• Tom & Mary Russell, 2006
• Green Brain, 2005

• Montgomery Gazette, 2007
• Jane Irwin, 2005
• Lee Atchison, 2005
• Rob Clough, 2002

• Rich Watson, 2004
• Heidi MacDonald, 2004

• J. Caleb Mozzocco, 2007
• Michael Deely, 2003
• Mike Leuszler, 2003
• Joe Zabel, 2000

• Tim Mallos (McCloud Tour), 2007
• Tom Russell / Jon Hickey, 2007
• Detroit News, 2003

• Detroit Free Press
• Dearborn Press & Guide

• Washington Post, 2004

Not My Small Diary #14 is available now. As promised, here's the ordering info.

If you're anywhere near Hamtramck between now and July 12, head down to Cafe 1923 (2287 Holbrook, Hamtramck) for the latest Hatch exhibit, The Art of Dr. Sketchy Detroit: An exhibit of drawings & photos from the Detroit chapter of Dr.Sketchy's Anti-Art School. I have a number of sketches on the walls, and I'm in the company of some very talented local artists. The opening reception's this Friday, June 6, 6pm - 9pm, with figure drawing in the courtyard, so bring your own sketchbook and join in the fun! For more information on Dr. Sketchy Detroit, head over here.

Smidget the Horse lives! Well, okay, sadly, no. But visitor Alexis G., trainer and close personal friend to Smidget, wrote to fill in where the kids' book left off. Check it out!

Okay, I'm back. If you kept this news page in your browser bookmarks for nearly 2 years waiting for me to update, I am in awe of your patience and I thank you.

I've spruced up the site a little. There's a new splash page, some more comics, and a long news update below:

Hatch: a Hamtramck Art Collective is still going strong. We just took control of a city-owned building and are currently working toward transforming it into an arts center.

I've been an officer and a board member with Hatch for 2 years now. I also write the newsletters, so if you need proof that I'm actually capable of updating something on a regular basis, you can sign up for the "Hatch News and Events" mailing list. Also, check out my online gallery and our shoppe with items for purchase by me & my fellow members.

Gallery Shows, 2006-2008

Getting involved with Hatch has also gotten me making art to hang up on the walls. I had a couple of collage pieces accepted into 2007's juried show, "Hatched!" and participated in last summer's Exquisite Corpse show, described here.

In addition to these, I had the honor of participating in a few great comics-themed group shows. The exhaustive "Leapin' Lizards" ran at Eastern Michigan University from November 2006 to January 2007. Read about it here. This winter, the Creative Arts Center in Pontiac, MI hosted "The American Comic Book: A Detroit Perspective" which saw the debut of eight small watercolor pieces by me.

Fans of Otis Fodder's 2003 365 Days Project probably know this already, but it came back, bigger and better, in 2007, hosted by New Jersey's legendary radio station WFMU. I didn't do the accompanying art this time around, but I contributed a number of records from my collection (to find them, look for "Suzanne Baumann" on this page).

I did, however, create a cover image for this record about toilets. Plus, I illustrated and designed the packaging for a 365 Days-themed data DVD given away as a WFMU premium last year. (The premium's long gone now, but you can read about it at the very bottom of this archived page).

Can't Forget Printed Matter !