Women In Comics Month: Interview with Carolyn Belefski
PREVIEWSworld March 2015
http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/1264?articleID=160953
 | Gordon's latest screen print will premeire at the SMUDGE COMIC ARTS EXPO next Saturday, March 14th. Heads up all you Bronies out there, this one stars your favorite little pony, Applejack. It's the second in a series of three vintage, cereal, mash-up silkscreened prints.
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 | Gordon will be giving away Ashcan copies of the newest - and next - issue of The Secret Origin of the Dust Elves at the Smudge Comic Arts Expo. They go fast, so come early to the Artisphere Gallery in Arlington, Virginia Saturday, March 14th. As a reminder, here's a link to more information about ASHCAN comics.  |
at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Next Week · 55°F / 35°F Rain |
Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave, College Park, Maryland 20740 |
Disney Expands the Princess Demographic [online as What $4,595 "glass slippers" say about Disney's princess sales machine].
By Drew Harwell
Washington Post March 12 2015
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By Ward Sutton
SuttonImpactStudio.com
SPD blog 03.11.15
http://www.spd.org/2015/03/from-newsprint-to-museum-curat.php New York Times March 11, 2015, on page C3
By Matthew Tracy / Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/game-plan/2015/03/10/fairfax-cartoonist-matt-dembicki-brings-comics-to-the-classroom/
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Recently Bleeding Cool asked me to write about Curls and professional wrestler Sonjay Dutt tweeted about the project. I was also on The JellyVision Show podcast and have already recorded with other podcasts -- they will be releasing the episodes soon.
Our top pledge level is for the Curls book, which is awesome because that's the reason why we are doing this Kickstarter together. I also want to let you all know about another popular pledge level -- the $100 Avatar level. This is a cool opportunity to turn yourself, a friend, or family member into a cartoon! It makes for a great gift and you get to keep the original line art and received a color digital file. How cool is that? You also receive a Kickstarter exclusive signed and numbered Curls print, the Curls cowgirl print, Curls book with autograph and sketch from myself, postcard set, Kickstarter exclusive button pack, Curls patch, computer wallpaper, your name printed in the book acknowledgements, and song.
Check out the image above of my pal, Lara. This illustrates the process steps and shows you an example of the custom cartoon avatars I can create for you.
We have 14 more days and $1,895 to raise to make this project come to life and become a reality. I believe we can do this.
Send your friends a direct link -- http://kck.st/1EprkMX -- or use the "Share this project" button under the video to connect with your pals on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or Embed Video or Widget on your website or blog.
All the backers of this project inspire me to keep creating. Thanks for the encouragement.
XOXO,
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PRESS RELEASE
Fairfax, VA -- Studio Cosplay, a Washington DC area-based non-profit, is changing the world of cosplay and makerspaces. In 2015 it plans to offer the best of both worlds by opening the first community workshop by cosplayers for cosplayers. "Cosplay" is an increasingly popular art form combining costuming and role-playing, often seen at sci fi, comic book, and pop culture conventions worldwide.
To help these pop culture fans transform into their favorite characters the workshop will provide multiple stations catering to making and displaying costumes, armor, and props. The types of equipment provided will include sewing, painting, fabricating, wig styling, 3D printing and more. Since sharing photos of one's creation is a significant component of cosplay, photographers will also have the use of a green screen.
With multiple stations catering to making and displaying costumes, armor, and props, the types of equipment provided will include sewing, painting, fabricating, wig styling, 3D printing and more. Photographers will also have the use of a green screen.
The studio will offer hands-on classes for cosplayers across all skill levels, ranging from sewing to photo shoots to working with thermoplastics.
"Cosplay has not only allowed my artistic expression to flourish but the people I have met through cosplaying are more than just friends; they are family," says Liz Gmaz, a founding member of the organization. "Studio Cosplay is going to be a home for cosplayers. In a way, to me, cosplay means Ohana."
The group also provides emergency repair support at fandom conventions nationwide, most recently a big hit at Katsucon, where members can glue up, stitch up, finish up, and rest up before diving back into the crowd.
To meet the needs of interested cosplayers and to fund subsequent years of operation the organization will offer multiple "cosmakerspace" membership tiers.
Studio Cosplay's mission is to promote community through the art of costuming by providing workspace, opportunity, and education. The organization's founders, Liz Gmaz, Stefanie Hackenberg, Sabrina Maizland and Daria Medved, are themselves cosplayers who saw a need in the cosplay community for a place where cosplayers can go to work on their projects, meet other cosplayers, learn how to make costumes and props, and expand their artistic expression. Their Kickstarter campaign to cover the workshop's first year of expenses launched successfully in mid-February and was an immediate Kickstarter Staff Pick. The campaign closes on March 15th and the team only needs to raise 33% of the remaining funds in that time. Once the first workshop is successfully established Studio Cosplay plans to expand to other geographies, so even people outside of the DC area have a vested interest in helping the Kickstarter to succeed. People interested in backing the project can go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/6846446/studio-cosplay-a-makerspace-by-cosplayers-for-cosp
For more information or to schedule an interview, contact Studio Cosplay at:
https://www.facebook.com/studiocosplay
https://twitter.com/Studio_Cosplay
contactus@studiocosplay.org
| SMUDGE COMICS ARTS EXPO SAT MAR 14 / 12-6 PM / FREE Pick up self-published comics from over 50 local creators, listen to the tricks of the trade from established cartoonists, hear from local educators how they use comics in the classroom and try your hand at drawing your own comics. This year, Smudge expands into the Dome Theatre, showing comics-related documentaries all day for free, including "Root Hog or Die" which follows the 25-plus-year career of independent cartoonist John Porcellino. Admission is free and the show is for all ages. INVITE! |
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SATURDAY 3/14/15: BILL & TED'S MOST TRIUMPHANT RETURN #1 Launch Party with JERRY & PENELOPE GAYLORD
Alex de Campi and Carla Speed McNeil Show 'No Mercy' in New Image Series [Interview]
by Janelle Asselin
Comics Alliance March 9, 2015
http://comicsalliance.com/alex-de-campi-carla-speed-mcneil-no-mercy-interview/
