Happy Friday! You know what time it is. (Patreon)

I was too busy with the studio tour last weekend to do dailies Saturday and Sunday mornings, but here are some highlights from the event!

At least like three of you are here on Patreon, so I hope you don't mind me using your faces for this!  Thank you for stopping by!!

My favorite part is ALWAYS younger people. The twin 11-year-olds were AMAZING artists and came all the way from Delaware (for a Harper's Ferry trip; they just happened to hear about the tour and dropped in). The four students from Shepherd were also in the figure drawing session I went to last Thursday. They're all amazing and enjoyable to be around and I can't wait to follow their journeys now that I follow them all on Instagram!

Here's that potato chip bag podcast intro in case you're interested!

Ollie was everyone's lap slut over the weekend, he was really on his game.

I love having empty frames up on the wall. You have the opportunity to think about what you want in it, AND it probably won't get accidentally crunched or dropped, as it would if I stuffed it in a closet "for later."

Imagine waking up to that POTENTIAL!!

Our mayor is the very caricature of a small-town mayor.

(Leslie sorry to shout you out twice in these comics but YOUR BOOK IS GREAT!!)

I thought this was a bad idea but it's turning out okay!! I'll share them all here when the whole thing is done.

Here's a sneak peek:

IT RESEMBLES A CAR!! That's a big accomplishment for me. I'll share some in-progress posts with you Art Nerds in the $5 tier next week!

WILL THIS PROJECT EVER START it is making me INSANE?!!

The first deadline is January 5th, but I still can't start it until my pitch is approved, but also my brain can't start thinking about the second half of Elephant Town until this project starts rolling! I don't want to half-ass it.

So I guess this is my official statement that I'm going to start the second half of Elephant Town in February. I really hope these daily comics keep y'all sated between now and then! If you signed up exclusively for the Elephant Town updates, I won't judge you at all for pausing your membership til then. (And if you bought a year-long membership and feel miffed about the pause in Elephant Town, hit me up if you want a refund for a few months' worth! I can Venmo you or something.)

What's really tough is that I can't show you ANYTHING for the Secret Project until sometime next year. That's such a big ask for a share-all like me! I'll just have to show you whatever I find in between. And anything that doesn't give a lick of the SECRET PROJECT story away...

Hope you have a great Eat Lots Of Food day next week, or whatever you celebrate! If you're not in the States, may you have an Excellent Thursday!