Evening Graphic Narratives
Jan
18
to 21 Mar

Evening Graphic Narratives

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels. 

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Drawing Graphic Narratives
Jan
16
to 19 Mar

Drawing Graphic Narratives

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutors guidance. Open to all levels.  

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Dressing Eve:  Re-drawing Biblical Women through  Comics for Leo Baeck Institute, London, Lecture Series
Nov
30
1:00 pm13:00

Dressing Eve:  Re-drawing Biblical Women through  Comics for Leo Baeck Institute, London, Lecture Series

Jewish women have been at the forefront of feminist autobiographical comics since the 1970's as they challenged sexism in popular culture. But how have they revised misogynistic images and stories closer to home? I will illustrate how Sharon Rudahl in her bildungsroman "The Star Sapphire", Miriam Katin in her Holocaust memoir, We Are on Our Own, and my own graphic novel, The Book of Sarah, transform biblical narratives and images to reflect their own, lived, experiences.

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Maternal Journal Podcast: Finding your voice through art.
Nov
29
12:00 pm12:00

Maternal Journal Podcast: Finding your voice through art.

Artist, writer, editor, lecturer, speaker and curator Sarah Lightman discusses her graphic memoir, The Book of Sarah, which looks at her childhood, cultural history and explores her mothering experiences through text and images. She gives an introduction to graphic narrative work and cartooning, particularly the powerful history by Jewish women.

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Evening Graphic Narratives
Sep
21
to 23 Nov

Evening Graphic Narratives

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels.

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Drawing Graphic Narratives
Sep
19
to 21 Nov

Drawing Graphic Narratives

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutors guidance. Open to all levels.

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EVENING GRAPHIC NARRATIVES
Jan
19
to 23 Mar

EVENING GRAPHIC NARRATIVES

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work  from observation and the space around you.  Central to this course is  one-to-one tuition  to support the development of students’  own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be  optional  and a suggested reading list will be  given  out  early on in the  course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutor's guidance. Open to all levels.   

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DRAWING GRAPHIC NARRATIVES (ONLINE)
Jan
16
to 20 Mar

DRAWING GRAPHIC NARRATIVES (ONLINE)

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work  from observation and the space around you.  Central to this course is  one-to-one tuition  to support the development of students’  own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be  optional  and a suggested reading list will be  given  out  early on in the  course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutor's guidance. Open to all levels.   

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Dec
8
7:00 pm19:00

"Jewish Women's Comics: Bodies and Bibles", Davar

Charlotte Salomon, Aline Kominsky Crumb, Sharon Rudahl, and Miriam Libicki, just some of the names of the maverick Jewish women who have transformed the world of autobiographical graphic narratives. These women and many, many more, have challenged the traditional rubricks of comics making, and found authentic drawing styles and voices on their pages. They uncover family stories, and their own evolving journeys of self, often as they unpack and examine their Jewish lives and identities. In this talk I will introduce the artists and artworks that have inspired me as I produced The Book of Sarah, my autobiographical graphic novel that was distilled from thousands of diary drawings begun in my parents’ garden shed back in 1996. My book is structured like an alternative bible as I chart my movement away from the religious lifestyle I followed as a teenager and find a feminist Jewish identity that now suits me better. Tracing my experiences of family, motherhood, and mental health, I also critique the patriarchal cannon of art history that once held me enrapt at art school, and bring forth the sidelined, silenced women of great master paintings.

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Sep
22
to 24 Nov

Evening Graphic Narratives (in studio) Taught with Jeeti Singh

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels.

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Sep
20
to 22 Nov

Drawing Graphic Narratives (online)

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutors guidance. Open to all levels.

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Jan
20
to 24 Mar

Graphic Narratives (joint with Jeeti Singh)

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels.

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Jan
17
to 22 Mar

Drawing Graphic Narratives (evening)

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels.

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