Jerzy Drozd

Teaching Artist and Cartoonist. He/him. When life is feeling heavy, I enjoy creating and sharing stories of cute heroes showing extraordinary courage.

TPD 325 – Latest Drawing

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TPD 324 – Pitching My Latest Product or Service

It’s another Art Soundoff prompt: can I pitch my latest product or service? As Reflector says in Transformers, More than Meets the Eye, pt 1: Let’s find out!

Here are the notes I took just before recording:

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TPD 323 – Influence/Inspiration

Another Art Soundoff entry, this time on how I’m thinking about influences on my work as a teaching artist and cartoonist.

Here are the quick notes I took just before recording:

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Talk & Teach: Dressing Up History: Translating Research and Reference into Narrative Costume


CXC 2023 Talk & Teach with Chris Schweizer

Join Chris Schweizer, The Roanoke Colony: America’s First Mystery, The Creeps series, The Crogan Adventures series, for an exploration of strategies for visual historical research and adapting those findings to suit the needs of your aesthetic, characters, and story.

Photos by Raylavoie.com
Video production by Nicolettecinemagraphics
Logo by Victoria Douglas
Frame design by Han Donovan

Part of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus – September 27 – October 1, 2023
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus – CXC is a FREE comics, art & animation festival in Columbus, Ohio!

Something I’ve been watching on YouTube. Follow the playlist here.

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TPD 322 – Beginnings

For this Art Soundoff entry I think about a recent blog post and a conversation I had with a student. And a metaphor that may or may not be serviceable.

Here are the notes I wrote just before recording:

And here is the audio from the blog post linked above:

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TPD 321 – Favorite Tool

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Super Comics Challenge at CXC 2023 – Replay

If you couldn’t make it to Cartoon Crossroads Columbus 2023, you can check out all of the recordings of events as they post them to their YouTube Channel. Here is this year’s edition of the Super Comics Challenge game show, starring Raina Telgemeier, Coni Yovaniniz, and Rafael Rosado. Oh, and hosted by me!

Some highlights from the show:

Speaking of that, I have to share the drawings they all did of Martha Bee!

Rafael Rosado, who went for Heel points when drawing my beloved Martha Bee.
Raina Telgemeier, who went with the reference photo wherein Martha Bee was done with me.
And Coni’s drawing of the angelic (but not juicy) Martha Bee.
And some of the kids in the audience joined in to draw Martha Bee after the show! Thank you, Hank, I love this drawing.

I love leading this game show. Here’s hoping we get to do it again next year!

Back in 2020 I led a few virtual versions of Super Comics Challenge. You can watch them below:

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TPD 320 – Reactions/Community

It’s time for another Art Soundoff entry! This time I’m thinking about my relationship with how I want an audience to react to my work.

Links mentioned:

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TPD 319 – Playing

It’s another Art Soundoff Prompt: What are you Playing? Well, I’m not playing any video or board games, but I am being playful with my teaching!

Here are the notes I took just before recording:

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