#5 : The Sad Monster

To be continued....

my name is Cry.

#3 First Fight

So I'm already behind in the strip but I'm not stressing- i have a few sketched out and perfection is the enemy of done so i will go ahead and reassert that I'm gonna be posting really rough strips sometimes to stay current and to just keep the thing moving. eventually ill commit to a type of rendering it simply but simply is hardest for me sometimes. anyway- here it is raw and uncut… your Moment of Clarity.



A Moment of Clarity…

The Birth of a Strip - A Moment of Clarity

PEace folks!

Ive decided to keep this a regular thing - Im staring a web/comic diary that will catalog moments of random funny, cute, serious, reflective, and just all around life happenings in my world. its a real challenge in consistency and visual narrative. Im really inspired by the web strips American Elf  and Freelance Freedom - check them out. Of course the Boondocks was one of my favorites too but I think there is a real void when it comes to strips highlighting women / esp women of color. This woman is boss tho , one of my SHEros!! check out Jennifer Cruté. So my philosophy has always been " don't hate, CREATE" . I initially wanted to do a daily comic- but then i don't want to put unrealistic expectations on the work- sooooo- I'm going to make it a weekly thing- like a sunday comics thing!

The Following are the first two pages- really its a continuation. like an origins thing… an intro.
Disclaimer: they are still really rough- the text bubbles need work and it could be a lot cleaner- but i just wanted to get them out there. Things will get better in time. they say "Perfect is the enemy of the good and finished" so without too much fuss I'm just putting it out. (((( thanks Micah!)))) BIg love to all my creative souls and art lovers out there who said "i want to see more" I heard you- so do I!

So without further blah blah here is the Boom Sha Kiki!

A Moment of Clarity…

Im working on 6 pages of comic. Each page a different job I've held in NYC. I narrowed the list to 6, I've had way more than 6 jobs. Ive been working since before I had "working papers"... since I was 12 years old. It astounds me how many lifetimes have passed since my most recent incarnation of self. anyways, I wish I had more time to work on these. Im trying to give digital color some more serious tries. its not QUITE there, but its a start. could be the beginning of something beautifuller :)

***Special thanks to Jedi J.Scott for putting this Padawan on the right "path" *** 

stay inspired, pass it on, and never hope more than you work.


Love,

C.Clarity

These are the illustrations Ive been developing post Sandy. It is a visual exploration of both Natural and unnatural disasters and who can an cannot escape them. they are a work in progress. I am still developing the narrative.

xcvd

Post Sandy and US

I Havnt posted a blog since 09? dag!  well, here I go. here it is...a moment of clarity.

Its Thursday going into Friday morning. I just finished an illustration that Ive been working most of the day. Past the deserted thumbnails, into a rough of a colored piece. Its been almost 5 days since the hurricane that has halted life and commerce in NYC immeasurably. Born and raised in NYC , a water sign at that, my element poured in and wrecked the whole place like a bad house party and left a lot of us feeling forever changed. Not unlike the climate. Though my work is arguably ripe with some social relevance, most of it accidental...I never really intentionally engaged the realm of political illustrations or cartooning. To be honest, I always felt like that whole category of illustration was better left to the experts. people who spent decades reading history books and half the day reading current events. But this event kinda left me no choice. maybe its the physical confrontation of the elements at your door (for real the door was shaking for like 12 hours). perhaps it is the reality that if I dont wake up and move something within me to work toward a solution, (even if just a visual one), than my apathy and jadedness is part of the disaster facing humanity. but baby steps. its something. and better than nothing at all...for me anyway.maybe saying something is doing something. Perhaps it is the point where you make an agreement out loud with your self declaring that you are not simply a spectator to the worlds history as it unravels, but an active participant.  I could write a lot more but it would better serve you to read some current events article about this or other crisis in the world and get in where you can fit in. Make it happen...while you have an option. I hope you are all safe and that your loved ones are also. I did this piece for those who have been and will be the MOST effected by climate change and the days to come. For those who can barely keep their heads above water, with or without a hurricane. For those of us denied the leverage to survive disasters we could never design.

Take care,

Clarity