Monthly Archives: September 2010
Inspiration
Chronicle Books is sending a filmaker here to my studio today to interview me and take some film of my work and my space…and me. Place is cleaned up a bit–don’t want it to look too clean, otherwise it would … Continue reading
Watching Everyone Better
This is a drawing I did for a postcard for The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. They wanted to make a card to publicize my show, and I tried to think of something funny that represented my years in … Continue reading
International Cartoonists
Over the past few years, I have been fortunate to meet a lot of cartoonists around the world. This comes initially from my association with the group, Cartooning For Peace, a group started by French cartoonist Jean Plantu. Check out … Continue reading
The Road to a Great Cover
When Do They Serve The Wine? went through many changes over the course of a year. When I wrote the proposal, I had titled the book, “Mirror, Mirror in The Trash,” a title that my husband actually inspired. When you … Continue reading
Decades of Donnelly: The Art of Liza Donnelly
We have an opening date for the exhibition, and it is SOON! October 5, 7:30-9. The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, 594 Broadway, Suite 401, New York, NY. What’s also great, is it will also be the opening of … Continue reading
Exhibition
The other day, I met with the Director, Karl Erickson and Board Chairperson, Ellen Abramowitz of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in lower Manhattan. They asked to meet with me because they wanted to see if I would … Continue reading
Mad Men and Feminism
Mad Men hooked me last week and last night I became a fan. I was slow to come to the show, not convinced it was all that good (horrors). Perhaps I just didn’t want to revisit those years in such … Continue reading
Portrait of the Cartoonist as A Woman
When Do They Serve The Wine was conceived over a period of years, and really began with an idea I had for a graphic narrative. I drew little vignettes about growing up and dealing with wanting to be a cartoonist … Continue reading
Publicity
I just added this blog to my twitter profile, and it’s a little unnerving. That means more people will be coming to this page, and I hope I can give you something of interest on a regular basis. This blog … Continue reading
When Do They Serve The Wine? 