Cartoonist Photonotronic Sunday

I first met Ryan Couldrey when he interviewed me for blogTO in early 2007, and I ended up writing for blogTO for a bit. Even after I quit, Ryan and I kept in touch now and again, mainly through Facebook.

I was saddened when Ryan's comic, Shuriken Diaries, was shut down. Fingers crossed that it'll come back in some form someday. Meanwhile, Ryan's gotten involved in a Toronto-focused video podcast called Dear Toronto and is just about to launch his new Ninja Dolls.

This guy has a huge amount of creative energy and talent, and I've been following his projects with great interest.

Anyway, Ryan organized an informal photo shoot yesterday afternoon at The Coffee Tree out in Bloor West village. Originally he was going to just shoot Patricia Storms (of Booklust fame) but decided to open the invitation up to some others, including me.

Others at the gathering included photographer Kate M.:



Ryan North, creator of Dinosaur Comics:



...and John Martz, creator of Drawn! The Illustration & Cartooning Blog:



It was fun watching Ryan shoot Patricia:



Especially when she was clowning around:



We got to check out Ryan's handmade Ninja Dolls, which he plans to sell on Etsy soon. More designs coming!



Patricia was especially fond of Infected Pink Ninja:



My favourite of the ones he's made so far is Baby Blue Cthulu Ninja:



And I especially enjoyed the "pseudo-conversations" between Ryan and John as they were being photographed (and even they weren't). :-D



Anyway, 'twas a fun gathering. Many thanks to Ryan for organizing it!



You can see other photos I've taken in my Flickr set. I may post a pic or two that Ryan took of me in an upcoming Blathering.




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