LUCY BELLWOOD LIKES YOUR BOAT

Okay Portlanders: Free Workshop #2 is happening TONIGHT! We’ll be covering the ins and outs of running a Kickstarter campaign & workshopping your awesome project ideas. Click the image to RSVP and get directions to the venue (it’s right in the middle of Reed College). We’ll be running from 5pm - 7pm.

Hope to see you out there!

Oh wow, I had such an awesome time last night talking to everyone who showed up for this workshop (THIRTY PEOPLE! DEAR LORD!). Thank you all for braving the cold to come talk about your passions and get pumped to do The Work.

For those of you who couldn’t make it, but would like a copy of the lecture notes (including a list of my favorite articles, books, and videos about Getting Sh*t Done and being a creative person), shoot me an email at lucypcbellwood(at)gmail(dot)com and I’ll hook you up.

And remember, tomorrow night from 5pm-7pm I’m running Kickstarter Bootcamp in the very same room. Come learn the nitty gritty details about mounting a kick-ass campaign to fund your next creative project. You can RSVP and get directions right here.

Yessir, Portland people. Next week you have two opportunities to come talk with me about creative stuff. These puppies are open to the public and will involve SNACKS. Do I have your attention yet? Good!

First up is Freelance Badassery 101: Maintaining Enthusiasm in the Face of the Unknown (Monday, January 21st, 5pm-7pm). This is a long and fancy-sounding name for a very simple class. The goal is to help you figure out what you love doing, then empower you to do it more and do it better. It’s a class for anyone wishing to light a creative fire under their ass. It’s gonna have some nitty-gritty info about contracts and taxes and invoices and other business things that might be useful to a freelancer, but what comes first is the Work. And that’s what we’re going to tackle head-on. BYO creative self-doubt demons. They’ll be begging for mercy by the time we’re done. Facebook event with directions and other info is here!

The second workshop is Kickstarter Bootcamp: Harnessing the Herd to Make Your Creative Dreams Come True (Wednesday, January 23rd, 5pm-7pm). This will be a hands-on, practical info workshop for those wishing to fund their creative endeavors. The first hour will cover Kickstarter basics, then we’ll critique specific projects. If you have something brewing that you’d like feedback or advice on, bring it in! I’ll be spilling all the dark secrets I learned while riding out the True Believer Kickstarter (730% funded?! How is that even POSSIBLE?!) and incorporating lessons from other successful projects in the Portland area. Facebook event with directions and other info is here!

Both workshops will take place in the Gray Campus Center at Reed College (3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.). The GCC sits in the central Quad and also houses the College’s dining hall. Parking is available in the North Lot (enter on SE Steele and SE 33rd) or the East Lot (enter on SE Woodstock and SE 36th). The workshops will be held in the Campus Center conference rooms, GCC B, GCC C, and GCC D. Most anyone should be able to steer you towards them, if campus maps prove unhelpful.

Hope to see you there!

More of my Greek mythology-themed illustration surfaced on the Reed College reunions website! Funny how work from even five months ago looks so outdated to me. I’ve been drawing up a storm and it’s great to realize how much of a difference it’s making. ONWARD!

It’s been a while since I did these, but they’ve finally been published! Artwork for some promotional material advertising Reed College’s 2013 Reunions festivities. Art direction by Laura Pritchard. Unfortunately I don’t have the final versions with text included, but at least you can take a gander at the art.

The first in a series of comics for the Reed College Quest highlighting the challenges of living in a community governed by the Honor Principle. The Honor Principle (or, as it is often affectionately called, the “HP”) grounds itself in the idea that community members should take thoughtful responsibility for their own actions, always considering their impact on those around them. Of course, with something so nebulous there are always grey areas for free interpretation about what is and is not considered “honorable”. We’ve designed this series to spark discussion about what the HP means to Reedies of all stripes, hopefully resulting in a campus-wide conversation about how we can more effectively incorporate honor into our daily lives. Reedie readers (especially current students), I’m particularly interested to hear your thoughts on this one.

Whoadang! I almost forgot about this profile feature I did with Reed Magazine a while back. Click through for random facts (some inaccurate) about my time at Reed, my thesis, and my general thoughts on comics and artistic process. There’s even a VIDEO INTERVIEW. Whizz bang.

Drawin’ some Reedies for an upcoming project. Dudes sure do love plaid.

reedswitchboard:

That’s right. We’re giving one student $2,000 this summer. Apply by Saturday, May 12. Tell your friends who have some fantastic opportunity but are too broke to pursue it.

If you guys aren’t aware, the Reed Switchboard is a fucking RAD institution and you should all take advantage of it RIGHT NOW.

Compiled portrait sketches from my classes this semester. Reedies: spot your friends! Also: Nietzsche.

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Wha-hey! I did this illustration for a fundraising drive at Reed and the campaign is now officially live! If you’re a recently-graduated Reedie, check it out. If you’re not, well, then, uh, tell your friends? Enjoy the owl? I don’t know what to say.