INTERVIEW WITH MISTER ROGERS Thanks to fellow comics-maker, Dave Scheidt, I spent yesterday working while listening to a nine-part interview with Fred Rogers (AKA Mister Rogers). This interview touches on so many of my loves in this world, and is an incredible glimpse into the heart and mind of a very kind and intelligent man.…
GUEST AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS One of the great joys in my life is when I get to visit schools and libraries to talk with students about writing, drawing, and making comics. I loved it when guest authors and illustrators visited my schools! It was an education to see the creator’s work in person, and to be…
One of my favorite blogs, Design*Sponge, is offering a $10k scholarship for art and design students to assist in the pursuit of their creative endeavors through financial support. The deadline is Monday, so if you’re interested, apply now! (I wish I would have known about something like this when I was in school.) Find out more about the…
“Students! You have just under a month to get your applications in for the Jay Kennedy cartooning scholarship. This is a great opportunity to not only help pay for your education, but to meet and be celebrated by the NCS at their annual Reuben Awards party weekend.” -Reposted from Drawn
Sparked.com has a very interesting approach to volunteering. They call it ‘microvolunteering’, where they provide several ways that an individual can help in as little as a few minutes, to as long as an hour, or several days. Once you sign up for an account and select which global/nonprofit…
I know for a fact that there are some animators and animation students that check out this blog every now and then, so I thought I’d post this link to Preston Blair’s book of animation basics online (the working links are below the post, in the Index of Articles). My city library had a copy…