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Quote from interview "And that's the negativity bias I think a lot about. They say that humans generally latch onto more negative experiences than positive ones. And then those negative experiences become your backstory."

Leaning Into Your Curiosity – The Way In Podcast

I was a guest on The Way In to Fulfillment and Joy - a podcast hosted by my friend Morgan Cox. She and I have been artistic collaborators for years and I was so happy to have a long chat with her about curiosity, art, well-being, and confidence. I also talk about my Sober Summer comic, recalibrating my drinking habits, and ...

Going (virtually) to TCAF 2021

TCAF 2021 Poster by Cole Pauls Have you heard of TCAF? I hadn't until I discovered the comic book world. It's the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) and it is like THE gathering place for Canadian cartoonists/illustrators and publishers... maybe even North America. Especially, for Indie comics. I would have been SO ...

Glimpses into Lockdown Winter Dec 2020

Lockdown – Then & Now

Alberta went into a second lockdown on December 8, 2020. The last four days have felt like four weeks. And, we have another four weeks ahead to try and bend this COVID-19 curve. I'm relieved that the province is taking firm measures. It's also interesting that this lockdown experience is quite different for me compared ...

4 panel comic about my day on Feb 1, 2020. 12AM at the club with friends, 1AM Justin Jay DJ set, 2AM watching 20 year olds get crunk, 3AM bedtime tea.

Flashback – Hourly Comic Day, Feb 2020

I was flipping through my watercolour sketchbook and found this little gem of social times pre-COVID-19. After this, I went to a play with my friend Alison at the Citadel. It was a great ...

Halfway Point 2018: Resolutions

Something new coming to the blog - my comics! A couple of years ago I started drawing and painting as part of my new years resolutions. One of my goals for the next three years is to write a graphic novel so it's about time to share some of my stuff if I plan to put it out into the world. Goals always move ahead in the ...