A morning of comic-making all about the odd adventures we have in nature.
Have you ever noticed how moss only grows on one side of the trees around here? Remember when you found that bird in the park, and had to cover its head with a towel to pick it up safely? Isn’t it gross when all those beautiful Jacaranda petals turn into sludge? What kind of critter do you reckon lives in that hole over there?
Hosted by experienced illustrators and educators Fionn McCabe and Evie Hilliar, this workshop will cover the basics in comic making skills and terms, and teach tips and exercises for each participant to create a short, true (if not totally factual) comic about an experience they’ve had whilst out in the Australian bush, the backyard, or even just while having a look in a flower pot. Paper, Post-It notes and pens will be provided, but feel free to also bring your favourite things to draw with.
This is a comic making workshop for ages 8+. All children must be accompanied by a guardian. Guardians also require a ticket.
Evie Hilliar
Evie Hilliar is a writer, illustrator, designer, teacher and animator based on Gadigal land. A lover of storytelling and noticer of the weird and wonderful, her comics have appeared in numerous publications and, with more than 98 thousand followers on Instagram, Evie is one of the most followed comic artists in Australia. Her new animated series, Deadbeat Ends Meet, is currently in production with LateNite Films.
Fionn McCabe
Fionn McCabe is a comics maker, educator, and one of the producers of Read To Me and works and lives on Gadigal/Wangal land. He teaches one of the few tertiary comics classes in NSW at the University of Technology Sydney, and has run comics workshops for City of Sydney, the Sydney Opera House, and many other organisations.
His work has been exhibited in the United States in places like New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City, as well as in Jogjakarta, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Sydney, and other major cities around the world. His climate change comic Leathery Little Saints (2021) was shortlisted by the Comic Arts Awards of Australia and has recently been translated into French.
Read To Me
Read To Me is a NSW based, artist-run project that celebrates the art of Australian graphic storytellers by presenting their work to live audiences.
Find out more about Read To Me.
Comic Art Workshop
Comic Art Workshop is a volunteer-run organisation dedicated to supporting comic artists working on ambitious projects.
