ACEO: Cat and Dog with Sign Language
SRID: Deaf Fun 2 new art cards has been added on eBay. I enjoyed drawing these cartoons with pet characters showing sign language. I will continue to create more cards. Please check out my ---
Thu, Sep 13 2018

Cartoons: Dogs and Cats with Sign Language
SRID: Deaf Fun I have decided to create cartoons about animals especially cats and dogs showing some sign language. That kind of the project is for ACEO standing for Art Cards, Editions & Originals. It is a miniature painting for drawing or artwork that must measure 2.5" x 3.5". People use ACEO for various reasons: practicing with creative skills, creating small art piece, selling t...
Fri, Sep 07 2018

May The F—- Be With You
SRID: Deaf Fun Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you.This is a last-minute drawing I just created tonight. Here is the picture of my cartoon with Star War's character named Yoda with the headline:Star War ...  May The Fart Be With YouLol.P.S. I will be doing a watercolor painting on that drawing tonight. Yes, I know it is late. At the last minute.  🙄#maytheforcebewith...
Sat, May 05 2018

Celebrating 50 years of artists at NTID
SRID: Deaf Fun As an alumnus, I have been invited to submit my artwork to National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of the nine colleges of Rochester Institute of Technology. NTID will celebrate its 50th anniversary of that college.  They will bring together 15+ Deaf artists, including NTID alumni and current students,  with art pieces at its gallery called the Dyer Ar...
Wed, Apr 04 2018

American Sign Language Alphabet
SRID: Deaf Fun Below is a drawing image of the American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet. Learning the ASL alphabet can be fun to spell out with one hand - called fingerspelling. If you don't know a sign, you can fingerspell letters. Check out and practice the ASL alphabet: American Sign Language (ASL) is the primary sign languageused in North America. ... The ASL manual alphabet ...
Mon, Mar 26 2018

Black HIstory Month
SRID: Deaf Fun I created that a few years ago. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of great Civil Rights leaders who continue to inspire us on Black History Month.  Each year beginning on February 1, an entire month of events are planned nationwide honoring the history and contributions of African Americans. The theme for 2015 is "A Century of Black Life, History and Culture."...
Thu, Feb 05 2015

Happy New Year I created that cartoon for my greeting...
SRID: Deaf Fun Happy New Year I created that cartoon for my greeting card in 2008.
Thu, Jan 08 2015

2014 SWRBDA Conference
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey.  I designed a program book for 5th Biennial Southwestern Regional Black Deaf Advocates Conference occurred on August 1 - 2, 2014 in Houston, Texas. I was a committee member of Houston Black Deaf Advocates that hosted that big event. It was successful! Thanks to the hard work of SWRBDA committee, I was grateful for helping creating a fabulous program book.   Che...
Wed, Oct 08 2014

Happy MLK Day!
SRID: Deaf Fun Have a peaceful Martin Luther King Day. Embrace everyone. That was  what MLK always wanted.  I am coming back again and again to share pieces of my artwork.  Here is my "Pop Art" MLK painting. I did that years ago.  Photo by Regina
Mon, Jan 20 2014

Black History Month: MLK's Dream
SRID: Deaf Fun Each February, millions of people & I honor and celebrate Black History Month. Enjoy this MLK cartoon. 
Fri, Feb 08 2013

Happy Halloween!
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. I always enjoyed creating Halloween-themed cartoons for the SigNews newspaper (Sadly, that monthly signing community newspaper has been closed since last April.).  Today, I wish you a Happy Halloween. Go get some good sweet candies and enjoy these cartoons below. Happy Halloween. Peace out.
Wed, Oct 31 2012

Lost Interpreter?
SRID: Deaf Fun Just wanna post this for your enjoyment.
Tue, Jul 31 2012

Summer Beach
SRID: Deaf Fun Don't we love to go to beaches during summer time, right? A few weeks ago my girlfriend and I went to Surfside Beach in Texas. Lovely, quiet, small beach—an excellent place for a family to stop by and to chill out for a few hours. If you in Houston area and need to escape to a quiet place, go to Surfside Beach.Here is a cartoon I created for SigNews last summer. By ...
Sun, Jul 01 2012

Campus Safety at RIT
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey, I created this cartoon 20 years ago when I was a student at National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. I believe that it was published in a Deaf creative arts magazine. That cartoon sure brings me good memories of my college life at RIT. Let me share my story about my black-out drunkenness.... nah....
Mon, May 28 2012

Deaf-Blind
SRID: Deaf Fun I don't think I ever posted a cartoon about Deaf-Blind characters. So I thought I should do this. To read about Deaf-Blindness, please check out this link from Wikipedia. Helen Keller is one of the most prominent Deaf-Blind people. Also check out another link about the Deaf-Blind community. Enjoy this blog.
Tue, Mar 27 2012

Black History Month Cartoon
SRID: Deaf Fun While I embrace anyone of any race, gender, belief, class, or sexual preference daily—every February I celebrate Black History Month by proudly reading, learning, talking, and thinking about African Americans’ cultural backgrounds and respectable achievements. Today, I was thinking of a cartoon that I created related to deaf black people. Here is a humorous (probably...
Mon, Feb 28 2011

Valentine's Signing Dog
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. Noting much to say but wish you a Happy Valentine's Day. And have a good weekend. Here is an old cartoon.Shawn
Fri, Feb 11 2011

Mafia VRS
SRID: Deaf Fun I was looking through old cartoons to possibly post one of them in my blog, and I saw that particular cartoon. It immediately reminded me of a big news that happened recently. FBI’s biggest mafia bust ever! Here is the fictional cartoon about mafia and VRS. Enjoy this! Shawn
Sun, Jan 23 2011

Can't Sleep
SRID: Deaf Fun Happy New Year!I was asked to do a comic strip project for Convo. Gladly created one and sent it to that cool, hip video relay service. Check that out at their blog.Thanks, Glenn!
Fri, Jan 21 2011

Mummy & a Pen Cartoon
SRID: Deaf Fun I am back! I know it has been 1 year since the last time I posted anything on my blog. This time I decided to post a cartoon because I like the feeling of having a Halloween spirit! Here is another Halloween cartoon. Shawn
Sun, Oct 31 2010

Vampire Pager Cartoon
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. What’s up? I know I have not posted a cartoon for a while. But now here is one. You know, October is a spooky month. Some people like to hear or watch horror stories and see some creepy visual arts. Well, this cartoon probably does not scare you at all. But I hope it makes you smile, chuckle, or laugh. Let’s have a Halloween spirit! Booo! Shawn
Fri, Oct 16 2009

Deafless Cartoon
SRID: Deaf Fun Wow! What a big controversy! People in the Deaf video network community - especially the Deafvideo website - have been talking about the startling video made by theHolism. TheHolism described himself as "deafless". What?? A new term invented by him. People love to agree and disagree with him. All the sudden, people are starting to make their videos to discuss "Deafl...
Wed, Jul 29 2009

Interpreting Zeabra Cartoon
SRID: Deaf Fun I am an animal lover. Currently, I take care of 2 cats. I used to have a variety of pets—hamsters, salamanders, lizards, turtles, snakes, frogs/toads, dog (My father was the master; I lived under his roof.), and fish. They were a part of my childhood. I usually went out into a wilderness and confronted animals. Yes, it has to do with my deafness simply because I didn'...
Sun, Jul 26 2009

Relay Service & Billiards Cartoons
SRID: Deaf Fun The owner of T.S. Writing Services asked me to create a cartoon for New Jersey Relay Service. I gladly completed this assignment (above).I think I did this billiards cartoon for Silent News years ago.Enjoy these cartoonsShawn
Sat, Jul 18 2009

Wedding Pager / ASL Ark Cartoons
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey.Here is a couple of cartoons. I am sleepy right now so I don't have anything much to say. Hope you enjoy them.Shawn
Mon, Jun 15 2009

Terp Remote Control & Mike Tyson Cartoons
SRID: Deaf Fun Hello.Don't we wish we could have the control of selecting interpreters?Would it be cool if a famous person knew ASL? Movie stars? Professional athletes? President Obama? You know, Mike Tyson is infamous for biting off a piece off of Evender Holyfield's ear. Imagine how frightening Mike would be if he signed "bite".On a serious note: I have sympathy for Mike Tyson w...
Wed, May 27 2009

Two Cartoons (Late)
SRID: Deaf Fun Hello!I was supposed to post my cartoon last Thursday. But I didn’t do it. Sorry. My bad. I think I was tired last week from being very busy at my job and not having a good night’s sleep. But now 2 cartoons are here.I am a big fan of MMA fighter Matt Hamill. I first knew him years ago as a great RIT wrestler and a Deaflympics gold medalist. A few years ago, to my deli...
Wed, May 20 2009

Happy Mother's Day Cartoon
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. Happy Mother’s Day!Here is a cartoon I drew for SIGNews in 2008. Seeing new cards with sound at Wal Mart prompted me to think of a new card with American Sign Language (ASL). Real, animated live American Sign Language. Why not! Chuckling. By the way, that character in the cartoon is my mother. Again, Happy Mother’s Day.Shawn
Fri, May 08 2009

UFO Backing Off Cartoon
SRID: Deaf Fun Here is a cartoon that I drew and submitted to SIGNews. Yes, it was published not a long ago. I believe it was in its November 2007 issue. I picked that watercolor cartoon because it made me think of a recently controversial term – audism. What does it mean? According to Tom Humphries, audism is “the notion that one is superior based on one’s ability to hear or behav...
Fri, May 01 2009

You Deaf Too?
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. What’s up?A few days ago I got a videophone call from a deaf cartoonist. Yes, that Deaf cartoonist – the one who literally owns “That Deaf Cartoonist”. His name is Matt Daigle. He posts his cartoon in his blog every week. And his new cartoon is published in SIGNews every month. Matt and I knew each other from NTID/RIT. Anyway we had a very good talk on vp. He e...
Fri, Apr 24 2009
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1-year Anniversary of Absence
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. What’s up? Wow. The last time I made a blog here was exactly one year ago. I am coming back here to celebrate my 1-year absence of not using my blog. My bad. Why did I stop posting my cartoons? I don’t know. I think www.DeafRead.com and www.DeafVideo.tv made me neglect my personal blog and personal tasks. Alright! I should not finger-point at them. I admit that ...
Tue, Mar 31 2009

Cochear Implant Cartoon. Tired of that issue?
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. I know some people are tired of Cochlear Implant issues. But this is the only cochlear implant cartoon I have in many years. I kept seeing my original one in my flat file almost every time I looked for a collection of artwork. I couldn't help but find the picture of ants fascinating. I wanted to get it over with by posting that cartoon in my blog so I could move...
Tue, Apr 01 2008

Bored Fish Cartoon
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. It is now 1:45 a.m. I wanted to add another cartoon in my blog. I quickly looked for an interesting one and found it. I immediately thought of editing the caption – something catchy. This cartoon was first published in SIGNews a few years ago. The original caption states, “Hey! I’m bored. Please show me more signs!” Now here is the new caption for this blog. Enjo...
Wed, Feb 27 2008

Marlee Matlin starring in a movie
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. I got an email from a friend. It interested me so I thought I should share an announcement with some of you who are Marlee Matlin fans or into a cochlear implant controversy ... or you simply do not know about it.Here is the announcement: CBS will have movie called "Sweet Nothing In My Ear" played by Marlee Matlin on April 1, 2008 Playwright Stephen Sachs has ada...
Thu, Feb 21 2008

Bling-Bling Videophone Necklace Cartoon
SRID: Deaf Fun This is a spot cartoon that I created for fun. I did it because there was an exciting news about a new videophone device called VPAD . A few weeks ago the announcement of the VPAD got the attention of the Deaf community and deaf, hard of hearing, & hearing individuals—including myself. I had to think of a cartoon related to that videophone device for SigNews. I did on...
Mon, Jan 21 2008

My First Blog
SRID: Deaf Fun Hey. Whats up? Welcome to my very first blog. I am new to writing blog posts but not to my reading on peoples blogs. I have been looking at many different vlogs and blogs mostly from d/Deaf and ASLian (a new informal word I just learnedmeaning ASL user) peoples and I love & kiss-fist them. Deafread has inspired me so much that I created my own blog last month. I wann...
Fri, Jan 04 2008