Posted in art, Babalon Babes, book illustration, comics, comics and illustrations, Exhibits, news, Only in NYC, pop culture, Press, Psycho Bunny, published work, Uncategorized, underground/alternative/subculture, witchesbrewpress releases, tagged comic con, comic conventions, indie comics, michele witchipoo, MOCCA, mocca art fest 2013 on April 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Hi everyone. Just a brief mention about this upcoming weekend. Yes, that’s right. Promotion, promotion, promotion.
You can find both this Saturday and Sunday at the 2013 annual Mocca Fest, table C91. I’ll be sharing the table with two other cartoonists. So come by and buy some stuff from me. My comics will be available. Maybe some prints of my artwork. So come by and say hello. Unless you hate me. If that’s the case, fine by me. I don’t need to see your face.
Later.
Posted in art, book illustration, comics and illustrations, Illustration, news, Press, published work, Uncategorized, tagged a raven above press, art, art article, bugs, california, children art, children story illustration, childrens story, Cockroaches, illustration, john reed, los angeles, michele witchipoo, michele witchipoo artwork, michele witchipoo illustration, Peter Anthony Freeman, published work, roaches, The Children's Voice, The Children's Voice: A Definitive Collection of Welsh Nursery Rhymes, The Golden Day of The Cockroach, The Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival, Vice, Vice Magazine, Vice Magazine website, wales, welsh, Welsh Art, Welsh Nursery Rhymes on February 6, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Just a quick update here. At the moment I have an illustration posted on the Vice Magazine website. You can check out the article, written by John Reed here:
The Golden Age of The Cockroach
Also, I will have an illustration printed in the forthcoming book The Children’s Voice: A Definitive Collection of Welsh Nursery Rhymes to be published by A Raven Above Press. The book, featuring a variety of many talented artists, will be available come spring. It will be released in conjunction with the Los Angeles St. David’s Day Festival on March 3rd, 2013. Details about the book itself forthcoming.
Book cover for the upcoming release “The Children’s Voice: The Definitive Collection of Welsh Nursery Rhymes.” To be published by A Raven Above Press. Cover image by Robert Karr.
Posted in art, book, cartoon, comics, comics and illustrations, Illustration, Press, published work, Uncategorized, underground/alternative/subculture, tagged APE, art, cartoon, cartoon illustration, cartooning, comic book, comic book anthology, comic book art, comic book culture, comic books, comic illustration, comicbook anthology, comics, filthy cake, filthy cake comicbook, filthy cake comicbook anthology, horror anthology, horror art, horror comicbook anthology, illustration, michele witchipoo, michele witchipoo artwork, michele witchipoo illustration, nicolas caesar, Scary Art, Scary-Art Publishing, sequential art on October 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I illustrated a sequential art story written by horror artist extraordinaire Nicolas Caesar. It’s an awesome comic book anthology featuring many great artists and writers. So what are you waiting for? It debuted at the APE show in San Fransisco recently, in which the books sold out. A new batch is being printed as we speak. So don’t miss out – order your copy today!
Cover for Filthy Cake, published by Scary-Art Publishing.
http://www.scary-art.com/scaryartpublishing.htm
http://www.scary-art.com/scaryartpublishing.htm
Many thanks to Nicolas Caesar again.
Posted in art, Babalon Babes, comics and illustrations, Illustration, magick, news, Press, spiritual, Uncategorized, underground/alternative/subculture, tagged alien art genre, alien art genre blog, art, blog, Christian Gnosticism, gnostic three of swords, Gnosticism, illustration, magick, michele witchipoo, michele witchipoo artwork, michele witchipoo illustration, occult, occult artwork, occult illustration, tarot, tarot cards, three of swords, women of esoterica, women of esoterica blog on October 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Gnostic Three Of Swords. Drawn by Michele Witchipoo. Oct. 2012.
The ‘Gnostic Three of Swords’ illustration has been posted again on two more blogs. I’m really grateful for the support and mention.
Here are the links:
http://womenesoterica.blogspot.com/2012/10/artist-michele-witchipoo-three-of-swords.html
http://alienartgenre.blogspot.com/2012/10/artist-michele-witchipoo-three-of-swords.html
Thanks once again to Regan Lee.
http://womenesoterica.blogspot.com/
Posted in art, Babalon Babes, book illustration, cartoon, comics, comics and illustrations, Illustration, news, pop culture, Press, Psycho Bunny, published work, Uncategorized, underground/alternative/subculture, witchesbrewpress releases, tagged art, Babalon Babes, comic, comic book culture, comic books, comicbook character, comicbook culture, comicbook illustration, comicbooks, comix, illustration, interview, jazma, jazma online forum, jazma onlinle, michele witchipoo, michele witchipoo interview, michele witchipoo press, painting, press, Psycho Bunny, richard vasseur, self published comic, sequential art, underground art, underground comics, zine on October 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Comicbook reviewer and journalist Richard Vasseur was gracious enough to interview me on the Jazma Online Forum website.
You can read the interview here:
http://forums.jazmaonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4894
Thanks again to Richard for conducting the interview.
Posted in comics, comics and illustrations, Press, Psycho Bunny, published work, Uncategorized, underground/alternative/subculture, tagged alternative comics, april 2012, art, backporch comics, comic books, comics, IF-X, IF-X Vol. 3 No. 8, michele witchipoo, sequential art, space 2012 on August 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this link. This dates back to April 2012, when I had contributed a Psycho Bunny story to the April Fool’s issue of IF-X:
http://backporchcomics.com/premierecomicsp2.htm
Here’s a photo of the issue I was referring to:
Posted in cartoon, comics, comics and illustrations, Press, tagged 2009, atlas unleashed, comic book culture, comic books, michele witchiepoo, michele witchipoo 2009 podcast interview, michele witchipoo interview, Psycho Bunny on August 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’d forgotten about this interview.
Unfortunately my name was spelled wrong. Every once in a while this happens, and people don’t bother to check.
Regardless, here’s a link to the podcast, conducted September 2009
Posted in art, comics and illustrations, Illustration, life, music, Press, published work, Uncategorized, underground/alternative/subculture, tagged 1990s, 1997, 1998, 1999, art, artwork, cartoon, cartoon illustration, cartooning, club culture, clubbing, early artwork, fanzine, fanzine culture, fanzines, illustration, late 1990 club culture, late 1990s, late 1990s subculture, michele witchipoo, nightclubs, rave, rave culture, rave zine, Urban Groove, Urban Groove fanzine, Urban Groove zine, zine, zines on June 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So I’m finally trying to get my website together. Here I was, typing my bio to post on my future website. As I was listing stuff I’ve done, I remembered contributing artwork for a UK club fanzine. My long time friend Jason used to publish a little ditty titled ‘Urban Groove.’ After his last trip to the US, Jason decided to put together his own ‘zine. The zine’s content focused on what he loved the most, which at the time was raves, music and clubbing. Jason asked me for some artwork, and at the time I thought nothing of it. This was way before I had decided to use a ‘pen name.’ Ironically, it was my friends Jason and Bejay who had always encouraged me to do something with my cartooning, artwork, and whatnot. I still consider those two, along with a few others to still count as my friends. Everyone else I knew back then…they’re long, long gone.
Jason’s skills as a professional printer back in Newport, Wales, proved to be in his favor as he was putting together issues of Urban Groove. Here’s the cover of one of his Urban Groove issues, dating to Winter 1998-1999:
UK based “Urban Groove” fanzine, winter 1998 – 1999. Published by Jason Mee. Some of my early artwork was used for this issue.
The photo of the skyline you see on the cover is when me and Jason went to visit the U.N. He used the NYC background as part of the fanzine cover design.
Another page from this issue. My artwork hadn’t fully developed yet, but the core was there.
Page from the UK fanzine “Urban Groove” dated winter 1998 – 1999. Published by Jason Mee. Angel cartoon drawn by Michele Witchipoo, dated 1997. That drawing was later used for some handmade Christmas/holiday cards, given to my friends around that time.
Here’s the centerfold of the ‘zine, with my drawing placed in the middle of the layout:
Centerfold layout from the UK fanzine “Urban Groove.” Published by Jason Mee during the late 1990s. Drawing by Michele Witchipoo, dated either 1997 or 1998.
I hadn’t looked through issues of “Urban Groove” in years. To my dismay, I had totally forgotten a photo Jason had published of me. This was back when I was thinner, and much cuter. Still surprised that this snapshot was used. This was back when I was a redhead. I’m the shorter one, on the left.
Advertisement in the back of the UK fanzine, “Urban Groove” for subscriptions. Photo taken in 1996 or 1997. Urban Groove was published by Jason Mee during the late 1990s.
I don’t think I would ever pose for a photo such as this today. Maybe as a joke. Similar to when I took part in a zombie beauty pageant back in December 2011. I knew I had no chance in winning, but did it more for the laughs. Being obnoxious, I suppose. But to pose for something like this? Not likely.Then again, the person in the photograph is nothing like the person I’ve become nowadays. After all, people do change.
Urban Groove stopped publication a long time ago. Jason moved on, and now finds work as a photographer. He mostly photographs sexy pin-ups.
Thus so ends another short trip down memory lane.
Posted in art, comics and illustrations, Exhibits, Illustration, life, Press, published work, Uncategorized, underground/alternative/subculture, tagged ABC news, art, art event, art exhibit, art exhibition, Art Takes, Art Takes Times Square, artwork, club, clubbing, drawing, drawings, illustration, michele witchipoo, new york city, New York Times, news media coverage, night life, nightlife, NY1, nyc, old artwork, Only in NYC, pen and ink, pen and ink drawing, times square on June 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
After re-reading yesterday’s blog, (http://witchesbrewpress.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/a-night-of-art-takes-times-square/) I wondered if I had come across too cynical about everything. I probably did.
Just opened my email. Received one from the Artists Wanted company. Found out through their email that the Art Takes Times Square event which happened this past Monday was covered on NY1, ABC news and New York Times. Check out the link: http://www.see.me/june18th/
My illustration on a 9 x 12 digital billboard in the middle of Times Square. Art Takes Times Square event, Monday June 18th, 2012. Illustration and photo by Michele Witchipoo.
So perhaps I should do another blog entry, posting the rest of the photos from the night of June 18th, 2012. I had taken these pics with my cellphone. Unfortunately, my cell frizzled out on me yesterday afternoon. Which meant I couldn’t upload any more pics from that night.
Without further ado, here’s more photos from the Art Takes Times Square event, Monday June 18th, 2012.
The crowd gathers to check out art from the Art Takes Times Square event. Monday June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
Right in the middle of the world famous Times Square of NYC. Art Takes Times Square event, June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo
Marching band. Art Takes Times Square event. Monday June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
Art Takes Times Square. Monday June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
The after party. Art Takes Times Square, Monday June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
Some things never fade. Art Takes Times Square after party. June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
Party person. Art Takes Times Square after party. June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
DJ. Art Takes Times Square after party. June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
People love open bar. Art Takes Times Square after party. June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
Dancer. Art Takes Times Square after party. June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
Even the devil needs to cool off. Art Takes Times Square after party. June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
People get under something. Art Takes Times Square after party. June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
Just right when my artwork pops up on the screen again during the party, this guy gets into my shot. Rude. Monday June 18th, 2012. Photo by Michele Witchipoo.
Here is the original illustration I had submitted to the Art Takes Times Square contest, below. Done with pen and ink, completed December 2010.
Untitled Jan. 2011 by Michele Witchipoo.
Posted in art, book, book illustration, comics and illustrations, Exhibits, Illustration, news, Press, published work, Uncategorized, tagged 2011 Welsh Mythology and Legend Art Show, 2011 West Coast Eisteddfod: Welsh Festival of Arts, a raven above press, A Welsh Alphabet, art, book, book release, illustration, lorin morgan-richards, michele witchipoo, September 23-25th 2011 on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The 2011 West Coast Welsh Art Festival, taking place in L.A. next weekend, got a small mention in L.A. Weekly:
http://www.laweekly.com/events/the-2011-west-coast-eisteddfod-welsh-festival-of-arts-1499873/
That’s the show in which I will be exhibiting one of my illustrations, coinciding with the release of the book “A Welsh Alphabet.” The book featuring a variety of styles by many talented artists, will be published by A Raven Above Press.
Forthcoming book "A Welsh Alphabet" to be published by A Raven Above Press, 2011.
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