We Got Our Drool On!
So my pal Betsy Streeter makes a zine… It is aimed at empowerment. I’m not exactly sure why k-9s are involved… but hey, every dog has its day! Mocha, my pooch of some time ago, is getting HER day on the cover of issue # 8.
If you want a copy, let me know via an email… brig@squidrowcomics.com
… AND why not peruse the updated “Books & Zines” page? You might just see an issue you can’t live without!
I’m sketching into October… everyday in the month of October, I will post on Instagram and Facebook, an inked drawering. Each day of the month has an official prompt on the official Inktober website. So the “word of the day” is interpreted by artists all over the world and uploaded onto social media with the hashtag Inktober and Inktober2017.
So come find me on Instagram (I am brigtoon on Instagram) and on Facebook under my name. Smiles! And I hope you enjoy the silly stuff I come up with!
I just added some back issues of Art-o-rama to the Books & Zines page. If you missed an issue or you need a specific zine for a gift, you can now order them through this website. I’m still adding older back issues (sub #15), so if you don’t see an issue, check back. I am sold out of Love Letters to Ireland #21 and the Sketchbooking issue #24. Zines are $5 each with some shipping and handling. Pictured is one of my favorite issues…
It’s time to do some updating. You’ll be seeing some changes on the site here as I am updating the portfolio page … you can now see more of my work, including the Mug Shots (complete with prices… ). If you see anything on the site that you wish to purchase you can get a hold of me through the contact button. I can do the PayPal… or other options that we can discuss.
After 10 years of living in Salinas where lettuce is king, I have picked up my artist self and moved to Portland, Oregon… where coffee, microbrew, cartooning, books, donuts, gastropubs, bicycles (and more) are king.
Thank you to all of Monterey and Santa Cruz counties for your support and love over the years. 20 years in The Monterey Bay area… I will miss it so… but adventure calls. Love & Hugs.
The Monterey County Weekly (and Walter Ryce) gave me a nice sendoff. Here’s the Artifact blurb.
If you are as upset as I am about how the current president is using our tax money to fund his trips to his Florida resort… moneys that could otherwise be spent on funding PBS or the NEA or Meals on Wheels… then download this “Tell It to HIM” cartoonification and send it off to The Trump White House. ** visit the download/letters link to see more “Tell it to’em” cartoonifications. 
If you want to voice your opinion as a citizen of this country on policy (as is your right)… but say you don’t have the time to construct a letter to send to our government (via snail mail)… FEAR NOT! I have constructed some for you! I have made a few prefab cartoonifications that express how you might feel… All you have to do is simply download, print, sign your name to and tuck it in an envelope to The White House (1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500) … this allows your voice to be heard when phone lines have been downed at the White House… for reasons I’m still not sure of.
A list of these cartoonifications can be found under the Downloads Letters page. More will be added as the administration moves forward. Feel free to use these, share them with friends, or whatever. Stand up and be heard … or be read! We have the freedom to argue, to disagree, and to let our ideas be heard.
Drop by booth #113… The most excellent Betsy Streeter and I are sharing a table. Look for the amazing TOAST! 
October 1 & 2… from 11-5pm
5 East Gabilan Street #205… above First Awakenings in Oldtown Salinas.
Cookies and Silliness.
Lately, I’ve been researching the latest zine topic… ghosts and hauntings/haunted places. In my neck of the woods, one doesn’t need to go very far to find the paranormal. Monterey and Santa Cruz are filled with spirits of the past. The lovely and slightly creepy Restaurant 1833 in Monterey (pictured here) is just such a place… 
Haunted by former owners and full of low light, real candles and ornate wallpapers, the place has a feeling of … some kind of uneasiness… like you’re being watched. It adds a bit of excitement to your meal… especially if you order a glass of “Stokes Ghost”… a “chilling” red wine fit for the spooky atmosphere.
I didn’t stop there… right down the street is The Monterey Hotel… a lovely old establishment right in the middle of Monterey’s Alvarado Street. I had a lovely conversation with the general manager about the spooks that live there at the hotel. She invited me to have a look around, and so I did. I pulled out my iPhone and took some photos. Later that evening, I was reviewing the photos… and sure enough, small green orbs appeared around the ceiling, and a chaise lounge. A larger “ball of light” is seen in the hallway and a ghostish image on the other side of a small window leading to a hallway. As I write, the hair is standing up on my arms!
This spook-filled issue of ARt-o-rama will be available at the beginning of October. Contact me at brig@squidrowcomics.com to reserve a copy.