Sacha Mardou - SAW Pro-Call
We had such a splendid and informative time having Sacha Mardou speak with us about her healing journey and career in comics. She gave us a generously in-depth look at her process in making her newly-released graphic memoir Past Tense. We also got a sneak peak at what she's working on next!
About Sacha:
"Sacha Mardou was born in Macclesfield in 1975 and grew up in Manchester, England. She began making comics after getting her BA in English Literature from the University of Wales, Lampeter. Her critically acclaimed graphic novel series, Sky in Stereo was named an outstanding comic of 2015 by the Village Voice and shortlisted for the 2016 Slate Studio Prize.
Since 2019 she has been making comics about therapy and healing. Her graphic memoir Past Tense: Facing family Secrets and Finding myself in Therapy published by Avery/Penguin USA is out now. Since 2005 she has lived in St Louis, Missouri with her cartoonist husband Ted May, their daughter and two disruptive cats."
More from Sacha:
https://www.instagram.com/mardou_draws/
(Recorded at SAW on Zoom, October 22, 2024.)
See more comics like this on Sacha’s Instagram, @mardou_draws. Buy Past Tense here!
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