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Layla ([personal profile] layla) wrote2006-02-04 11:49 am

Kodiak pictures and project updates

Yes, it's pictures of Kodiak! As if posting pictures every other time I've gone to Kodiak wasn't enough! Actually, as mentioned earlier, my actual amount of time for touristing was extremely minimal this time. These pictures were taken on a half-hour hike up the hill behind the hotel during a short break before going back and working until 8:30pm ... but such is life.


Early evening looking down over the town.


The steep hill above town is dotted with houses. Notice the little ledge for the cars (the road is too steep and narrow to park on) and the cargo lift next to the stairs up to the house.


The harbor and mountains.

I'm starting to really want to do some sort of comic set in Kodiak. I've been there enough times and talked to enough people who live there that I'm starting to get a pretty good idea of what living there is like ... and I know people I can ask if I have questions. I'm kinda maxed out on projects right now, though...

I'm, surprisingly, a little bit ahead on projects just now -- I have next week's Kismet pages very nearly done (need to finish coloring Monday, and then I will be). I want to start spending a little more time on Freebird, making it look better and maybe doing some toning ... so there's that, but Freebird strips really don't take all *that* much time, maybe half a day. So my big project this weekend is getting organized. Or maybe making a down payment on getting organized ... I think it's gonna take awhile. It's getting to the point, though, where my clutter is encroaching on my work area, and I'm spending ridiculous amounts of time trying to find stuff.

Now that we have the attic over the garage, I think I'm going to pack up a bunch of my books and rarely-used art supplies, stuff I want to keep but don't necessarily need to be sharing living space with. That'll help right off. And I think I need to restructure my organizing of my various projects so that anytime I do a random sketch or finish a page, I have a place to stick it rather than just throwing it onto some pile somewhere.

[identity profile] neosquirrel.livejournal.com 2006-02-05 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
I like the lines in the top picture looking over the town-- the way the roads, railings, and roofs feel very organic.