Friday, January 16, 2009

Friday Fun: Roz Chast Always Makes Me Laugh



Her characters are anxious and neurotic and insecure... something I can relate to!

Only kidding.

Most of the time.

I love it when they show her filing cabinet full of rejected cartoons. Again, it's that idea of quantity-- work at your craft persistently, experiment, learn from your mistakes-- and the quality will come.
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9 comments:

  1. hmstrjamJanuary 16, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    i love roz chast!

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  2. JulieJanuary 16, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    Hi! Thanks for posting this, Jen!

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  3. Jennifer ThermesJanuary 16, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    Hmstrjam- Isn't she awesome?

    Hi Julie-- I knew you'd like this! ;-)

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  4. Tom BarrettJanuary 16, 2009 at 11:28 PM

    Great video, and I definitely need to get that quantity thing going! Soon!

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  5. Phyllis HarrisJanuary 18, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    Oh my gosh!! I LOVED this interview and seeing all of her insecurities that are just like mine! I think all us artists have a tinge of these crazy insecure feelings. Ha! Well, maybe it's not just artists... ;o)

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  6. Jennifer ThermesJanuary 19, 2009 at 9:23 AM

    Hi Tom-- I know... you get on a roll and then interruptions happen... it can be tricky!

    Haha, Phyllis! Glad to know I'm not alone!! I think you're right though... between working alone, the work being so subjective, and the outcome not really measurable... hard to avoid those tinges at times... :-)

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  7. JodyJanuary 21, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    Great video -- she's one of my favorites! We have "When moms dance" on our refrigerator. And yes, I definitely relate to all that insecurity and neurosis!

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  8. Jennifer ThermesJanuary 21, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    That must be her appeal, Jody. I've cut out more cartoons of hers than anybody else, I think! ;-)

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  9. P.L. FrederickApril 28, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    Awesome! Okay, I knew YouTube had everything but I never thought to loom for stuff that I like on it. Thanks muchly for sharing.

    P.L. Frederick (Small & Big)

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