Category Archives: Drawer Cards

Whoops – Wrong Arrow!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Joe_Williams

This was my Valentine to Tina. The art was going to be inked and colored in, but my schedule and I decided that the sketch looked pretty nifty so we went with that.

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The Christmas Card Photo Shoot

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Tina

The holiday season was upon us and it was time to make the annual Christmas card. I took the bull by the horns, I had grand plans, yes indeed! It was all perfectly art directed in my head – neutral … Continue reading →

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Sweet Sixteen

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Joe_Williams

16 years ago, Tina and I tied the knot all nice and legal. As is our custom, we exchange cards that we make ourselves. This is mine to her.

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The Return of Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!!!

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Tina’s birthday was fast approaching, and I didn’t have a rock solid, hysterically funny idea for a card so I decided to revisit a friend from last year’s anniversary card, Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!

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Happy Birthday, Tina! The 2012 Edition

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Joe_Williams

This is the 2012 edition of my birthday card to Tina. This is the front or outside of the card.

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Brooks Again

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Our Mr Brooks deserves more than just one post. Here he is from my favorite frame of Tina’s animation!

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Mother’s Day Circa 2002

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Joe_Williams

It was 2002 and Sam Raimi’s take on the wall crawling web-head had just been released smashing box office records and forever raising the bar on what to expect from films about costumed crime fighters. I was fired up about … Continue reading →

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Electric Lloyd

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Joe_Williams

We shot about 150 photos of Lloyd in order to capture this year’s Christmas card. When I was importing the images from the SD cards to the computer, I got a quick, movie-like flow of images of our illuminated son. … Continue reading →

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It’s Christmas Eve…

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Have you been nice?

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Happy Birthday Rose!

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Tina
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Happy Birthday Joe!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Tina

There are two consistent factors when it comes time to make a birthday card for Joe each year. One is that I always use this high contrast photo taken when we were dating: The second is the theme of the … Continue reading →

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Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

A war wages within me between traditionally and digitally inking my cartoons. I go back and forth between my pens and brushes and my Wacom tablet. It depends on the job, my mood or whatever is close at hand. Cosmic, … Continue reading →

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15 Years

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Fifteen years ago on a similarly rainy day, before a gathering of family, friends and a priest who had buried most of the gangsters in South Philly, Tina and I got hitched! As I’ve said before, Tina and I exchange … Continue reading →

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Jello Hats and Mystery Meat

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Tina

Fifteen years ago, I took a vow to love, honor and cook for my husband. For the most part, it’s worked out okay. Joe’s been adventurous enough to eat just about anything I’ve put in front of him – calves’ … Continue reading →

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