Sharing is caring: Evil Plans

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I thought I’d share one of my favorite books for a change. Now, it was quite tough to choose which book since they are all dear and valuable to me – but like with all your children, some you just tend to love more than the others.

Unlike previously, the book I want to share with you is not a fiction novel, nor is it a history book, it’s not even a comic book (gah!). It’s a self-help book on creativity and entrepreneurship.

Normally I am not a big fan of self-help books at all; I’m wary of anything that promises to teach you all you need in just a few pages, I’m dubious of anything that’s supposed to be inspirational by default, and I downright oppose twelve easy steps.

Evil Plans by Hugh MacLeod is not really a self-help book, it’s something different altogether. It’s really more like a collection of essays and meditations on the subject of creative expression, the insights and why’s of it, and how to combine that with business mentality – which I think most artists and creators tend to avoid thinking about.

The books a fantastic combination of prose and cartoon strips, illustrated by Hugh himself, who came from an advertising background. He got his big creative breakthrough by starting to comic on the backside of business cards and you can see many of them in this book.

It’s a great book because these days you don’t have to be a lone suffering artist anymore. You can do what ever you dream of, connect with the world, share it, and reap benefits like never before. But it’s hard to find out how to start, and this book can help out a little.

So go read it, enjoy it, and be inspired for another day.

 

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Silver

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Moving part 2

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The moving frenzy continues. From packing and sending to frantic house searching and familiarizing with everything strange.

But in order to lighten up the tone from last blogpost’s “moving sucks”-statement to something positive, we can give you a little peak of Berlin on our second Saturday afternoon here:

 

This is the street we live on. A slight shock after the pristine Frankfurt, but I prefer the liveliness here.

This is the street we live on. A slight shock after the pristine Frankfurt, but I prefer the liveliness here.

What is a post about Berlin, if it doesn't have graffiti in it?

What is a post about Berlin, if it doesn’t contain graffiti of some kind?

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This city has an endless amount of dogs, mostly running around without a leash, minding their business, while the owners are walking a hundred meters behind. The mutual trust between these dogs and the people is impressive.

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Meet Peter. We're lunching in a hipster cafe with him, while the conversation takes a plunge into goals, expectations and affirmations that the playlist playing on the background is indeed surprisingly awesome.

Meet Peter. We’re lunching in a hipster cafe with him, while the conversation takes a plunge into goals, expectations and affirmations that the playlist playing on the background is indeed surprisingly awesome.

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And lastly a sneak peak into our temporarily teeny tiny workspace and the pages that I'm working on..

And lastly a sneak peak into our temporarily-teeny-tiny workspace and the pages that I’m working on..

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And with that, I wish everybody a great week, and see you next Monday :)

 

Smiles,

Kaija

 

Moving blues

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Moving sucks. It sucks a big time, but there comes a time in everyone’s life that you just cannot avoid it any longer – and ‘hoy that time has happened to us! Silver and Kaija have now ended their four-year stay in Frankfurt, Germany and moved to Berlin to work on mobile and tablet games!

For five days and five nights we’ve packed, organized and packed some more until our entire life had been reduced to carton boxes and bubble wraps – until all that was left was the surreal feeling of owning so many things that I’ve totally forgotten about.

I hate moving, not because I’m not excited to see a new part of the world, but because I hate the hassle of packing away all my precious artifacts, for I am a creature of habit and comfort, and my house is my safe place, and it will take a while to get it all re-organized.

When it comes to packing away our precious’, I will especially miss our books. We have a lot of books from novels, to comics, to art books. We have so many books we could fill a small library and they are all delightful and special in their own ways. My only regret is that I can’t give them as much attention as I want to, and many of those books I’ve only read once.

And so, we are now in a state of anxiety and excitement as we’re starting new adventures and a search for a new apartment that will fill that hole that our previous apartment has left behind. Thank you Frankfurt for having us, you were extremely convenient, clean, and well maintained and I hope you never change.

For those of you concerned if this will affect the publication of Run Freak Run at all, let me assure you that we’ve prepared well and RFR will continue coming out page-by-page every Monday! So please keep on reading, and have a wonderful Monday! :)

 

Love,
Silver

If Two had a theme song, then what would it sound like?

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A little over a week ago we got a question on the comments that we’d never thought of: what would Two’s theme song sound like?

It felt a little simple to just name one, so I thought I’d put together a small playlist of songs that I think fit the mood of Two and RFR in general. I’ll also try to explain a little why I chose a particular song, where I heard it first and how I feel about it.

So lets put on our hearing hats and listen on!

 

1. Goodnight Moon – Shivaree

When I first read this questions out loud, me and Kaija both immediately started thinking about Kill Bill soundtrack’s. Now, Tarantino’s a genius in my books, a definite inspiration, and I consider Beatrix from Kill Bill be the ultimate femme fatale. But she’s also a little sad, has anger issues, and solves way too many problems with violence – hence why this song fits perfectly with Two. Also the song has witches in it.

 

2. Black Angels – Bloodhounds On My Trail

I first heard about Black Angels about 7 years ago, and I’m still in love with their Passover-album. It’s just pure, raw, gritty energy that has a special place in my heart. I chose this song because it’s stubborn, narrow, never-give-up-once-you-made-your-mind attitude is something we feel Two can relate to.

Fun fact, this song was also on the first mix tape I gave to Kaija, during a time when Spotify and Ipods weren’t the mainstream listening devices that they are now. *old man mode*

 

3. Roky Erickson – Night of the Vampire

Continuing with the psychedelic rock, this chilling song from Roky Erickson is just the right amount of cool, funny, and magical. And I think that’s just perfect in describing the world Two lives in; with it’s roaming witches, wandering monsters, and sleeping gods.

 

4. Cowboy Bebop OST – Green Bird – Composed by Yoko Kanno

Now, I’m a huge fan of Cowboy Bebop the anime and the way it used music in it’s storytelling. This particular song, and the particular scene in question are burned in my minds eye so deeply that’s it hard to sleep at night. There will be a time in RFR when Two will fight again, and I hope you think of this song when it happens.

 

5. Andra – The Rain Don’t Talk To Me No More

Andra is fantastic. I wrote this the first time I heard her. Great song for coffee during the upcoming autumn days.

 

6. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die

Yes, I know Lana is like a hipster queen and vain or whatever, but so what since so are we (in my case, a king). She’s also unapologetic, and a go-getter and while those are also traits she shares with Two, I think she’s even more alike to the Queen. Everyone needs an enemy, eh?

 

7. Låpsley – Station

This was a recent find for us, and there’s something indescribable for me, a certain connection of melancholy that’s fitting for Two, no matter what she does – a right or a wrong thing – it’s always bittersweet. The kid really can’t catch a break, can she?

 

8. Ashtar Command – Deadman’s Gun

Or can she?

 

 

I guess you just have to read and see what happens.

 

 

Love,

Silver

Tweet, tweet us over TwitterFacebook, or write in the comments, section to tell us what songs you’re reminded of when you read RFR. We’re super curious to hear about things like this :)

 

Run Tweety Run

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“WZOOOOOOM DRAWING IN HIGH SPEED!”

I glimpsed Kaija drawing tweety birds for this RFR chapter, and thought I’d take some photos and share them with everyone. Because Sundays just aren’t Sundays without some birds.

Yes, indeed – these are magical birds for the current Run Freak Run chapter, and if you are wondering why are there adorable magical birds being chased by monster-fish while what-you-might-call-it ethereal flying lady is flies past them? What kind of an adventure has Two got herself into this time? I can only tell you to be patient, and find out when the page is released, so nyeh-nyeh!

“Tweet tweet everyone, and keep it real.”

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Have a great Sunday!

Silver

Tweet tweet me @runfreakrun

Serious posters for serious people!

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“Yes! New RFR poster!”

We finally went and did it!

After several passionate requests we are now selling Run Freak Run – First 100 Facebook likes poster. We felt as if this one needed some extra special treatment for it being such a special moment in our history, and we decided to partner up with a printing house for some seriously excellent printing quality and for the largest size we could get.

The poster costs $29 and it is A1-sized (23.4 x 33.1 inch) ,  printed a heavy art paper, signed by the artist, and best of all – it ships free anywhere in the world!

 

Get it on ETSY or GUMROAD!

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“Get it! Before the witches do!”

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“It’s also great for posing.”

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Laa-laa la-la-laa… RFR original art!

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New art in store!

Ever wanted your very own Inquisitor at home? Well now is your chance!
We are selling the original art page for Chapter 7, Page 21,
you know – the one where Six has killed all the Mer-men.

As always, this was hand-drawn by Kaija with the highest quality of
Sumi-e inks on an extra smooth bristol paper.

And there is only one.
Free shipping and free frame included!

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Sketches!

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I’m posting a drawing update, since this weekend I drew some cute mushroom-men for the next chapter, and thought their cuteness should earn them a spot on the blog.

This weekend's haul.

This weekend’s haul.

This has been the state of my desk for a while now. I really need to clean up.

This has been the state of my desk for a while now. I really need to clean up.

 

I simply ran out of space on the rest of the table and got squeezed out onto my wacom tablet to draw. This happens often enough, that I'm surprised it's still in as good a condition as it is.

I simply ran out of space on the rest of the table and got squeezed out onto my wacom tablet to draw. This happens often enough, that I’m surprised the wacom is still in as good a condition as it is.

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A sneak peak at a future page ;)

A sneak peak at a future page ;)

Mushroom-men!

Mushroom-men!

I tried out ink on a new kind of paper.

I tried out ink on a german etching paper.

The paper is so soft, that it ... the ink and leaves it slightly grey and looking like it's been printed or stamped on. I highly recommend trying new and different materials from time to time. You might get some really interesting results.

The paper is so soft, that it soaks up the ink and leaves it slightly grey and looking like it’s been printed or stamped on. I can’t recommend enough trying new and completely different materials from time to time. You might get some really interesting results and spark some new ideas.

 

Smiles,

Kaija

 

 

 

JULY SALE! RFR original art!

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Summer is here! And what could be a better way to celebrate it than by staying inside, reading your favorite stories – while surrounded by handcrafted art.

For this July sale we chose to put on sale some of our favorite pages with character introductions, and farewells. We hope you like this selection and have as much fun with the characters as we’ve had.

Each page of the collection costs $120 with world-wide shipping included.

The pages are hand drawn meticulously by Kaija on an A3 bristol paper with sumi-e inks. Each page comes signed by the artist, and with a large thank you for taking the RFR journey with us!

After your purchase, we will contact your purchase e-mail to ask you for a shipping address, and then take care of the rest!

Thank you,

Silver & Kaija

 

Always the rebel.

“You better go now, the Queen doesn’t like to wait.”

“I don’t care.”

“That’s my girl, always the rebel.”

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The Steppes of Destiny

“Welcome Inquisitor Two. Please – feel free to step in to my humble shrine.”

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The Black Cat

“Once upon a time there was a cat
A curious cat.
A black cat, not unlike
Any other cat.”

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A story of a girl.

“A story of a girl who was late.
Too late, to stop the carnage.
Too late, to save the day.
Too late, to be the hero.

A story of a girl,
Who once upon a time in Spain,
Was in pain.”

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