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We've all heard the sad news by now that fellow Penciljack member Jeremy Dale has passed away. Jeremy was pretty much exactly what Penciljack was designed to foster; he started here as a developing artist, worked hard to get better, and became both a skilled professional with a growing (and gorgeous) body of work, and a mentor to many of us trying to make the same journey.
The idea behind this thread was two-fold: to create a place for us to pay tribute to a mentor and colleague, and, to do what we can to contribute financially to his widow and partner (and Penciljack community member) Kelly Dale, who faces medical and funeral costs as well as the loss of the ongoing projects that she and Jeremy made a living from. Anyone who's lived this terrible situation, or watched someone close to us to so, knows that the monetary costs are often overwhelming, and its at a time when we are least able to deal with worldly matters. Any little bit that we can contribute can make a big difference, letting Kelly focus on her emotional needs and getting the support she needs instead of scrambling to deal with money problems.
Anyway, the basic concept here is pretty simple: make some artwork using Jeremy's characters and projects (see below for resources of his many creations), or inspired by his body work; share it here on this thread (feel free to write about what Jeremy and his work meant to you personally), and also let us know how you are using the artwork to help generate donations for Kelly.
As for that last part, here is an example: my plan is to make a Skyward piece; its my favorite of Jeremy's properties, and I've already started working on it. I will do the lines on paper, and color it digitally. Once its finished, I plan to "sell" the lines for a donation; whoever wants to "buy" it can send me a screen cap of their donation, and I'll mail them the work. I'm also going to sell hi-res versions of the colors in the same way: send me a screen cap of a donation (any amount), and I'll shoot you the hi-res for prints or desktops. People are free to do this same thing, or find some other way to use the work they make to keep the donations flowing.
Right now, I've been directing people to the GoFundMe page set up to help with medical and funeral costs. Smitty is looking into using Hero Initiative to set up a more long-term fund for Kelly; I'll add that information to this post as soon as it becomes available. And Manji is connecting with the Dale family friends who are coordinating the benefit activities on that end, to make sure that whatever we do comes in the form best suited for Kelly's needs; again, I'll update here as soon as any information becomes available.
In the meantime, I invite all of you who felt a connection to either Jeremy himself or his unique body of work to make and post a tribute in whatever form feels appropriate to you. This is not about how skilled you are or where you career is at this given moment; its just about using the medium of comics and visual art to pay respect to one of our own. So please, don't be shy; flood this thread with Jeremy Dale tributes, and lets pay our respects and say goodbye in proper form. Jeremy would have almost certainly loved to have seen the entire community here play with his creations, so lets make something that would have (or will
) made him smile.
Adam
Resources:
Jeremy's own website gallery is the best place to start. "Skyward","Miserable Dasterds" and "Absolute Zeros" are the projects I first think of when I think of Jeremy, but honestly, thats just the tip of the iceberg. Tons a great stuff there, as well asother places around his site.
The idea behind this thread was two-fold: to create a place for us to pay tribute to a mentor and colleague, and, to do what we can to contribute financially to his widow and partner (and Penciljack community member) Kelly Dale, who faces medical and funeral costs as well as the loss of the ongoing projects that she and Jeremy made a living from. Anyone who's lived this terrible situation, or watched someone close to us to so, knows that the monetary costs are often overwhelming, and its at a time when we are least able to deal with worldly matters. Any little bit that we can contribute can make a big difference, letting Kelly focus on her emotional needs and getting the support she needs instead of scrambling to deal with money problems.
Anyway, the basic concept here is pretty simple: make some artwork using Jeremy's characters and projects (see below for resources of his many creations), or inspired by his body work; share it here on this thread (feel free to write about what Jeremy and his work meant to you personally), and also let us know how you are using the artwork to help generate donations for Kelly.
As for that last part, here is an example: my plan is to make a Skyward piece; its my favorite of Jeremy's properties, and I've already started working on it. I will do the lines on paper, and color it digitally. Once its finished, I plan to "sell" the lines for a donation; whoever wants to "buy" it can send me a screen cap of their donation, and I'll mail them the work. I'm also going to sell hi-res versions of the colors in the same way: send me a screen cap of a donation (any amount), and I'll shoot you the hi-res for prints or desktops. People are free to do this same thing, or find some other way to use the work they make to keep the donations flowing.
Right now, I've been directing people to the GoFundMe page set up to help with medical and funeral costs. Smitty is looking into using Hero Initiative to set up a more long-term fund for Kelly; I'll add that information to this post as soon as it becomes available. And Manji is connecting with the Dale family friends who are coordinating the benefit activities on that end, to make sure that whatever we do comes in the form best suited for Kelly's needs; again, I'll update here as soon as any information becomes available.
In the meantime, I invite all of you who felt a connection to either Jeremy himself or his unique body of work to make and post a tribute in whatever form feels appropriate to you. This is not about how skilled you are or where you career is at this given moment; its just about using the medium of comics and visual art to pay respect to one of our own. So please, don't be shy; flood this thread with Jeremy Dale tributes, and lets pay our respects and say goodbye in proper form. Jeremy would have almost certainly loved to have seen the entire community here play with his creations, so lets make something that would have (or will
) made him smile.Adam
Resources:
Jeremy's own website gallery is the best place to start. "Skyward","Miserable Dasterds" and "Absolute Zeros" are the projects I first think of when I think of Jeremy, but honestly, thats just the tip of the iceberg. Tons a great stuff there, as well asother places around his site.
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