John’s been teaching for 3 days here at SAW and the students are doing great work. Come to a Friday show at SAW from 7-9 to look at the work and buy some mini-comics. Facebook event here.
Monthly Archives: February 2013
SAW at Pecha Kucha, Gainesville 2013
We had a great time at Pecha Kucha a few weeks back, giving a presentation in 6 1/2 minutes, 20 slides at 20 seconds each. See it below. Thanks Pecha Kucha, thanks Volta coffee!
More From Ron Rege about his workshop
Hi everybody! I’m so excited for our SAW workshop next week! I’ve been getting ready for it this weekend, thinking out what I’d like to share with you and taking notes, and… I’ve kind of decided to pretty much just share all my notes with you now! … Continue reading
Carol Becker, Leonard Lopate examines the value of art school
From WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show, Carol Becker, Dean of Columbia University’s School of the Arts, examines the value of art school. GREAT STUFF http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2013/feb/19/whats-value-art-school/
Tom Hart’s afterward for the Gillis book
I happily wrote this about the Gillis ArtShow/Book: A round-headed man puts a pistol to his temple. With his other hand, he holds a finger to his ear to dampen the blast. He grimaces. What Gillis (Gil Murray) has shown us in this simple cartoon is what many of our … Continue reading
Two Events: Gil Murray Artwalk, Friday Feb 22 and Travis Fristoe, Sat, Feb 23
We’ve got two exciting events coming up at SAW this week: Friday, SAW is proud to show the cartooning of Gil Murray, a Gainesville artist who has been published in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor and Evergreen Review, among others. His wordless pen and ink drawings depict … Continue reading
For incoming students of the John Porcellino and Ron Rege workshops
We’re excited to welcome you to SAW in the next couple of weeks. We want to share with you John and Ron’s list of materials you may want to bring and/or brush up on. So far, John’s materials list is pretty small: “I think the students should bring whatever they … Continue reading
SAW Testimonial Video #2
Another Testimonial Video from the students of SAW. Thanks students!
SAW Single Year Testimonials
The SAW students took time to make a series of testimonials. Thanks Sally, Adrian, Eric, Mike, Anna et al!
Thank You for Donating!
HELLO from the SAW Fundraiser! We want to thank you all for a super successful fundraiser. Through various sources, including the indiegogo campaign as well as our Etsy store and private donations from near and far, we reached our goal for our fundraiser. So thank you! It’s not too late … Continue reading