Had to take this screenshot for posterity: my McSweeney’s Internet Tendency list on the same page as a list by Roxane Gay oh yeah. Read it and weep. Advertisements Continue reading
Category Archives: Comics & Side Projects
One off comics, illustrations, different media, etc.
New work and upcoming shows
I’ll be tabling at Zine Dream and Canzine Toronto with a new collection of freshly squeezed comics and zines: Milkweed vol 2 (second printing; erotic art & literature zine) EASY (conceptual comics) BFF (full colour micro-comic) Unexpected Recipes, Familiar Foods (illustrated food zine) Kawai’s Dead Intellectuals Hot List vol 2 (irreverent zine) See you … Continue reading
Another Kickstarter: Ricepaper’s Currents
It seems like it’s been the summer of the Kickstarter campaign for me. My essay about Chinese-Canadian identity was published last year by Ricepaper Magazine and now has been chosen to be included in their upcoming anthology, Currents, for which a Kickstarter campaign has gone live. Ricepaper is an awesome journal that has been publishing … Continue reading
Speculative Relationships Vol. 3
This comic anthology has been funded! Thanks to everyone for supporting the Kickstarter ❤ Find out more about the story I contributed or check out the other artists! Continue reading
Teaser: Speculative Relationships & La Dame Bleue
It’s my pleasure to announce that the Speculative Relationships Kickstarter, which will feature comics from 19 different artists, is now live! For those curious, you can read more about the story I’m contributing. I’m also offering a special reward – scented personalized postcards ❤ For those curious, I will be scenting the cards with … Continue reading
Teaser: La Dame Bleue
Working hard on my comic for Speculative Relationships 3! You can read more about this comic and Isabella Blow here. Continue reading
Speculative Relationships and the closest I will ever come to writing fanfic
I’m really happy to announce that my comic will be featured in the third and final volume of Speculative Relationships! I’m very pleased to be in excellent company with all the other artists on the lineup. The piece I’m working on is a spin-off of a longer script I wrote that’s heavily based on the … Continue reading
Comic: Ana & Friends
Was backing up files on my external hard drive and realized I’d forgotten about this series I did earlier in 2016. I basically wanted to show mental illnesses in a more nuanced way. In clockwork order they are: bipolar disorder, anorexia, addiction and anxiety. I tried to include a little symbolism with each one as … Continue reading
2016 in review
2016 was not an easy year for me personally. The year was consumed by caregiving responsibilities for two unrelated individuals so making comics and zines – and even reading comics and zines – pretty much got sidelined this year. I did manage to table at two zine fairs though: Canzine and Zine Dream! Had some … Continue reading
Some reviews
Came across a couple reviews of some of my zines ❤ Click on the links to read the reviews in their totality. From Quimby’s re: Kawai’s Guide to Falling in Love with Inappropriate Persons: a wonderfully composed and thoughtful read resting under its cheeky title. And over at Broken Pencil, Joshua Barton writes about Kawai’s … Continue reading
