Graphic Novel Master Class with Ariel Schrag

Learn the ins and outs of making a graphic novel with one of the most successful practicioners the form.
Ariel Schrag, who teaches a graphic novel writing workshop at the New School in New York, is the author of the graphic novel quartet Awkward, Definition, Potential, and Likewise, which chronicle her four years at Berkeley High. In this lecture and workshop, Schrag will explore key elements of creating a graphic novel, including:

• Narrative options
• Style
• Depicting contents through page layout
• Narrative pacing
• Comics vocabulary and material
• Discussion of major artists Art Spiegelman, Daniel Clowes, Chris Ware and Marjane Satrapi

Date/Time:   Thursday, November 5, 2009, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Admission:    $60 

Contact:       info@thecjm.org or call 415.655.7800
http://www.thecjm.org/index.php?option=com_ccevents&scope=prgm&task=detail&fid=19&oid=269

Happy Birthday Man Ray!

Photographer, painter and sculptor, Man Ray is best known for his involvement in the Dada and Surrealism art movements.  "It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them."  To learn more about Man Ray, visit this site.

Artist Trading Cards

The first project we're delving into is ATCs (Artist Trading Cards).  Using a standard playing card (2.5" x 3.5"), students create mini pieces of artwork, utilizing paint, collage, color pencils, conte crayon, and stamps.  My only requirement is that the students must use a letter somewhere on each of the cards, and must make enough cards for the entire class.

Check out these sites for more information and inspiration:

http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html  

   

http://www.ebsqart.com/artMagazine/za_321.html

http://www.artist-trading-cards.ch/index.html

Homework for Monday!

Hi Everyone!  
Please bring a deck of cards (that you don't care about-doesn't have to be complete) to school tomorrow along with your summer sketchbook and your list of possible concentration ideas. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Happy Birthday Aubrey Beardsley!

British illustrator known for his erotic drawings, Aubrey Beardsley illustrated works for Edgar Allen Poe, Oscar Wilde and many magazines before dying at the age of 25.  To learn about Beardsley, visit this site.

Happy Birthday Viola Frey!

Known for her larger than life sculptures, Bay Area artist Viola Frey constructed her figures out of clay.  To learn more about Frey, visit her gallery site. 

Happy Birthday Andy Warhol!

King of Campbell's Soup, Andy Warhol's work is instantly recognizable and was the most famous artist of the Pop Art movement.  Learn more information about Warhol here.