Artist Name: The Mongrel 
Legal Name:  Howie Tsui
Location: Ottawa, Canada
DOB:1978
Profession/Primary Skill: Painting/Drawing
Preferred Medium: acrylics, ink, brush, pencil, canvas, wood, mylar
Your URL: www.howietsui.com, kelprecords.com/bands/acorn/index.htm, myspace.com/theacorn


***Inspirations:
Favorite Music/Bands: Currently I like Binary Star,
Akron/Family, Califone, Ohbijou, Timber, Madlib
Favorite Comic Artists: Anders Nilsen, Chris Ware, Dan Clowes,
Julie Doucet, Geneviéve Castrée, Sammy Harkham, Dave Chappelle, Brian Pohsen, Maria Bamford, Matt Besser
Favorite non-Comic Artists:Amy Cutler, Walton Ford, Mark
Ryden, Brendan Monroe, Aurel Shmidt, Dave Cooper, Moira Hahn, Marcel Dzama, Shary Boyle, Kara Walker, Aya Takano, Ed Pien
Other inspirations: near fatal high fevers, ceiling-piercing
rain, Kenyan safaris, concussions and haunted hotels in Manilla
furry and feathered, fairy tales,nightmares and dreams
Favorite Cartoons/Comic-books: Dr. Slump, Tom and Jerry, Popeye, Betty Boo, FLCL
Favorite Links: fecalface.com/SF/, boingboing.net,