Loved this profound piece about the rite of making art and storytelling, especially in memoir. "We who are marked by some real life situation, we strive to move from the person who is in a state of shock (sometimes gentle, sometimes not so gentle), to a state of acceptance and wisdom. We do that through the rite of art making and of personal story telling."
I really enjoy reading these reflections. I had a lovely chat w another cartoonist yesterday about how we felt compelled to make these memoirs—there is something of a deep compulsion in this ritual/rite work.
I forgot to add THE TRAVELOGUE
Loved this profound piece about the rite of making art and storytelling, especially in memoir. "We who are marked by some real life situation, we strive to move from the person who is in a state of shock (sometimes gentle, sometimes not so gentle), to a state of acceptance and wisdom. We do that through the rite of art making and of personal story telling."
I really enjoy reading these reflections. I had a lovely chat w another cartoonist yesterday about how we felt compelled to make these memoirs—there is something of a deep compulsion in this ritual/rite work.
Tom, this is a beautiful reflection, thanks for sharing. I love that description of art making as rite and ritual, and transformation.
I think I’ll come back to this idea for a future mini comic.