Our Visiting Artist this week was writer, artist, and anthropologist - Dana Walrath. The first half of her presentation was about how she came to comics from her science background. After burning out in academia, she created an incredible mixed-media comic book about Dementia. Based on her experiences and stories while caring for her mother...
I've been reluctant to draw comics that express what is really on my mind. In an effort to slow the depression and panic attacks... I distracted myself with an experiment this weekend. I had a funny vision of my relationship to art supplies and wanted to use the actual supplies to create the...
We had the chance to meet with Chris Duffy during Senior Studio this morning. He told us about his experiences as an editor at Nickelodeon Magazine and then SpongeBob Comics. It was fascinating to hear a different perspective and what it is like to work with cartoonists. He showed us lots of cover art for...
I feel quite honored to have been asked to Sketch-note this new class being offered at CCS for a group of Dartmouth Medical School students! I have a huge interest in both visual note taking and the use of comics and images in the medical field. This first class was mostly an introduction to the...
