On a drizzly Sunday, Wakanomori and I went to the Eric Carle Museum to see "Out of the Box," a truly excellent exhibit on the contemporary graphic novel... or I should say, the contemporary US graphic novel for young people. (The topic is big, and the exhibit can be forgiven for not tackling graphic novels the world over, but I always wish that limitations were acknowledged a bit more directly up front--but I apologize for beginning with a grumble, because I really did enjoy it.)
The Museum: Rainy Day with Apple Blossoms
They had several featured artists, all of whom had write-ups like this, and many of whose works, including this guy's, are on my to-read list:
This set of three photos shows the progression from rough mockup to final art for a page from Hope Larson's graphic novelization of Madeleine L'Engle's
Wrinkle in TimeOne
Two
Three
Catia Chien's experience with self publishing will be very familiar for many aspiring artists and writers. Her collaboration with her husband is beautiful.
Her husband's words there...
When something in the stillness / took on a movement other than the wind ...100 percent tangentially, I really loved Sara Varon's personal photo album of time spent in Guyana, which she used as references for her graphic novel
New Shoesfruit-laden boat
(It was fun to see images from the photos appear in the art)
Wakanomori and I didn't contribute, but there was a place where exhibition viewers could contribute to an ongoing storyboard, and pages were on display:
I did get Waka to snap a picture of me in the "boom" panel, though:
I have other photos from the exhibit
here. For those who can make it out to the Eric Carle Museum,
the exhibit runs through May 26, and I highly recommend it.
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