The Montreal Formula - Artist Survival

I did some live-cartooning over at the POP Montreal Symposium yesterday: one of my tweeps, @ItsLilpeanut told me this is called a "sketchnote".

The topic was "The Montreal Formula: How to survive as an artist in Montreal". Co-hosted by ELAN Quebec and POP Montreal, Albert Nerenberg (The Laughologist) moderated seamlessly, with Murray Lightburn (solo artist and The Dears frontman), Krista Muir (aka Lederhosen Lucil) and myself.

A step beyond toonswag, my drawing was projected in real-time from my iPad to a screen for the audience to watch during the session. One becomes a conduit for ideas and pictures, some of which end up in the image. When it was over, I felt strangely buoyant.

Just another artist surviving in Montreal.

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BOY vs CRUST.

WARNING: You might want to watch this Bear Grylls video before reading this. Or not. My 11 year old son made me watch it and now my face has this weird tic.


My name is BOY Grylls. In the home, there is food about...if you know where to look.

See right there? That's a plate; and you've just gotta come up to it and put your ear next to it. And listen....for CRUSTS!

Found one! This here is a Rhino Whole Wheat crust...

...and it has been laying here a very, very long time. At least since breakfast.

You can just eat crusts; even raw.

Pound for pound, crusts like these contain more actual bread than beef or fish.

Crusts. They're the perfect survival food.


My boy is really into Bear Grylls. Hands up if you're a fan...!

You have the opportunity to make someone else smile by sharing.

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