merry christmas!

I got the green light on friday that i can mention that i am writing and drawing one of the stories in the first issue of Archaia's upcoming FRAGGLE ROCK comic book!

wooo!

I am VERY excited that Archaia and Henson are giving me this opportunity and I really hope that the fans like what I do for the property :)

my good friend emily found 2 kittens amongst the frozen bodies of their brothers and sisters the other day :(

she's nursing them back the health... but that gets expensive! and in this time of giving and helping out those tinier and much cuter than we are... i give you this post:

a note from the kitties:

The week before Christmas we were found living in a groundhog hole on the side of the road in Salem, Michigan. Beside us were the seven unfortunate bodies of our brothers and sisters, frozen and starved, but we managed to survive!

We will be making our first trip to a veterinarian (whatever that is) on Monday and we are going to be vaccinated, tested for infection and likely treated for mild frostbite to our kitty-toes. Our foster-mom says this is going to cost quite a bit of money, as we also have worms and earmites.

There are two of us, a female black-and-white and a male brown tabby-and-white. We are both domestic short-haired kittens between the ages of 5 and 8 weeks old. We will be ready to go to new homes once we are healthy and at least 12 weeks old. We are both pretty awesome at keeping our waste in the litterbox and we are getting better at cleaning ourselves now that our foster-mom has showed us how (with a washcloth, not her tongue.)

If you can spare a paypal of $1 (or more) or if you are local to ann arbor, michigan and would like to donate pop cans to our Kitten Can-Can drive, you would be contributing to our health and wellbeing. If we can raise enough, our foster-mom is going to have us spayed/neutered before we go to good homes! We don't know what that means but Boy! Doesn't it sound fun?!

a note from emily:

-- The female is younger smaller and more independent than the male. She is very playful but willing to cuddle quietly. She is definitely the caretaker. She cleans her brother and keeps an eye on him. She currently has a habit of shivering when she's purring. Depending on finances we may have to have her tested for nerve or brain damage as she suffered from hypothermia when we picked her up. I will post frequent updates on her condition on my kitty-Twitter @EMJKitties.

-- The male is more of a cuddlebug. He insists on snuggling and will lie on his back with his toes in the air if you pet his belly.

Thank you for your time and help. All paypal and contact can be sent to Emily at emilymargaretjenkins@gmail.com

a note from katie:

i've seen these kitties in person and they are ADORABLE and i'm donating to help them out :) they're so CUTE!

(also, please re-post or tweet this!)

inked pages, did a pin-up and finished a commission tonight. the commission, you can see  :)

since star wars celebration 5 is in orlando in august 2010... (and i've never been!) ryan and i have decided to stay a few extra days to do disneyworld/universal studios/etc.

since i know a lot of you are disney veterans, i'm asking for all you tips, advice, suggestions, etc!

today is my 28th birthday! i've got a lot i want to accomplish before i turn 30... so the next 2 years better watch the hell out!

end transmission:

i did the album artowrk for the band "end transmission"!

they're super cool and you should buy their album "devour". 

 

click here to buy it on missing words records online store or to buy it on itunes!

loneliest astronauts:

i did a guest strip for the soon to hipper than anything webcomic "the loneliest astronauts" for the ever talented kevin church and ming doyle:

 

http://www.agreeablecomics.com/loneliestastronauts/?p=80

CLONE WARS:

there seems to be a familiar pose in last week's new clone wars! 

coincedence? ...well... yeah, of course it is, but i'd like to think i'm that awesome. 

 

(thanks for pointin' it out, spencer!)

err...

also, here's a doodle from a while back that i don't remember if i posted or not:

i'll be announcing my full convention schedule soon! so stay tuned :)

just a reminder that my returned card for star wars the clone wars widevision ends on sunday!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110458175128#ht_542wt_909

I've put my returned card for the TOPPS star wars clone wars widevision up on ebay!



...and... it's blank! the winner of the auction will get the card drawn CUSTOM just for them :) i thought i'd try something different this time and let the collector pick what i draw this time around.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110458175128#ht_524wt_1167

please take a look at the auction and, collectors, if you aren't trying to horde the auction for yourself and wouldn't mind helping a gal out... spread the word!

hey all! I've got a LOT of stuff on my plate right now from comics to a kids' book... mostly stuff i can't "tell all" just yet, but i WILL be posting some new art ASAP! there are some very exciting Katie projects on the horizon and i can't WAIT to share them with you! i'm working on misc. art post for next week... but for THIS week, enjoy this CRAZY RANDOM S**T blog post!

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first, i was jamie hyneman for halloween:


except for when i was at the studio for the day... when i was a pantone swatch:


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for now, here's a fun update... earlier this week, i cut off all my hair. 10" of the blonde mess went to charity and i think i look cute as a button.


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http://www.twitter.com/katiecandraw

http://www.facebook.com/katiecandraw

(i have a facebook group too!)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34525123027

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with another year almost over, bringing me ever closer to my "Last Day", it's time to start thinking about my birthday! (like my Logan's Run reference? no? well, you may not be nerdy enough for you and i to hang out).

aaaaaaaaanyway.... i'll be turning 28 on December 9th! I'm inching closer and closer to 30 and i can't remember where my mid-twenties went. if you see them, please tell them i'm looking for them.

so believe it or not, a few people are asking about sending me a small something for my upcoming bday!
...and i think that's pretty rad, so here's a katie-gift-giving-guide!

I'd like to say that if you've ever gotten a little bit on enjoyment outta' my work and want to repay me for it, a little something-something from my amazon wishlist would put me in a helluva good mood! ;)

http://amzn.com/w/34OWFB1GXSPQ3

i also LOVE audiobooks, i listen to them while i work all the time. so an audible or itunes gift card sent to katiecandraw at gmail dot com would be equally amazing!

or, send me cookies. freshly baked with love by your elderly mother with plenty of love. i prefer walnuts in my chocolate chip cookies and chocolate chips in my peanut butter cookies. no raisins. f**k raisins. they should not exist in cookies when the world is still bountiful with chocolate chips.

or.... send me chris hardwick with a big bow around his neck. also, i'd like him to be holding a trained otter with a matching bow around its neck. if chris hardwick is unavailable, zachary levi will be just fine.

or.... just pop online and give me a lovely "happy birthday!" message on my blog, facebook, twitter, livejournal or e-mail! i like those too ;)