Learn how to make a homemade valentine on Friday, February 6 @ SAW Studio from 6-8 PM!

Sliding Scale $10-$50 per session. The min is set to $10. Select Add-Ons if you can donate extra. Your donation(s) helps support us to run this workshop each month! Thank you!

📅 Friday, February 6, 6PM - 8PM

📍 In-Person 1314 S Main St Gainesville, FL

👥 Anyone into art! Class size limited to 20. Subject to cancellation.

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for this sustainable, messy drop-in class to junk journal with Maria and Sam.

Sliding Scale $15-$30 per session. The min is set to $15. Select Add-Ons if you can donate extra. Your donation helps support us to run this workshop each month! Thank you!

📅 First Thursday of the Month Feb. 5th-June , 6PM - 8PM

📍 In-Person 1314 S Main St Gainesville, FL

👥 Anyone into art! Class size limited to 20. Subject to cancellation.

GAZE: Gainesville Arts and Zine Expo April 11, 2026 The aim of this comics and zine festival is to bring folks together from all over Florida and beyond to enjoy SAW's incredible location, library, and community.

It turns out Maureen and I are very similar, which was an absolute delight for us - and I hope it will be for you too! 

We talk about Maureen’s new book, Sleepless Planet, the health term “exposome,” colonial-capitalist inventions of health and disease, perimenopause mistakes, neglected powers of breathing, birthing, and sleeping, and MORE. 

A Creative Space for Young Artists!

Do you have a teen who loves comics? Whether they’re just getting started or already deep into creating their own stories, Comics for Teens is the perfect place for them to develop their skills, meet fellow young artists, and have fun!

This ongoing group is designed for teens ages 11-16 who want to practice comics regularly in a supportive environment. Each session offers a chance to learn, create, and share their work while receiving guidance from experienced instructors.

SAW PRO-CALL with Katie Fricas January 20, 2026

Come join us in our most affordable, online ongoing-community COMICS FLOW + PUBLISH MEMBERSHIP GROUP (comes with a two-week free trial) to join in on MONTHLY PRO-CALLS!

We bring in comic professionals from all walks of life to guest speak (virtually) at SAW. These guest speakers give SAW students/members some insight from their personal experiences throughout their comics career and welcome questions at the end of each session.

What movements do you do every day? What shapes and motions do you NEVER make?

What about when you're drawing?

This practice is a gentle space to observe your movement habits in drawing, to not judge them, and to play with other possibilities of motion and feeling.

Yumi is a comics artist, meditator, creativity leader, and lovely human being. On my first ever podcast interview, she kept asking ME questions! Such is her curiosity and supportive nature.

Our conversation roams between our (villain) origin stories, meditation, activism, personal and collective healing, and the many forms of creativity that happen in every day life.

DHPOD Episode 2: Listening Now (body awareness practice and guided meditation)

If you’re just starting to listen to your body, it’s gonna hurt.

Why? Because your body has been trying to get your attention, crying out in pain or numbing out in helplessness. The first thing you’ll hear, when you start listening, might be aaaaaaaallll that pain at once…

Episode 1 of the Drawing Health Podcast with Georgia Webber: Why this, why now? with Tom Hart

Tom Hart and I have been working together for years, and as Founder and Director at SAW, Tom is the reason this podcast exists at all. What better way to start than to hear us in conversation, as we often are, but with microphones this time, discussing what Drawing Health, and our passion in graphic medicine, is all about.

Topics include: Can comics heal? Do I hate making comics? What if I don't understand what's happening in my body? What if I draw the feeling? Drawing, sudden death, disability, capitalism's grind, the importance of noticing our health when it's GOOD, and more.

We’re REALLY excited to bring you DRAWING HEALTH, a new podcast focusing on comics and wellness, hosted by acclaimed comics artist and teacher Georgia Webber.

MICE comics festival 2025 recap from SAW!

The Non-Fiction Comics Festival features panel discussions, workshops, and exhibiting cartoonists creating non-fiction and autobiographical work.

Blend the magic of visual storytelling with the freedom of art journaling! In this playful, hands-on class, we’ll turn journals into vibrant multi-media worlds—filled with comics, collage, and color.

This two hour class offers inspiring prompts, creative techniques, and messy magic—no perfection required!

Decorate postcards!

Photocards are like celebrity/anime trading cards! The workshop involves decorating “toploaders” which hold photocards. Any kpop, idol, or anime fan will know about photocards. The purpose of the class is to decorate toploaders so bringing a photocard/trading card/cut out photo is optional.

Make Comics Together!

Our in-person Working Group is a chance to use the space and community each week and chip away at a longer form (ish) project that has been difficult to get to. This Working Group will be led by Frankie D., a local cartoonist adept at making ridiculously detailed comic pages.

SAW’s in-person storytelling and comics reading event was a huge hit on 11/7/25!