, outdoor markets, to the best coffee in town. Portland and Ghana were a continuation of this principle, and I hope to continue doing this with new and old places I visit.
The Book
The book can be acquired on my Gumroad for a pay what you want structure. You may purchase it for $0 if you like, just enter $0 into the book and claim the item. I would appreciate a few dollars to help my pay for art supplies that allow me to continue drawing, but no pressure!
Sample Pages
Hi everyone,
My book is scheduled to be release on 25th December 2015 PST. Here are a few sample pages of the book, to whet your appetite. If you would like to receive emails about my book as well as upcoming work, please check my Gumroad.
Hello everyone, here is an update on my ebook. It is on track to be released next week! I have laid out the preliminary pages (it was arduous work stitching all the images together…) and am now finishing up the text and transition pages. It looks like it’ll be ~52 or so pages of travel goodness.
If you missed my information on this ebook or need a refresher, please check out this post. You may also follow my book at my Gumroad.
Releasing on 25th December 2015!
My very first solo trip I had to plan by myself was when I went to Seattle, Washington in December 2013. I left shortly after Christmas and spent the New Years in a frigid, unfamiliar city. All of it was overwhelming and new, the environment, people, restaurants, weather, and even the food. I wanted to document my time there and drew urban sketches, journal entries, and sketchbook pages to share with my friends. After that trip ending up taking solo trips to Portland and Ghana in 2014, documenting my time there as well.
I am going to be releasing an ebook that compiles all my artwork and journal entries from those three trips as well as additional commentary on the pieces. It will be released on Gumroad as a pay what you want option (yes, that even includes getting it for free!)
I’m shooting for it to be released sometime this month, shooting for December 23rd. Please sign up on my Gumroad for more updates!
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