I had a great Birthday... Week. I was fed well, and on Thursday, The Fireman threw a lovely party for me! Tuesday in Thesis Seminar we talked about some comics. They didn't really get me excited, but I liked my notes, so... Our teacher, Sophie Yanow, shared her own process for organizing and...
This was a really fun way to start my birthday! Our Visiting Artist today was Jim Woodring - famous for his cartoon character - FRANK. His talk was strangely disturbing... and encouraging at the same time. I was really attracted to his line work - take a look at his website to see what I mean - my sketches...
Day Two... starting to get more intense! When I signed up for this workshop, I had intended to work on what had started out as the "Rip-Off" graphic novel project (this past spring) - the magic trailer park story. I have about 8 pages done on that story and wanted to do more....
Ending a Kickstarter JUST before starting a week of intensive Comic Summer Camp... maybe not the best planning - but it fits my M.O. I apologize for the sudden flood of the whole week's worth of blog posts you are about to get... but I think you'll find some good stuff...
Wow - it's all over but for the shouting! That comes tonight with the graduation ceremony for the Seniors at Northern Stage and then the Block Party tomorrow. If you are in the area - be sure to come to the Block Party! Ed Koren will be there, free comic books, artist demos, live music....
Today's visiting artist was extra special as she is also a part of the Will Eisner Lecture series and will be doing another presentation this evening at Dartmouth College. Sarah Glidden is a comic journalist and spent time following other journalists around as they interviewed refugees in Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Her understanding...
