Description
Participants in this workshop will complete daily drawing exercises in order to develop a short multi-page story over the course of three days. In order to do so, they will learn different strategies for seeing ecological stories in the world around them and their own lives through observation and reflection done through the medium of comics and drawn sequential narratives. Together with Aidan the workshop will discuss how comics can offer a unique space for reflecting a complex world and one’s personal voice. Exercises will include outdoor observational drawing, collaborating with fellow participants on sequences, and imagining non-human perspectives.
About the Instructor
Aidan Koch is an artist and graphic novelist who lives and works in Landers, California. Koch’s work has been featured in publications such as the Paris Review and New York Times, and she is the author of multiple book-length comics—including Spiral and Other Stories, published in 2024 by New York Review Comics. She has served as a panelist in numerous comic art conferences and taught comics drawing workshops ranging from one day to two weeks at both wilderness preserves and academic institutions Her work emphasizes collaboration and experimentation rather than developing technical expertise in hopes that the participants gain conceptual tools for narrative they can grow.
Learn More
www.aidankoch.com
Materials List
You will need to bring:
Loose drawing paper
Sketch book
Ruler
Preferred drawing materials- pencils, pens, watercolors, pastels, etc
Provided by instructors:
Clipboards