What: Each week we will listen to a different song or piece of music, exploring it to create a comic, zine, or series of illustrations. Through guided activities, you will build a visual language inspired by a diverse range of sounds across different genres, voices and eras, varying in lyrical content - and sometimes with no lyrics at all! Stories, mood and movement are all conveyed in music, song and comics, so let's see where we go...

When: Every Saturday from 21st Jan to 25th March, 10 sessions in all at 2.5 hours long. You can drop-in or attend the entire course. See ticketing for details.

How: Via zoom, so you'll need to provide your own materials. There are no specific materials required, so go with what you feel comfortable with, or maybe feel like experimenting with. The link will be sent to you with any added information prior to each session.

Who: This course is for anyone with an interest; all levels of experience welcome. It could be you have never attempted to illustrate anything before, or you do it all the time but feel like having a bit of structure and a group to do it with.

Pricing: There are different pricing options available, but please do contact me if funds are low and you'd like to come.

Breakdown of the course 

Week 1: You Are Always Somewhere by Alabaster DePlume
Week 2: Seven by Fever Ray
Week 3: U Got the Look by Prince
Week 4: I Feel Love by Donna Summer
Week 5: Friction by Television
Week 6: Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten
Week 7: Chimicum Rain by Linda Perhacs
Week 8: Fugere Non Possum from Portrait of a Lady on Fire motion picture
Week 9: Soul Cake by Sam Lee
Week 10: Stepping Softly by Bobby Ellis, Desmond Miles Seven (on 13th May due to previous cancellation)

Please note, all these songs are copyrighted so the lyrics cannot be written with your drawings and published digitally or otherwise.