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Notes for My Shrink #4 – Selfies

Published On: June 16, 2024

ChickenScratch Gilligans Island Comic

"SAW Free Online Workshop: Riffing Off Reality/ Join Sarah Firth for some joyful mind-expanding drawing exercises to explore the magic in the mundane! / Fri 5th July 7-8pm ET USA, Sat 6th July 9-10am AEST AUS" A cup of tea rushes to the aid of an unconscious Sarah by pouring tea into their mouth.

A violet dragon is surrounded by clouds in the sky, rendered in a traditional East Asian aesthetic.

“B is Dying” written in glyphs on a wall aside geometric shapes.

“I was now in the center of Wiesbaden, instead of their distant high-rise suburb.”

“The Secret © Michaela Pohl 2023” A poster reads “Schöne Zeiten Täter Gaffer Austellung” next to two bust statues, one with years 1920-2003, the other 1928-2008

"Exploring the Self as Bird with Robert James Russell, Sequential Artists Workshop" A four-panel comic of a bird saying, "Crap! No one's gonna take me seriously!" The bird puts on a cowboy hat and says, "There! Better! Who are you...as a bird? And why? Join me and find out! Yip! Fri 6/28 7pm! Free Zoom event! See ya there!"

In a minimalist, contour line, a naked woman leans over slightly, fixing her hair. Her face is scribbled out. Text reads, “Your husband says he’s leaving / you.”

The text "B is Dying floats in the ocean at sunset.

A young-adult angel with golden skin, blank white eyes without pupils or irises, a stark white afro hair-style, and white feather wings sits at a table looking at one of their feathers. They are wearing a blue and white toga-like tunic and gladiator sandals. They have an air of ennui about them.

CJ sits in a swivel chair, arms outstretched, and sings, “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens”

"Whatever Comes to Mind, Friday June 21st @ 7pm EDT, Free flow comic + drawing warmup exercise with Haleigh Buck! A free comics workshop from SAW!"

The words "B is Dying like you" float along with little bubbles and river grass under water. "-Hart 2018"

A man is surrounded by overlapping, uncontained speech bubbles with text like, “Devoid of technical skill lacks subject matter I don’t think your work will find interest here. Derivative. Pedestrian."

“Story of an Autumn Chicken by Jen Grisard Ludwig” A forest covered in autumn leaves, with the silhouette of an anthropomorphic chicken in the background.

"SAW & A.G. Moore Present: Instructions for Becoming! Comics as Spells, Recipes, & Equations, Fri June 14th 7pm Eastern on Zoom"

A cheery bear says, "Office, sweet office!" A pig cheers, "Yay!" They have arrived in front of a house carved out of a tree-topped hill.

“Couplet" A naked woman sits crouched on the ground, leaning forward so she is almost lying down. "We started as one"

"SAW Presents: Making an Empathy Comic with Andrew Kozlowski, Friday June 7th @ 7pm EST"

"B is Dying" written as branches of a tree

A young boy hugs the horns of a cow. He looks distressed.

"Friday Night Comics presents Georgia Webber: A Rant about Rectangles Friday May 31st 7pm on Zoom" Four Georgias are seen talking passionately or thinking deeply about rectangles

"Free online workshop: Icons Patterns and Textures with Fionn McCabe, Sequential Artists Workshop, Friday May 24 7pm EST"

"After Camp" A traced drawing of Adam as a boy standing with his Grandpa, whose hand rests on Adam's shoulder. Adam says, "Hi again, Grandpa."

"SAW Presents: Exploring Your Comfort Zone Using Comics with Dana Jeri Maier, Friday May 17 7pm ET 4pm PT" A map of a land mass divided in two by a dotted line and surrounded by water and sea monsters.

A hilly landscape with a black sky. Someone from off panel says, "Nelly?"

"SAW presents a virtual comics workshop: Your Celebrity Crush Is In Love With You, with Heather Loase, free and open to all, Friday May 10th, 7pm EST" The title of the workshop is in white block letters over a large red heart, surrounded by small red hearts decorating the graphic. Below the heart, one person is chasing another. The chasee says, "No Barry Keoghan, I will NOT be your date to the Oscars!" Barry Keoghan, holding a bouquet of roses, replies, "I beg ye' to reconsider darlin'"

Two people enter a house that is partially flooded and in disarray. They look shocked.

"Disabled activists fought for an elevator down to light rail but it was shuttered due to misuse. Foot traffic brings the challenges of humanity. For building owners, isolation saves money."

“The Way Above by Adrean Clark My librarian aunt has a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains. As a kid, I climbed the loft high above my hearing family. A row of National Geographic’s formed a tunnel behind her bookshelves. My mind traveled the world without worrying about my Deafness." 3 panels who altogether depict a cityscape view of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Rachel looks at themself in the mirror. They have thick eyebrows, bangs, and wavy hair past their shoulders, rendered in soft blues. They are touching their cheeks with their hands as tears and makeup stream down their face. They look pained, brows furrowed, eyes wide, frowning.

Promo graphic reading “Drawing Sense Memory with Solomon Brager @jbbrager Free Virtual Workshop Friday 5/3 @7pm ET / 4pm PT” A human nose highlighted in pink is sniffing a yellow daffodil; they are composed of half-tone textures.

“When I was in the 5th grade my best friend and I used to name the pigeons in the schoolyard.” A brightly colored screenshot of a Google Maps street view image of a city street, with a cartoon pigeon imposed on it to be part of the scene.

"Krazy Aphorisms Herriman-Kafka"

2 thoughts on “Notes for My Shrink #4 – Selfies”

Jamie Scandal
06/16/2024, 8:33 pm
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❤️ Love this, Donna!💜
Judith Margolis
07/02/2024, 9:17 pm
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What a wonderful surprise to stumble on this at 4am ( when I am supposed to be asleep) today we ( group of people ) go to spread the ashes of a friend on the Kinneret (AKA Sea of Galilee) it was her favorite place . I don’t feel particularly sad ..just very curious what this day will be like. It will include food and friendship and music and prayerfull speeches and swimming and a very long bus ride and possibly most likely missiles being intercepted by Iron Dome. Which have been non stop up north. It surprises me I don’t feel anything particularly. ( Might be the medication I take for anxiety) My note here may be the caption of the graphic narrative I will make out of today’s adventure.

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