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The Legacy of Artemisia, or Why Should We Care That Someone Was Raped
The Legacy of Artemisia, or Why Should We Care That Someone Was Raped: A blog post written by Una, first presented as a talk at Comics Forum, Leeds, 2017. I’m going to talk about honour and artistic freedom. I’m going to argue that the old fashioned concept of honour has contemporary potential, in that it…
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Dedicated to all the others
Dedicated to All the Others is my new life story project. I’ve been working towards it for a while, with little faith it would actually turn into a thing. However, now the pieces are falling into place I’m proud to have made such progress, but scared of the enormity of the task. Finding the words…
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Protected: Nature: Horsforth Climate Action
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Protected: Margate Arts Ed Exchange
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Protected: Wrens Bakery Workshops
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Protected: Echoes of Holloway
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Drawing and well-being
Drawing is, or should be, a soothing activity. Yes, it can be difficult, it can be hard work but if you’re finding it stressful, it might be a good idea to reflect on why that is. I can tell you now that it’s not because you ‘can’t draw.’ Everyone can draw, you just have to…
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My student drawings
Here’s a gallery of drawings I made as a student, mostly from my foundation course way back in 1990. Some from a life drawing class I did as therapy around 1999. If you are looking to improve your drawing, especially for comics, you can’t do too much life drawing. There are sessions you can do…
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Life-writing, with pictures.
In October, I took up a visiting scholarship at the Oxford Centre For Life Writing, based at Wolfson College, Oxford University. It’s an unpaid, honorary position, but a huge privilege to be nominated to do this, plus I get access to all their amazing libraries and other resources. What is life-writing though? Doesn’t it just…
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Dedicado a todas as outras: Una e Coletivo Rubra
Sua abordagem sensível ao material foi exemplar. Sua atenção aos detalhes foi extraordinária. No teatro, elas até projetaram uma tradução em inglês para mim. Sinto que elas podem ter melhorado certos aspectos das metáforas visuais de “Desconstruindo Una” no processo de transformação em performance.