The WNC cartoonists group presents "Shop Talk II”

Saturday, September 11 the WNC group of the Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society will be presenting a day of "Shop Talk" at the Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road, Asheville, NC. The program will run from 10 am until 4 pm, with a break for lunch at noon.

Headlining the event will be two members of the National Cartoonists Society: Michael Jantze (artist of the comic strip The NORM, and instructor at Savannah College of Art and Design), and Julie Negron (artist of the comic strip Jenny the Military Spouse for Stars and Stripes magazine). Several other artists, from the Asheville area, will also be presenting a number of programs on various facets of the work involved in cartooning and illustration.

An informal portfolio review will be held during the lunch hour and students of all ages are encouraged to bring along samples of their work for review by one of the attending professionals. Weather permitting, there will be light refreshements served at the library gazebo.

The event is open to the public and free of charge. For more information contact worksassociates@aol.com

The schedule as planned:

10am - 11am Shane “Shane Hai” Harris and James E. Lyle (comic book artists) present an inking demonstration combined with a brief history of American comic books.

11am - 12 noon Michael Jantze (syndicated cartoonist and instructor at SCAD) speaking on his career as a cartoonist.

Noon - 1pm Portfolio review for the attendees.

1pm - 2:00 pm Julie Negron speaks about “Jenny and 9/11”.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Matt Mulder (New Media) moderates a round-table discussion on web-media, featuring the scheduled speakers.

3:00pm - 4:00 pm Kaysha Siemens (Illustrator) demonstrates digital painting techniques.