Monthly Archives: November 2010
TEDWomen
This past summer, I was thrilled to be invited by Pat Mitchell to speak at the first ever TEDWomen Conference in Washington, DC. It is now a week away, and I am putting the final touches on my talk, cartoons … Continue reading
Why Cook?
I’m not going to blog Thanksgiving. Nor am I going to tweet it. Alright, I might tweet something about food. My relationship with cooking is a mixed one, a love/hate one. Some say I am a good cook, which is … Continue reading
Liking Trucks and Other Questions
This is one of my favorite cartoons that The New Yorker printed about a year ago. I may use it in my TEDWomen talk in December. It simply shows how many stereotypes there are out there for us, beginning from … Continue reading
Chaos Can Be Funny
There are many reasons why cartoonists become cartoonists. But having been in this business a long time, and knowing a number of cartoonists, I have found that many of us began cartooning when we were little, as a coping mechanism. … Continue reading
Media Marriage Circus
The above cartoon was printed in The New Yorker a few years ago. I find myself doing a lot of marriage cartoons, at least one a month. It’s a great cliche, the whole institution. And now, whether you like it … Continue reading
Photos from Mocca: Liza in converstation with Bob Mankoff
Gary Dunaier took many photos during the event last week at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, of my conversation with New Yorker cartoon editor, Bob Mankoff. Many thanks! The Comics Reporter linked to them, here. (click on the … Continue reading
Conversation with Bob Mankoff and Me
We had a lot of laughs last night at The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. The event was very well attended, and Bob (cartoonist and New Yorker cartoon editor) and I talked about creating cartoons, editing cartoons, New Yorker … Continue reading
Speaking Cartoon
One of the questions that we cartoonists often get is, “How did you arrive at your style?” It’s a difficult one to answer, because for many of us (myself included), there is no simple answer. And most of us simply … Continue reading
Happenings for When Do They Serve the Wine?
We had around 50+ people crammed into Oblong Books on Saturday night, it was a lot of fun. I read from the book and got some laughs. I love supporting local bookstores, they need our help! Oblong does a great … Continue reading
When Do They Serve The Wine? 