Hello, we are Ottilie Hainsworth and Eleanor George, two artists who live in Brighton. On Friday the 5th July we rolled along to the Laydeez do Comics event being held in association with Myriad Editions, Cartoon County and Fourth International Conference on Comics and Medicine at Phoenix with our sketch-pads to draw what went on. Partly due […]
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Laydeez do comics London, June 2013
June 17, 2013 The June meeting featured two renowned artists, Bobby Baker and David Small. Baker is the author of Diary Drawings: Mental Illness and Me (2010); Small, the author of Stitches: a memoir (2009). Small’s presentation began with an eleven-minute trailer that he called a “short film for an almost wordless book.” The film […]
Laydeez Do Comics Bristol, April 2013
Laydeez do Comics Chicago April Meeting
The April meeting of Laydeez do Comics Chicago starred cartoonists Jeffrey Brown and Sharon Rosenzweig. Our guest blogger for April is Sarah Morton. First up, Jeffrey Brown describes in detail the process of making his forthcoming book, Matter of Life. Our second presenter is Sharon Rosenzweig who presented three distinct projects. First, The Comic Torah which she […]
Laydeez do Comics Chicago March Meeting
Our first speaker was John Porcellino. He spoke of what he calls his “psychic punctuation” and his punk/DIY philosophy. He also performed a creator’s close reading of one of his poetic comics, “Ant Crossing.” Our second speaker was Riva Lehrer. She discussed the ethical structure she establishes for her portrait collaborations, and showed many examples […]
Laydeez do Comics March 2013
My name is Sally-Anne Hickman and I was lucky enough to be this months guest blogger. I really enjoyed the experience and I hope I got enough information across. I write and draw my diary in comic form and doing this blog was a nice way of drawing and writing about other people.
Laydeez Do Comics Leeds January 2013
Laydeez Do Comics Leeds: January, 2013 by Christine Chettle As in November, I was struck by the diversity of the attendees at Laydeez Do Comics. The audience was of a range of ages and interests: as well as comic artists, there was an intriguing mix of students, chefs, illustrators, academics, and a whole lot more. […]
January 2013 Laydeez Do Comics LONDON
Laydeez Chicago February Meeting
Hi all – another snowy, cold spell here in Chicago. Despite the inclement weather plenty of excited folks turned out for Laydeez do Comics Chicago meeting two! Our guest blogger for February is comics artist and fellow nurse Mat Defiler. Our speakers, as she illustrates below, were Laura Szumowski, David Mitchell, and me, MK Czerwiec […]
Laydeez do Comics Chicago!
This is MK Czerwiec, aka Comic Nurse. My colleague Riva Lehrer and I are proud to report on the first meeting of Laydeez do Comics Chicago! Our inaugural presenters were drawn by David Mitchell. From left to right they are:Rinko Endo, Kris Dresen and Corinne Mucha. (click to enlarge) Our meeting fell on the 52nd anniversary of the first […]