Season's greetings!

Hello there,



How are you? I'm doing great, thanks. A little tired, but in a good way, like the kind of tired you get after you do something really fun like dancing all night (not like the kind of tired you get when you're throwing up all night). I've been plugging away at my graphic novel, Kiss & Tell. I even self-published some of the stories in the form of Estrus 5, which has so far been getting some pretty nice reviews. Take a look:



Click here to read the Comics Reporter review.

Click here to read the Daily Crosshatch review.



Let me know if you want a copy, or check it out here on my website. I'm selling them for $5 apiece ($7 each internationally). They're not in a lot of stores just yet, but I'm getting to it. You can pick one up at select San Francisco retailers, such as the Comix Experience (but without the cool, screen-printed cover), STUDIO Gallery, and in a couple weeks at Giant Robot (yeah baby!).



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On the art front, I've been winding down on the exhibitions. They're just so much work, and honestly I'd rather be making art than showing art! But I just couldn't resist when my favorite local gallery had their annual call for the "tiny" group show (and when I say "tiny," I'm talking about the art, not the number of artists in the show--Jen told me there are over a hundred! Wow!)



Here are the pieces I put in the show:

Click here to see 2 Bonobos.

Click here to see 3 Bonobos.



And here are details about the show where you can buy them for super cheap:



November 7 to December 23, 2007

"tiny"—A group show at STUDIO Gallery

Featuring small pieces under $400 by local artists

1718A Polk Street (between Clay and Washington)

San Francisco, CA

Opening reception: Saturday, Nov. 10, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

4th Anniversary party: Saturday, Dec. 8, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.



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Now, because I've decided not to do a lot of shows for a while, my apartment is crammed full of artwork that is simply rotting away. I don't know if you know this, but I have a special place on Flickr where I post photos of all my available artwork. Click here to take a look. It should give you an idea of how little room I have in my apartment right now.



This is somewhat related: There's a guy who keeps driving by my apartment with a megaphone, announcing his candidacy for mayor. It's really annoying because he usually comes by when I'm napping or talking on the telephone, and all he ever says is, "Vote for me. Vote for me." But he never gives me a good reason to do so. Anyway, I've been awfully tempted to throw something out the window at him, and all I really have an abundance of is artwork. I wonder if that would shut him up, if a huge canvas board came at him from above. At any rate, if there's a painting you've had your eye on, I might be willing to give you a nice, pre-holiday deal. And I'm always up for a good trade and open to layways, rentals, whatever. It would save him the head injury (and me a potential lawsuit), so please take a look. Don't do it for me, do it for the next mayor of San Francisco. Do it for the children.



I also still have some sumo clown prints left. Click here to see me posing with one of them.



Thanks for reading my novella. I was just going to say something like, "Here's a show I'm in," but that seemed really impersonal, and I'll bet you've missed reading me ramble. Haven't you? Haven't you truly?



Until we meet again,



Me me me me me!

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MariNaomi

BOX SOCIAL underground comics exhibition

October 6 through November 8



At Secret Project Robot 210 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211, at the very end of Metropolitan Avenue, on the water

Opening reception on October 6th from 6 - 10



I've got a mildly obscene, never-before-seen comics page in this one. Don't miss it! (I wish I could be there. Sigh.)



Details at: http://www.boxsocialsite.blogspot.com/

Hello there,



I'm going to be tabling at two (not-so-)different comics-themed events for the next couple of weekends. Both events take place in the Mission in SF, and for both I will have a brand-spankin'-new issue of Estrus to sell to you at a reasonable price. I also plan on selling prints, buttons and what-have-you, also for reasonable prices. Come one come all!



Saturday, September 29, 12 noon to 6 p.m.

"APAture" (Special guest: Lark Pien!)

Comics and Zines by Asian-American artists and writers

Kearny Street Workshop's Space180

180 Capp Street (between 16th and 17th), San Francisco



Friday, October 5, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 6, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

SF Zine Fest (Special guest: Joey Sayers!)

Small press event

Women's Building

3543 18th Street #8 (between Valencia and Guerrero), San Francisco



Hope to see you there!



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MariNaomi

http://marinaomi.com/