3 Days to Live Event

and a boy, mole, fox, and horse

Attention Western Washington people: You might remember, I’ll be at a live event: “An Interactive Evening Suitable for Introverts,” with a zine workshop and then live music and poetry, at Conway Muse. May 10! I think this is the first one since 2019?

It’s $25 for the evening (at a bar, so also 21+). We start at 6pm with my 1-hour workshop on making zines (no drawing needed—I have plans). I even made a brand new zine for the event because my Bindery for the N3WB is so out of date. Then starting at 7 pm, there’s music and poetry until 9:30 with Jillian Walker, Anita Boyle (yes, my mom), and Allison Preisinger (surprisingly, my cousin). I would love to see some of your shiny faces there. Even the non-shiny ones.

If you come, say hi and mention the Substack and I will have a little surprise for you. And everyone who comes will get a little printed booklet of the first few pages of The Tale of Ela Bannon, or much ado about muffin.

Poetry time of year

It’s apparently a poetry time of year because I just finished the broadsides for the Sue C. Boynton contest this year. I love the ones I did this year. It is a new-to-me style catering to my hand and its death grip on pens. I was inspired by the loose and beautiful inks of Charles Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse. I was also inspired by the stunning work of Victor Velez. I will go into more detail about both of these creators when I share the broadsides. I can’t share them yet, but keep an eye out for another email with them. I did 10 this year so its an absolute bunch with some of my favorite art in a while.

Storytellers

Speaking of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse. What a beautiful book. The year this came out, I was working at the library so nabbed a copy as quick as I could. I was so enthralled that most people got it for Krrmsnss (or Christmas to most people). I mean, you get the idea merely from the cover below. Wowza, I say. Those lines make me want to cry, and apparently draw because that’s what my hand wrote instead of cry the first time through. Not only is the art just so, but the story is incredibly peaceful. About living life rather as opposed to conquering it. It’s a tender and caring tale. Fairly light on story, just enough to be perfect.

Stay curious,
Angela