How to apologize for broken links
Beloved friends. Last week’s newsletter contained a broken link to my book, for which I’d created a discount. For you. This bothers me. And I’d like to make...
How to ride a rollercoaster
This is Union Season. I think I painted it in late 2022? This week’s question is from myself: What now? I have opened and closed this newsletter a dozen...
How to eat Halloween candy in the correct order
This is what my paintings look like before razor blades. This week’s question comes to us from Ashley Chapokas: What’s the right order for eating your...
How to get past the utter dissapointment in everyone and everything
Glow-in-the-dark skulls, 2022, wax and razor blades This week’s question comes to us from Maria Arango-Kure: How do you get past the utter disappointment in...
How to handle news, good and bad
3 Dead Kids, 2024. These will find their way into something bigger. This week’s question comes to us from Andrew Norcross: How do you handle a situation...
How to make choices
4 Guillotines, 2023, 8×8” ea. This week’s question comes to us from Betsy Streeter: Sometimes my family has a terrible time selecting a movie to watch....
How to relax
Felix Relaxes, 2023, wax and razor blades This week’s question comes to us from Milly Schmidt: How do I learn to relax? I’ve been debating how to answer this...
What to do when you wake up at 4:30am
Little painting of Porky from 2022, maybe This week’s question comes to us from Kio Stark: What do you do when you accidentally wake up at 4:30am? During the...
How to stop digging a hole
Courage Comes from Palestine (featuring Adam Villacin) 100×64”, wax and razor blades, 2024. This week’s question comes to us on behalf of Anonymous: Why...
How many hobbies is too many?
Couple little paintings I did this week for reasons. This week’s question comes to us from Gord Fynes: How many hobbies is too many? There's only so many...
What to get your dog for their birthday
Bullshit in progess. 2024. This week’s question comes to us from Mathias Rechtzigel: What should I get my dog for his birthday? Fifteen years ago today, we...
How to enjoy sucking at things
Five Union Signs, 2022. Wax, razor blades, and sticks. For Labor Day This week’s question comes to us from Ross Floate: You know when you start a new thing...
What to eat after a colonoscopy
Sad Porky on the teeter-totter. 2022. Today’s question comes to us from Kio Stark: What should I eat after my colonoscopy? First of all congratulations on...
How to make real things
“No.” painted in 2023, by me. (photo by Sean Tubridy) This week’s question also comes to us from Sean Tubridy: You're prolific and make real things. How do...
How to win an election
Shit in progress. Gonna be part of a much bigger thing. This week’s question comes to us from Caleb Sexton: What do I say to people who tell me to shut up...
How to get wise
A section of a painting currently in progress, a collaboration between me and Adam Villacin. Each panel is 12×16. This week’s question comes to us from Rain...
How to talk to animals
BILLIONAIRE SEASON, 2022, wax and razor blades This week’s question comes to us from Betsy Streeter: If animals could speak human language or humans could...
How to make your space
This is Billionare Season, painted in 2022 Today’s question comes to us from Trace Meek: Does having a dedicated space to do your work makes a big...
How to make a mixtape
Detail from Porky’s Very Bad Day, 2022 Today’s question comes to us from… well, no one. I got Covid this week. So I’m using it as an opportunity to run an...
How to write a good paragraph
I painted this a few weeks ago. Seems pertinent. This week’s question comes to us from Rafael Camargo: How long does it take to write a very good paragraph?...