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class="site-content-wrapper"> <div id="primary" class="content-area"> <main id="main" class="site-main" role="main"> <header class="page-header"> <h1 class="page-title">Tag: <span>autobio</span></h1> </header> <article id="post-6567" class="post-6567 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-comics tag-autobio tag-autobio-comic tag-comics tag-diary-comics tag-hcd-2021 tag-hourlies tag-hourly-comic-day tag-hourly-comic-day-2021 tag-hourly-comics tag-inkwash tag-nonfiction-comics"> <div class="hentry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header" > <div class="entry-header-wrapper"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/category/art/comics/" rel="category tag">Comics</a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comic-day-2021/" rel="bookmark">Hourly Comic Day 2021</a></h2> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Hooray hooray it’s Hourly Comic Day! (Or rather, it was on February 1st.)</p> <p>I feel so relieved to have gotten back on the wagon after kind of <a href="https://twitter.com/LuBellWoo/status/1356047010042769409?s=20" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">falling off last year</a>. This is my tenth year participating, and the completionist in me is slightly miffed that I don’t have a full run to collect and publish, but whatevvvver. It’s the practice that counts! And I’ll do it again next year.</p> <p>Going into this round, I gave myself permission to work under whatever constraints I needed to in order to finish and still retain some semblance of sanity while packing and prepping to move four days later. That ended up looking like just putting down pencils every hour, and leaving inking and toning for my week of post-arrival quarantine in Ojai. I also logged out of every social media platform on the 1st, because I’ve found that I often spend the day sucked into staring at everyone else’s work and feeling inadequate and I just didn’t have time! It helped a lot, but it also meant not seeing a bunch of people’s work. If you had favorite hourlies, please feel free to <a href="http://twitter.com/lubellwoo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tweet them at me</a>. (I have already seen and loved <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://t.co/Ha8pgXyi4M?amp=1" target="_blank">Danielle Corsetto’s</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwms8hDY59/" target="_blank">Katie Wheeler’s</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://twitter.com/AbbyHoward/status/1356595965990428680?s=20" target="_blank">Abby Howard’s</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLGHW4TsIa6/" target="_blank">Vera Brosgol’s</a>, and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLK4czdjDSG/" target="_blank">Lissa Treiman’s</a>.)</p> <p>Also, RE: the FOMO bit, I saw someone lamenting that they’d posted theirs a couple days late because it meant fewer people would see them—they’d missed the zeitgeist bandwagon. And I get that frustration! I do! I feel it! But it’s also been helpful for me to consider what (and who) this practice is for. I do this because I <em>love</em> having a time capsule of the same day every year. I also do it to remind myself that I can Make Comics without it being a huge, stressful deal. I already have everything I need. Why not make comics that bring me pleasure? Even though I’m perpetually nagging myself to loosen up and go straight to ink or get more expressive, I still love the way these came out. My Hourlies from the last few years feel like I’m finally hitting my stride.</p> <p>Anyway, here’s some comics! I am still deeply dissatisfied with my options for posting artwork on my own website! I’m working on it! (Case in point: this gallery plugin doesn’t have an option to include alt text that doesn’t totally eclipse the image by default. If you need alt text with any of these, the versions posted to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://twitter.com/LuBellWoo/status/1360723307029426176?s=20" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLQAmpcD80x/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> are, ironically, more accessible.)</p> <style type="text/css"> #foogallery-gallery-6546 .fg-image { width: 170px; } </style> <div class="foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-gutter-5 fg-center fg-default fg-light fg-round-medium fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-light-overlays fg-ready" id="foogallery-gallery-6546" data-foogallery='{"item":{"showCaptionTitle":false,"showCaptionDescription":false},"lazy":true}'> <div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/HCD21_IGLayout_1.png" data-attachment-id="6547" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span 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data-srcset-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2021/02/HCD21_IGLayout_10/3157754486.png 2x" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22170%22%20height%3D%22170%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20170%20170%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/HCD21_IGLayout_11.png" data-attachment-id="6557" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2021/02/HCD21_IGLayout_11/1261413257.png" data-srcset-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2021/02/HCD21_IGLayout_11/2588123896.png 2x" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22170%22%20height%3D%22170%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20170%20170%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div></div> <p>You can read previous Hourly Comic Day installments at the following links: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comic-day-2019/" target="_blank">2019</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/something-huge-hourly-comic-day-2018/">2018</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://medium.com/@lubellwoo/last-day-in-paradise-hcd-2017-7e529ecc8acf" target="_blank">2017</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://medium.com/@lubellwoo/what-makes-it-a-practice-hcd-2016-d6207b6a91e9#.9lk7ywcv1" target="_blank">2016</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comics-2015/" target="_blank">2015</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comic-day-2014/" target="_blank">2014</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comic-day-2013/" target="_blank">2013</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comics-2012/" target="_blank">2012</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comics-2011-and-other-measurements-as-well/" target="_blank">2011</a>.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comic-day-2021/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-02-13T19:26:37-08:00">February 13, 2021</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-02-13T19:41:43-08:00">February 13, 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class="post-5067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comics tag-autobio tag-autobio-comic tag-comic tag-comics tag-diary-comic tag-hcd-2018 tag-hourly-comic-day tag-hourly-comic-day-2018 tag-introspection tag-journal tag-sketchbook tag-slice-of-life"> <div class="hentry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header" style="background-image: url('https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd3.png');"> <div class="entry-header-wrapper"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/category/art/comics/" rel="category tag">Comics</a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/something-huge-hourly-comic-day-2018/" rel="bookmark">Hourly Comic Day 2018</a></h2> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p id="5164" class="graf graf--p graf-after--h3">It’s time for another installment of my favorite comics holiday: Hourly Comic Day! Every year on February 1st, creators around the world draw a panel (or panels) for every hour they’re awake. This is my <em class="markup--em markup--p-em">eighth </em>year participating, and I love it more and more each time around. It’s a great opportunity to reflect on where I’m at in my career, what’s changed in the past year, and how I’m feeling about the future.</p> <p id="fe54" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p">(Full disclosure: while I penciled all eight of these pages on February first, I inked and painted about five of them on February <em class="markup--em markup--p-em">second</em>. I always want to watercolor my hourlies and never let myself do it so this year I got indulgent. <em class="markup--em markup--p-em">Worth it.</em>)</p> <p>These were all drawn on 6×9″ Strathmore mixed media paper with a mix of Kuretake and PITT brush pens, Daniel Smith watercolor, and a 2H pencil.</p> <p></p><div class="foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-gutter-10 fg-center fg-default fg-light fg-border-medium fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-ready" id="foogallery-gallery-5458" data-foogallery='{"item":{"showCaptionTitle":true,"showCaptionDescription":true},"lazy":true}'> <div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd1.png" data-caption-title="HCD1" data-attachment-id="5068" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1500" height="1407" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd1.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%221407%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201407%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD1</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd2.png" data-caption-title="HCD2" data-attachment-id="5069" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1500" height="940" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd2.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%22940%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%20940%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD2</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd3.png" data-caption-title="HCD3" data-attachment-id="5070" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1500" height="1040" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd3.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%221040%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201040%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD3</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd4.png" data-caption-title="HCD4" data-attachment-id="5071" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1500" height="702" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd4.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%22702%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%20702%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD4</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd5.png" data-caption-title="HCD5" data-attachment-id="5072" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1488" height="637" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd5.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221488%22%20height%3D%22637%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201488%20637%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD5</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd6.png" data-caption-title="HCD6" data-attachment-id="5073" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1501" height="807" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd6.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221501%22%20height%3D%22807%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201501%20807%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD6</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd7.png" data-caption-title="HCD7" data-attachment-id="5074" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1478" height="599" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd7.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221478%22%20height%3D%22599%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201478%20599%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD7</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd8.png" data-caption-title="HCD8" data-attachment-id="5075" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1493" height="999" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd8.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221493%22%20height%3D%22999%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201493%20999%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD8</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd9.png" data-caption-title="HCD9" data-attachment-id="5076" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1493" height="1064" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd9.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221493%22%20height%3D%221064%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201493%201064%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD9</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd10.png" data-caption-title="HCD10" data-attachment-id="5077" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1486" height="668" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd10.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221486%22%20height%3D%22668%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201486%20668%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD10</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd11.png" data-caption-title="HCD11" data-attachment-id="5078" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1489" height="657" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd11.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221489%22%20height%3D%22657%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201489%20657%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD11</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd12.png" data-caption-title="HCD12" data-attachment-id="5079" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1512" height="646" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd12.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221512%22%20height%3D%22646%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201512%20646%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD12</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd13.png" data-caption-title="HCD13" data-attachment-id="5080" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1493" height="771" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd13.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221493%22%20height%3D%22771%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201493%20771%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD13</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd14.png" data-caption-title="HCD14" data-attachment-id="5081" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1501" height="983" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd14.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221501%22%20height%3D%22983%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201501%20983%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD14</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd15.png" data-caption-title="HCD15" data-attachment-id="5082" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1520" height="1435" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd15.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221520%22%20height%3D%221435%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201520%201435%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD15</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd16.png" data-caption-title="HCD16" data-attachment-id="5083" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1489" height="945" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd16.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221489%22%20height%3D%22945%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201489%20945%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD16</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd17.png" data-caption-title="HCD17" data-attachment-id="5084" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1478" height="688" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd17.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221478%22%20height%3D%22688%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201478%20688%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD17</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd18.png" data-caption-title="HCD18" data-attachment-id="5085" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1478" height="798" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd18.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221478%22%20height%3D%22798%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201478%20798%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD18</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd19.png" data-caption-title="HCD19" data-attachment-id="5086" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1482" height="884" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd19.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221482%22%20height%3D%22884%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201482%20884%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD19</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd20.png" data-caption-title="HCD20" data-attachment-id="5087" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="1500" height="2318" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hcd20.png" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%222318%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%202318%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD20</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div></div> <p>Thanks for reading! You can check out my previous entries for Hourly Comic Day at the following links: <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" href="https://medium.com/@lubellwoo/last-day-in-paradise-hcd-2017-7e529ecc8acf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2017</a>, <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" href="https://medium.com/@lubellwoo/what-makes-it-a-practice-hcd-2016-d6207b6a91e9#.9lk7ywcv1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2016</a>, <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comics-2015/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener nofollow noopener">2015</a>, <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comic-day-2014/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener nofollow noopener">2014</a>, <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comic-day-2013/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener nofollow noopener">2013</a>, <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comics-2012/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener nofollow noopener">2012</a>, <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" href="https://lucybellwood.com/2011/02/04/hourly-comics-2011-and-other-measurements-as-well/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener nofollow noopener">2011</a>.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/something-huge-hourly-comic-day-2018/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-02-05T08:24:38-08:00">February 5, 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2019-01-31T15:26:33-08:00">January 31, 2019</time></a></span><span class="tags-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobio/" rel="tag">autobio</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobio-comic/" rel="tag">autobio comic</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/comic/" rel="tag">comic</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/comics/" rel="tag">Comics</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/diary-comic/" rel="tag">diary comic</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/hcd-2018/" rel="tag">hcd 2018</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/hourly-comic-day/" rel="tag">hourly comic day</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/hourly-comic-day-2018/" rel="tag">hourly comic day 2018</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/introspection/" rel="tag">introspection</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/journal/" rel="tag">journal</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/sketchbook/" rel="tag">sketchbook</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/slice-of-life/" rel="tag">slice of life</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/something-huge-hourly-comic-day-2018/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-3625" class="post-3625 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comics tag-autobio tag-comics tag-grand-canyon tag-lucy-bellwood tag-medium tag-rim-to-river tag-travel-comics tag-travelogue tag-watercolor tag-whitewater-rafting"> <div class="hentry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header" style="background-image: url('https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/r2rbanner.jpg');"> <div class="entry-header-wrapper"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/category/art/comics/" rel="category tag">Comics</a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-rim-to-river/" rel="bookmark">New Comic: Rim to River</a></h2> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/biopic_only.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="size-large wp-image-3626 aligncenter" src="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/biopic_only.jpg?w=470" alt="BioPic_Only" width="470" height="393" srcset="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/biopic_only.jpg 800w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/biopic_only-300x251.jpg 300w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/biopic_only-768x642.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px"></a></p> <p>Hi everyone! It’s been a minute, huh? As some of you may know, I recently returned from my second whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. I went as a “voyage cartoonist” with <a href="http://raftarizona.com">Arizona River Runners</a>, a Flagstaff-based rafting outfit, to document one of their seven-day motorized whitewater trips down the Colorado River.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@lubellwoo/rim-to-river-221a4f8fe396"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-3627 size-large" src="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/grand2001_web.jpg?w=470" alt="Grand2001_Web" width="470" height="694" srcset="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/grand2001_web.jpg 756w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/grand2001_web-203x300.jpg 203w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/grand2001_web-694x1024.jpg 694w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px"></a></p> <p>You can <a href="https://medium.com/@lubellwoo/rim-to-river-221a4f8fe396">read the whole story here</a> (or pick up a print copy at Rose City Comic Con in a couple weeks), but suffice it to say I had an <em>amazing</em> time—I’m still reeling from the experience. While I was gone I penciled and inked sixteen pages, then colored them all in the week that followed. It felt so good to crank out a completely new piece of material on the heels of <a href="http://kickstarter.com/projects/lucybellwood/baggywrinkes-a-lubbers-guide-to-life-at-sea">Kickstarter madness</a> last month (THANK YOU, by the way, for making that such a colossal success! More news on that soon), and I’m excited to get back to drawing new content in a big way.</p> <p><a href="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/preview900px.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3628" src="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/preview900px.jpg?w=470" alt="Preview900px" width="470" height="208" srcset="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/preview900px.jpg 900w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/preview900px-300x133.jpg 300w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/preview900px-768x340.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px"></a></p> <p>(This comic wouldn’t have been possible without the support of all my kind folks on Patreon, so if you’re looking for a way to help make even more art happen, <a href="http://patreon.com/LucyBellwood">check that out here.</a>)</p> <p> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-rim-to-river/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2015-09-01T15:34:04-07:00">September 1, 2015</time><time class="updated" datetime="2020-03-02T15:42:05-08:00">March 2, 2020</time></a></span><span class="tags-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobio/" rel="tag">autobio</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/comics/" rel="tag">Comics</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/grand-canyon/" rel="tag">grand canyon</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/lucy-bellwood/" rel="tag">lucy bellwood</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/medium/" rel="tag">medium</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/rim-to-river/" rel="tag">rim to river</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/travel-comics/" rel="tag">travel comics</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/travelogue/" rel="tag">travelogue</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/watercolor/" rel="tag">watercolor</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/whitewater-rafting/" rel="tag">whitewater rafting</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-rim-to-river/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-3512" class="post-3512 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comics tag-autobio tag-autobio-comics tag-breakups tag-comics tag-grief tag-irene tag-lucy-bellwood tag-moving-on tag-processing tag-relationships tag-short-comics tag-soap"> <div class="hentry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header" style="background-image: url('https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/saltsoapbanner.jpg');"> <div class="entry-header-wrapper"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/category/art/comics/" rel="category tag">Comics</a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-salt-soap/" rel="bookmark">New Comic: Salt Soap</a></h2> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>This is a short piece that I’ve been meaning to draw for a few years now—glad to finally have it finished. You can find it in print in <a href="http://irenecomics.tumblr.com">Irene #6</a> later this year. Enjoy!</p> <p>[For optimal viewing, click on panel one to read the comic in slideshow mode.]</p> <p></p><div id="gallery-1" class="gallery galleryid-3512 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail"><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-salt-soap/1-3/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt=""></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-salt-soap/2-3/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt=""></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-salt-soap/3-3/"><img 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</div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-salt-soap/attachment/15/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/15-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt=""></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon portrait"> <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-salt-soap/attachment/16/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/16-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt=""></a> </div></figure> </div> <p>If you enjoyed the comic and want to see more, why not <a href="http://patreon.com/LucyBellwood">chip in a couple bucks a month on Patreon</a>? Your support keeps me drawing—thanks!</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-salt-soap/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2015-06-29T09:00:53-07:00">June 29, 2015</time><time class="updated" datetime="2020-03-02T15:42:17-08:00">March 2, 2020</time></a></span><span class="tags-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobio/" rel="tag">autobio</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobio-comics/" rel="tag">autobio comics</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/breakups/" rel="tag">breakups</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/comics/" rel="tag">Comics</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/grief/" rel="tag">grief</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/irene/" rel="tag">irene</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/lucy-bellwood/" rel="tag">lucy bellwood</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/moving-on/" rel="tag">moving on</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/processing/" rel="tag">processing</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/relationships/" rel="tag">relationships</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/short-comics/" rel="tag">short comics</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/soap/" rel="tag">soap</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-salt-soap/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-3438" class="post-3438 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comics tag-autobio tag-blues tag-blues-dance tag-comics tag-dance tag-expression tag-femininity tag-international-womens-day tag-sense-of-self tag-sexuality tag-social-dance tag-the-nib tag-women"> <div class="hentry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header" style="background-image: url('https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dance17.jpg');"> <div class="entry-header-wrapper"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/category/art/comics/" rel="category tag">Comics</a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-dance-yourself-clean/" rel="bookmark">New Comic: Dance Yourself Clean</a></h2> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-nib/dance-yourself-clean-64e8a1d416fc"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-3439 size-large" src="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dance17.jpg?w=660" alt="Dance17" width="660" height="459" srcset="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dance17.jpg 1500w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dance17-300x209.jpg 300w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dance17-768x535.jpg 768w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dance17-1024x713.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px"></a></p> <p>I’m so delighted to share <a href="https://medium.com/p/dance-yourself-clean-64e8a1d416fc">this comic</a> today as part of <a href="https://medium.com/the-nib/whatever-we-please-85ee5aacb594">Whatever We Please</a>, The Nib’s collection of comics honoring International Women’s Day. Dance Yourself Clean is a brief meditation on what being a part of the social dance scene here in Portland has done for my sexuality and my sense of self. Read the whole thing <a href="https://medium.com/the-nib/dance-yourself-clean-64e8a1d416fc">here</a>.</p> <p>(This comic was made possible by the generous support of my patrons <a href="https://www.patreon.com/LucyBellwood">on Patreon</a>! If you’d like to see me making more comics, won’t you consider <a href="https://www.patreon.com/LucyBellwood">joining them</a>?)</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-dance-yourself-clean/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2015-03-08T15:00:00-07:00">March 8, 2015</time><time class="updated" datetime="2020-03-02T15:42:23-08:00">March 2, 2020</time></a></span><span class="tags-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobio/" rel="tag">autobio</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/blues/" rel="tag">blues</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/blues-dance/" rel="tag">blues dance</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/comics/" rel="tag">Comics</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/dance/" rel="tag">dance</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/expression/" rel="tag">expression</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/femininity/" rel="tag">femininity</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/international-womens-day/" rel="tag">international women's day</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/sense-of-self/" rel="tag">sense of self</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/sexuality/" rel="tag">sexuality</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/social-dance/" rel="tag">social dance</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/the-nib/" rel="tag">The Nib</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/women/" rel="tag">women</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-3366" class="post-3366 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comics tag-autobio tag-autobio-comics tag-brunch tag-football tag-hcd-2015 tag-hourly-comic-day tag-hourly-comic-day-2015 tag-hourly-comics-day tag-hourly-comics-day-2015 tag-moby-dick tag-new-comic tag-snack-time tag-sports tag-superbowl"> <div class="hentry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header" style="background-image: url('https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd1-1.jpg');"> <div class="entry-header-wrapper"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/category/art/comics/" rel="category tag">Comics</a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comics-2015/" rel="bookmark">Hourly Comic Day 2015</a></h2> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>It’s that time of year again, folks. 2015 Hourly Comics are here! Be warned there are mild boobs and sorta-I-guess spoilers if you’re committed to never knowing how Moby Dick ends? That’s all the warning you’re getting though.</p> <p>For those of you who aren’t familiar with the premise of this exercise, on February 1st cartoonists around the world attempt to draw a panel (or series of panels) for every hour they’re awake. The result is a tiny snapshot of everyone’s lives, which is generally a ton of fun. Google around and you should be able to find comics from many great creators. I’d recommend <a href="http://beouija.tumblr.com/post/109881642965/i-did-hourly-comic-day-yesterday-lots-of-great">Eleanor Davis</a> and <a href="http://comics.boumerie.com/hourly-comic-day-2015-2/">Boum</a> to start.</p> <p>If you’d like to see previous HCD efforts, here’s <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comic-day-2014/">2014</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comic-day-2013/">2013</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comics-2012/">2012</a>, and (gulp) <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/hourly-comics-2011-and-other-measurements-as-well/">2011</a>. It’s amazing to see how much my art’s changed year to year. My skills are improving but I’m also getting…tighter? More static somehow? Next year I’d like to draw straight to ink and loosen up a little—maybe work in something larger than my sketchbook to keep things flowing. Also it’s physically <em>painful</em> to me that these are uncolored pages. Nrgh, perfectionist tendencies.</p> <p>ANYWAY. Comics. Have at ’em!</p> <p></p><div class="foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-gutter-10 fg-center fg-default fg-light fg-border-thin fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-ready" id="foogallery-gallery-5464" data-foogallery='{"item":{"showCaptionTitle":true,"showCaptionDescription":true},"lazy":true}'> <div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd1-1.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD1.1" data-attachment-id="3369" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="773" height="545" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd1-1.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22773%22%20height%3D%22545%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20773%20545%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD1.1</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd1-2.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD1.2" data-attachment-id="3368" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="747" height="470" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd1-2.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22747%22%20height%3D%22470%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20747%20470%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD1.2</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd1-3.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD1.3" data-attachment-id="3367" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="757" height="228" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd1-3.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22757%22%20height%3D%22228%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20757%20228%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD1.3</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd2-1.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD2.1" data-attachment-id="3378" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="450" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd2-1.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22450%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20450%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD2.1</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd2-2.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD2.2" data-attachment-id="3377" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="357" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd2-2.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22357%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20357%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD2.2</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd2-3.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD2.3" data-attachment-id="3376" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="479" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd2-3.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22479%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20479%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD2.3</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd3-1.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD3.1" data-attachment-id="3375" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="348" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd3-1.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22348%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20348%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD3.1</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd3-2.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD3.2" data-attachment-id="3374" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="431" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd3-2.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22431%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20431%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD3.2</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd3-3.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD3.3" data-attachment-id="3373" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="511" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd3-3.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22511%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20511%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD3.3</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd4-1.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD4.1" data-attachment-id="3372" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="427" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd4-1.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22427%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20427%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD4.1</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd4-2.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD4.2" data-attachment-id="3371" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="312" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd4-2.jpg" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22312%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20312%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" loading="eager"></span><span class="fg-image-overlay"></span></a><figcaption class="fg-caption"><div class="fg-caption-inner"><div class="fg-caption-title">HCD4.2</div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="fg-loader"></div></div><div class="fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle"><figure class="fg-item-inner"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd4-3.jpg" data-caption-title="HCD4.3" data-attachment-id="3370" data-type="image" class="fg-thumb"><span class="fg-image-wrap"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="559" class="skip-lazy fg-image" data-src-fg="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hcd4-3.jpg" 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Head over there if you want front row seats to all the latest comics and behind-the-scenes info.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-best-convention-practices/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2014-12-16T11:48:40-08:00">December 16, 2014</time></a></span><span class="tags-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobio/" rel="tag">autobio</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/comedy/" rel="tag">comedy</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/comic/" rel="tag">comic</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/conventions/" rel="tag">conventions</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/hand-sanitizer/" rel="tag">hand sanitizer</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/lube/" rel="tag">lube</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/new-comic/" rel="tag">new comic</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/oops/" rel="tag">oops</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/short-comic/" rel="tag">short comic</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/thought-bubble/" rel="tag">thought bubble</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-best-convention-practices/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-3231" class="post-3231 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays tag-art-2 tag-autobio tag-autobiographical-comics tag-boundaries tag-essay tag-feminism tag-limits tag-medium-com tag-sexuality tag-sexy-lucy tag-writing"> <div class="hentry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header" style="background-image: url('https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nude-workup.jpg');"> <div class="entry-header-wrapper"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/category/education/essays/" rel="category tag">Essays</a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-essay-sexy-lucy/" rel="bookmark">New Essay: “Sexy Lucy”</a></h2> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nude-workup.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3232" src="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nude-workup.jpg" alt="Nude-Workup" width="470" height="210" srcset="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nude-workup.jpg 1000w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nude-workup-300x134.jpg 300w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nude-workup-768x344.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px"></a></p> <blockquote> <p class="graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote">“So, I have a challenge for you.”</p> <p>I’m sitting on the couch scarfing pomegranate seeds and ice cream while my gentleman friend looks up from doing the crossword.</p> <p>“I’d love to see you draw Sexy Lucy. I mean, if you want to. If you think it would be fun.”</p> <p>I laugh through a mouthful of dessert. “What? Why?”</p> <p>“Well, I saw you draw Happy Lucy today and that was really adorable, and I’ve seen Grumpy Lucy and Goofy Lucy and Tired Lucy, but you never seem to draw Sexy Lucy.”</p> </blockquote> <p>Some of you may’ve already seen <a href="https://medium.com/@lubellwoo/sexy-lucy-80451ba27b59">the essay I posted last week on Medium</a> about setting boundaries in autobio comics, but I figured I’d post a link here too just in case you missed it. This is a question I’m always navigating in my own work, but it took a particular conversation to get me to articulate my feelings on the subject. How do we skew our lives in their presentation online? Can I craft an alternative reality in my work that alters who I am in the physical world? What right do my readers have to my innermost thoughts?</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@lubellwoo/sexy-lucy-80451ba27b59">Give the whole thing a read</a> and let me know what you think. I’d be really curious to hear from any of you (especially women) who handle questions of intimacy in your autobiographical work. Where do you draw the line and why?</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-essay-sexy-lucy/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2014-10-20T13:37:50-07:00">October 20, 2014</time><time class="updated" datetime="2020-03-02T15:44:48-08:00">March 2, 2020</time></a></span><span class="tags-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/art-2/" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobio/" rel="tag">autobio</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobiographical-comics/" rel="tag">autobiographical comics</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/boundaries/" rel="tag">boundaries</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/essay/" rel="tag">essay</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/feminism/" rel="tag">feminism</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/limits/" rel="tag">limits</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/medium-com/" rel="tag">medium.com</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/sexuality/" rel="tag">sexuality</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/sexy-lucy/" rel="tag">sexy lucy</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/writing/" rel="tag">writing</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-essay-sexy-lucy/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-3154" class="post-3154 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-audio tag-autobio tag-boats tag-chris-schweizer tag-conversation tag-interview tag-kboo tag-lucy-bellwood tag-portland tag-process tag-radio tag-talk tag-words-and-pictures"> <div class="hentry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header" style="background-image: url('https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/audiotreatsheader.jpg');"> <div class="entry-header-wrapper"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/audio-treats-kboo-and-chris-schweizer/" rel="bookmark">Audio Treats: KBOO and Chris Schweizer</a></h2> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>A quick post today to let you all know I’ve got two new audio interviews up for your listening pleasure!</p> <p><a href="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/kboo.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3189" src="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/kboo.jpeg" alt="kboo" width="263" height="192"></a></p> <p>I had a great time guesting on KBOO’s Words and Pictures show a couple weeks ago, where I talked to host S. W. Conser about my recent projects, including my upcoming show at Portland’s Sequential Art Gallery (more on that tomorrow!). You can give that a listen <a href="http://kboo.fm/content/lucybellwooddowntotheseasagain">right here</a>.</p> <p>I also had the immense pleasure of talking with fellow boat-savvy cartoonist <a href="http://croganadventures.blogspot.com/">Chris Schweizer</a> as part of his new conversational podcast. We delve into all sorts of stuff including (but not limited to) boats, comics, theater, higher education, and French comics. Chris is not only a stellar cartoonist and history buff (have you read<span class="text_exposed_show"><a href="http://croganadventures.blogspot.com/p/about-books.html"> Crogan’s Vengeance</a>? YOU SHOULD. IT HAS GOT BOATS IN), but also an eloquent, fascinating guy. This was a blast! You can expect more of these recordings from him in the future, so keep an eye out.</span></p> <div class="embed-soundcloud"><iframe loading="lazy" width="900" height="400" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F164324446&show_artwork=true&maxwidth=900&maxheight=1000"></iframe></div> <p>I’ll be back tomorrow with more details about next week’s show at the Sequential Art Gallery. Hooray!</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/audio-treats-kboo-and-chris-schweizer/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2014-08-27T11:40:11-07:00">August 27, 2014</time></a></span><span class="tags-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/audio/" rel="tag">audio</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/autobio/" rel="tag">autobio</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/boats/" rel="tag">boats</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/chris-schweizer/" rel="tag">chris schweizer</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/conversation/" rel="tag">conversation</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/interview/" rel="tag">interview</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/kboo/" rel="tag">kboo</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/lucy-bellwood/" rel="tag">lucy bellwood</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/portland/" rel="tag">portland</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/process/" rel="tag">process</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/radio/" rel="tag">radio</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/talk/" rel="tag">talk</a>, <a href="https://lucybellwood.com/tag/words-and-pictures/" rel="tag">words and pictures</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/audio-treats-kboo-and-chris-schweizer/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-2957" class="post-2957 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comics tag-autobio tag-autobio-comics tag-brain-troubles tag-comics-journalism tag-float-on tag-float-tanks tag-isolation-tank tag-matt-bors tag-new-comic tag-sensory-deprivation tag-stress tag-switching-off tag-the-nib tag-webcomic"> <div class="hentry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header" style="background-image: url('https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/featuredimage.jpg');"> <div class="entry-header-wrapper"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/category/art/comics/" rel="category tag">Comics</a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://lucybellwood.com/new-comic-flip-the-switch/" rel="bookmark">New Comic: Flip the Switch</a></h2> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blogheader-e1397599334631.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2958 size-large" src="http://nauticry.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/blogheader-e1397599334631.jpg?w=470" alt="BlogHeader" width="470" height="170" srcset="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blogheader-e1397599334631.jpg 1101w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blogheader-e1397599334631-300x109.jpg 300w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blogheader-e1397599334631-768x278.jpg 768w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blogheader-e1397599334631-1024x371.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px"></a>So a while back I hinted that I’d soon be contributing some work to <a href="https://medium.com/the-nib">The Nib</a>, Matt Bors’s comics portal over on Medium.com. <a href="https://medium.com/the-nib/2801d727a6d2">That day has finally come</a>! I went to check out <a href="http://floathq.com">Float On</a>, the nation’s largest sensory deprivation tank center, and made you a whole comic about it. If you’ve ever wondered what happens to a work-addled freelancer’s brain when you cut off all its access to outside information and stimuli for 90 minutes, this one’s for you.</p> <p><a href="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/preview31.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2978" src="http://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/preview31.jpg?w=470" alt="Preview3" width="470" height="419" srcset="https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/preview31.jpg 1343w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/preview31-300x268.jpg 300w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/preview31-768x686.jpg 768w, https://lucybellwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/preview31-1024x915.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Click through to read the whole story <a href="https://medium.com/the-nib/2801d727a6d2">on The Nib</a>.</p> <p> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span 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