I had the honor to attend a workshop by Lynda Barry today. I’ve been a fan since reading her strip in the Baltimore City Paper, and I love her books on making comics, and creativity.
I volunteered at the workshop, and had some time to talk and ask questions. Lynda has a fabulous sense of humor, and is generous with her teaching. She shared many anecdotes, and demonstrated just how effective her approach is as she ran us through exercise after exercise.
I’m not going to recount the entire day here, but I will say that talking with her sharpened one of my ideas about imagination, and I have a new insight into the practical value of art (even my modest art).
Below are some pics to took throughout the day.
Everyone that I interacted with seemed to leave feeling inspired and a little lighter in their spirit.