Dimi Macheras and Casey Silver, 80% Studios co-founders and the creative team behind the Chickaloonies graphic novels, host a class about storytelling. This interactive workshop teaches participants how to think visually and express their inner storyteller through the medium of the graphic novel.
Free; includes supplies and a snack.
About the instructors
Dimi Macheras and Casey Silver co-founded 80% Studios in 2010 in Seattle. They have published nine books. The Chickaloonies series, which features Ahtna cultural teachings and story traditions, is currently featured in the exhibition Lines of Sight: Comic Art and Storytelling in Alaska. In addition to publications, Dimi and Casey also developed a sequential storytelling strategy guide and comic art workbook to teach drawing fundamentals and encourage students to use their own cultures, experiences, and stories to create graphic novels.