New Cartoon: MORAL PANIC

From the "graduate school can be fun" series, enjoy MORAL PANIC

Alice Needs A Rest

Alice Needs A Rest, originally uploaded by ComicNurse.

We walked down to the Lakeside Memorial Day parade, but decided at the last minute that it was all a bit much for us - the crowd, the marching band, the guns fired when the parade reaches Lakeside cemetery. So we opted to chat with a new friend about her garden instead. The whole outing was very taxing for Alice. On the way home she parked herself in a shady spot and would walk no further.

Photo of the Week 22

MCA, originally uploaded by ComicNurse.

This is the new lobby art at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It is by Jeff Koons and is part of his show that opens May 31st. The piece is all glass, as are most of them in the upcoming exhibit. Can't wait for it to open.

Dillingerville

The 2400 block of North Lincoln Avenue has been retro-fitted to replicate the night in 1934 when John Dillinger was shot outside the Biograph Theatre. The set has been created for the film "Public Enemies" in which Johnny Depp will play Dillinger.
Parking, already at a premium, was impossible to find in the area, so I just took some photos as I drove by. Carpenters who have been working on the set for at least three days, proudly waved and shouted "Cheese!" as I snapped these shots.

Preony

Preony, originally uploaded by ComicNurse.

Couldn't resist posting just one more photo - there's something about a flower on the verge of bloom that I find so incredibly compelling.

Alice Considers

Alice Considers , originally uploaded by ComicNurse.

Once again, Alice had a pretty decent weekend.

Happy Buddha's Birthday

Happy Buddha's Birthday, originally uploaded by ComicNurse.

Engaged Ellen

Photo of the Week 20

Tree Flower 3, originally uploaded by ComicNurse.

Chicago Memories?

Almost two years ago I illustrated a book. The small Indianapolis publishing company has been bought by a larger one since, and I'd mostly given up on ever seeing that project come to light. But now I'm hearing otherwise - a projected late June, early July release. As my dad used to say to me all the time when I was a kid, "we'll see." I am pleased with how the cover looks - the font they chose is very compatible with the drawing style and the colors are seamless. More info here.

Photo of the Week 19

Tree Flowers, originally uploaded by ComicNurse.

It's been a great week for photos with my newfound appreciation of Flickr and one of my posts there being chosen as Thursday's photo of the week on WBEZ's website.

Also a great week for quotes, this one being my current favorite, a restating of Annie Dillard's notion that our needs are guaranteed:

"True abundance does exist; it flows from sufficiency, in an experience of the beauty and wholeness of what is. Abundance is a fact of nature. It is a fundamental law of nature, that there is enough and it is finite. Its finiteness is no threat; it creates a more accurate relationship that commands respect, reverence, and managing those resources with the knowledge that they are precious and in ways that do the most good for the most people."
-- Lynne Twist