Processing
Hey all. Sorry that the diary comics are coming out slowly at the moment, I’ve got lots on the plate right now. But never fear!… Read More »Processing
Diary Comics
Blankets- Graphical breakdowns
In this post I will show you how I have attempted to find some basic underlying patterns within the content and structure of my canon.… Read More »Blankets- Graphical breakdowns
Brainflash
Inspiration strikes at last! ‘Twas a brisk autumnal afternoon and all the students were stressed with the realities of study. Whilst attending a confirmation seminar… Read More »Brainflash
Mimicry pt 2
In the spirit of exploration and growth I have here a couple more ‘honest copies’ of work I consider to be masterful and visually distinct.… Read More »Mimicry pt 2
Dialectical ontology, idealist methodology
The following material references a 2013 lecture by Dr. George Petelin titled Refining the research question, at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art in Brisbane, Queensland. … Read More »Dialectical ontology, idealist methodology
I am He is Me
It’s all about me. Autobiography, that is. So how then do I represent me? There is a lot of talk about the narrating ‘I’ and… Read More »I am He is Me
Mimicry pt1
At the behest of my supervisor I have done something I have honestly never even considered before, and that is copying other people’s work.. what… Read More »Mimicry pt1
Refining the research question
The following material references a talk by George Petelin in 2013 entitled Refining the research question, . At the moment my research question is not a question… Read More »Refining the research question
Chester Brown- I Never Liked You (2002)
Chester Brown’s I Never Liked You (2002) was originally serialized in issues 26 through 30 of the comic book series Yummy Fur under the title… Read More »Chester Brown- I Never Liked You (2002)
Deconstructing Art
The following material references the following. Petelin, G., 2013, Form and Context, PowerPoint presentation, Griffith University, Brisbane. As I progress back into the depths of study I… Read More »Deconstructing Art
Smooth Space / Striated Space
We had the pleasure of a guest speaker come to our seminar on 26 March 2013 to (attempt) to explain Deleuze and Guattari’s complicated theory… Read More »Smooth Space / Striated Space
Week 5 Supervisor Meeting
‘Re·flex·ive’ Adjective- Denoting a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the clause in which it is used, e.g.,myself, themselves. Reflexivity refers to circular relationships between… Read More »Week 5 Supervisor Meeting
Craig Thompson- Blankets
At 582 pages, Craig Thompson’s graphic novel Blankets is a weighty beast of a graphic novel. Blankets was given to me by my amazing principal supervisor to… Read More »Craig Thompson- Blankets
Ontological Epistemology
The following material references the following. Petelin, G 2013, The context survey, PowerPoint presentation, Griffith University, Brisbane, found at https://bblearn.griffith.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_3_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_7500_1%26url%3D In the interests of fair and equitable record… Read More »Ontological Epistemology
Week 4 Supervisor Meeting
Whew- there is so much I need to be working on. Who would have thought pursuing a doctorate would be so much work! Below is… Read More »Week 4 Supervisor Meeting
Danny Gregory- Everyday matters (2003)
Danny Gregory- http://dannygregory.com/ Danny Gregory’s Everyday Matters is a “Graphic Memoir” (The National Post, back cover) that opens with him living in Greenwich, New York,… Read More »Danny Gregory- Everyday matters (2003)
Personal canon
This is an initial listing of memoir writers that I will be looking at. This list will grow and no doubt change as I learn… Read More »Personal canon
Post-it-note comics
I made these during spare moments in my previous office job. The challenge was to tell a story in the limited space of a post… Read More »Post-it-note comics
Let’s get cracking- Week 2 Supervisor meeting
Last Tuesday I had the first official DVA meeting with my extraordinary Principal Supervisor, Ms Andi Spark. We laughed, we cried, we made plans. I… Read More »Let’s get cracking- Week 2 Supervisor meeting