Poster: THE ARTS MAKE US STRONG!

Here’s a new Arts Advocacy poster in support of public arts funding; click on any of the links/images below to download & view the full-size file:

THE ARTS MAKE US STRONG! Poster
Downloads:
small JPEG (online use) | large PDF (print @ 11″x17″) | 2-page PDF (print @ 11″x8.5″)

Northwood, NH: CLiF Author Visit

Here are some images from a recent CLiF Author Visit to Northwood School:

Kindergarteners learn the basics of creative autobiography in comics.

A special break-out character design drawing session meets in the library around lunchtime...

Between assemblies, COMICS WORKSHOP visits a first-year Spanish class for a Spanish-language presentation of comics by students in Nicaragua.

At the end of the day,

ELL Comics: Holidays Around the World

Adult ELL students in a NH classroom recently spent a COMICS WORKSHOP drawing short stories about holidays in their countries of origin… The comics format gave them a chance to sequence out their ideas and share some of their culture with the class, even at a very basic level of English language experience.
Click to view each file:

Vietnamese New Year

Vietnamese New Year

Turkish holidays

Vietnamese New Year

New Year in Dominican Republic

Christmas in Puerto Rico

Holiday in Sierra Leone

New Year in Dominican Republic

Vietnamese New Year

Turkish holidays

Vietnamese New Year

New Year in Kyrgystan

April 1st in Iraq

Carnaval in Dominican Republic

Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference Workshop

Here are some links for our 1 Dec. workshop at the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference!

CREATING COMICS

• Basic tools (low-tech & easy to order)
• COMICS WORKSHOP: ABOUT page = information and materials for setting up your own Comics Workshop residency…

BOOKS, TEXTS, ETC.:

• Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud = an excellent starting point for students and teachers alike!  (Also see McCloud’s technical manual, Making Comics)
• For the Love of Comics and Your Comics Will Love You Back by Alec Longstreth = detailed descriptions of the technical skills, attitudes, and practices involved in modern comics self-publication.
• “Graphic Novels & State Standards” by Maureen Bakis (also see Maureen’s new book, The Graphic Novel Classroom)

POSTER: Multiple Intelligences in Comics Ed

Here’s a pair of multiple intelligences posters I designed for the NECAC anthology earlier this year:

[CLICK TO VIEW & DOWNLOAD EACH IMAGE]
 

As with other COMICS WORKSHOP posters, I’m posting these w/ my permission to reproduce them as you see fit, provided you maintain the attribution & copyright notice (and website URL) on them.

Comics Camp 2011 @ Currier Art Center

Comics Camp 2011 at the Currier Art Center brought a big pile of bold new mini-comics by some of our most motivated, focused young artists EVER!

CURRIER COMICS CAMP 2011 Comics include:

• The Adventures of Alien Man & the Ghost by Mike
• Angel or Devil? by Ashley W.
• Buggy & Puggy Meet! by Rio
• Fire Fungus by Nate
• Garbage Raccoon by Olivia

Weeks Act Festival: Lincoln, NH

BELOW: more artwork & comics created by participants at our Weeks Festival comics tables!  Click on each image to view it…

Weeks Act Festival: NH Nature Comics!

Here’s a fresh batch of comics from our tables at the Weeks Act festivals in NH’s North Country (click on any image to view it fullsize):

First: Zealand Beats TV! by “A.H.”:

Next, “Walk to Camp” by NH’s premier folk storyteller, Becky Rule:
 

AND NOW: A tale of childbirth along the mountainous byways of

“John Weeks 1911″ Comics+Music Video!

Here’s a new BIG PAWS video about John Wingate Weeks and the Weeks Act of 1911!

Sing along with this

Comics Camp 2011 at The Orchard School

The Orchard School hosted its 11th annual Comics Camp last week!

New mini-comics by campers include: