New York Times Review: Guantanamo in pastel

Recently the New York Times ran a nice piece on sketching in Guantanamo:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/opinion/sunday/the-guantanamo-trials-in-pastel.html?_r=0

Seattle!

Going to be at the Fantagraphics Bookstore in Seattle Dec. 28th signing books. If you're in the area, stop by from 6-8pm:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlearts/2013/12/17/guantanamo-courtroom-sketch-artist-janet-hamlin-at-fantagraphics-bookstore-on-december-28/

New Haven Guilty pleas - British terrorist suspects

Sketched in New Haven courts this week for Reuters, covering a guilty plea by two British terrorist suspects. Read all about it here.

Grace Hopper, author of computer code

Today Google's search page opens with an homage to Grace Hopper, who invented COBAL as a way to 'talk' to computers. Code, in other words. She was a remarkable woman, and one that I had the honor of illustrating a book about back in the day. 
Find out more from Google's search page:
https://www.google.com

Rest in peace Nelson Mandela

A man of peace, patience, integrity is gone physically but will live on from the impact he made with his actions and beliefs. 27 years in prison and he emerged with no malice, no anger..a quote I heard earlier 'may he rest in peace, the peace that he helped to create'.