May 31st marked the end of my first year where I led in-school comics residencies full-time. I’ve been a teaching artist since 2007, but it’s never been more than a part-time gig until the 2023-24 school year. It’s been a
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Everything I’ve been up to!
I’ll be at ALA Annual 2024!
I’m excited to return to ALA Annual after almost 10 years! I’ll be at the Iron Circus booth (2534D) on the expo floor signing advance reader copies of The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue! I’m
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Super Comics Challenge at the Ashland Art Show
Earlier this month I had the privilege of being the visiting artist at the Ashland High School Art Show. Instead of leading some formal presentation, I invited some of their art students to play along in the Super Comics Challenge
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TPD 340 – I Can’t Come Out, I’m Making Comics
I just got the advance reader copy of The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue! It’s hard to articulate the emotions I felt holding this artifact of two years’ worth of effort in my hands. Which
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Doctor Baer, Christmas, and 80s Cartoons!
Gerry D of the Totally Rad Christmas podcast was kind enough to have me on to share a bit about my upcoming middle-grade graphic novel, The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue. We talk about the
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Doctor Baer Cover Reveal!
The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue is now available for preorder on Indiebound and Amazon, so I think that counts as a cover reveal! So let’s take a look at some of the concepts I
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TPD 339 – Gathering Experiences for the Classroom (& Myself)
A thoughtful question/wondering came to me via the Doctor Baer AMA form: I know a big part of how you advocate for comics and a thing you’ve shared that brings you a lot of joy is the teaching part of
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I was a guest on Tell the Damn Story #300
What a gift to get to be part of a celebration of one of my favorite storytelling podcasts! Hosts Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan were generous enough to invite to sit in for their roundtable celebration of their milestone, taking
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Doctor Baer’s House – Painted
It took me a few months to get to it, but I finally painted the Doctor Baer piece I started in October. This was another experiment painting in Procreate. I purchased Nathan Brown’s Procreate Brushes, which I feel do a
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Exploring Doctor Baer In-World Artifacts
When I was a teen my art teachers and guidance counselors recommended I didn’t go to art school. Those schools were for people who make real art, like painting, sculpture, fiber arts, etc. I wanted to be a comics artist,
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