tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post947542513930192678..comments2024-03-12T10:31:11.815-07:00Comments on The Ward-O-Matic: Blurkers Rejoice!Ward Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-18907701827987380232007-07-25T11:01:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:01:00.000-07:00Thanks, again everyone for taking the time and che...Thanks, again everyone for taking the time and checking out this blog. I really appreciate all the great comments here! Hopefully, I'll be able to keep up the (somewhat) decent quality of posts here on The Ward-O-Matic.Ward Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-72388699438918459012007-07-07T20:08:00.000-07:002007-07-07T20:08:00.000-07:00t1. Your art work, especialy the Graffiti. Closses...t1. Your art work, especialy the Graffiti. Clossest I've come to graffiti is sticker-bombing. There aren't any permision-walls within 100 miles of me.<BR/><BR/>2. I'm a (well,I will be come Septmber) an Animation/Sequential Art student at Savannah College of Art and Design.<BR/><BR/>3. Drawn! I check that site almost religiously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-23813836953656547972007-06-21T10:13:00.000-07:002007-06-21T10:13:00.000-07:00I get to your blog yesterday and yes, I am a blurk...I get to your blog yesterday and yes, I am a blurker. Never comment BUT whem I'm asked to (I'm sooo discrete). I landed here through a link on papelcontinuo.es, and i'm really loving it. It's nice, it's funny (you and the kids, so lovely) and it's delicate. Love the beautiful, funny, crazy little things surrounding us everyday. <BR/>What about me? A wannabe illustrator since ever, seriously tring to be an anthropologist and someday I will be a mum too (so I also like Andrea's blog). Dreaming about getting a graffiti for my mother's day. Italian living in Spain. Have a blog full of blurkers.La Doctorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066529584948357811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-85915918842456178382007-06-17T19:05:00.000-07:002007-06-17T19:05:00.000-07:00Ward, You Are Cool. Love this blog. I'm trying to ...Ward, You Are Cool. Love this blog. I'm trying to teach myself animation, and found your site while googling John Canemaker. Just figured out you made the Sundance animation!! I admired that many times, waiting for the movies to start. What did you use to make it? I want to be like you when I grow up.sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354361731410627460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-6629337782582696262007-06-17T11:15:00.000-07:002007-06-17T11:15:00.000-07:00haha, blurk - sounds like a web 2.o site.1- initia...haha, blurk - sounds like a web 2.o site.<BR/><BR/>1- initially for the art but when you started to document your work space and then moving that became a reason<BR/><BR/>2- i'm a recent grad at sheridan college, where i received my BA in illustration. i maintain a blog which gathers the student/alumni/faculty illustration community called <A HREF="http://www.mightywall.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">the mighty wall</A>. and i also have my own <A HREF="http://www.rey-o.com" REL="nofollow"> portfolio site</A> i like ritz crackers.<BR/><BR/>3- a friend my mine had sent me to your article regarding polar express and uncanny valley. still a fascinating read.<BR/><BR/>ok thats about it, i'll try and be less of a blurkr in the futr:-)Rey Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369933884979919252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-66199552938662292282007-06-16T13:23:00.000-07:002007-06-16T13:23:00.000-07:00Have been blurking for a while. Found you through ...Have been blurking for a while. Found you through Drawn and loving the art work. <BR/><BR/>I'm a landscape designer from Finland. <BR/><BR/>My blog in in Finnish only at the moment, sorry. <BR/><BR/>Never answer these question, but now felt a bit quilty ;) Loved the word Blurker! The British use Lurker, I believe, to descripe the anonymous person behind the screen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-81471457787452904352007-06-16T09:06:00.000-07:002007-06-16T09:06:00.000-07:00I occasionally post a comment, but mostly lurk. I'...I occasionally post a comment, but mostly lurk. I'm not sure how I originally found your blog -- possibly a link from Jenny Lerew's site or Cartoon Brew... or Drawn!<BR/><BR/>I guess I enjoy the mix of personal work, vintage stuff and, as a soon-to-be-one myself, the fatherly/family stories -- oh, and Ava Thursdays too! I occasionally have a peek at Hula Seventy's blog as well -- and I truly am a lurker there!<BR/><BR/>As for me, I'm a graphic designer with a weakness for animation -- wanted to be one when I was growing up, but took a wrong turn somewhere!antikewlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119061614683210690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-24960143516822106582007-06-15T12:53:00.000-07:002007-06-15T12:53:00.000-07:00Why do you visit my blog? For Ava Thursdays!Who ar...Why do you visit my blog? For Ava Thursdays!<BR/><BR/>Who are you? I'm just a person who likes art and the Internet and art on the Internet.<BR/><BR/>Also: How did you find my blog? It has been so long, I can't remember. Maybe through "Drawn!"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-75293277917719532902007-06-14T22:58:00.000-07:002007-06-14T22:58:00.000-07:00Blurker! That's fantastic. I'm Meg, and I've been ...Blurker! That's fantastic. I'm Meg, and I've been a blurker around these parts for some time. I often find an artist/blogger I enjoy and simply click down their list of friends, and I think finding you was a result of that. Oftentimes I don't revisit those blogs, but yours I had to return to. I enjoy your thoughtful and humble lessons on animation, your career, and family. Your passion sums it up. The eye candy certainly doesn't hurt and is what likely got my attention in the first place. I've also fallen in love with your wife's photography, which has inspired me to document my own days through photographs, although not nearly as successful. <BR/><BR/>I'm currently finishing my portfolio class for a degree in 2D. I have a BFA in Communication Design, but my heart wasn't in advertising. I'm so much happier in animation. <BR/><BR/>Be honored, yours is the first blog I've de-blurked on. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-51741347348442710102007-06-13T21:39:00.000-07:002007-06-13T21:39:00.000-07:00J to the N to the W in tha house. keep up tha luv....J to the N to the W in tha house. keep up tha luv...yoJustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-82549341772871345212007-06-13T07:58:00.000-07:002007-06-13T07:58:00.000-07:001. Love your blog and your work.2. Graphic design/...1. Love your blog and your work.<BR/><BR/>2. Graphic design/illustrator.<BR/><BR/>3. I saw a link on Andre Moore's or Brian McGee's page and have been reading for a while now. My thunderbird has you Atom feed so i know when the new one goes up. <BR/>I commented on one of the Ava Thursdays<BR/><BR/>Now i must toss down the smoke bomb and return to BLURKING.Leroy rockWELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099737943214600215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-67247433914354177602007-06-13T04:50:00.000-07:002007-06-13T04:50:00.000-07:00love reading all your posts!i want to be a filmmak...love reading all your posts!<BR/>i want to be a filmmaker, only just completed my studies, and looking for work! :)<BR/>found your blog on andrea's... guess it's been a year or so... <BR/>you people rock - the two of you and your kids :)AmiDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722719070045558798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-77536960404124196722007-06-12T09:48:00.000-07:002007-06-12T09:48:00.000-07:00I came to your blog because I frequent hulaseventy...I came to your blog because I frequent hulaseventy's blog. I enjoy Ava Thursdays the most and all your family mishaps and adventures. I am a pediatric emergency room nurse in southern california. I am a blurker. Sorrypeachguzmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381610319501262577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1660283219231964402007-06-11T20:22:00.000-07:002007-06-11T20:22:00.000-07:00Hi Ward,Yes, I'm a blurker. There, it's out. I hav...Hi Ward,<BR/>Yes, I'm a blurker. There, it's out. I haven't commented because in general most commenters are either personal acquaintances, or people arguing the bloggers point, or idiots. So, unless I feel strongly enough about wanting to say something- I haven't. I stumbled across your blog thru cartoonbrew and seem to have made a habit of checking it almost daily.<BR/>I'm a traditional 2D Animator in Melbourne, Australia and recently worked for Disney animating on those electronic babysitters you dissed a while back (I restrained myself on commenting there too- blurker alert). <BR/>I suppose I visit your blog for the mix of Animator/Illustrator/Parent that you present and the familiarity in what you present. I found your interview with John Canemaker particularly interesting, as too your high school reunion posts (altho' I felt like an intruder-mine's next year), and your recent posts on the big move. I have also found your roles, both at Primal and now at Laika appealing as I have primarily worked in large studios (and moved across the country), and what small studios are about in this country don't have a regular work flow, making it hard to support a family. The variety in what you get to do is something I personally would also like to do. The animation community and events you have access to is also very inviting, and makes me green with envy reading of it.<BR/>Keep up the good work and I'll comment more regularly.<BR/>Cheers,Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102950888265856546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-46053478014447982202007-06-11T19:54:00.000-07:002007-06-11T19:54:00.000-07:00well, embarrassingly enough i too am a blurker. i...well, embarrassingly enough i too am a blurker. i used to comment, but as a SAHM I have been reduced to blurking by the wants and needs of the kiddies. i love to read your blog as well as andreas because, well, it's like having a conversation with you all now that you've left us and headed out west. and to be honest with you, sometimes i just miss you all so much i cant find the words to say so i remain a blurker. <BR/><BR/>we miss you ward, and are so looking forward to our visit this summer!luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184069690999108476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-57024340381330561072007-06-11T18:16:00.000-07:002007-06-11T18:16:00.000-07:00Pretty sure I've posted at least once. Found out ...Pretty sure I've posted at least <I>once</I>. Found out about you either from my pals' links, Cartoon Brew, or Drawn!... I forget which. I'm another LA animation guy (Currently at Nick). Dig all the archiving you do via Flickr (We're contacts, yo!), and your art rocks! Your wife's photos are really cool, too. (She's got a good eye) Just keep doing what you're already doing... we'll all keep coming back for more.Chris Battlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315912681205822163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-40213889882214887752007-06-11T14:51:00.000-07:002007-06-11T14:51:00.000-07:00Love your blog, for all the above reasons and more...Love your blog, for all the above reasons and more!<BR/><BR/>But I'm not so sure about this new word of yours... in fact, I think I just blurked a little in my mouth. ;-)Cassidy Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556182038887249242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-67602481427973556892007-06-11T13:20:00.000-07:002007-06-11T13:20:00.000-07:00I missed this post the first time around...I enjoy...I missed this post the first time around...<BR/><BR/>I enjoy your artwork, vintage scans and photography. You're writing not bad either. <BR/><BR/>I'm a graphic designer in Vegas. And I don't remember how I found your feed.HRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143987214225347435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-14387372520383308182007-06-11T12:33:00.000-07:002007-06-11T12:33:00.000-07:00jjihI think I found you through Retro Kid via Draw...jjihI think I found you through Retro Kid via Drawn. I subscribed because you got me hooked on the story of your families move to Portland. I'm an Animator/Character Designer /Illustrator and I enjoy digging up illustrators and cartoonist from the past mostly 20's-40's. I started a blog a while back on illustrators from that time period. but quickly realized i didn't have a lot of extra time to keep it going. Once things slow down I will start it up again. http://greatillustration.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>No personal blog yet but my website is www.gabrielvalles.com<BR/><BR/>I noticed my pal Jimmy Tovars comment above. I can't get away from that guy. Well he is Portlands problem now. I WASH MY HANDS OF YOU JIMMY!(Said with shaking fist elevated above head;)gabriel valleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772844628050097603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-91665152960106809372007-06-11T11:30:00.000-07:002007-06-11T11:30:00.000-07:00MHey ward!had to be named Ward to have such great ...MHey ward!<BR/>had to be named Ward to have such great taste when it comes to animation design.<BR/>Thanks for all the info on 50´s animated commercials and art,hombre!Juanmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664747898763872503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-57479510641241583752007-06-11T11:27:00.000-07:002007-06-11T11:27:00.000-07:00I've been Blurking on your site since I was direct...I've been Blurking on your site since I was directed here from (probably) the Brew about your Polar Express posts. Have been checking back occasionally since then, more often since I heard of the move out West. <BR/>Am a SAHM (first) and a chemist with no drawing skills, but a big fan of classic animation. HAve a copy of 'Drawing on the Right side of the brain' which I am going to dig up and work from again this summer. Keep up the good work and drop us a note about any tasty Coraline tidbits. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-17855780462575734712007-06-11T10:49:00.000-07:002007-06-11T10:49:00.000-07:00I am a serial blurker. I blurk on too many blogs t...I am a serial blurker. I blurk on too many blogs to count. But - I do try and leave a comment now and again.<BR/><BR/>Out of order - answers to your questions:<BR/><BR/>I found your blog via Andrea's, whose blog I found via my good friend meegan's blog.<BR/><BR/>I come for the stories. The images and the glimpes into someone else's day. It is fun to see the world through someone else's eyes. <BR/><BR/>I live in Portland and am very protective of this place. I love it, I really do. In general I am a little apprehensive about all the people who move here. It makes me nervous. That said - after having read your blog and Andrea's, and reading all about your move here - day by day, decision by decision - I got a big kick out of knowing that you had decided to make the move. You and your family are a great addition. Welcome. I hope it brings you much happiness.<BR/><BR/>I am a landscape designer at a Landscape Architecture office. I am a gardener and a crafter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-32180010649859736242007-06-11T09:34:00.000-07:002007-06-11T09:34:00.000-07:00hiya ward. *k.knutson told me that she found you ...hiya ward. *k.knutson told me that she found you here, i think i simultaneously found andrea at/around the same time. i enjoy your art, wish sometimes you still "threwup" pieces because i like graffiti. i especially like the fact that we get to hear about the same sort of things going on in your family through you and hula but from different perspectives. i don't feel like a blurker but maybe that is because i have met you...for what it is worth thanks for the op. take care.cat collier martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551617284372891395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-44436799620747810942007-06-11T08:08:00.000-07:002007-06-11T08:08:00.000-07:00Hey, Ward! I've been "blurking" for a while now--...Hey, Ward! I've been "blurking" for a while now--sorry I didn't post anything sooner. I probably found you through Drawn!, but it's been so long I can't recall.<BR/><BR/>I am a cartoonist and illustrator, and I've actually got a <A HREF="http://www.lunchbreakcomics.com/theclawscomeout" REL="nofollow">graphic novel</A> coming out this fall. Jay Stephens was nice enough to give me a blurb for the back cover! Check out <A HREF="http://www.lunchbreakcomics.com" REL="nofollow">my website</A> if you're curious to know more.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I dig your style, and I really enjoy checking out your posts. Keep up the good work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541262969771409214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-33817955820615123582007-06-11T02:55:00.000-07:002007-06-11T02:55:00.000-07:00Wow, look at all the blurkers!!!I've commented onc...Wow, look at all the blurkers!!!<BR/><BR/>I've commented once, but I just blurk...<BR/><BR/>I found your site on Blogger's 'Buzz list', and since the title looked interesting, I clicked on it, looked around the blog and added it to my favourites!<BR/><BR/>Keep up the blogging! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com