More uke goodness

I'm busy packing to move to L.A....

Guest artist corner, part 2

By the 5yo (soon to be 6yo). I just love this so freakin' much.

The most condescending agent rejection letter in the history of the Universe

Me:
To: Anna O________
________Associates

Hello Ms. O________,

I thought you may be interested in my picture book.

(blah blah blah)

I appreciate you taking the time to look at this. Any feedback would be welcome.

Thanks,
Tina Kugler

Reply: (one hour later)

From: Anna O____________

Tiny, thanks, but I wouldn't be the right agent for this.

I wish you the best in placing the manuscript elsewhere.

Sincerely,

Anna O_________

.......?
...TINY?
TINY?!!!

TINY?????!!!!

I love that they referenced Otto Dix

No, I haven't forgotten about you, I've just been extremely busy-- lining the recycling bins of art directors, stuff like that.
Anyhoo, this one's for all the art nerds out there:

70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L'Ogre on Vimeo.

guest artist corner- the 4 year old

The 4 year old churns out about 12 of these a day.
I am considering selling them- send me $3 and you get a drawing from the pile.

it's going to be a loooong halloween...

a commentary

Okay, before you read this, first read (or at least skim) this article from jezebel.com regarding Twilight author Stephenie Meyer being idealized into a soul-less stick-Barbie in a biographical comic book. Which raises the question, as a lady type does one also need to be attractive to be a successful writer/illustrator/whatever? Because I am convinced this is the reason why I am being ignored by every single children's publisher in, like, the universe.

Also, sorry for the lag in posts. I've been too busy eating cookie dough.

in which i annoy my agent

click to enlarge.

mom on board, who is about to freaking lose it i swear to god

something to consider when purchasing a mirror...

ah, i love the smell of despair & desperation in the morning

yes! i am the greatest living failed children's illustrator!

the new puppy

so we have a new puppy...harry the dog is half white german shepherd (his mom was rescued while pregnant) and apparently half standard poodle, and at six months is the size of a small pony. the boys love him, quite possibly too much.

more rejection letters

A follow-up to a previous post about rejection letters.
They just keep a-comin'!

while i'm away....

sorry for the lack of updates. busy busy. we moved, blah blah blah.
in the meantime, please check this out:
http://www.petsinuniform.com/gallery_of_pets.php
i just laughed so hard i gave myself the hiccups.

guest artist corner

i just had to share my six-year-old's artistic interpretation of, that's right, a farting contest. note dude with trophy on right.
happy thanksgiving, folks!

another hastily-drawn comic about my strange children

click to enlarge...
yeah, i don't get it either.

happy halloween!

perils of taking a 3-year-old out trick-or-treating...

yet another something to tide you over: classic bollywood

my kids' current favorite song of all time:


okay, so, this song is actually on the Ghost World soundtrack, which we have on the ipod in the car...apparently it sounds close enough to the old Neal Hefti Batman theme to the children (who are obsessed with the '60s Adam West Batman) so it is known as The Batman Song and we have to listen to it on the way to school every morning. (the best part of the morning commute is the 3-year-old belting it out in mock Hindi.)

also, i still feel sorry for that poor girl shaking her head through the whole thing.

one from the vaults

this is an old one...my old boss just sent this to me...from back when we had an impending layoff at disney. thanks, old boss.

fat wonderwoman returns

another one for jamar's fat wonderwoman blog.
i could draw fat wonderwoman all day.
(yes i know comic-con ended months ago. i live in wisconsin, okay?)