Learning the craft

One of the first things I did when I realized I was really interested in getting into this field was to look for a workshop I could take. There seem to be a lot of things going on in California, but not much in this neck of the woods - so I was delighted to learn that there was a pro closer to home who was willing to share her knowledge. And so it was that on a lovely day in early June, I found myself in Christina Merkley's workshop at Royal Roads University, scribbling madly away on big sheets of paper and having a whale of a time. It was really exhilarating, and seeing my drawings up on the wall gave me a big boost of confidence. I thought, "I can do this stuff!"

Christina is offering another intro workshop in October, and she's talking about a Graphic Recording Boot Camp in 2007 for those who want to take their skills to the next level. Sounds like too much fun to resist!

The photo above was taken at the NCDD conference. Yep, that's me, showing off one of the pages from my sketchbook. (You can see that page and a few others in a larger size in the post just below...)