Jan
21
to 25 Mar

Drawing Graphic Narratives

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutor’s guidance. Open to all levels.

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Mar
6
1:00 pm13:00

From Dysfunctional Families to Dirty Knickers: A Herstory of Jewish Women's Comics

In celebration of International Women's Day, join Eisner award-winning British writer and graphic novelist Sarah Lightman as she dives into the careers of Jewish women comic artists.In the comic book world of superheroes and villains, history has often overlooked the significant contributions made to this medium by women. Meet artists whose work explores family, motherhood, miscarriages, identity, queerness and more! Presented in partnership with Koffler Arts, generously sponsored by UJA’s Kultura Collective.

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Mar
31
to 4 Apr

Graphic Narratives: The Art of Motherhood

How have comics artists reflected on and represented the challenges, beauty and humour of the lifelong parenting journey? Have they chosen to challenge cultural expectations and art historical traditions, and if so, how? During this course we will read comics and visual narratives on pregnancy, IVF, child loss, birth, breastfeeding, postpartum experiences, adoption, schooling, siblings and more. With presentations and discussions from the tutor that will also include references to fine art and literature, as well as sessions with a live model, the course will give students the opportunity to create either short pieces or a sustained graphic narrative on this rich and deeply personal topic. All levels welcome.

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From Bibles to Bloody Knickers: A Herstory of Jewish Women's Comics
Nov
25
3:00 pm15:00

From Bibles to Bloody Knickers: A Herstory of Jewish Women's Comics

Jewish women having been breaking boundaries as they record their experiences of Jewish culture, grapple with self-expression and document their own bodies. Sarah Lightman will present “Die Bubbeh” (1975) by Sharon Rudahl, “Baby Talk: A Tale of 4 Miscarriages” (1994) by Diane Noomin, “Sheretz” (2003) by Miriam Libicki, as well as her own graphic novel, The Book of Sarah (2019). In this talk she will reflect on how these artists play with and disregard the conventions of the world of comics, and deploy extraordinary approaches towards visual narrative, through shape, space and font.

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Evening Graphic Narratives
Jan
18
to 21 Mar

Evening Graphic Narratives

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels. 

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Drawing Graphic Narratives
Jan
16
to 19 Mar

Drawing Graphic Narratives

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutors guidance. Open to all levels.  

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Dressing Eve:  Re-drawing Biblical Women through  Comics for Leo Baeck Institute, London, Lecture Series
Nov
30
1:00 pm13:00

Dressing Eve:  Re-drawing Biblical Women through  Comics for Leo Baeck Institute, London, Lecture Series

Jewish women have been at the forefront of feminist autobiographical comics since the 1970's as they challenged sexism in popular culture. But how have they revised misogynistic images and stories closer to home? I will illustrate how Sharon Rudahl in her bildungsroman "The Star Sapphire", Miriam Katin in her Holocaust memoir, We Are on Our Own, and my own graphic novel, The Book of Sarah, transform biblical narratives and images to reflect their own, lived, experiences.

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Maternal Journal Podcast: Finding your voice through art.
Nov
29
12:00 pm12:00

Maternal Journal Podcast: Finding your voice through art.

Artist, writer, editor, lecturer, speaker and curator Sarah Lightman discusses her graphic memoir, The Book of Sarah, which looks at her childhood, cultural history and explores her mothering experiences through text and images. She gives an introduction to graphic narrative work and cartooning, particularly the powerful history by Jewish women.

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Evening Graphic Narratives
Sept
21
to 23 Nov

Evening Graphic Narratives

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels.

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Drawing Graphic Narratives
Sept
19
to 21 Nov

Drawing Graphic Narratives

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutors guidance. Open to all levels. 

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EVENING GRAPHIC NARRATIVES
Jan
19
to 23 Mar

EVENING GRAPHIC NARRATIVES

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work  from observation and the space around you.  Central to this course is  one-to-one tuition  to support the development of students’  own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be  optional  and a suggested reading list will be  given  out  early on in the  course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutor's guidance. Open to all levels.   

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DRAWING GRAPHIC NARRATIVES (ONLINE)
Jan
16
to 20 Mar

DRAWING GRAPHIC NARRATIVES (ONLINE)

  • The Royal Drawing School (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work  from observation and the space around you.  Central to this course is  one-to-one tuition  to support the development of students’  own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be  optional  and a suggested reading list will be  given  out  early on in the  course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutor's guidance. Open to all levels.   

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Dec
8
7:00 pm19:00

"Jewish Women's Comics: Bodies and Bibles", Davar

Charlotte Salomon, Aline Kominsky Crumb, Sharon Rudahl, and Miriam Libicki, just some of the names of the maverick Jewish women who have transformed the world of autobiographical graphic narratives. These women and many, many more, have challenged the traditional rubricks of comics making, and found authentic drawing styles and voices on their pages. They uncover family stories, and their own evolving journeys of self, often as they unpack and examine their Jewish lives and identities. In this talk I will introduce the artists and artworks that have inspired me as I produced The Book of Sarah, my autobiographical graphic novel that was distilled from thousands of diary drawings begun in my parents’ garden shed back in 1996. My book is structured like an alternative bible as I chart my movement away from the religious lifestyle I followed as a teenager and find a feminist Jewish identity that now suits me better. Tracing my experiences of family, motherhood, and mental health, I also critique the patriarchal cannon of art history that once held me enrapt at art school, and bring forth the sidelined, silenced women of great master paintings.

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Sept
22
to 24 Nov

Evening Graphic Narratives (in studio) Taught with Jeeti Singh

  • Royal Drawing School (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels.

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Sept
20
to 22 Nov

Drawing Graphic Narratives (online)

  • Royal Drawing School (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. For those interested, students will have the option to organise an end product of a group zine with the tutors guidance. Open to all levels.

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Jan
20
to 24 Mar

Graphic Narratives (joint with Jeeti Singh)

  • The Royal Drawing School (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels.

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Jan
17
to 22 Mar

Drawing Graphic Narratives (evening)

Comics, comix, cartoons, graphic novels, diary drawings, zines; all these forms of graphic narratives give spaces to a story, your story or any story you want to tell during this course. There will be presentations on the works of leading practitioners, an introduction to various ways of reading visual narratives, as well as drawing exercises with the opportunity to work from observation and the space around you. Central to this course is one-to-one tuition to support the development of students’ own drawing and writing style, subject matter and visual language. Homework will be optional and a suggested reading list will be given out early on in the course. Open to all levels.

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