Illustration Friday: Propagate
February 21st, 2010 Ben Powis
“An ambitious farmer explores ways to feed the villagers of Afar by propagated farming.“
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Illustration Friday: Adrift
February 14th, 2010 Ben Powis 
“Cast adrift down the awash river; uncle Monakle was one of the greatest explorers of Afar, he dared to venture into untouched jungles and braved dangerous worlds in search of the unknown!“
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Illustration Friday: Muddy
February 7th, 2010 Ben Powis 
“In the marshlands of Afar you must walk with caution, for quickmud lies at the roots of many a tree.”
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Illustration Friday: Focused
February 4th, 2010 Ben Powis 
“Old Goldhorn are the most elusive of the mountain creatures. Easily startled, it takes the most focused hunter to claim one.”
Organic Planet
January 28th, 2010 Ben Powis These images are a response to some recent reading on climate change, and about respecting the world we live in generally. I hope that’s not too heavy, enjoy the pictures! 
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Mini-Prints Galore!
January 27th, 2010 Ben Powis 
I have updated the Strange Alchemy Shop with a new prints section, you can currently choose from five high quality 6′x8′ photo prints. They look great, so buy one for yourself and all your friends! If you have requests for a print that isn’t currently available let me know!
iPhone / Android app reviews!
January 7th, 2010 Ben Powis Here are some of the kind reviews left by readers of Turtle Guitar and Where Grows The Bitter Herb on iTunes and the Android Marketplace:
They should make a full-length motion picture out of this soon!
Beautiful! They should make a full-length motion picture out of this soon!
Snicklin
Impressive. One of the more unique comics I’ve yet found on iTunes. I’ve already read it twice! Impressive.
Jonathan Ly
these are beautiful comics. may just have to get an i-phone.
Steve Kanaras
Very cute story, love the artwork. Definitely have to download:)
Rudy
adorable
mackkyeevel
Two of my most favorite things ever Turtles and guitars
Wonton
Cute and funny comic, though a little short and contains 1-2 grammatical errors.
Jonathan
So cute. I read it to my son.
Rebecca
Was a delightful story. Discovered other comics on my Droid while reading!
Shawn
So far so good. Stylish )
wessley
Thank you to everyone who has downloaded and read the comics so far!
Inside ‘Gulf Coast’
January 5th, 2010 Ben Powis I got a look at a print copy of Gulf Coast 22.1 this morning, my ‘Burial of the Dead‘ reproduced really well, check out some snapshots below!
‘You gave me hyacinths first a year ago’
January 2nd, 2010 Ben Powis 
‘They called me the hyacinth girl’ – page 7 of my graphic interpretation of ‘The Burial Of The Dead‘, the first quarter of ‘The Waste Land‘ by T.S. Elliot which is featured in issue 22.1 of the Gulf Coast Literary Journal. You can check out the whole thing by picking up a copy of the magazine, which also features cover artwork by me! Click the image for a bigger view!
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