That Show I Had, Way Back Whenever...

It was a real hoot! Thanks again to everyone who turned out to drink the drinks and look at my doodles. Special thanks to Nick and everyone at AlleyCat Comics for putting on the lights, the music, and above all, the AIR CONDITIONER.

Also, thank you, dear Kaitlyn McQuaid, for taking these lovely photos. Kaitlyn is a talented photographer of food and other things. You really should check out her lemons. She offered to snap pictures of my reception, and I must say, the art and the Ben have rarely looked better. Please excuse the vanity of the first image, she made me a little collage, and I thought it was too nice to not include.

An important note regarding the reflections in a few of these off center detail shots: not the work of Kaitlyn. That's all Ben. The good photos are the ones that deserve a high five.

See? See the quality of these two? The soft focus, the lack of reflections... McQuaid? More like McQuality!

Well, that's about that! It was a great turn out, evenly composed of friends and strangers. Lots of happy faces and great conversations. Isn't that the point of it all, anyhow? Thanks again, all.

The FINAL COUNTDOWN!

Or at least, the LATEST countdown. That seems less dramatic, though, somehow.

Renegade Craft Fair (Chicago Edition) is fast approaching, so I've been up late every night getting as much done for the sale as I can manage. Now we're almost down to a week, I had better redouble my efforts, as the British chaps always say in old war movies.

Here are some of the latest pegs I've been working on, and a sign for my booth, (I think) cleverly titled Ben There! Pop Nostalgia.

Some more substantial 3" Potter Pegs!

The dementor was the idea of my brilliant co-worker Jake Minton, playwright extrordinairre . He was right - take the scary (Dementors), slap some cute on it (squee!) and it rule(Z).

This is the latest piece of commission work I did - it's a wedding gift, for a couple out in San Diego, from their very generous and thoughtful friend Simone. That's the bride as Batman, The groom as Supes, and yes, they are under the sea... Which, I was very suspicious about, when Simone requested it, but it turned out pretty DARN cute.

Just look at those jellyfish!

Signing off! I'll write again after the fair! Come see me, September 11 and 12 in beautiful Wicker Park!