Art Is Messy

I feel like one of the luckiest women in the world. My husband usually makes me feel this way, but this time my feeling is caused by another man. This past weekend I got to spend time with author and illustrator, Scott McCloud and his adorably cute daughter, Sky. Scott and Sky came to China for a series of presentations and workshops relating to the Shanghai Student Film Festival (S2F2).

Scott has written a series of books related to comics. His books Making Comics, Reinventing Comics and Understanding Comics are an essential addition to any art library.

I feel incredibly lucky because Scott came into my 5th grade classroom and did a lesson on how to draw facial expressions. My kids ate it up!!!! I can’t tell you how many of them took their sketchbooks home that night and drew their little hearts out.