http://thelawtons.info/wordpress Just another family blog. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:14:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Writing for GeekDad has been a trip during these past few months. I'm not a journalist in training, but I sometimes play one on Wired.com's blog. That recently happened when I dialed in to a conference call at the White House to learn about what is happening with President Obama's ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=167 Here we have three panels on the gypsy fortuneteller scene. Each panel is surrounded by a playing card boarder which is meant to illustrate tarot cards. Space for the text has been left below, but we haven't created a font based on Sue's lettering yet. Below we have the first clownversation, ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=159 Sue has been working feverishly over the past few days, doing new sketches based on the photoshoot. The two clowns, Tiggins and Beggins are being redone with the expressiveness of our two good friends who played them during the shoot. Not much is changing, mind you, just the character's faces ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=151 It was a gorgeous summer evening when our friends came over to play the various parts in Sue's graphic novel. We are fortunate to have so many creative and theatric friends who with their props brought elements of the story to life. Sue will take these reference photos to begin ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=147 Sue has begun working on a new art project, and it's ambitious, original, fantastic, and quite possible, her most exciting opportunity to create accessible and publishable work. But first, a little background. A year ago, when The Vitrolum Republic (then KSA) were starting our newest album, June was a month for ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=137 As Sue is working on gathering reference material for her new graphic novel, and because we'd never been to one of America's foremost cultural events (historically, speaking that is), we decided to go to the Great Circus Parade in Milwaukee. I wrote an account of the event for GeekDad. Below ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=132 Photo Credit: Flickr User mightyohm This post was one of the more difficult to write. Sure, there were a lot of toys I enjoyed playing with. Lego is the most obvious. Computers too were a lot of fun to play with and program, but not exactly a toy. In ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=121 One of Charlie's favorite toys is Gears! Gears! Gears! I reviewed it for wired.com's GeekDad blog. From the article: What kind of toy do you get for the budding engineer who’s big enough for Lego Duplo but not really any other building toy? ‘Gears! Gears! Gears!’ by the Learning Resource feature brightly ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=116 I have a new post up on GeekDad: Introducing Our Kids to the Arts. Sue and I went to the RedLine Milwaukee silent auction benefit with the kids on Milwaukee's near-north side. You could qualify this post as an un-GeekDad as it really doesn't have anything to do with technology. That ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=110 A few weeks ago, GeekDad put out an open call for new writers. I've been following GeekDad for a few years and am attracted to it for numerous reasons that should be obvious; I'm both a geek and a Dad. My reasoning for applying is strange. I don't think of myself ... http://thelawtons.info/wordpress/?p=107