The Greatest Pig on Earth.

Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been hard at work on my book, which I am keeping pretty secret until there's more to show. Here's two small sneak peeks, though.





I'll try to keep popping in as I work, mainly just so that I don't go insane. I'll be buckling down for the next few weeks, and probably not getting out very much. Not that I want to get out much, the weather here has turned nasty and cold and snowy. Much more the typical January I remember from my youth than it has been so far.

My Feminist BUTT

Well I hope everyone's holidays were TIP TOP! I had some pretty good times after a very up and down year. I did manage to score a very nice new pocket-sized digital camera (thanks mom!), which for you means many more process shots, and maybe a few more of the cat. 2012 is going to be the YEAR OF THE BLOG! It's about time I put some more blood, sweat, and tears into my online presence. That should be beginning with some serious design overhauls. I've said that before, but this time I promise it's TRUE!

On a more interesting and concrete note, here's the first page of a comic I did for The Big Feminist But anthology. Probably some of my best work to date, I put a lot of time and effort into my 4 pages. Specifically in the layouts and backgrounds. I didn't write it though, so if you want to see the rest, and get to read it too, I guess you'd better stay tuned and I'll let you know when and where you can buy it!



Aight folks, peace out for now! Hopefully I'll have something more for you very soon! How about I leave you with this very cute picture of my cat and Fiancée. Because I am THAT person.

dragging my feet until they are bloody stumps.

Or at least, that's what it feels like I'm doing. Sorry for the long absence, blog followers, but it will all soon make sense.

First off, I'm getting back to work after a bit of a hiatus. I'm sure you know how difficult that is, getting back into the swing of things is difficult, and I have so many things to do that I'm suffering from acute attention deficit issues, and when I can't concentrate on any ONE thing, sometimes I end up doing nothing at all instead. Here are what my thumbnails look like for the next series of Pig Boy comics. Finally you will know the whole Pig Boy story, as I'm sure you've been dying to learn. I have also already finished inking one of the stories. Though don't get too proud of me, each installment is only about 5 pages. Don't remember Pig Boy? You should click here then.




The reason for my recent hiatus was a tragedy that struck my boyfriend's (and therefor MY) family. His brother's wife had problems during her labour and sadly my little nephew was deprived of oxygen for too long, and was born with massive brain damage. He lived for two very wonderfully happy and horribly sad days before he was taken off life support. I think I can easily say those days and the few that followed were the most difficult of my life. I still can't imagine how little George Zimerman-Read's parents are coping at all. The bright side (because there always is one) is that I got to see a family pull so close together, and I was allowed to be part of it. I consider little George (or Kimchi, as he was called in the womb before we knew his gender and he very closely resembled a pickled cabbage) as my nephew, and Aviv's brother's and sisters-in law as mine too, after experiencing such a heartbreaking ordeal together. I wanted to post a photo of him, but it makes me too sad. I dropped off a package of cookies along with the card pictured below, to the nurses in the NICU at Sick Kids' Hospital. They were amazing people, I don't think I could thank them enough for the support they gave us while we camped out at the hospital.


I'm looking forward to the day when looking at the baby products we carry at work, or going into a toy store, or looking at new babies and preggo ladies doesn't make me sad.

And now some funny pictures from life! Aviv draws on my toes! Panties loves folk music!



I painted myself a moustache for Movember. I was facepainting for an event, and thought it was topical and funny. A little girl asked me if I was pretending to be a boy. I modeled this marvelous thing after my boyfriend's. When he doesn't wax it into curls, it's pretty wild, lookit all those little stray hairs!

Butt Cookies.

One of these days I'll get the hang of blogging, I promise (says the girl who's had a blog for somewhere around 10 years). I've been attempting to work lately, but I'm sure you guys know how life is. It really does take sadistic pleasure in getting in the way.



I also baked some cookies, and yes, the lovely Anne Koyama pointed out (not in so many words) that I'm mentally challenged and spelled Conundrum incorrectly.

These two images are the front and back covers of the mini i'm desperately trying to pull together for CANZINE (yay) this weekend. So far it looks pretty grim dudes, but I'll try to keep you posted. If not, you can find these little hoboes in my book which you won't be able to find any information about on Conundrum's website, because I haven't given them any. Tell life to move the fuck on and let me be a hermit like I've always wanted to be since I saw that Muppet Babies movie and kermit runs away to become a hermit and wears monks robes and lives in a cave. I already live in a concrete cave, now I just need robes and some green paint.

Love and kisses,
Zaphod.

hobo chic

I did this Cat Rackham back when everyone was doing it. I'm a follower like that.

Some cool stuff/adventures from this week:

Jon Klassen is my hero.

Kate Beaton, aw shit son, she's also my hero. I have lots of heroes.

Joy Ang is just pretty darn fantastic.

This is Tory. I work with her stocking shelves super early in the morning. Sometimes it makes us silly.

I've fallen in love with a little café in my 'hood. Capitol Espresso in West Queen West. They have the smoothest lattes and there always seems to be somewhere to sit down.

bums and interns

Hey there sports fans! (didja like my carebears reference there? huh?)
I've been trying a bunch of different techniques for the final look of a new comic I'm working on. The regular old brush inking was getting boring, but I was getting very frustrated knowing what I WANTED, and not being able to achieve the look. I'm sure all my fellow illustrators and cartoonists know what I'm talking about. Anyway, I think I've almost hit it here, good enough for government work (as my dad would say). I'll keep at it for the next few projects and see if I can't nail the look I'm going for, and if not, well then maybe I'll come up with something else!


In other news, I'm thinking about finding an intern for a few hours a week to do all the stuff I don't want to do, and hang out with me and Panties (the cat). If you are, or know anyone interested in doing things like scanning and colour correcting. When convention time rolls around, photocopying and stapling, and being rewarded only with cat snuggles and coffee, drop me a line at britt@brittwilson.com. Oh also, living in toronto would probably be best.

The Maniscalcos, some comics and where I live!

Slap my wrists, I'm the worst blogger, TWO MONTHS since my last post! Guys these two months have not been very productive, but they have been very busy. There's some stuff a-cookin that I can't show you yet, 'cept a few little tidbits.

I did, however, paint this portrait for my friend's wedding.









Lastly here you get a little peak at my new studio. It's going to be a long process, but I look forward to making this the best place to work.

Sneak Peek!

Workin' workin' workin'. Almost there now!

There's dinosaurs in that cave!

Well howdy Internet, what's up?

I've been drawing a bunch of things, stuff I'm too lazy to tell you about right now. Here's some sneak peeks of it!





Well, see you soon when I have more crap to show you!