Tag Archive: convention

Oct
24
2008

APE is this WEEKEND, November 1-2, 2008

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APE: the Alternative Press Expo in it’s new time and date in November (great for holiday gifts) is in one week. It’s the day after Halloween! The convention has become not only about self made and small press comics, but of handy crafts and original art.

The special guest this year are: Jessica Abel, Paige Braddock, Megan Kelso, Matt Madden, Ethan Nicolle, and Chris Ware

- I will be at the Cartoon Art Museum table #364 both days and will be selling my wares.

- Jam Comics I have worked on with the Cartoonist Conspiracy can be found at: Fine Print Press/San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy 250 251

You can also find some of my favorite artist peeps: Alexis Fajardo-Kid Beowulf #428, Amy Martin Comics #273B, Art of Ben Walker #446, Richard Becker/Black Swan Press #345, Bob The Angry Flower #336, Bumperboy #354, Page Braddock Jane’s World #339, Keith Knight #337, Lark Pien-Little Bird Books #439, Leadpoint Comics #525, Melaina Comics #534B, Pewfell: The Epic Fantasy Sitcom #513, Scott Mores/Red Window, Inc/ASFA #315 316 317 318,

I also got a flyer that says the Center for Cartoon Studies says they have a panel on using color as well as giving away a limited edition Jeff (Bone) Smith poster. They are booth #523.

To see who else is exhibiting, follow this LINK.

The Cartoon Art Museum will have a closing reception on Nov 1st, 2008 for Keith Knight with a sliding scale of $2-$22. A great time to see Keith’s work as well as the Totoro Forest Project. I will be there, will you?

The Cartoon Art Museum, Dark Horse Comics and Sparkplug Comic Books proudly present The Cartoon Art Museum’s Alternative Press Expo Party on Saturday, November 1, 2008. Join special guest Keith Knight as we host the closing reception for The Knight Life: Bay Area Spotlight on Keith Knight. Additional guests include Jesse Reklaw, celebrating the release of The Night of Your Life, published by Dark Horse Comics, collecting the Ignatz Award-nominated webcomic Slow Wave; Trevor Alixopolous, creator of the Ignatz Award-nominated graphic novel The Hot Breath of War; Hellen Jo; Olga Volozova; David King; and Julia Wertz. Hellen Jo and Olga Volozova will be signing copies of their own newly-released graphic novels, published by Sparkplug Comic Books.

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Oct
02
2008

Silicon 2008 – Meet me there.

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Hey all, I finally got word that I am at Silicon in San Jose this weekend where you can find me in Artist Alley on Saturday and Sunday. It’s a small convention that’s intimate and fun.

Important info:

Silicon 2008 [link]

2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, California
USA 95110
Tel: +1-408-453-4000
Fax: +1-408-437-2898

You can find me, Brian Kolm in Artist Alley and on these panels:

Saturday, October 4th, 2008
11:30 am – 12:45 pm in Carmel Room: What’s New in Comics?
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm in San Juan Room: For the Long Run

I will be doing commissioned art, selling comics and prints and helping do work on the Jam Comic.

I hope to see you there.

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Sep
04
2008

Silicon 2008 Color WIP images

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Here are some of the WIP color images I am doing for Silicon 2008. What do you guys think.

art ©2008 Silicon

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Sep
03
2008

Update: the end of summer.

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Labor day weekend has come and gone which, for many, signals the end of the Summer season.

Of late my blogging has gotten more sparse, so I have lots of catch up with news of my projects and cartooning classes (instead of just posting random art and interesting links). I know that folks like to know whats going on, but I find more personal blog post hard to do since I could say the wrong thing. After all the internet is forever and what you say can come back to haunt you. But I would also like to tell you folks a bit more about whats going on. I guess I am just am not going to bear my soul.

The classes I taught this summer were all really awesome. The kids in the four week-long classes all did an amazing jobs and really produced some amazing work. The kids created characters, drew comics, and created animation (both at the Schulz Museum and the Cartoon Art Museum.) I have posted some of the animation on my YouTube account and some of the artwork has been posted here on the blog too. The summer was really busy, but rewarding as well.

I have cartooning classes lined-up for the fall school year with many returning clients. I am hoping that my full schedule starting from a year ago will have provided me with some wisdom on how to do this teaching thing more efficiently (starting next week). Keeping your life/work flowing is always an interesting challenge.

Just last week I just got a new illustration assignment from a previous client with an exciting challenge for me. I am looking forward to working on it.

I am also working on some graphics for Silicon 2008 in San Jose CA in October which should be appearing on the website and other media fairly soon. Well, I am just finishing them up so you will just have to wait and see. But you can get to see some rough sketches I did for the images below.

Well, that is it for this post. I sure wish more folks, besides spammers, would comment. But I don’t keep my breath held too much. After all some of the most awesome artist in this world of ours get only a handful of comments too.

Dang nab it, being an artist can be hard.

Art Show and Parking for Silicon 2008.

Night Time and Information for Silicon 2008.

Activities/Entertainment and Science Alley for Silicon 2008.

Not sure what I was thinking, but there images I like… for Silicon 2008.

Panels and Shopping for Silicon 2008.

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Jul
26
2008

Sketch-A-Thon day 3 (Saturday) at the SDCC

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Today the scheduled guest at the Cartoon Art Museum Sketch-A-Thon are:

Saturday, July 26 (artist and times subject to change):

12-1pm:  Mike Gray, Doug Gray

1-2pm:  Colleen Doran, Lisa Ann Wilson

2-3pm:  Zach Weiner, Nicholas Ivan Ladendorf

3-4pm:  Dan Piraro

4-5pm:  Josh Ellingson

5-6pm:  Debbie Huey

Visit us at: Cartoon Art Museum booth at MZ11 on the Mezzanine Level

NOTE: These do not reflect any changes that have happened since they were written before the convention started.

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Jul
24
2008

Sketch-A-Con day 1 (thursday) at the SDCC

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Today the scheduled guest at the Cartoon Art Museum Sketch-A-Thon are:

Thursday, July 24: (subject to change)

12-1pm:  Felix Kramer

1-2pm:  Tamer Youssef

2-3pm:  Cathy Bites

3-4pm:  Urian Brown, Brian Kolm <= ME

4-5pm:  Tanya Roberts

5-6pm:  Jesse Hamm

Visit us at: Cartoon Art Museum booth at MZ11 on the Mezzanine Level

NOTE: These do not reflect any changes that have happened since they were written before the convention started.

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Jul
19
2008

Zine Fest this weekend (July 19-20, 2008)

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I will be at the Zine Fest this afternoon. Last night I saw a special tie-in event at the Cartoon Art Museum where the artist read there comics aloud to projected art. What a great way to get ready for a comic show of unique voices. I will probably be hanging around with the talented folks from the Cartoonist Conspiracy like Doc Pop , Kraig Rasmussen, Mike Hales, John Cowan, Michael Capozzola and Jeff Plotkin.

Here is the official info:

What is the SF Zine Fest?

It’s a FREE annual two-day conference for independent and underground publishing. Exhibitors come from all over the West Coast, and while the focus is on zines, all walks of DIY life are represented — comics, arts and crafts, literary presses, and more. SF Zine Fest was founded in 2002 by Jenn of Starfiend Distro.

SF Zine Fest 2008 is brought to you by the hard-working folks at Family Style, Michael Capozzola, Just Visiting, John Isaacson, and many other wonderful volunteers.

When and where is the SF Zine Fest?

Saturday, July 19 from 11:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday, July 20 from 11:00am – 7:00pm

SF County Fair Building
(formerly Hall of Flowers)
9th Ave. at Lincoln Way (in Golden Gate Park) map

Why the new location?

With the idea of exposing DIY zines, comics, and crafts to the widest possible audience, we decided to move the Fest yet again to a location where a larger and more diverse group of attendees could find us. The SF County Fair Building is over twice the size of last year’s location, and is located in beautiful Golden Gate Park, just a block off of 9th Ave. and Lincoln Way. We are expecting more attendees and exhibitors than ever this year.
The SF County Fair Building is easily accessible by bicycle (lots of parking right out front) and also by public Transit: The N train and the 6, 16BX, 43, 44, and 71 bus lines all drop you off within a couple blocks of the Fest! Parking can be more difficult, the adjacent lot is for loading and unloading ONLY. There are some paid parking lots in the nearby Inner Sunset district.

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May
23
2008

Baycon 2008 (this weekend) – Adventures in Space: a pirates tale.

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I know, I know that I have not been posting as much here on the Log Blog, so here is information on the largest Sci-Fi/Fantasy convention in the Bay Area…Baycon. The convention was today, and Friday through Monday. I will only be there tomorrow all day. So if you see me walking around, come and say Hi. I will have some free postcards and my portfolio with me. Hope to see you there.

May 23 – 26, 2008

At Our New Port:
Hyatt Regency

Santa Clara, CA

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