ghosts

desert winter

On our way back south to Phoenix, we made a stop in Sedona, which is known for its new age vortexes, psychics, wealthy adobe mansion owners and spectacular red rock vistas. 

Here is a view of the trail we hiked to get to the Bell Rock vortex, a spot of desert with incredible upward flowing energy and some say, healing powers. But I've got to say, I started the hike with beginning symptoms of a cold and a heavy heart and after two hours exploring, when we came back, I was feeling quite jaunty. 

and right south of Sedona is this awe-inspiring cliff dwelling known as Montezuma's Castle that's estimated to be as old as 700AD. It looks small in this photo, but up close it's really quite impressive. It was a beautiful day and we had a picnic of cheese and crackers by the river that's flowing just behind where this shot was taken.

the vancouver scene

it's offically the rainy season again and we all can welcome back the sad and lonely days of the pacific northwest. 

will it ever end? do we even want it to?

2009

adventures in self-publishing

Taken Down by Cody Rocko

This summer I visited NYC and ended up spending some time in Printed Matter in Chelsea. I had been thinking about self-publishing for a while but after seeing so many fantastic artist publications, I decided to do an experiment and try to put together a book myself. I used the ever-popular Blurb.com. It took a while but after compiling and laying out everything, I think the book came together nicely. It's almost 100 pages long!
I'm going to look into a more local or at least smaller publisher and see if I can't make a book that is less costly. 

couples

the newest in the series. 

every day with you is halloween

dream log

I dream every night, almost without fail. They're usually pretty wild. Many people have said to me, "you should write those down!" probably because it would mean I wouldn't have to talk about them so much if I were writing them down somewhere. Others have said, "you should illustrate them!" which to me seems like shooting down a bird in flight; bringing something to earth that doesn't really belong here.

But every once in a while I'll write down a particularly poignant dream. This particular one on this page is about inhabiting a body with someone else, a dead snake and a giant shark. I've also included a bit from the dream decoder. 

poison

POSSIBILITIES FOR CHARADES

cache

(text: we have been through this before. below that: two small arms)

BELOW THIS:
feathers.