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.
What you can learn and who you can meet in our online community.
You can learn lots and meet lots more in the SAW Mighty Network. Here’s a glimpse into what we did last week!
This Week in our Community
Every week we’ll round up the best from over at our Mighty Network for a glimpse of SAW’s growing online community.
Emily Flake is back at SAW for Gag Cartooning
Emily Flake is back at SAW to teach gag cartooning, launching May 20.
2018-2019 Year-End Wrap-Up!
Thank you students, I heard so much love and gratitude and bonding and confidence.
Olivia says "This is first year of school where I'm going to miss everyone rather than just saying 'see you later'" and Emma told us she literally called home after orientation crying, not sure what she got herself into (she remembers what the place looked like a year ago!), and now we're hiring her, because she loves the place and we love what she has helped us become.
Year-End Art Show! April 26, 7 pm - 11 pm!
Year-end whizz-bang art show! Two classes of students showing their final work! LOTS of pages and stories! NO Batman (or maybe one.) ALSO:, stories about bodies, dads, moms, adventures, escape, games, and thrones and everything in between! Come see what this year's students have been up to! Raise a glass and toast these fabulous artists!
Tom Hart Interview on the DIY MFA MEMOIR SUMMIT
I was so honored to be interviewed by Gabriela Pereira for the DIY MFA Memoir Summit!
Come to the SAW Single-Year Intensive 2019-2020
Every year, we welcome a new cohort of students for a year-long intense dive into making and studying comics. We’ve done it since 2012. Come join us in 2019-2020.
Fonts Book Arts and Comic Graphic Arts talk with Jan Čumlivski, Thursday March 28!
Thursday night! At Sweetwater Co-Op in conjunction with SAW.
Bike + Theater + Environmental Activism! Wed Feb 27!
We're super excited to be helping the AGILE RASCAL BICYCLE TOURING THEATRE travel all of Florida ON BIKES spreading a theatrical story about THE EVERGLADES and the FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM!
On how to become an artist or a dolphin trainer.
In fourth grade I announced (to everyone) that I was either going to be a comic book artist or a dolphin trainer.
But there were some really big problems straight out of the gate.
Drawing from the Depths | new class with Leela Corman, Jan 23 - April 10
In Drawing from the Depths, students develop authentic approaches to creating emotionally charged work without resorting to cliche or sentimentalism. In class, we’ll discuss works by artists who excel at delving into deep emotional terrain. Students select a theme or themes (such as desire, shame, ecstasy) to explore over the 6 week course. Short, experimental weekly assignments lead to a 2- or 3- page finished work. Source material may be autobiographical, nonfiction, or fiction.
How to Make Comics Workshop at SAW, Now SUNDAY JAN 27th
Have you ever wanted to make a comic, but didn't know where to start? Are you an omnivorous artist that wants to try out new ideas? This workshop is for you! Jess Ruliffson will guide you through the process of idea-making, sketching layouts, and show a few inking techniques. By the end of the class, students will have inked their own one-page comic, and collaborated with attendees on an eight-panel mini-zine to take home!
End of Semester Student Art Show! Friday Artwalk Dec 7!
Our first show in our new space! The 2018 students have been busting out making new work to share with you! Amazing stories and art from people dedicating the full-year to comics and graphic storytelling, right here in Gainesville! Note our NEW SPACE in the back of 722 S. Main Street!
Get Ready for the Tween and Teen Comics Class in January 2019!
In this 6-week comics-making class, we'll build basic comics creation skills through exercises and short projects. Students will learn cartooning techniques and tools, design their own characters, practice drawing action, backgrounds and objects, and explore how to tell great stories in comics form.