fredart : blogbits

Well, I’d love to say that the start of 2008 got off and running the way I wanted to, but it’s actually been more like what people who’ve had kids before told me - go to 2 comics per week for the next few months. I didn’t want to, but thats where im at, and the past two weeks its been more like one. That’s not good.

A lot of people told me not to discount just how much Jack is going to impact my ability to work. Taking this into account, i realized that the biggest thing i needed to do was get myself organized so that i could work more effectively. This was a lot more work than i anticipated. I finally set up my office/studio (i was in kind of a temporary setup here at the house before, where my drawing table and computer were in two different locations), and i’ve been working to clean up a lot of my development and reference material (i’m getting tired of not being able to find things) and work towards a more manageable production sequence.

Most of these efforts have really gone quite well. I feel pretty refreshed about what i’m doing and i’m ready to dive in and write and draw like a ‘professional’ comic artist (AKA ‘madman’)… if only Jack would give his dad more than 20 minutes at a time to do so.

Jack is 2 months old today It’s hard to believe that he joined us little over 8 weeks ago… honestly, it feels like its been more like six or seven months. He’s over 8 lb. now and is doing well. For the past few weeks he’s had some very uncomfortable digestive problems that have made him fussy, irritable, and in need of constant comforting. It was keeping him from sleeping for very long, and for the past few weeks one of us has been up at all times for when he needed attention. Thankfully, with some dietary adjustment, he’s doing much better and is starting to feel more peaceful more often, and now and again IS sharing this peace with his parents. Last night he slept through the night for the first time… and so did his Parents.

I have not been posting big apologies for not being able to get on track with the comic the way i need to and planned for 2008, but I am getting there. I appreciate your patience and have been as frustrated the lack of finished product as much as you all have.

It’s only January 9th, i have the whole year ahead of me. I’ll get there.