Monthly Archives: October 2010
Slide Show of Cartoons
For the past three years, I have been contributing weekly cartoons for a website called wowowow.com. It is the brainchild of publishing wonderwoman Joni Evans. Every time I publish a book, Joni and her team have kindly done a slide … Continue reading
Costumes for Life
What did I wear for Halloween when I was little? My mother was creative with her suggestions. She was a homemaker, and it was part of the job description to help with–if not make entirely– Halloween costumes (there were not … Continue reading
Lady Gaga and Hating Your Mother
The above drawing from my book is silly, although true on some level. But recently, the seriousness of the real and imagined divide between generations of women in the Feminist Movement has risen to the surface (again. This is not … Continue reading
Who’s Laughing at Whom
The wonderful scene last night on Mad Men with Peggy and Joan laughing together behind closed doors in Joan’s office was very telling. Two women, who choose to navigate the 60’s in different ways, are able to come together and … Continue reading
My FB is Better Than Your FB
Has it come to this? We judge each other on how we edit our lives on Facebook? How many friends we have? It could be worse…we could judge each other on what we wear. We never do that. For cartoonists, … Continue reading
Laughter and Truth: a Video about the Book
Last week, Chronicle Books hired Lauren Saffa, a very talented filmmaker, to visit my studio and interview me. We talked about my work and my book, cartooning, women, creativity, film, mothers and whether or not San Francisco is similar to … Continue reading
Mention in the New York TImes
The New York Times is my favorite paper, so when they mention me and my work, it is a thrill. In today’s online version (here is the link) , there is a story about all things comic and cartoon (the … Continue reading
And The Wine Was Served
Last night, in celebration of my book When Do They Serve the Wine? and opening of my exhibition, Decades of Donnelly, The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art had a party. Thanks to all who came to laugh and drink … Continue reading
Girls Night Out: Variations on a Theme
Every now and then I will post cartoons from the book. This one above is a repeated feature in each chapter: Girls Night Out. Can you guess how old these women are? To be honest, I haven’t been to many … Continue reading
When Do They Serve The Wine? 