Monica Sutera Ekabutr

I've started experimenting with ways to make some income with my art and I started this cartoon portrait project here: http://www.fiverr.com/users/eelhips/gigs/draw-a-full-bodied-cartoon-portrait-of-you

OkCupid is a dating website for those of you who aren't single or have successfully decided to keep whatever online dignity you have. A while back some friends of mine joined and it seemed to have a more "hip" young audience. so out of curiosity and probably some small hope of meeting someone interesting i joined.

my experience has been as so:

many minutes spent taking the quizzes and developing my stance on new questions such as "if your lover wanted you to cut them in bed would you?"

discovering that i should probably hide my nerdy tendencies and not list that i play games, watch anime and am asian.

through casual conversation i found it's probably an easy route to find a dealer near you.

anyway, i've given up on okcupid (though they are doing some pretty awesome research on their clientele: http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-real-stuff-white-people-like/) but i still have them e-mail me. only because it's slightly hilarious and sad at the same time. they shoot me an e-mail when someone has rated me a 4 or 5 (5 being the highest mind you) and then they show thumbnails of people it could be. and the results sometimes scare me and it makes me wonder what kind of men i attract. so anyway i never knew what i wanted to do with these e-mails but i've finally decided. so i present to you, the men i may attract on a dating website:

Something that happened last week.




My friend Jarrett and I had an iscribble jam the other night and here are the results.

Here's a conversation I had with a friend. I think it's pretty true:

Yummy Grandma6:38 PM
i think i can tell what kind of person people are if i see what they look like when they were younger

ojjimmypayne6:39 PM
what do you mean?

Yummy Grandma6:41 PM
like when they look nerdy
6:41 PM
i know they're nice. if they didnt get caught up in the social status
6:41 PM
they have the outcast foundation
6:41 PM
so they're generally nicer
6:41 PM
and observe more

ojjimmypayne6:42 PM
oh okay
6:43 PM
what can you tell if they're wearing like, a garfield t-shirt.

Yummy Grandma6:43 PM
then they are going to be alone forever






So far I've gotten positive feedback from the places I've posted my comics on. I'm considering getting a domain and hosting all my comics and art on it. These comics are good practice. I'm trying to build up enough experience to tell this short story I've had in my head for a while.

until then, check out the greatest moments from the always fascinating actor, nic cage.

Today I had a dream I dated both Tim & Eric from Tim & Eric's Awesome Show Great Job. Now don't get me wrong, I don't spend my day dreams thinking of them. But I've been dreaming about comedians lately (in one dream I made Doug Benson laugh over a joke about powdered wigs). Anyway they were both pretty sweet and (for the record, I think they'd be attractive if they got in shape) but I got to watch them rehearse for their live shows. I believe I dated them separately at different points in my dream. That's probably why they were still able to rehearse without getting into fights over me.

A few days ago I had a dream (nightmare) that my dad was getting surgery to look like a woman. It wasn't hardcore, but it must've been the first stages cause I saw them slice his nose. I'm not sure why my dad would start at the nose to look like a woman. I tried to see if they added tits but I think things got blurred when I tried to look. I remember thinking, "my family is so normal, I guess something had to give."

A few weeks ago, when I was in Thailand, I was the closest I had ever been to lucid dreaming. Once I was aware all the colors instantly became bright and vivid. It was pretty beautiful. I tried to turn it into a sex dream. But all I could do was watch what was going on in my point of view. And I was about to stuff a huge burger in my mouth. I think dreams become more crazy when you're sleep deprived. This other time, I woke up really early to take care of my brother's dogs and I guess I had went to bed in the wee hours of the morning. So when I took a nap at his place I had a dream that felt so real. The setting was the same--my brother's house and me on the couch. And there was this boy behind it and I climbed out of the couch and was gonna fall into him and make out hardcore. I woke up with the falling sensation.

And a few months ago I had a dream where I was going to a public bathroom and this white dude was like you cant go in there my buddy's taking care of business, but now you know and he came after me. I think I enventually found a car with friends and they took me the bathroom where I peed but I awoke to the warm sensation of me peeing in my bed. It was only like a dribble and I caught it in time to stop. I was never a bed wetter growing up and at 21 I don't know what it means.


True Story:





I think I'm building up to do a short comic in color.

thought i'd post the last few pieces i finished before the new year.







lately i've just been enjoying not having a project to work on. but i'll go crazy if i keep that up for long so i've already got some future projects planned. but until then. i've got some movies to watch and i've got dead space to beat.

i've grown a lot this pass year. and i keep topping myself. gotta make 2011 bigger and better. i've gotta take over calarts or i'm taking over the net and making a name for myself. either way, i've made it my goal to jump start my career and get the word out there. because by 2012 i plan to be interning at a studio. y'know before the apocalypse kills all the heathens.

The weight has been lifted! I sent this baby in today. And now the weight of waiting to hear back from them has replaced it. lolol.

Nah, now I can focus on other things on my full to-do list.

Anyway here it is for your eyeballs to absorb.




















close ups:





































And here's the short film I finally finished and included in the portfolio.

Nightmare Catcher from Monica Ekabutr on Vimeo.

i've been so busy with my short animated film that i haven't had a chance to post a lot of work but i finally got to this one




i'm off to thailand in the morn. it's gonna be nuts folks. never been outside of the country before. can't wait to get culture shocked. i'm gonna try to post as much as i can about the trip. i'm sure i'll have no problem on the 20 hour flight. lawl.