We moved and are all settled in again. This is the final move before we move again in the autumn. Say what you will about Ikea, but their furniture is really great for breaking down into small, moveable bits and it made our move a lot easier (though it was still stressful). One thing that is always good about moving is that it forces us (me) to pare down our (my) stuff. I have more things than Angie as I tend to be a bit of a pack rat and sometimes keep things for sentimental reasons or because I think something will be a good resource for a drawing etc. For example, I have a small, but growing, collection of dead insects and insect bits that I have found on walks. During this last move I tried really hard to be ruthless about my possessions and got rid of quite a few boxes of stuff. I did get to keep my insect bits though.
During the move I listened quite a bit to the Super Furry Animals, a brilliant Welsh band who even sing in Welsh. When I was listening to them I started to put images to some of the songs and decided to create one of the series of images in a comic strip format. These images go along with the song, Hello Sunshine, off the album Phantom Power. The images were drawn with Sakura pens on Bristol Board (2 boards, at 9″ x 12″).
Here are the lyrics to Hello Sunshine by Super Furry Animals:
So hard to say goodbye
Meaning it today
I’ve said goodbye before
Leaving you alone
By the sea
So hard to say goodbye
Hello sunshine
Come into my life
In honesty it’s been a while
Since we had reason left to smile
Hello sunshine
Come into my life
I’m a minger
You’re a minger too
So come on minger
I want to ming with you
In honesty it’s been a while
Since we had reason left to smile
Hello sunshine
Come into my life
You’re not so innocent
You’re a disgrace to your country
If you fled a million miles
I’d chase you for a day
If I could be bothered
Hello sunshine
Come into my life
To learn more about Super Furry Animals, visit the official website at www.superfurry.com. They also have an informative entry in wikipedia, that can be found at www.wikipedia.org.
Glad you made it safely. Love the new comic. Talk to you soon
Giles, these illos are great! I love the one with the two mingers singing with the music notes. I can relate to being a pack rat, I think it goes along with being an artist. I have had a brocken alarm clock in a box for four or five years. I refuse to get rid of it for fear I might one day need it for a project.
Lindsey — yes, I’m glad we made it too (and with all of our stuff). I’m glad you like the comic. You should check out Super Furry Animals if you don’t know tham as I think you would like them. Say hello to Mr. D and master T!
David — thanks, I’m glad you like them. I had fun making this piece and creating the mingers. Yes, I wonder how many artists tend to be pack rats…anyway, I hope you don’t have to move anytime soon ;p
Always good to see you here, until next time…