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<br><br>'''CM:''' How old are you?
<br><br>'''CM:''' Fairly young. Are you a member
<br><br>'''CM:''' When was the last time you were amember?<br>'''Ty:''' 2012.<br><br>'''CM:''' Why did you leave the
<br><br>'''CM:''' So it was specifically at
<br><br>'''CM:''' Can you speak more about the
<br><br>'''CM:''' Wait. I’m not sure I understand the
<br><br>'''CM:''' Oh OK, that makes more sense.
<br><br>'''CM:''' Yeah, I understand that. I had
<br><br>'''CM:''' It was my first graphic design
<br><br>'''CM:''' I’m looking at them like WTF?! My
<br><br>'''CM:''' I felt like I got kicked in the chest.
<br><br>'''CM:''' It scarred me for life.
<br><br>'''CM:''' So, tell me about getting called
<br><br>'''CM:''' So that was his regular
<br><br>'''CM:''' Any other incidents worth
<br><br>'''CM:''' Did you ever tell anyone at the
<br><br>'''CM:''' Why not? Not tryna be a d**k but
<br><br>'''CM:''' I get that. For me it was like
<br><br>'''CM:''' Did you ever have any issue
<br><br>'''CM:''' I’ve had that happen. No one
<br><br>'''CM:''' Dig that. Can you tell me your
<br><br>'''CM:''' Tell me about your time with him
<br><br>'''CM:''' Did you work with anyone that
<br><br>'''CM:''' I had one question I need to ask
<br><br>'''CM:''' How is it affecting your creativity?
<br><br>'''CM:''' That’s good. I find it hard to
<br><br>'''CM:''' I saw you put those 5 artists you
<br><br>'''CM:''' That’s OK. I hold no judgment
<br><br>'''CM:''' Simple enough. I assume you no
<br><br>'''CM:''' Did anyone else in that particular
<br><br>'''CM:''' How did that go over with you? Did
<br><br>'''CM:''' That’s definitely wsup. I’m glad
<br><br>'''CM:''' I understand. I don’t know that
<br><br>'''CM:''' How long have you been drawing
<br><br>'''CM:''' Cool. I’ve always wanted to draw
<br><br>'''CM:''' Are you drawing, writing,
<br><br>'''CM:''' Any idea when we will see
<br><br>'''CM:''' Any words of advice for any young
<br><br>'''CM:''' That’s awesome advice bro. Do
Discussion with Ty Jones (view source)
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<br>'''Ty:''' I saw a caricature by Grigor Eftimov
online. And I wanted in. LOL
<br>'''Ty:''' 32
of ISCA?
<br>'''Ty:''' Not anymore.
organization?
<br>'''Ty:''' To be honest, I had some racist
convention. So I decided to distance
myself from the caricature community.
conventions or racism prevalent at
parks and gigs also?
<br>'''Ty:''' At the convention and with coworkers.
conventions?
<br>'''Ty:''' I attended two in 2010 and 2012. I
but there’s a real bad crowd that attend
those conventions.
“health insurance” question. Can you
expound a bit?
health insurance. I bet you can’t.” He was
being racist and condescending.
I know it can be difficult expressing
sarcasm or tone in written form. Was
back then I didn’t even think to speak up
for myself.
something similar happen to me when
I was just out of college. Wanna hear
about that?
<br>'''Ty:''' Sure.
job out of college. I was young and
I don’t know that I have ever felt so
immediately bust out laughing.
<br>'''Ty:''' Wow. Sorry to hear that.
chest got tight and I could not breathe.
I was standing there but my body was
empty.
<br>'''Ty:''' Damn
My coworkers were still laughing... I
had shock face. I wanted to just start
<br>'''Ty:''' Yeah. It’s a tough thing to get over.
Racism stains the soul.
<br>'''Ty:''' Yeah, for sure.
ni**er at the convention.
<br>'''Ty:''' Well, one dude I lived in his house
him “I’ll just find another one.” And he
says... “yea whatever ni**er.”
personality and manner?
<br>'''Ty:''' Yeah, I believe so.
mentioning?
<br>'''Ty:''' Yeah, working with racist
people. But every place else has some
real problems with racism.
convention what happened?
<br>'''Ty:''' No I didn’t. I just kinda kept it to
myself.
I have to ask.
<br>'''Ty:''' I really don’t have an answer for that.
Apparently times were different back
then. I didn’t even think to tell anyone.
“What the f**k can they do?” Pssht and kept it moving. Did you ever travel
for gigs or were you always in parks?
<br>'''Ty:''' Just parks. Did a few gigs here and
there. But they were all local.
with patrons?
<br>'''Ty:''' Sometimes. You can tell when a
until they see my work and they usually
ease their slight racism. Lol
wants to sit in your chair. You wonder
if it’s because you don’t think my
community is just a microcosm of the
(larger) symptom.
experiences with racist/bigoted
bosses/owners?
He would make racist jokes all the time.
He was just a wicked man.
and his crew.
<br>'''Ty:''' Yeah, he’s the worst. His crew was
is technically not a bad thing. But he was
just racist.
can corroborate your allegation?
<br>'''Ty:''' I worked with a popular caricature
artist, but he wasn’t around when the
racist comments were made.
before I forget. Did you see another
unarmed black man got shot a couple
<br>'''Ty:''' I’m still able to draw... but I am
scared I’m going to be shot by the police.
<br>'''Ty:''' It’s not affecting my creativity. I’m
fine on that front.
concentrate. I don’t know why. I think it
has a lot to do with my frustration with
the best out of my students.
<br>'''Ty:''' Well that’s good you have teaching then.
felt were racist on blast on Facebook.
Shortly before that incident, I wanted
feelings out of me. I guess I wasn’t over it
like I thought.
brotha. If you felt you needed to get
that off your chest. I saw responses from one artist in particular that
pissed me off.
<br>'''Ty:''' He’s just evil.
longer have any other dealings with
him. Why do you associate with him on
social media?
<br>'''Ty:''' Yeah, I completely cut him off.
post that you named as racist reach out
to you directly?
<br>'''Ty:''' Yeah, they all reached out and said sorry.
everyone seem sincere?
<br>'''Ty:''' Yeah, they seemed pretty sincere. I
accepted their apologies.
they did. Hopefully that helps you
with your healing. I assume that did
though. I’m just over caricatures. And
caricature art.
I asked, what are you doing now
with your heart? Do you still use the
<br>'''Ty:''' Not really. I’m doing comics. It’s a
different skill set.
comics?
<br>'''Ty:''' Eight years.
comics. What titles are you working
on? Independent or your own stuff?
<br>'''Ty:''' My own stuff.
lettering… The whole kit and
caboodle? What is the subject matter?
<br>'''Ty:''' Yeah, I’m doing it all myself. In a
nutshell it’s about Trump and his presidency.
something in the market?
<br>'''Ty:''' I’ll be done with it pretty soon. I don’t
have a specific date.
caricaturists or young people of color
interested in pursuing art?
just wait until your talents match what’s
in your head.
you have any contact information
that you would like to share in case
commissions or comic work?
<br>'''Ty:''' My email is artman88@outlook.com
and my Instagram is @Tyjonesart
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