K-Fai Steele

Re-Sendakified Sendak

admin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:23:21 +0000

I saw that School Library Journal is hosting a competition to “Re-Sendakify Sendak” – meaning to re-draw a scene from a Sendak book in the style of a different children’s book author. I redrew a scene from Bumble-Ardy as Richard Scarry. It was eerie to articulate how much of an impact Scarry had on my drawing style as a kid. I still get excited when I see his work.

APORIA – Studio YOLO submission, April 2013

admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:31:01 +0000

I’m really loving solving the Studio YOLO comics prompts – it’s becoming one of my favorite monthly drawing games. This month’s script was by Christa Cassano.

Hawk egg-laying season has arrived

admin — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:26:04 +0000

Created this pair with Rich. We’ve been watching the Red Tail Hawks rear a few generations off a ledge at the Franklin Institute every year. Read more about them on Della Micah’s blog.

Video of the Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency

admin — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:45:47 +0000

Video of the ACA Residency I did in October in New Smyrna Beach. I’m featured in the video, take a look!

Extraordinaires Album Art!

admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:02:36 +0000

Drew this cover for The Extraordinaires new 7-inch Pen Pals EP! Coming.. soon?

Another Comics Show in Philly! (March 8 – April 11)

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:27:52 +0000

Three of my comics are featured in The Funnies, curated by Joanna Quigley. One is the above Mystery Monkey, which I’ve been sitting on for a long time. I made it right when I got back from the comics residency in New Smyrna Beach at the ACA – right after the Mystery Monkey of Tampa was captured, and the woman was arrested for riding the manatee. Lots of great Floridian animal news.

See Mystery Monkey, Animal Party (featured in Feb 2013′s SY #4 challenge), and another piece I did about the hazards of cycling in Philly (which sold on opening night!) at Benna’s until April 11.

Studio YOLO submission, March 2013

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:09 +0000

I think I finally cracked the code to this month’s script by JP Pollard. SY is an online comics club formed by colleagues post-ACA residency.

The Man in the Queue

admin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:39:14 +0000

Created this cover for Josephine Tey’s 1929 book The Man in the Queue as part of Dasha Tolstikova’s Forgotten Book [Mostly Mysteries] Cover Book Club.

Comics Exhibition at Medialia (NY) Feb 9-March 23rd

admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:20:53 +0000

Excited to be a really last-minute part of this comics show that’s pulling people from the ACA residency. Come on Saturday and buy one of my watercolor comics!

PHL TSA series

admin — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:24:30 +0000