FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP

These are details of my student work. Join us Mondays, 6:30-8:30 pm, MAY 13, 20, 27  JUNE 3, 10, 17 at Community Creative Center for Figure Drawing and develop your eye and your hand as you learn fundamental figure drawing techniques such as gesture, form and anatomy based on a live model. An undraped Male or Female model will be present in each class. Learn to loosen up and see the figure in all new ways!

Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM • MAY 13, 20, 27  JUNE 3, 10, 17 • Community Creative Center • Fayetteville, AR

MODUS STUDIO: PK 17

Join us at Modus Studios on Friday, May 3rd, from 6-9 p.m.for PK 17. It's a completely free community event with free food and beverages. Pecha Kucha is the Japanese word for chit-chat that describes a presentation style in which a speaker shares 20 slides on a topic of their choice for 20 seconds per slide. I’ll be giving a quick talk on creating my fully illustrated, graphic nonfiction book “What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel”.

Here’s the list of presenters.

  • Melisa Laelan - Executive Director of the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese

  • Claire Pongonis - Local artist

  • Diana Campos - Local filmmaker

  • Takama Statton - Executive Director of the Magdalene Serenity House

  • Sean Fitzgibbon - Local author and artist

  • Bayard Blain - Local luthier

  • Tara Bray - modus studio Director of Environmental + Social Impact

More info HERE.

May 3rd. • 6PM - 9 PM • Modus Studio 15 N Church Ave #102, Fayetteville, AR 72701

BEST INDIE BOOKS OF APRIL

What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel was voted one of the best indie books of April 2024 by Kirkus Reviews. In January the book received the Kirkus Review star of exceptional merit. Kirkus has been the industry-renowned resource among authors, publishers, the media, libraries, booksellers, and readers since 1933. Kirkus describes the book as "A gripping, moody, illustrated chronicle of the notorious Crescent Hotel".

Check out the review HERE.