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Marking Making & Comics Appreciation

April 4, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

$35 – $75
Online, N/A, Portland, OR 97207

*IPRC Winter & Spring Creative Writing Workshops will take place on zoom, PST

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Mark Making and Comics Appreciation is a four-week workshop meeting on Sunday nights in April, taught by Liz Yerby. Each week, Liz will give a short lecture on a comics artist or aspect of the medium of comics, and then participants will do drawing exercises together. Between sessions there will be optional homework, such as doing a few 15-minute drawing exercises throughout the week and reading a comic book.

The purpose of this class is to approach drawing in a manner that is experimental and kind. Content covered in lectures includes the work of Tove Jansson, Aya by Marguerite Abouet, the work of David B, and more.

Sundays, 7-8:30pm PST

April 4th – April 25th

Class capacity: 20

Class Meetings: 4

Cost: $35-75

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*4 spots available at no cost, BIPOC prioritized; email hquinn@iprc.org to inquire about no-cost admission

Instructor: Liz Yerby

About the Instructor: Liz Yerby is a Portland-based cartoonist and visual artist. They have guest lectured at PSU, PNCA and OCAC, and have helped organized the Portland Zine Symposium since 2017.

Venue

Online
N/A
Portland, OR 97207

Organizer

Phone:
503-827-0249
Email:
info@iprc.org
Website:
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