Graduation

I did it. I finished college. With my grades, motivation, and sanity (mostly) intact.

Last night was our big senior show and we had a huge turn out! I was lucky enough to have my family there for the whole thing. It felt great to finally see my book being read and enjoyed the way it was meant to be. And I am over the moon that people actually liked it! People I don't know! Crazy.

That being said, I was kind of mentally preparing myself to accept that I was now in the Real World and needed to be grown up and responsible (seriously though, is anyone?), and was actually considering shutting down this blog. I figured, hey, I need to find a job, I'll be writing a graphic novel, and I don't think I'll have any time for Rachel Draws. Plus, who gives a shit?

Turns out, some people I had never met before give a shit and I ran into a few at the show. And at least one of them said "I love your blog! Keep it up!"

I'm gonna have a moment here, so no judgment.

I will keep it up, I won't stop posting stuff here. And maybe something really great will come of this sometime down the road. Who knows.

For now I'm settling in for a couple of weeks then I'll be putting myself on a schedule for DAILY POSTS (the cake is not a lie) and maybe sneak peaks at the comic book I'm hoping to finish by September. Morgan, Travis, Ahna, Lydia, Vina, (mom, dad, if you are reading this, you too :), and all you other people who read this but never got a personal shout out, you guys made it all worthwhile. Thanks for sticking with me.

SEACREST OUT.

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The Beginning of the End

My blog has been neglected lately, but not for much longer! Yesterday I finished my Super Serious Senior Sproject (I really needed that alliteration to work. I apologize). This is a big deal for me. I spent 3.5 years of college dreading this project, and the last 2 months of college wishing it would just finish itself while I sat in bed eating chocolate.

Anyhow, it is finally DONE! I wanted to share with you what I've been working on for the past semester. It's also the primary reason that there have been no comics on my blog, so this is where you can direct your anger at my infrequent posts.

Just a disclaimer because this is the internet and I feel this is necessary:
I do not own the rights to any of the photos in this book. The illustrations are all mine and copyrighted, but the images of other comic books are not my property. They have been properly referenced from their original sources and authors. Similarly, the first three chapters of text were not written by me and credit is given to the original authors. This is a student project and will not be sold. I am not (nor ever will be) making money off of these artists'/authors' creations unless I were to gain their full permission.

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Yogurt

Well look at the time. It's my birthday! I'm turning Old.

Lots of big things happening, besides the anniversary of my eviction from a placenta! Today I am going to send my senior thesis book to be printed (gasp!) and this weekend I'll get to bind it. Next week is when all of my finals are due (well, except for a lone presentation on the 9th although the project is technically due on the 2nd..). The following week is the big Senior Thesis Show, which is crazy exciting. And then what? Then I'm DONE. I'll be officially a college graduate! A few days after the senior show, my best friend is coming in to town, then my grandma, then we're having a party for my sister (she is also graduating) and me.... like I said, there is a lot happening!

So here's a comic I scribbled after babysitting a group of kids who really wanted their yogurt.

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Oceana Project

Here are some photos of the project I was working on for the past few months! It came out pretty good. I'll take some better photos when I have a chance.

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Stir Crazy

I've been working on the same project for about six weeks. It's due in 6 days. It's my last project of the semester. AND I AM SO BORED. I am sick of looking at the same freaking thing every day and I just want it to be finished!!!!

So here's a picture of Mo and me while she was visiting for Thanksgiving break. I miss her.

is it love. OR IS IT FANCY FEAST

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Map

Hey, wow, it has been a loooooong time. It pained me to be away from comics for so long.

My trip to Georgia was awesome! I had a great time with my two traveling buddies, Travis and Dylan. The wedding was beautiful, and the pre-party of unlimited free drinks wasn't too bad either :)

But after a hectic weekend and a week of non-stop classes, I've had absolutely no time for art. None at all. Not even a doodle. It's really sad, actually.

I do, however, have something to show you! I got the O-K to put this online recently, so I figured I'd give you a look at what I made over the summer. It's a pro-bono project for GMU's homecoming brochure that I did as a favor for my friend Andrew (hi Andrew!). As frustrating a project as it was (I never have drawn a map before, nor will I ever ever again), I'm pretty happy with the final product! You can actually navigate around campus with this! Well... except for the dorms. I kinda just let those muddle together..... WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.

(I really do recommend viewing this full size)

Ta-Da! A map of my campus! Complete with disproportionate mascot, balloons, and statue! This is all the art I've got for you for now, so take it or leave it :)

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End of Semester Re-posted

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Dad Tells a Story

BACK FROM THE DEAD

...........FOR ONE POST UNTIL NEXT WEEK OR SO.

This was my final project for my illustration class! I felt like I was cheating since I do comics all the time and they aren't a huge deal anymore. But the professor said anything we want, so I chose the easiest anything I wanted.

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IT'S OVAH

NO MORE! I've been done for a few days, but my sisters both had their FINAL final yesterday morning. LOOK THEM. LOOK AT THEM AND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT.

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Fruits of My Labor

I have come to the end of my Editorial Design class, which demanded a 24 page magazine for almost 90% of our final grade. I've been working on this for the past couple months, and I'm pretty excited to see it in printed form!! Made possible by the most understanding friend with print-shop connections <3

Me and my magazine. We're happy together, except when I notice an erroneous indent or misspelled caption. In which case I feel like tossing it into the fireplace to use as kindling. Also when I decide I hate the design of it all, which is all the time. Subsequently, I'm trying not to look at it anymore.

A gratuitous photo-driven article about one of my new favorite artists, Brad Kunkle.

Also, James Jean.

And lastly an article that tells you how to be a cheapskate and make your dried up paints new again. HOORAY FOR CHEAPSKATES!

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progress shots

These are a couple of shots of my work-in-progress Drawing I final. We had to do a large scale and a small scale drawing of whatever we pleased. I was kind of low on ideas so I chose to use a pose from a painting of Narcissus and kind of play off of that theme. This is the painting I took the pose from:

It's coming out alright. The nose put up one heck of a fight, but I think I finally got it.

And oh yes! Hello blogger.com! I'm still figuring out how to use this thing.. I've never had a blog before. And I have never felt quite as nerdy. Because seriously, who's going to be reading this anyway?

-update- large photos arent very large... but as of yet I don't know why they're so small.

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