Take Me to Your Latte
The April meeting of CNW will be a clothing-optional affair.
Just kidding! Really, it will be a "Come-as-Your-Favorite-Soviet-Premier Festival."
Nyuk nyuk! No, really it'll be a seance-style session, with expected contributions from Jack Kirby, Walt Kelly, Chester Gould, and Carl Barks. And ol' Walt Disney may drop by and chill out with us awhile.
Hokayfine! Now that I've got all that April Fool stuff out of my system, I can tell you that the April meeting will concern an alien who runs a Pacific Northwest coffee shop. What? No, really! Our guest will be Michael Foster, creator of a comic strip called "Larry's Cafe," which features the aforementioned java-slinging extraterrestrial. Michael is no Charles Shulz (or so he tells us in his bio), but he has been producing his strip on and off for twenty years, a pretty good run in anyone's book, I'd think.
Michael also runs an art-related business, and he creates graphics, illustrations, video productions, marketing materials, and Flash movies for a variety of companies. Among other things, he promises to share "stories, goofy happenings, and mishaps" from throughout his career.
As usual, after the talk, and after we all get our customary make-overs and play our typical drinking games (graah ... April Fools again!), we'll share news, conduct our "Best of the Northwest" (maybe we should make it "Worst of ... " for April? I could probably win that one!) cartoon contest, talk about upcoming events, and quite possibly socialize. Okay, so it's not a seance, but it sounds like fun. Don't say "nyet!" Say "da!" See you there.
What: April meeting of Cartoonists Northwest (monthly meetings on the third Saturday of every month.)
When: Saturday, April 17th, 2010, from 4pm to 6pm
Location: Daniel Smith Finest Quality Artists' Materials
4150 First Avenue South
206-223-9599
(For directions, see the CNW website!)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
2010 Toonie Nominees
What we want from you!
1) a vote from each section
2) then pick your one favorite from your favorites. :D
Email us, mail in your vote or come to our next meeting and drop it off!!! We'll have some there. Every vote counts!
We need a total of 7 votes from you...
Editorial Cartoons (vote for one)
Dan McConnell
http://wafreepress.org/cartoons/mcconnell-latest.php
Milt Priggee
http://www.miltpriggee.com
Frank Shiers
http://www.mynw.com/?nid=539&sid=302137
Illustration (vote for one)
Jeremy Eaton
http://www.jeremyeatonart.com
Jason Metcalf
http://jman-3h.deviantart.com
Greg Stump
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/author?oid=940517
Comic Books / Graphic Novels (vote for one)
Phil and Kaja Foglio
"Girl Genius
http://www.studiofoglio.com
Aaron McConnell
"The United States Constitution"
http://periscopestudio.com/aaron-mcconnell/
Kevin Boze
"Virgin Project"
http://thevirginproject.com/
Print Comic Strips (vote for one)
T. Lewis
"Over the Hedge"
http://comics.com/over_the_hedge/
Jan Eliot
"Stone Soup"
http://www.stonesoupcartoons.com
Russell Myers
"Broom Hilda"
http://www.gocomics.com/broomhilda
Online Comic Strips (vote for one)
Jeff Hawley
"Log Jam
http://logjamcomic.blogspot.com
Mark Monlux
"Return of Stickman" & "The Comic Critic"
http://198.173.235.195/stickman/stickman_home.html
http://www.thecomiccritic.com
Ken Cursoe
"Tiny Sepuku"
http://www.gocomics.com/tinysepuku
Writers (vote for one)
Ed Brubaker
http://www.edbrubaker.com
Jeff Parker
http://www.parkerspace.com
Gail Simone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Simone
Due by this Saturday April 17th, 2010!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Emerald City ComiCon!
March 13th & 14th, 2010. We're at booth #610 and not too far from the entrance. We have a great spot this year and we hope we see you there!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
CNW February 20th meeting!
If You Want It Done Right ...
Our meeting this month will feature a step-by-step guide to publishing your own work, a very important topic in these times of industry shrinkage and technological innovation.
Topics will include:
• Choosing the best size and format for your work
• Getting your ISBN
• The ins and outs of copyrighting
• Choosing a printing method - Print on Demand or Offset
• Selecting a printing house
Bring your own work, if you wish, on a disc or flash drive, and our presenter will offer suggestions about how to format it for publication. The talk will also include tips on using Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop in publishing.
Our presenter? Why it's a Mystery Guest! Oh, okay - it's our esteemed President, Marybeth Barr, herself a successful self publisher! Come and learn from someone who's walked the path (perhaps more than one someone - other folks who have self published, feel free to help Marybeth fill in any blanks in her presentation)!
And you know there will be plenty other things going on - news on The Toonies and the upcoming Emerald City Comicon! "Best of the Northwest" cartooning contest! Silliness! And, of course, a new "mystery discount" item at Daniel Smith's, and food 'n' drink 'n' conversation at Goldies after the meeting! It can all be yours, if you're willing to Do It Yerself!
What: February meeting of Cartoonists Northwest (monthly meetings on the third Saturday of every month.)
When: Saturday, February 20th, 2010, from 4pm to 6pm
Location: Daniel Smith Finest Quality Artists' Materials
4150 First Avenue South
206-223-9599
(For directions, see the CNW website!)
Our meeting this month will feature a step-by-step guide to publishing your own work, a very important topic in these times of industry shrinkage and technological innovation.
Topics will include:
• Choosing the best size and format for your work
• Getting your ISBN
• The ins and outs of copyrighting
• Choosing a printing method - Print on Demand or Offset
• Selecting a printing house
Bring your own work, if you wish, on a disc or flash drive, and our presenter will offer suggestions about how to format it for publication. The talk will also include tips on using Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop in publishing.
Our presenter? Why it's a Mystery Guest! Oh, okay - it's our esteemed President, Marybeth Barr, herself a successful self publisher! Come and learn from someone who's walked the path (perhaps more than one someone - other folks who have self published, feel free to help Marybeth fill in any blanks in her presentation)!
And you know there will be plenty other things going on - news on The Toonies and the upcoming Emerald City Comicon! "Best of the Northwest" cartooning contest! Silliness! And, of course, a new "mystery discount" item at Daniel Smith's, and food 'n' drink 'n' conversation at Goldies after the meeting! It can all be yours, if you're willing to Do It Yerself!
What: February meeting of Cartoonists Northwest (monthly meetings on the third Saturday of every month.)
When: Saturday, February 20th, 2010, from 4pm to 6pm
Location: Daniel Smith Finest Quality Artists' Materials
4150 First Avenue South
206-223-9599
(For directions, see the CNW website!)
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
CNW January 16th meeting - !New Location!
Get Yer Game On!
CNW's January meeting will be all about games -- not playing them, but making them!
Our guest speaker will be Laura Schumacher (AKA: "Nintendo Queen"), strange visitor from another planet, who took up the video game controller even before she could walk, and who has been working as a professional in the gaming industry for more than seven years. While the economy has been sluggish for some time, the gaming industry has expanded and is continuing to grow.
Laura, whose work has appeared in many projects ("ILoveBees" -- the viral ad campaign for "Halo 2," "Jakks TV Dora the Explorer," and "Facebook UNO"), will present "Casual and Independent Games 101." Topics she'll cover will include "the game creation process," "how to get a job as a game artist for a company," and "how to create games on your own (if you're willing to learn programming)." She'll also focus on browser-based games created with Adobe Flash, since creating these is one of the easier routes for an artist wishing to enter the industry. After her talk, Laura and a fellow gaming pro will answer questions. Please come and welcome Laura and thank her for sharing her knowledge and experience!
The other big news for January is that we'll be meeting in a new space! CNW meetings will now take place at Daniel Smith Artist Supplies in South Seattle (see attached map). Spiffy features of our new location include free parking and a "mystery discount" for CNW members on art supplies! Come check out our new "Hot Spot," and thank the folks at the store for hosting our Funny Business! IMPORTANT: Meetings will now run from 4pm to 6pm! Efforts are being made to find a new favorite place to get food 'n' drink after meetings.
As usual, there will be an agenda to discuss and a "Best of the Northwest" cartoon contest, and anything else you want to run by the august assemblage. Start the new year (and, um, possibly new decade?) off right with CNW's January gathering!
What: January meeting of Cartoonists Northwest (monthly meetings on the third Saurday of every month.)
When: Saturday, January 16th, 2010, from 4pm to 6pm
Location: Daniel Smith Finest Quality Artists' Materials
4150 First Avenue South
206-223-9599
CNW's January meeting will be all about games -- not playing them, but making them!
Our guest speaker will be Laura Schumacher (AKA: "Nintendo Queen"), strange visitor from another planet, who took up the video game controller even before she could walk, and who has been working as a professional in the gaming industry for more than seven years. While the economy has been sluggish for some time, the gaming industry has expanded and is continuing to grow.
Laura, whose work has appeared in many projects ("ILoveBees" -- the viral ad campaign for "Halo 2," "Jakks TV Dora the Explorer," and "Facebook UNO"), will present "Casual and Independent Games 101." Topics she'll cover will include "the game creation process," "how to get a job as a game artist for a company," and "how to create games on your own (if you're willing to learn programming)." She'll also focus on browser-based games created with Adobe Flash, since creating these is one of the easier routes for an artist wishing to enter the industry. After her talk, Laura and a fellow gaming pro will answer questions. Please come and welcome Laura and thank her for sharing her knowledge and experience!
The other big news for January is that we'll be meeting in a new space! CNW meetings will now take place at Daniel Smith Artist Supplies in South Seattle (see attached map). Spiffy features of our new location include free parking and a "mystery discount" for CNW members on art supplies! Come check out our new "Hot Spot," and thank the folks at the store for hosting our Funny Business! IMPORTANT: Meetings will now run from 4pm to 6pm! Efforts are being made to find a new favorite place to get food 'n' drink after meetings.
As usual, there will be an agenda to discuss and a "Best of the Northwest" cartoon contest, and anything else you want to run by the august assemblage. Start the new year (and, um, possibly new decade?) off right with CNW's January gathering!
What: January meeting of Cartoonists Northwest (monthly meetings on the third Saurday of every month.)
When: Saturday, January 16th, 2010, from 4pm to 6pm
Location: Daniel Smith Finest Quality Artists' Materials
4150 First Avenue South
206-223-9599
Thursday, December 10, 2009
CNW Holiday Bash Dec. 19
Come All Ye Toonheads!
It's the end of the year as we know it, but does that mean Cartoonists Northwest will be doing something "sketchy" for the final meeting of 2009? Well, yes and no! How 'bout something completely different? How 'bout the chance to create your own Christmas ornament or holiday gift out of glass? Yes, that's right: finally a new way to channel some of that "hot air" we all exhale in great big puffy clouds! We'll be meeting for our December gala at Blowing Sands Glass Studio. Everyone is invited to blow their own pumpkin (approx. 4" diameter), float (approx. 6"-8" diameter), or ornament (approx. 4" diameter) for $20 per piece (they're giving us a $5 break off their regular rate). No experience is necessary (literally a 3 year old has done it). We will need to know by Thursday, December 17th how many folks will want to participate, because the studio hosts need to know how many blowers they'll need. E-mail us your name and how many folks you'll have participating.
And that's not all! We'll run through a brief agenda, and then plow (nyuk!) right into the festivities. We'll share snacks and drinks (please feel free to contribute by bringing food to share with the group). This year, the Holiday Spirit means we can enjoy holiday spirits! Yes, we can have alcoholic beverages this time around, as long as we drink responsibly (this is a glass studio, after all). CNW will provide non-alcoholic drinks and utensils.
Finally, we'll play some games, including the time-honored "White Elephink" gift-exchange game! We'll explain the rules at the meeting, but for now, if you'd like to play, plan to bring a wrapped, unlabeled gift to the meeting to contribute to the gift pile. Gifts should be inexpensive, humorous items. Bring a smile to someone's face (I know: cartoonists are a "tough crowd" too, eh?)! Come and send 2009 on its way at CNW's Super Glass Blast!
What: December meeting of Cartoonists Northwest (Monthly meetings on the third Saturday of every month.)
When: Saturday, December 19th, 2009 - 6:00 PM
Booze: Yes! Encouraged! There's a lot of glass, though, so try not to be weebly-wobbly.
Cost: Free! (Unless you sign up for glass blowing; then it's $20/piece.)
Location: Blowing Sands Glass Studio 5805 14th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98109 206-783-5314
At the corner of 58th and 15th in Ballard, behind St. Alphonsis. We'll be in the middle room with the garage door, but everyone is welcome to wander, shop, or blow glass. See you there!
It's the end of the year as we know it, but does that mean Cartoonists Northwest will be doing something "sketchy" for the final meeting of 2009? Well, yes and no! How 'bout something completely different? How 'bout the chance to create your own Christmas ornament or holiday gift out of glass? Yes, that's right: finally a new way to channel some of that "hot air" we all exhale in great big puffy clouds! We'll be meeting for our December gala at Blowing Sands Glass Studio. Everyone is invited to blow their own pumpkin (approx. 4" diameter), float (approx. 6"-8" diameter), or ornament (approx. 4" diameter) for $20 per piece (they're giving us a $5 break off their regular rate). No experience is necessary (literally a 3 year old has done it). We will need to know by Thursday, December 17th how many folks will want to participate, because the studio hosts need to know how many blowers they'll need. E-mail us your name and how many folks you'll have participating.
And that's not all! We'll run through a brief agenda, and then plow (nyuk!) right into the festivities. We'll share snacks and drinks (please feel free to contribute by bringing food to share with the group). This year, the Holiday Spirit means we can enjoy holiday spirits! Yes, we can have alcoholic beverages this time around, as long as we drink responsibly (this is a glass studio, after all). CNW will provide non-alcoholic drinks and utensils.
Finally, we'll play some games, including the time-honored "White Elephink" gift-exchange game! We'll explain the rules at the meeting, but for now, if you'd like to play, plan to bring a wrapped, unlabeled gift to the meeting to contribute to the gift pile. Gifts should be inexpensive, humorous items. Bring a smile to someone's face (I know: cartoonists are a "tough crowd" too, eh?)! Come and send 2009 on its way at CNW's Super Glass Blast!
What: December meeting of Cartoonists Northwest (Monthly meetings on the third Saturday of every month.)
When: Saturday, December 19th, 2009 - 6:00 PM
Booze: Yes! Encouraged! There's a lot of glass, though, so try not to be weebly-wobbly.
Cost: Free! (Unless you sign up for glass blowing; then it's $20/piece.)
Location: Blowing Sands Glass Studio 5805 14th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98109 206-783-5314
At the corner of 58th and 15th in Ballard, behind St. Alphonsis. We'll be in the middle room with the garage door, but everyone is welcome to wander, shop, or blow glass. See you there!
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