tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post3245553621619300448..comments2023-10-25T01:20:10.252-07:00Comments on Jimbo Jabber: Booklist Starred Review for LIPS TOUCH that compares Laini's writing to Neil Gaiman and Charles de Lint!Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-56604431313065754542009-10-25T08:23:04.680-07:002009-10-25T08:23:04.680-07:00I can't figure out which one is cuter, I think...I can't figure out which one is cuter, I think Clementine wins by a nose.Matt Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680020854079937604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-52756002516970420802009-10-13T14:25:32.546-07:002009-10-13T14:25:32.546-07:00Hey thanks Stephanie! Yeah, anything Laini writes...Hey thanks Stephanie! Yeah, anything Laini writes goes in my "absolute fave" list too. And whenever Gaiman and McKean get together, you know it's going to be a thing of beauty.<br /><br />And thanks & thanks again (re: the reviews and teeny Clementine-y, we have a hard time NOT staring at her, especially when she's smiling (which is OFTEN! :)Jim Di Bartolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-71374280514711977332009-10-13T02:03:06.664-07:002009-10-13T02:03:06.664-07:00Two of my very favorite books — Lips Touch and The...Two of my very favorite books — <i>Lips Touch</i> and <i>The Wolves in the Walls</i>!!<br /><br />And my most sincere congratulations. Those reviews are EARNED.<br /><br />(Oh, and your daughter is really really frigging cute. I love the little tuft of hair! And that smile!)Stephanie Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327218987542530574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-48642138732902459772009-10-11T17:22:40.134-07:002009-10-11T17:22:40.134-07:00-Thanks Jake -- and you're welcome :)
- Hi Ka...-Thanks Jake -- and you're welcome :)<br /><br />- Hi Katie -- and WOW (!) thanks SO much for the incredibly kind words! We're SO happy that you enjoyed the book so much! We'll look forward to your post and we thank you (!!!!!) in advance :) (and I adore those Clementine pics too -- thanks!)Jim Di Bartolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-44226051565555556822009-10-11T15:05:41.230-07:002009-10-11T15:05:41.230-07:00Okay - those might be the cutest pics of Clementin...Okay - those might be the cutest pics of Clementine ever! <br />I'm sure Laini has told you, but I think y'all's new book is a complete and utter masterpiece! I can't wait for my friend and blogging partner SF to read it!<br /><br />I am posting about it NEXT :-)Katie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067504634291164972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-18414057646381483752009-10-07T18:23:05.644-07:002009-10-07T18:23:05.644-07:00Thanks very much, I love your work as well, and I ...Thanks very much, I love your work as well, and I liked meeting you!<br /><br />Ah, thanks for the clarification. I like the effect of the paints and how the shadows look slightly blurred and foggy.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584067501117971606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-16018020700927701322009-10-07T07:56:03.607-07:002009-10-07T07:56:03.607-07:00Hi Jake and thanks SO much for attending the signi...Hi Jake and thanks SO much for attending the signing with such enthusiasm! And your art is very impressive! Don't stop drawing!!<br /><br />As for the LIPS TOUCH interiors, they're all hand-drawn in pencil, then painted with watercolors, inks, and gouache. Some had some touch-ups in acrylics. But all the hand-painting was done with very little color -- just going for drama and contrast. Then they were scanned in and brought to grayscale (but the textures & such remain) and then the red was added in digitally in "Channels."Jim Di Bartolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-59697811534443350752009-10-06T16:25:54.892-07:002009-10-06T16:25:54.892-07:00One of my favorite books when I was younger was Th...One of my favorite books when I was younger was The True Story of The Three Little Pigs. I don't remember the illustrator's name, but the pictures are really great. <br /><br />Did you use only pen-and-ink for lips touch, or watercolors too?Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584067501117971606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-91027473894559485922009-10-05T14:07:44.836-07:002009-10-05T14:07:44.836-07:00Thanks Heather :) And sorry to hear SILKSINGER ha...Thanks Heather :) And sorry to hear SILKSINGER hasn't made it's way there yet. That's weird? I hope you get one soon!<br /><br />And we're CONSTANTLY thinking of you and thanking you around our house for all of the MANY MANY helpful and cute things you created for little Clementine. Thank you SO much! :)<br /><br />JimJim Di Bartolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-89830442952032303432009-10-05T13:07:12.474-07:002009-10-05T13:07:12.474-07:00I love both Charles de Lint and Neil Gaiman! Looks...I love both Charles de Lint and Neil Gaiman! Looks like Lips Touch has finally made it here, but not Silksinger yet (?) Guess I'll have to special order it, sigh.<br /><br />The Daddy and Clementine photos are ADORABLE!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492950209121399762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-21878555196160409912009-10-04T20:35:29.887-07:002009-10-04T20:35:29.887-07:00I love these photos with the two of you reading t...I love these photos with the two of you reading together! She looks too beautiful and blissed out! I was also thinking, btw, that in addition to the Thomas Friedman books she might also enjoy some lighter reading like Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot by Al Franken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com