Sleep deprived and happy. . .

Here I am on the road, soon onto Italian adventures this summer! This photo was taken few hours ago, after a 4:30 am wake up in Halifax. Dr. Christine Hunt gave me a tour of the new NASCAD Port campus last night, what a beautiful place! There are HUGE clay kilns that are the size of elevators! The view is breathtaking as well, with the tall and long windows overlooking windmills, boats and the water.

Jenny and I will have some long-distance adventures this summer, as SassyTuna spans the Atlantic! I can't wait to see old friends and do some artwork under the sun!

Meet Jenny!

This is Jenny MacDonald (right), the professional new addition to the SassyTuna Studio!
In addition to being a spunk-a-riffic girl, Jenny has all the patience required to tame the tizziest art party! Being so happy and enthusiastic, she is a real gift; here from Halifax, she fits right in! Look for more of Jenny's talent Summer 2009...YAY!!!

I Need Some Help in this Department

Eastport -

Thanks to Shawn Hayward at The Beacon for showing this photo today; last weekend was the Eastport Peninsula Agriculture Exhibition.

This hat tells me I am too busy to be at the computer right now, be back with you soon!! (Thank-you Jo-Jo and Jennifer!!)

Off to the Races!

Hi everybody:
I said 'always new':
it's difficult to keep up!

The past 2 months have been packed with caricatures, and many, many trips; I have met so many cool people and have had so much time to draw! Good thing, too, since I want to post some drawing lessons in the Fall...
Here are some photos from the last couple of weeks:



Julie and big, little brother Christopher at Salmon Fest.
All the new signs made it easy to answer questions.

There were thousands of people: my arm was tired, but it was lots of fun!

Thanks for taking the 'foo-fee' pink skirt(Cristina Fabretto's word)
photos before I left, Jennifer!

As soon as August is out, I will have more to post: 2008-2009 are to be the biggest years of a private project to be unveiled!

Thanks for popping by my site, this is a small posting, will have more to say soon!!

Julie

Pancake and the Savages

Pancake & The House of Savages

A fresh new comic from a comically fresh artist!

About the Comic Strip

Pancake and the WHAT?! Allow us to introduce a unique, true story. With inspiration taken from the artist’s pet dwarf hamster, and real life scenarios with friend and fellow art-lover, Jennifer Barnable, “Pancake and the House of Savages” was born.

Whalen’s Pancake overflows with his larger-than-life personality embodied by a fuzzy, peach-coloured rodent sporting a faux-hawk. The House of Savages refers to Barnable’s house of cats and kittens – and yes, Pancake plays with them in real life! He actually dominates them by bitch-slapping their whiskered faces without a moment’s hesitation. Indeed, you’ll soon discover that Pancake is a superhero of a different sort…

Pancake is the new, alternative voice in downtown St. John’s, drawing from social commentary and his own adventures to bring chuckles from anyone who meets his acquaintance. Whalen describes Pancake as “the voice of the little person; the voice that makes you want to vent and rant – about the everyday annoyances of life. Pancake says and does things we wish we could. He’s cute, yet carefree and powerful – he shows us how to look at St. John’s in a different way.” Pancake brings us a hamster-eye-view of downtown in a way we least expect and handles everything with clever, impulsiveness.

About the Star: Pancake

Pancake’s signature characteristics are: his ability to stuff food in his cheeks until it is pushed back into his armpits; his tendency to bitch-slap his owner and anyone else who catches him at a bad moment; and -- above all --, his bizarrely deep and gravel-filled voice – nothing like you’d expect from a little fuzzy hamster. This can only be demonstrated in person, by Whalen.

As the comic strip develops and progresses, you will be introduced to each of the five felines that inhabit the House of Savages – as well as other side characters, unlikely creatures he meets along the way (including a fellow escapee guinea pig, Mr. Pigglesworth, and Tilly, his mousey girlfriend from Shea Heights!