black and white and read all over
April 12, 2007
I am probably supposed to be all cool and like: “Yeah, I did a piece for the NYT op-ed. No biggie.” but I’m secretly doing a little wiggle dance with my index fingers bobbing around in the air. hee! I was thrilled they called and thrilled that I was able to do a piece they liked with an insane deadline (working over Easter weekend).
Also on the thrilling front: I got two pieces into CA’s illustration annual! (We celebrated with dinner out and it was the WORST service ever… I think I got a little of the cold shoulder because it was a fancy-ish joint and my jeans had paint on them and I hadn’t showered in a day or two… do you ever get that?) and I just finished up a job for Target. (Target!) Sweet. more wiggle dance coming up.
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And you guys… thank you so much for all the encouraging comments about my potential book. I feel so blessed to have that kind of support from you. I am into the third draft of the proposal and am starting to feel a groove…
April 12th, 2007 at 7:07 am
Congratulations!
How exciting!!! You’ve hit so many of your big career goals! What a thrill!
April 12th, 2007 at 8:28 am
Wow, you sure are creative to the “N”th! Your brain just flows with ideas like a river, sometimes sometimes up, sometimes down, but a never ending supply!
April 12th, 2007 at 9:09 am
now are you glad you took your ship out of the harbor.
so many new and exciting things going on. you are one
sassy talented chick! i am sitting here looking at one
of your pieces i bought at silver in the city. it had to
be one of your early pieces. its the girl on the stool
i dig her. oranges are in my dining room…..swoon
April 12th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Wonderful news! I’ll keep my eyes open for your pieces in CA’s illustration annual. I can hardly wait to see them!
April 12th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Look at you, girly! I’m so excited for you and I’m sure that you can DO it! ;o)
Kate
April 12th, 2007 at 11:27 am
Wow Penelope, you’re on quite a roll! Amazing! Keep going for it all!
April 12th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
congratulations! i saw this yesterday on the NYT online and thought, cool illustration. then the asst. art director at the magazine i work for said, hey, look at this illustrator’s blog — she’s fascinating. and then i clicked on your blog, and am brand new to it, and the circle is complete! so hooray for you, from a complete and random stranger! and thank you so much for the quote about a ship in the harbor. inspiring.
April 12th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
aw man. i’ve gone from being happy for you to just plain jealous and pissed. you, jerk.
just kidding, i am still happy for you (and jealous but not pissed).
also, more comics of christine are popping up for your perusal.
April 12th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
The New York Times, CA, Target…girl, you are on one amazing roll! Congratulations! Your boy must be sooo proud of you!
April 13th, 2007 at 12:47 am
wow that’s impresive! congrats!
April 13th, 2007 at 8:31 am
Wow! Penelope that’s so awesome!!!! Congrats!
April 13th, 2007 at 8:51 am
Wow, wow, wow!! Congratulations again! This is turning out to be an awesome year for you, yay!
April 13th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Wonderful news! Many congratulations! I’m sure the book proposal will be excellent.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
So many great things are happening for you ! I am very happy for you !
April 14th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Congratulations!
I ate at Pei Wei once with my brookgroup, and the service was just terrible. I don’t know what we’d done to upset the staff, but they were rude, rude, rude. As we got up to leave, our waitress said, “It’s about time.” I will never eat at Pei Wei as long as I live.
April 14th, 2007 at 10:20 am
That is totally cool and I want to hear more about your book proposal!
April 14th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
This is weird, but when I read your post a song lyric took over my brain. This rarely happens, especially if the song is old and I haven’t heard it since childhood, but still, here it is:
Shine on you crazy diamond!
(I know lots of Target peeps (endemic among Minneapolitans:-) A wonderful community and one that just keeps giving once you get your toe in. Congrats!!
April 14th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
I am so proud of you - you can do it !!!!! awsome!-talk to you Sunday!
April 15th, 2007 at 6:16 am
wow girl. you just continue to amaze me, penny.
NYT?!?! omg that is huge! celebrate it sister!
xoxoxoxoxo
April 15th, 2007 at 9:48 am
NYT: friggin awesome!
book: Friggin awesome!!
April 16th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Very exciting!!! Say, can we see more pictures of your house sometime? :)
April 17th, 2007 at 9:01 am
woweee!!!
very exciting, grrl.
April 20th, 2007 at 10:33 am
I would love for you to do a book.
I think you’re doing so well for yourself, Penelope. Keep it up!