Archive | October 2024

Week Two: Learning about UO Libraries, keep working on your comic books!

Hi everyone!

We are now 2/10 or 1/5 the way through your first term at the UO!  We enjoyed all your work on the whiteboards about the different UO Libraries around campus.

Reviewing everyone’s Journal One there is some excellent comic book progress and many of the creative ideas are well ahead of schedule, but be sure to keep thinking about your comic and remember to reference the checklist.  For week three we are going to expect you to have your main topic finalized and it will be time to start drafting out your page and panel designs.

Some updates before we meet again next Tuesday:

1) Make sure to attend your 1:1 with Mazzy, if you have questions please contact her.  And keep an eye out for out of class events coming soon!

2) We will be sending your Achievement status sometime next week to give you the first glimpse of your progress in the course. Spoiler Alert: All are passing right now BUT don’t get behind on your comic progress or participating in class.

For next week:

comic panel with Ignatz Mouse throwing brick at Krazy Cat's head with Officer Bull Pupp saying Transgression1) Be ready to come to class and discuss the following topics: ‘the power of images through time and culture’ and “the ways in which images tell powerful stories” and “why use comics as an activist medium?” and finally “what is the role of the artist versus the viewer/reader in defining a work of art?”

2) Studio time will be a big part of the class time next week so again please bring in your art materials to keep moving forward on your comic work.

3) In preparation for our Museum of Art visit in Week 4 (Oct 22nd) please review this Visitor Guidelines” document (we’ll briefly talk about the visit during our next week’s class).

See you all next week!

Robert and Mazzy

This entry was posted on October 11, 2024.

Week One: Welcome Part 2! Looking Forward!

Hi!

We want to again welcome everyone to our My Visual Story FIG!

We were excited to meet everyone at our first Tuesday class session.  As these things go for the first meeting, we went over a good amount about the structure of the class and expectations.  Again please see the 2024 Resources section of this site for course materials and our Class Schedule, and at any time let us know if you have questions.

Your reminders and FYI for this week and going into our next class meeting:

1) For next week bring in your drafted out Journal #1 with the expectation that you will have your comic story idea (or at least a couple story ideas) and a start on brainstorming the narrative, themes, and characters.

2) For our October 8th class we will doing an activity around learning more about the UO Libraries, and also have time set aside for you to work on your comics.  Please bring in your own art supplies so you can start working on your comics: sketchbooks, pens, pencils, paper, digital tablet, and so on.

3) Keep your eye out for emails and group chat postings about upcoming out of class social and academic events!

5) Remember to sign up for your required 1:1 meetings with Mazzy!

If you have questions please email us!

Best,

Robert and Mazzy

comic page

Mazzy’s comic! Click on image to see larger version!

black and white drawing of astronaut in space

Robert’s work!

photograph closeup of Banded Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Robert’s photo

This entry was posted on October 3, 2024.