Happy Halloween!
Yes, February was a long time ago, but I’m still going to post my favorite pears of that month, and ask you to vote on your favorites. Like I said with my last pear of the month, I’m hoping to turn the winners into a calendar!
The nominees:
Staying on Budget:
Leftover Cake:
Snow Days:
Rabbit Poo:
Boxing Pear:
You can vote using the poll on the sidebar. You can also write in pears from February 2013. I’ll leave the poll up for about a week, and then announce the winner!
Thanks for voting!
I actually tried this method of conveyance this summer (I am the pear in the inner tube).
I’ve decided to bring back Pear of the Month. For those of you who are new, this is where I pick out comics and illustrations from previous months and ask readers to vote for their favorites. I’m bringing it back because I want to make a calendar for 2014, and I feel that this will give me a good sense of what I should feature in the calendar.
I had intended to do this for 2013, but never got around to it. I ended up buying a “Bygone Days”-themed calendar from the discount bin at Cartes Carlton. Of course, if I get this one for 2014 together in time, I plan to make it available in my Etsy shop!
We’ll start with January 2013 (no sense going back any further). Here are the contestants!
(You’ll have to click the link to see just what she put in the cookies)
Here’s how it works: I’ll leave the poll up on the sidebar for about a week. In that time, you can vote as often as you like for as many pears as you like (you can even write-in pears). I’ll announce the winner next week!
Thanks for voting!
Well, not just an angry pear. This time I tried using Illustrator for the first time to create shading. What do you think?
Pears like needlepoint.
Introducing Angry Pear needlepoint canvases and kits!
This winter, I collaborated with Barbara Russell of Barbara Russell Needlepoint Designs to convert some of my pear drawings into needlepoint painted canvases. She picked six of my favorite illustrations. So exciting! Here are the ones she picked:
Cleopeartra:
Pears like Wine:
Pampeared:
Pear Salon Disaster:
Pears go well with Cheese:
Sharing:
The canvases have turned out beautifully! You can purchase the canvases (and kits with threads) from Barbara Russell’s website under the pear people collection. I used to do a lot of needlepoint when I was younger, and I can’t wait to try these!
I’ll post pictures after I’ve finished one of these. I just can’t figure out which one I want. Probably Pampeared.
I wanted to make a pear calendar for 2013 using the winners of Pear of the Month, but that never materialized since I kind of abandoned Pear of the Month mid way through the year.(I still want to bring it back though). WordPress, however, kept a record of the most popular posts from last year. So here they are!
Repearman:
I want to thank all of you for reading Angry Pear. It means a lot to me. I make Angry Pear because it makes me smile and laugh, and sometimes it helps me work out some of my own anger issues… It’s rewarding to share these comics and drawings with readers who appreciate what I’m doing. So thank you all for reading, commenting, and laughing. Please keep sharing Angry Pear with your friends and family!
(Consider following me on Twitter or Facebook for a little extra pearishness!)
Happy New Year! I wish you all the best for 2013!
I’d like to be the kind of pear that has a Christmas village, or rather, the kind of pear that can afford one.
Pears love Pears from Drew McKevitt on Vimeo.
This is a little stop-motion movie I made a while ago.
And speaking of pears loving pears, I’ve been collecting tons of pear pictures on Pinterest. You can follow my Pinterest pear board here!
Also, I’ll be at the Willingdon School Craft Fair this weekend with Angry Pear stuff. If you’re around Montreal, check it out. I think there will be some pretty amazing vendors there.
Details:
5870 Terrebonne
Montreal, QC H4A 1B5
In the School Gym
Friday 3:30-7 pm
Saturday 10 am – 3 pm
I’m offering a special sale on the Angry Pear Etsy shop! Use the coupon code 15PEARCENT and get 15 percent off on everything in the store until the end of November! I’ve been adding new things, like hand-bound, comics, knit pears, and a few new cards. There are also special Holiday Stationpeary sets (Christmas and New Year), so go check them out!
Other illustrations / comics related to Angry Pear’s neighbors:
If you’re in Montreal, come out this weekend to support (suppeart) Angry Pear at Expozine! I’ll have comics, pins, magnets, “Stationpeary,” Micro Pears and more!
There looks to be an interesting line-up of independent presses and creators, so if you can make it, definitely check it out!
Details:
Saturday and Sunday (November 17 and 18), 12pm-6pm
5035 St-Dominique (Église Saint-Enfant Jésus, between St-Joseph & Laurier, near Laurier Métro)
(Admission is free)
This comic is featured in a new mini comic book I just made called “Pear and Rabbit.” It’s available for sale in my shop!
I’ve recently added some new cards in the Angry Pear shop (and they aren’t even pears). I just got them from the printer last week, and I am so happy with how they turned out.
A cute owl Valentine, featuring “Claude,” who has only made one appearance in Angry Pear so far:
And a tipsy crab birthday card:
A follow-up to last week’s post.
I’m starting to get into the Halloween spirit. Here are some of my favorite Halloween pears from past years:
“What kind of trick is this!?”
Pear dressed as an apple. Not much scarier than that!
“There’s no such thing as Vampears. They don’t exist.”
I made some special Halloween themed pins– ghosts and vampears! You can get them at the Angry Pear Etsy Shop.
Thank you everyone for participating the Caption Contest. The poll is closed now and the winner is:
“Hey, where’s my PEAR-ignon?” by Mal from Maloquacious
Congrats! Hope to have another caption contest next month (with more prizes), so stay tuned!
It’s getting just a bit too cold to sit out on the balcony and enjoy oneself. I did, however, get a lot of use and enjoyment out of it this summer (most of the time).
Some pictures of the pears (and owls) on my balcony:
Pear-shaped owl.
Last week, I posted a pear picture and asked readers to caption it. All of the captions were hilarious, but there can only be one winner! It was hard for me to pick, but I’ve narrowed it down to four, now it’s up to you to pick the favorite!
Use this poll (I’ve add the option to add a completely different choice, in case you completely disagree with my finalists):
Thanks for playing everyone! I’ll announce the winner this weekend!
Repearman! (parts 1 and 2).
Thanks for voting!
If the picture isn’t moving, click it to start the animation.
This is my first attempt at animation. It’s a pretty simple .gif, but I can’t wait to try more and make something a bit longer!
I keep missing Pear of the Month, but instead of skipping a few months, I will just backtrack. This week, the vote is for April. Which one of these Spring Pears will win the most admiration? You decide!
Click on the links to see the full comics / posts, then place your vote with the poll on the sidebar. The poll only shows up on the homepage. Or you can just write your vote in the comments.
I’ll post the winners in about a week! Thanks for voting!
Repearman and Repearman 2
Angry Pear Chokes on her own Rage
Some pears love it:
Some pears hate it:
(Granted, Fifty Shades of Green is no Pears of Passion or Vampear Lover!)
Usually pears like sitting on the balcony.
Other times, not so much:
Other illustrations / comics related to Angry Pear’s neighbors:
Happy Labor Day!
My vacation is almost over, but before I return to the real world, I thought I would share a few more of my favorite vacation comics from years past. Click on the links to see the full posts.
Sand pear!
I’ll be posting new vacation comics next week!
(This happened to me last summer. Not one of my happier memories of that vacation!)
Angry Pear 