Vacancy
In a disheveled and ransacked backyard, a dog named Simon has been forgotten by his owners. Simon breaks free and partners with a raccoon and a deer who take him into the woods. But Simon realizes he is not quite ready to live in the wild. And in the abandoned areas of the town strange things begin to happen...Vacancy explores the ways that animals think; how they internalize their changing environment and express their thoughts, fears, or excitement.
Creators
Jen Lee was born in Manhattan but grew up in a beach town in Florida. Lee started to draw and make stories in elementary school; they were usually, but not always, about animals. She received a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where she also took classes in comics, graphic design and writing. After graduation, she worked in the graphic design and marketing departemnt of a prestigous software company. She currently freelances out of a farmhouse in Idaho, where her clients incldue Drop Dead Clothing, Burton, Boom! Studios and Nickelodeon. Her work is influenced by artists such as Marc Boutavant, Dave Cooper and Andrei Tarkovsky.
