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ABOUT SUPER-ELECTRIK
IN THE WILD: Mike Carpenter w/ tamed beast.

ABOUT SUPER-ELECTRIK

Hi. I’m Mike Carpenter (aka MIKE CARP). I live with my wife and Levon the Dog in Carson City, Nevada.

SUPER-ELECTRIK is a place for me to organize my brain and make things. While I still post in other places, social media can be a little stressful at times. This place allows me to move in a different headspace while I try to make things that are strange and sometimes hopeful.

I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on anything. This is a place for learning and figuring things out.

Great! Will That Include Learning How to Properly Spell the Word “Electric”?

Yeaaah. There’s already quite a few properly spelled Super-Electrics out there. So this one is spelled with a “k” because that was the domain name that was available.

Why not choose a different name?

Well, I really like the name “Super-Electric”. It’s the name of a Stereolab song that I’ve always been a fan of. The song took on more meaning for me while recovering from a bike accident in September 2023. I had some pretty severe brain fog that lasted in varying degrees for a few months. The driving beat and droning quality of the song motivated me to sit up and draw. I was doing my best to make new neural connections. Around this time, a lot of my doodles contained little brains with legs scampering around like insects. They had little lightning bolts shooting off of them. Electric brain blobs.

It was a unique time that had challenges, but it also brought insights and discovery. So this site is simply me trying to continue things in that spirit.

What I’m Working On (Mid-Oct 2025):

  • Trying to learn landscapes (mountains, trees, and sagebrush).
  • Drawing rats these days. Also bears.
  • Drawing a rat-bear.
  • Lino-cuts.
  • Hoping to figure out some animation stuff.
  • Working on printing a SUPER-ELECTRIK zine.

How did I do with my goals? Check back anytime to see how things are going, or subscribe to get posts sent to your inbox.

I’m setting up a new shop, as well. As I finish things, I’ll post some of them on there.

That’s ask for now. Thanks for reading!

— M I K E

SUPER-ELECTRIK was launched in October 2025.

Here I am in other places: