![]() ![]() The man excitedly shouted, “I normally just come to the library to make copies! I didn’t know they had drawing classes.” Librarian Judy didn’t tell him no maybe she recognized him as a regular. He was eager to join the drawing fun and immediately lit up, shouting, “Is this class open to the public?! Is this for anyone?! Can I join?!” Just as we start getting into how to draw interesting cartoon faces, an older man, maybe in his late sixties, is standing at the door staring inside at us with wide eyes. I introduce myself and share my Fried Chicken and Sushi book collections and Youngbloods graphic novel. Maybe Mom likes to draw? Her toddler daughter sat quietly with a pencil in her fist, scribbling along with everything. Judy, the librarian, ushered them in and gave them paper and pencils. Right before I started the class, a woman stopped at the door with her one-year-old daughter looking in like she was eager to join. Gradually people started showing up.Ī lovely family with a middle school-aged daughter and an elementary-aged son walked in with their dad, excited to sit down and draw.Ī mom and her six-year-old son came skipping in, ready to draw. “Let’s give another few minutes for people to arrive, and I’ll make an announcement on the intercom for the whole library.” said “Judy,” our librarian. Would we only have one student? A student I already teach? The only problem, no one else was coming in, and it was time to start. Luckily, the kind librarian who invited me found a large paper pad and an easel. I’m always put in a classroom with a whiteboard to draw for the students, but this colossal presentation-style room didn’t have one. I don’t usually get students I know, so this might be fun and more relaxing than my regular workshops. The first person to walk in was one of my sixth graders, let’s call her Amy, who lives in the area and saw that her art teacher was holding a cartooning class at her local library and was excited to join. I was surprised because I can never get any students I usually teach art to at my school to attend these library events. Unfortunately, my suspicions about how many teens would show up for my class this time were correct. Of course, I was the only teenager there all the others were elementary school students, but I had a blast. Classes about making comics were impossible to find back then, so I was definitely going. I remember my mother signing me up for a comic book art class in high school, and I couldn’t wait to go. The younger kids love them! Teenage artists tend to hide away in their rooms or with their close friends. This particular one was advertised for teenagers-which worried me because I’ve never done one for that age group, and I was afraid they wouldn’t show up-they’re not who I would think would be interested in group cartooning lessons.Ĭartooning classes are always packed when I hold them for elementary and middle school age. When I say the class was opposite, I'm talking about Bizarro world opposite.
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