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Lisa Congdon

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Author, artist, and illustrator Lisa Congdon brings her expertise to Find Your Artistic Voice (Chronicle), a guide to the process of artistic self-discovery. Featuring advice from Congdon herself and interviews with a roster of established artists, illustrators, and creatives, her one-of-a-kind book will show readers how to identify and nurture their own visual identities, navigate the influence of artists they admire, push through fear and insecurity, and appreciate the value of their personal journeys.

Free

Shauna M. Ahern in Conversation With Lisa Congdon

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Gluten-Free Girl Shauna M. Ahern’s Enough (Sasquatch) is a collection of fierce and funny personal essays on finding enough. With candor, Ahern traces the arc of her life, starting with the feeling of “not good enough” which was sown in a traumatic childhood and dogged her well into adulthood. She writes about finding her rage, which led her to find her enduring motto: enough pretending. Ahern will be joined in conversation by Lisa Congdon, artist and author of Find Your Artistic Voice.

Free