SAW is a place like no other in the American comics world right now. A fully functioning two-leveled studio (see the panorama of activity below); a stocked library of inspiration, reference and history; a risograph printing station; and first-rate instructors full of knowledge, talent, experience and generosity of spirit. At SAW we … Continue reading
“The teaching is just excellent … I can’t tell you how many breakthroughs I’ve kind of made and strides of improving since I’ve been here, “ A very well written and researched article. Thanks to Sasha Fields and Gainesville Today. http://gainesvilletoday.com.s96490.gridserver.com/?p=340
A new class for anyone wanting to improve their visual skills! We have a great plan for this class, and will be launching the concept at Artwalk this month, March 29. On display at Artwalk will be Justine’s complete professional narrative illustrations (Dungeons & Dragons, Lucasfilm, etc., all work NEVER … Continue reading
The legendary and incredibly vibrant and funny Trina Robbins came to Gainesville this weekend, along with Megan Kelso, creator of Queen of the Black, Black, Artichoke Tales, and Watergate Sue for the 2013 comics conference focusing on women in comics. Leela also was an invited guest. Leela and Trina at … Continue reading
UF Comics Conference Come join us for the Tenth Annual UF Conference on Comics and Graphic Novels, “A Comic of Her Own: Women Writing, Reading, and Embodying Through Comics” to be held on March 15-17, 2013. Guest speakers include award-winning herstorian, artist and writer Trina Robbins (Ain’t Me, Babe; A … Continue reading
They’re covering the Golden Age stuff at SAW this week, so thought we’d share these links. From instructor John Ronan: Everything on this guys site is awesome, but here are some milestone comics we have been discussing. The link leads to the cover, but the whole comic book is scanned. … Continue reading
Having taken students into the depths and breadth of Exploitation cinema and media in her first 6-week class, Barefoot Justine is offering her 2nd session, starting Feb 7. At $100, this class really pays off! Come, explore the heights of cinematic depravity & the trippy sexadelic world of comics as … Continue reading
Tom Spurgeon interviewed me in Decemeber for his end of the year series of interviews. http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_holiday_interview_7_tom_hart/ Here’s a sample: SPURGEON: ”You mentioned earlier your own development as a cartoonist, and then kind of referenced that just now. I wonder if you could talk about where you think you are. I always … Continue reading
We thought we’d take this opportunity to show more of what you get when you sign up with SAW’s online tutoring and work with Justine on your artwork. Elvis, whose work can be seen at their great blog http://elvis007.wordpress.com/ came and studied with us in October and then signed on to work … Continue reading
Two free events at SAW this week. Tonight! Oct 2, Justine Mara Andersen is opening up her regular drawing class tonight for free. The focus is drawing FABRIC and DRAPERY. She’ll have lots of examples, some handouts and some exercises. Come check out SAW tonight | Facebook event here 6:30-9:00 pm … Continue reading