Here we go with the first of a series of samples of amazing artwork from the recent Tempo Lush Tales of the Tanoox.
I also asked each contributor for a positive idea in keeping with the theme of the anthology…
INKO
Previous works include: Go! Go! Metro!, Manga Cupcakes, MangaQuake, Howl!, Rosie and Jacinda: Demon Cloud
Positive Idea: “Ichinichi Ichizen is a Japanese saying means One good thing a day, to encourage you to do anything good (as small as making a cup of tea for someone). No pressure to do anything big or a lot, just one in a day!
How about going to One Click Donations? By clicking company adverts there once a day, the company will donate to various charities instead of you! It’s a very simple and easy way of making a positive move!
www.thenonprofits.com”
Art sample from her Tempo Lush tale: Tanuko
JOHN MIERS
Previous works include: Score & Script, How to Train your Robot
Positive Ideas: “(1) “Mimesis as Make-Believe”, which is American philosopher Kendall Walton’s theory of how representational art works. Basically he says that works of art “function as props in games of make-believe”. So enjoying a fiction is a more developed version of what a kid does when it imagines that a stick is a horse, or its bed
is the sea. I think it’s a lovely idea.
(2) Whatever happens with the Labour leadership election, the whole “Jez We Can” thing seems to provide good evidence that if a coherent anti-austerity position gets a decent platform, it can enthuse a wide range of people, including plenty who don’t normally vote. That feels like a much-needed sliver of hope in contemporary politics.”
Art sample from the Tempo Lush tale: Bugleberry Tree
RACHAEL SMITH
Previous works include: The Rabbit, House Party, Flimsy the Kitten, Dr Who
Positive Idea: “I’m a big supporter of the Alzheimer’s Society. My Grandad sadly passed away a few years ago after suffering from Alzheimer’s for many years. He was the nicest man in the world and I’d love for more support to go to this charity so they can care for people with this illness and make sure they still get the most out of life.”
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Art sample from the Tempo Lush tale: Bugleberry Tree
You can get hold of the book online here, or at Gosh Comics or if you’re heading to any comic festivals this year you can find me and Tempo Lush Tales of the Tanoox at…
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (Kendal, Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 October 2015)
MCM London Comic Con (Excel London, Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2015)
Thought Bubble (Leeds, Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 November 2015)
