SPOOKOO + SUPERFOREST

In the interest of a new year, and for those new to my lil' blog, I would like to provide you a brief summary of who I am and a small statement of what a SPOOKOO is. First, I'm an illustrator and writer. This is how christinenorrie.com describes my work:

Christine Norrie has been working extensively as an artist, writer and designer since 2000. Her primary interest is communicating via comic book illustration for the graphic novel format, as well as short stories and serialized publications. Her unique style has led to projects in other media and industries in creating concept art, storyboards, fashion graphics, and book cover jackets.

Her most noted works include her original graphic novel Cheat , the Oni Press series Hopeless Savages, and the teen drama Breaking Up published in 2007 by Scholastic/Graphix.

Dubbed “a natural storyteller” by Publisher’s Weekly, Norrie has earned two Eisner nominations, A Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Nomination, and a 9th Panel and New York City Comic Book Museum Award.

She works and lives in New York City.

All of these things are true of my career. Yet, here at SPOOKOO, I'm also a single mother of an extraordinary four-year old little girl. I'm a peace and eco-activist, not just in my Greenwich Village community, but also on the internet. Proud friend of so many amazing individuals, who are worldly and diverse and loving. Oh, I also really like music, food, and movies. I'm a silly person that really digs sharing and advocating life ideals... for The Common Good.

In particular, the incredibly positive collective SUPERFOREST.

This movement was started by my good friend Jackson Nash... I'm quite proud to say I was there when he planted the seeds on paper with drawings and writing. He experimented with many ideas, over the months we chatted about all the changes, and here now after a year and half, there's an incredible site devoted to the human environment maintained by a smart global team of bloggers.

The truly exciting part of this is seeing the impact and growth in such a short space of time. The new redesign is beautiful, and seeing Jackson's videos and report of actually being at The Inauguration is not only amazing, but I'm beside myself knowing he's using that opportunity to maximize and inform his mission.

My part in SUPERFOREST has always been artistic support and this year will be no different. Much like SPOOKOO, I know we will evolve and keep creating new things for me and you... and have lots of fun throughout!

Peace and love,

--christine

[Oh, and uh... SPOOKOO is the name of my cat. A stray St. Louis alleycat I'd rescued back in 1993. He was just a scrawny black kitten I'd ever-so-cleverly named 'Spooky' and as I got to know him, his name had come about from a strange story I'd made up about him being from some outer space existence aboard Satellite Spookoo. And there you have it.]