I'm recovering from surgery right now. Part of my liver removed. The good news? Cancer-free! The scans and biopsies show no cancer. I'm still high-risk, but cancer free so it's the best-case scenario. Feeling very happy.
I'll be back often now. Got some chemo to go through and then no more treatments. 2011 will be my year. :)
New challenge for you guys:
Medical. Anything medical. I'll be back this week with more. I'll be approving more people who want to join too.
Really awesome work you artists are doing.
Love, Mike - your wayward host.
Healthy again!
Hello, my friends! I'm back! My belly has some gnarly surgery scars and I lost 30 pounds, but I'm healthy and strong again, and (hopefully for good) cancer-free! I'll need some chemotherapy but I expect to be around for a long time now. Maybe later I'll write about my ordeal (elsewhere, not here).
So, I'll let you all know who won the previous challenges this week. I'll be back each Monday with new challenges and hopefully something extra soon. I'm back at the computer and back to the drawing board.
I'll announce it officially tomorrow but so you have it now, last week's challenge (due next week) is favorite food and this week's challenge (due on the 17th) is flying machines (zeppelins, planes, gliders, etc.).
Thanks to everyone who emailed me. Sorry about not getting back to you, I will soon, I was just not ready to get back to the computer. But I'm back now!
To everyone that's asked to join since I've been gone, I'll be inviting you all this week so watch your inbox. If you don't get an invite by the end of the week, email me again.
I'll have more tomorrow. Let's draw!
Just a few things of note here, artists...
Pete Emslie on
the joy of doodling.
Julie Jacobsen is posting art tips on her wonderful blog.
If you're interested in using Flash to create comics, Gabe of Big Pants Mouse has a great
process tutorial.
Mad Magazine cartoonist and caricature artist, Tom Richmond,
has a great blog. Check out his tutorials!
"Rad" is a storyboard artist at Dreamworks and he has a great
"how-to" blog.
Check out
josefskrhola's photostream on Flickr for some absolutely gorgeous Czech illustrations!
And last, a note to everyone that asks to
join Monday Artday... If you are not invited to join in
3 weeks or less, check your spam folder for the invite! If it's not there, email me again and tell me you tried to join once. I invite a lot of people that ask to join that never accept the invitation.
Hello, Artists!
Notice the new "reactions" widget under the posts? Just an added way to show your love for the illustrations here. Please continue to leave comments but give a quick click of a reaction as well.
Let me know in the comments how you like this feature and if you have a suggestion for a different reaction choice.
Keep on drawing!
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm ninety-four?
By: mike r. baker,
on 9/14/2010
Healthy again!
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
Excellent news Mike!!!!!
When you're feeling better- we should have an online illo party to celebrate. Congrats and hang in there.
Good to here the News, It's great to have you back.
Yay! Wonderful to hear Mike. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
You have been in my prayers Mike. I have been checking in daily! So glad you are back.
Brilliant news!Rest up and be good to yourself!
Good news, happy to hear that! All the best, Mike!
It is great to hear you are cancer free. I will continue praying for you. I hope 2011 is an amazing year for you.
Great news, Mike! Way to hang in there... you're an inspiration!
Good to have you back.
Could you throw away the milk you bought in July? I think it went bad.
That is wonderful news! Very glad to hear it. =)