Origins and Chronology: The precise beginning of Blender Kitty is unclear, although I began it after quitting my graphic arts job in 1999. I came to hate my job, and had developed acid reflux due to stress. I had no money to speak of when I quit. However, I fixed a little thermos of coffee everyday and went to the public libary to work on developing a comic strip. Sources of income were needed, even if that income was slight. I ended up selling a painting to my former employers, and gradually expanded my part-time teaching gig at a community center.*
I did not keep track of the creation dates for these comics. This is a complaint of my artwork, generally. Scanning these pages into a scanner generated time stamps, but I did not own a scanner (or computer) in the early going. Moreover, I am not always punctual at scanning works upon their completion, so must rely on my failing memory for their organization. The earliest comic strips are the easiest to identify, as they are simpler in style.
(*)Coffeehouse society was a big part of my life until the Covid lockdowns. I created all of Blender Kitty and Profiles in Confusion at a Starbucks across from the IU Law School, in a seat that overlooked an alleyway and building where Hoagy Carmichael wrote Stardust. (I presently live across the street from where he is buried in Rosehill Cemetery.)
I frequented that Starbucks most days for a decade, longer than any other coffeehouse in my history, and only changed my routine when other locations became available. When I visit coffeehouses nowadays, it is a rare treat.
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