This comic is a graduation project that I am currently working on. It is a personal story about myself and how I deal with family loss for the first time. 
In the story I will narrate my memories and experience of mourning my grandfather. My goal is to let my readers know that at the end of the day all you have is yourself and no one will be there to save you. 

I first began my story with anthropomorphic cats. Later I realized that it didn’t feel so personal so at the last minute I switched to humans. I was very pleased with the results because it seems to carry the themes much better than a cute cat character. 

My name is Ethanie Martina, I am 31 years old and I love being creative. I can’t stick to one style, I have a tendency to experiment and try new things. I am currently studying comic design and Artez Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. Every semester, it is up to you to choose what you want to research for your study.

At first I wanted to become an artist and just sell paintings. I enjoyed painting and at first art was to me all about realism and beauty. After a car accident in 2007, it slowed down my creative process big time, but none less my passion for art. For a while I couldn’t paint as long as I wanted to. This is what led me to draw cartoons and comics.

After working for Amigoe news as a Cartoonist from 2013 to 2014, I discovered my  passion was actually for sequential arts and storytelling.

Eventually I learned that inspiration doesn’t come falling from the sky. It requires ( A LOT) of hard work. I began to appreciate all forms of art.

The most important thing I learned about art, is that art is communication, before it was known as art around 20th Century. That communication all started way back in the prehistoric times with cave paintings.