NOTES FROM SAW
Here’s the place to check out everything that’s been going on at SAW including what we're learning, reading and drawing.
Upcoming SAW Pro-Call with Tessa Hulls - February 6
Our next Pro-Call is with Tessa Hulls! Come join us in our most affordable, online ongoing-community SAW 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. Come join us!
Upcoming IN-PERSON events for October!
Starting October 7th, our regular Draw Jam on the first Saturday of the month will instead be a two day event for 24 hour comics day!
Mid-October, we are thrilled to have award-winning cartoonist, Tommi Parrish (@tommi_pg) lead a week-long Visiting Artist Workshop in the SAW Studio; our usual monthly Drink and Draw on October 19th at Boxcar hosted by SAW alums, Amy @sunshineblossoms and Elli @s0ftpillow; and a free artist talk with Tommi Parish at Third House Books @thirdhousebooks starting at 7:30PM on October 20th…
Upcoming ONLINE Comic Workshops for October + November 2023
This fall we're bringing you some new and returning online classes from now through until December including Bootleggers Guide to Story Jess Ruliffson, Build Your Own Labyrinth with Matt Madden, Story Structure Basics and How to Use Them with Beth Trembley, and more!
SAW Year-Long Program LIVE Q+A Monday 28, 2023
Are you interested in finding out more about our 2023-2024 Comics Certificate Course? Join us on Zoom, Monday August 28 @ 2 PM EDT, for our SAW Certificate Course Live Q+A!
SAW Alum Angeli Rafer's New Book!
Taking the chance to celebrate SAW online Alum, Angeli Rafer! The middle grade book she drew, 'Ghosts Don’t Eat Potato Chips came out this week withScholastic! Woo! Don't forget to let us know about your comics wins in the big, bad world outside the network! We want to hear about it!
Graphic Poetry and Collage with Kelcey Ervick - Starts July 17, 2023
Join Kelcey Ervick, author/artist of The Keeper, as she guides us through making graphic poetry and collage narratives! Starts July 17, 2023
Replay of Having Fun with Self-Mythology with Ellen O'Grady!
Catch the replay of our most recent Friday Night Comics Workshop: Having Fun with Self-Mythology with Ellen O’Grady! We hope you've been having a good time enjoying this creative community full of art-making!
Bootleggers Guide to Color with Jess Ruliffson
How do you get by using color when you don't feel you know anything about color? Feel confident in choosing colors for your comics with our Bootleggers Guide to Color with cartoonist and Eisner Nominee, Jess Ruliffson!
Starts June 21, 2023, Sign up link in bio or go to --> learn.sawcomics.org
Enhance the meaning and drama of your storytelling. Only a couple spots left!
Replay of Having Fun with Lying with Fionn McCabe
Replay of Having Fun with Lying with Fionn McCabe If you've missed the most recent Friday Night Comics Workshop , check out the replay and draw in your own time!
We hope you've been having a good time enjoying this creative community full of art-making!
Check out the replay!
Reply Friday Night Comics Tom Motley's Daredoodles
We had a great time with Tom Motley from SVA who brought us through DAREDOODLES, some inventive ways to make characters and comics!
Upcoming SAW Pro-Call with Georgia Webber on Career and Health Jan. 10
Come join us in our most affordable, online ongoing-community SAW FLOW + PUBLISH MEMBERSHIP GROUP (comes with a two-week free trial) to join in on MONTHLY PRO-CALLS!
SAW Pro-Call with Georgia Webber on Career and Health.
Georgia Webber is a comics artist, editor, and facilitator living in Newfoundland. She is entirely occupied by the intersection of health and art, making music, comics, and facilitating courses from this point of fascination.
Making Comics About Secrets with Kristen Radtke Recap
We had an amazing time with Kristen Radtke, who had us drawing diagrams about secrets.
Meta Comics with Tom Hart Recap
We had a great time at Friday Night Comics, hosted by Tom Hart, making Meta-comics!
Upcoming Spring Classes 2023
Upcoming online courses coming this Spring! Your Story Matters with Leela Corman, Comics with Josh Bayer, Drawing for Comics with Jess Ruliffson, and more! See full post to check out which courses fit your cartooning goals!
Drawing Health with Georgia Webber
Creativity and health practices come together every Saturday, 10 AM Eastern, forever.
In case you've missed this amazing opportunity, we've partnered with Georgia Webber at Drawing the Inside Out.
Drawing Health is an ongoing series of live practice sessions that connect health and creativity for a sustainable and satisfying art practice.
Experimental Comics Recap with Lawrence Lindell
Last week, we had Lawrence Lindell guide us through making experimental comics!
If you missed it, check it out here!
Romance Comics with Mel Gillman Starting November 13
This is your chance to experiment with the potential of the Romance Comic!
Join Mel Gillman in this 4 week live zoom class starting Sunday, November 13th. By the end of the four weeks you will have a collection of comics that respond to in class exercises and a new found knowledge of how genre works.
IN-PERSON Weeklong Comics Retreat!
This Weeklong Comics Retreat is designed to break you out of your regular routine and drop you into a room alongside other cartoonists and comics lovers. We will be prioritizing time in the studio drawing and workshopping projects in small groups.
IN-PERSON Fall Teen Comics Workshop
In this fall teen comics class, students will be developing their comics making skills, flexing their storytelling muscles and trying their hand at new image making techniques.
By the end of the 10 weeks, each student will walk away with multiple comics pages and a reproducible comics zine. They will also have an opportunity to exhibit their work in a Friday night artwork exhibition Friday November 25.