Speaking at University of Maryland 9/9/11

Sep07
by on September 7, 2011 at 10:41 AM
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I was invited to speak at the University of Maryland this Friday, September 9, 2011 from 1-3PM.


Bleeding the Narrative: Comics in Art and Culture

Panelists: Jim Rugg, Robert Ullman, Monica Gallagher, Alexis E. Fajardo, Carolyn Belefski

The University of Maryland is in College Park, MD, 20742. The roundtable will be in the Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture, which is on the 4th floor of the Art-Sociology Building.

I will be discussing my work, visual style, technique, inspiration, storytelling, career background, art direction, graphic design, illustration, freelance, and comics.

Open to the public. Hope to see you there and at SPX this weekend! Fear the turtle.

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Article about Curls in The Connection newspapers

Sep06
by on September 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM
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Michael O’Connell interviewed me for The Connection newspapers. The article is called “Drawn to the Web: Comic strip artist Carolyn Belefski finds a home and an audience on the Internet” and discusses digital comics, with focus on the Curls comic strip, and promotes the upcoming SPX show this weekend.

Click to read the full article here: http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=354019&paper=61&cat=104

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Appearing at SPX 2011

Sep01
by on September 1, 2011 at 2:34 AM
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Small Press Expo
Visit Curls Studio at Table F3B
Saturday, September 10 — 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 11 — Noon – 6:00 PM
Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, Maryland 20852

Admission (collected at the door the day of the show):
1-day Pass: $10 per person
2-day Pass: $15 per person


I hope to see you as we celebrate the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books and the discovery of new creative talent at SPX. Please click the map above to locate us at Table F3B. We will be tabling with Jim Coon.

RSVP to SPX 2011 and share with your friends on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194903257244021

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Curls on Canvas (from Easy Canvas Prints)

Sep01
by on September 1, 2011 at 1:29 AM
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I am excited to present to you this amazing canvas of my Curls illustration I received recently from Easy Canvas Prints. The canvas is 20″ x 16″ with a 1.5″ wrap around the side.

The canvas material Easy Canvas Prints uses is archival quality. If using a photo of your own, Easy Canvas Prints also offers a variety of enhancements including Black and White or Sepia Conversion, Retouching, and Photo Collages. Take a look – these could make fantastic personal and affordable gifts, especially for a special occasion!


Curls Studio is tag teaming with Easy Canvas Prints to give away one free 20″ x 16″ canvas. If you win, you can decide between receiving the Curls canvas above or the ability to upload your own image or photograph.

HOW TO ENTER
1.) Like Easy Canvas Prints on Facebook (www.facebook.com/easycanvasprints)
2.) Follow Easy Canvas Prints on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/easycanvas)
3.) Like Curls Studio on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Curls-Studio/50763422380)
4.) Follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/carolynbelefski)
5.) Tweet the following message: “Read CURLS Comic Strip at http://www.curls-studio.com/curls and enter to win free @easycanvas. Pls RT. #CURLScomic”

The winner must be located in the contiguous US. Winner will be announced this Saturday, September 3 at 10AM EST. Tell your friends!

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Guests on MOKA Podcast #29

Aug31
by on August 31, 2011 at 9:26 AM
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Troy-Jeffrey Allen, Gene Green, and That Urban Punk invited Joe Carabeo and I to be guests on their podcast, The Menagerie of Kick-Assery.


For their 29th episode the theme was Hater’s Ball and we each discussed four things we dislike. Take a listen at http://wearemoka.blogspot.com/2011/08/mokasst-029.html.

Fun times! Bonus points for learning what a Jiggaboo is.

And if you enjoyed this podcast, please check out Joe and I’s podcast, The Carolyn & Joe Show.

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