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Artist Statement (in Comics Format)

A brief account of my methods & purpose.

Posted byMarek01 Jan 202504 Nov 2025Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics WorkshopTags: applied cartooning, art, artist, cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, education, ink, mini-comicsLeave a comment on Artist Statement (in Comics Format)

ONWARDS!📖👉 How to Keep Readers Reading

How to keep readers reading: TRY THIS...👉👉👉👉

Posted byMarek13 Dec 202425 Mar 2025Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, how to, Mini-Comics, mini-comicsTags: cartooning, CLiF, comics, Comics Workshop, drawing, education, election, how to, inspiration, mini-comics, VermontLeave a comment on ONWARDS!📖👉 How to Keep Readers Reading

HOW TO: History Comics

A new UNIT OUTLINE for teachers! Each student creates a mini-comic in 3-5 sessions…

Posted byMarek06 Dec 202404 Nov 2025Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, how to, projectTags: activities, comics, Comics Workshop, education, history, how to, teaching2 Comments on HOW TO: History Comics

“What Is Fascism?” 📖 U.S. War Dept. (1945)

Chilling lessons & predictions from 80 years ago...

Posted byMarek01 Dec 202410 Jan 2026Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, Mini-Comics, mini-comicsTags: 64, comics, Comics Workshop, democracy, fascism, government, media, mini-comics, politics, United States, us2 Comments on “What Is Fascism?” 📖 U.S. War Dept. (1945)

“HOW TO Comics” 🔧📖 8p. Template

How to make a HOW TO mini... Share your expertise + show us how to do something new!

Posted byMarek25 Nov 202425 Nov 2024Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, how to, mini-comics, templateTags: 1-sheet, Comics Workshop, education, how to, mini-comics, Non-fiction, one-sheet, templateLeave a comment on “HOW TO Comics” 🔧📖 8p. Template

“THOUGHTS & IDEAS” 📖🤯 Vermont Hotel Notebook

Doodles & sketches from a blank notebook found in a Burlington hotel room.

Posted byMarek17 Nov 202425 Nov 2024Posted inComics Workshop, sketchbook, wondersTags: burlington, champlain, comics, Comics Workshop, diary, duck, lake, Non-fiction, non-fiction comics fest, notebook, ocean, seahorse, sketchbook, Vermont, wondersLeave a comment on “THOUGHTS & IDEAS” 📖🤯 Vermont Hotel Notebook

“Totalitarian Belief” 💭 Hannah Arendt (1951)

The Past is indeed past, but it offers us lessons for today -- IF we pay attention.

Posted byMarek15 Nov 202408 Dec 2024Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, Mini-Comics, mini-comicsTags: comics, Comics Workshop, democracy, election, hannah arendt, media, mice, mini-comics, politics, totalitarianismLeave a comment on “Totalitarian Belief” 💭 Hannah Arendt (1951)

NO MATTER WHAT KEEP… 📖 (Mini-Comic)

NON-NEGOTIABLES for uncertain times.

Posted byMarek05 Nov 202408 Nov 2024Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, Mini-Comics, mini-comicsTags: cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, drawing, education, election, inspiration, mini-comics2 Comments on NO MATTER WHAT KEEP… 📖 (Mini-Comic)

“Non-Fiction Comics” 🔎🌎 (2024 Edition)

This mini template helps you turn lists of FACTS into engaging NARRATIVES...

Posted byMarek23 Oct 202422 Nov 2024Posted inComics Workshop, mini-comics, templateTags: 1-sheet, Comics Workshop, education, fact, history, how to, mini-comics, Non-fiction, one-sheet, research, templateLeave a comment on “Non-Fiction Comics” 🔎🌎 (2024 Edition)

Freeman Colby Vol. 3: 1864 Poster Art & Source Book

🎨See the full-color original poster art, alongside the period visual sources that inspired it!

Posted byMarek22 Oct 202431 Jan 2025Posted inBooks, Comics Workshop, projectTags: alfred waud, art, book, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, kickstarter, poster, primary sources, winslow homerLeave a comment on Freeman Colby Vol. 3: 1864 Poster Art & Source Book

Katahdin Sketchbook 🌲 (Fall 2024)

Trailside sketches from an unofficial artist residency in the Maine woods...

Posted byMarek05 Oct 202410 Nov 2025Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, sketchbookTags: Comics Workshop, doodle, drawing, environment, forest, hike, katahdin, maine, panorama, penobscot, sketchbook, sketching, travelLeave a comment on Katahdin Sketchbook 🌲 (Fall 2024)

24,000 Ways to Be an Artist 📖 (Mini-Comic)

Try this ONE WEIRD TRICK! 👍Guaranteed to work!!

Posted byMarek16 Sep 202422 Nov 2024Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, get ideas, math, Mini-Comics, mini-comicsTags: cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, creative process, drawing, education, how to, math, mini-comics, process, rabbit, turtleLeave a comment on 24,000 Ways to Be an Artist 📖 (Mini-Comic)

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