I'm not sure there is a relation between the two types of comics in the title... but I finished my Non-fiction Project. It was due last Wednesday and after getting some feedback, I decided to follow through with the feedback and add a few more pages to tie everything back to the...
Maybe the week went so fast because I had so much work due, or maybe because I got so little sleep... staying up till 4am most nights! But it started pretty well - last Saturday - an evening out with the Fireman at The Local, spent listening to Brad Myrick and drinking whiskey sours. And drawing. That...
To see what I did on my Spring Break, take a look at my Beez In The Belfry blog post. It involved the ocean and lots of chocolate - so, in all, an excellent break! I got a lot of time to draw comics while I was in Bar Harbor. I wandered around, sat in cafes,...
We started our lesson on Non-Fiction comics with a field trip to Clay Hill Corners Farm in Hartland, VT to talk with Marty Banak and listen in as he was interviewed. He showed us around the amazing farm and his sugar shack (on wheels!). Greenhouses, bees, blueberries, even a little mushroom farm. I kept...
I collected my Valentines today! Haven't had such fun with Valentine cards since grade school! Although the sentiment is slightly dangerous in the hands of cartoonists. Meanwhile, back in Comic History, we have been learning about the Underground Comix Movement. This is not a movement that I am particularly fond of. Lots of...
In honor of Will Eisner Week the school's Schulz Library was open really late and there were fun activities and snacks. Lilah and I made bookmarks, ate cupcakes, read graphic novels and drew on the white board. There was a challenge theme of trains - you can see some of the other kids'...
