My Covid Diary 2022

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My Covid Diary 2022

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Spring 2024 Graphic Memoir Workshop- live on zoom

$650.00

Springtime GRAPHIC MEMOIR WORKSHOP

with Nicole J. Georges

 

LIVE via ZOOM

This class meets once a week for 5 weeks

 Wednesdays from 3-6 p.m. PT/6-9 p.m. ET

April 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22

 

Class size limit: 12

Sign up by March 5 for the Earlybird Special

In this workshop we will explore and practice elements of story-telling in comics, with a focus on autobiography, and a little fiction.

We will create original work through writing exercises and guided cartooning assignments, and discuss work in a supportive atmosphere to highlight each artist’s strengths.

Students will

  • learn the techniques, tools, and theory behind successful graphic narrative
  • learn essential organizational techniques for the creation of short and long-form comics and
  • be peppered with digressions, Ponyo, and professional practices tips along the way.

 

Students will come away with

  • many drawings,
  • some new characters,
  • a deeper relationship with characters from their lives,
  • a mini-community of cartoonists, and
  • a week of daily drawing exercises and practices that can be used for the Rest Of Their Lives.

This class is appropriate for both beginners and more advanced cartoonists. No drawing experience is required, just a willingness to draw.

 

 

There are no refunds for this class. Please consider before enrolling.

 

Please email to inquire about scholarships and discounts for BIPOC & trans students.

 

Supplies/What to bring:

A fresh, blank notebook (spiral bound or otherwise, but lined or graph paper is terrific)

Pens that are easy for you to write & draw with. Preferably Papermate Flair Tip pens or a comparable, water-proof pen.

15 sheets of blank, normal computer paper.

Anything extra that you like to jazz up your drawings with. Brush pens, brushes, colored pencils, etc.

Optional: Bristol board or mixed media paper for homework

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Once you’ve signed up, please  EMAIL ME: nicolejgeorges@gmail.com

Name

Place

Do you have any experience with comics? (It’s okay if no)

Do you have any comics goals that I can help with?

Send me a drawing of a dog on a skateboard. It’s okay if it is a rough sketch, photographed by your phone.

Thank you very much!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Blue platypus sits in chair holding tea. Says "I am loveable, I am forgiveable." "You are loveable, you are forgiveable"

Emotional support platypus sticker

$5.00

4″ vinyl sticker.

Platypus sitting in a chair with a cup of tea says, “I am loveable, I am forgiveable.” “You are loveable, you are forgiveable”.

 

It’s all true!

 

Put this nice reminder on your notebook or your water-bottle.

Put it on your car!

 

 

 

If you live outside of the United States,  please let me know, so that I can inform you of any shipping increases!

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Emotional Support Dog sticker- You Are Enough

$4.00

3″ vinyl sticker.

A fluffy white dog in glasses sits in a chair and says “You are enough.”

 

It’s true!

Put this nice reminder on your notebook or your water-bottle.

Put it on your car!

 

Shipping is included in the price.

 

If you live outside of the United States,  please let me know, so that I can inform you of any shipping increases!

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Emotional Support Capybara sticker- Sadness is not your final emotion

$4.00

3″ vinyl sticker.

A blue capybara says “Sadness if not your final emotion”.

 

It’s true!

Put this reminder on your notebook or your water-bottle.

Put it on your car!

 

Shipping is included in the price.

 

If you live outside of the United States,  please let me know, so that I can inform you of any shipping increases!

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Ponyo Calm Sounds sticker

$3.00

2″ vinyl sticker.

Ponyo sits, wearing headphones, taking a record out of a sleeve labeled “Calm Sounds”.

 

It’s true!

Put this nice reminder on your notebook or your water-bottle.

Put it on your car!

 

Shipping is included in the price.

 

If you live outside of the United States,  please let me know, so that I can inform you of any shipping increases!

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2024 Emotional Support Animals Calendar

$16.00

 

2024 Emotional Support Animals Anonymous Fuzzball Calendar

by Nicole J. Georges.

 

This is a full-color calendar, 5.75 x 7.18″, printed at Brown Printing in Portland, Oregon on 100% post-consumer recycled paper.

Features 12 months of support animals, with an extra worksheet at the very end that you can fill out, copy, or redraw yourself all year!

 

SHIPPING INFO:

Fulfillment provided by Kill Rock Stars. Email Rob@jealousbutcher.com with shipping inquiries.

 

International Shipping Quotes!

If you are ordering 1-3 calendars Internationally, these are the shipping rates:

UK: $15.44
Canada: $13.54
Germany: $13.78
Japan: $16.39
Australia: $40

If you are not charged the proper amount at checkout, please send the difference to nicolejgeorges@gmail.com on paypal, or I’ll send you an invoice!

 

NOTE: If you live somewhere where the postage is just too extreme, but you really want these animals in your life,  don’t be forlorn- I will be posting a high-resolution digital version of this calendar sometime in September/October. 

Why are they not just included at checkout? Because I am not that good at automating shipping charges, apparently! It’s a one woman, one blind pom-chi operation over here.

 

Thank you for your patience!

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2024 DIGITAL Emotional Support Animals Calendar

Original price was: $10.00.Current price is: $8.00.

 

2024 DIGITAL Emotional Support Animals Anonymous Fuzzball Calendar

by Nicole J. Georges.

 

This is a full-color, high-res digital version of the 2024 calendar.

Features 12 months of support animals, with an extra worksheet at the very end that you can fill out, copy, or redraw yourself all year!

You will receive a link and can download it once!

If you have a technical issue, just email me through the site. ❤️

 

 

In-Person Retreat & Workshop

$800.00

 

In-Person Graphic Memoir Retreat & Workshop

with Nicole J. Georges

October 3-8, 2024,

at The Sou’Wester in Seaview,Washington

At this retreat, we will have  solo work time, together work time, in-person workshopping, exercises, lessons, and small groups for more individualized project/retreat support. 

This retreat is for returning students only.

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Schedule:
Thursday- Arrive. Dinner & orientation
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
9-12 small groups & work-time
noon-2 nap & lunch
2-5 class & group critique
5-7 dinner & fraternizing
7-9 optional movie or games or skill-share
Tuesday- depart
Note: All fraternizing/recreation is elective! If you need to steal yourself away some nights to go deeper on your project, do it! Be free! You’ll see us plenty. 

 

ENROLLMENT:

Very important note: Signing up is a two-step process. There are two things to do.

  1. You will enroll for the retreat & workshop with me, and
  2. Separately you will reserve your room with the Sou’Wester.  Here is the booking link.

Space is limited, both at the Sou’Wester and in this workshop. Sign up ASAP!

COST:

The programming element of this retreat is $600-800 sliding scale. This is separate from your lodging. To pay here at $600, use coupon code 600 enrollment, to pay here at $700, use coupon code 700 enrollment 

You can enroll with me here, or through Venmo:  Queenwolverine or paypal nicolejgeorges@gmail.com. If you use paypal, please send as “friends and family”.

If you pay me directly, you will receive a confirmation within 2-3 days. (I am not as fast as the robots I’ve employed to run my web-shop.)

 

More info about sliding scale ethics & self assessment.

 

ABOUT THE SOU’WESTER:

It is rustic! An ancient lodge, renovated trailers & cabins. Within walking distance of the beach.
I have been coming here for visits, self-guided and group retreats for 24 years!

Logistics:

 Arrive Thursday 10/3

Depart Tuesday 10/8

Rent your own trailer, cabin or lodge room. Most come with space to prepare your own meals, or (of course) you can prepare & share meals.
Record players and tv/vcr combos upon request
(with an incredible VHS collection available). 
Pets welcome*
The Sou’Wester includes a tea-trailer, a thrift store, a spa, and a cold plunge. 
You could even book a massage (not by me, lol). 
*If you bring a pet, please be sure they’ll be okay chilling in your trailer while you are in class.  I am dog’s friend, but/and I do not want any bonus dog-stractions while we are working in class.
Food:
There are snacks available in the lobby of the Sou’Wester. There is a natural grocery story in Astoria (go there on the way in), and a very basic normal grocery store in “town” that is walkable. There are not wonderful restaurants in Seaview, but there is an abundance of curly fries.
Movie bus. 
Getting there: 
You would fly into Seattle or Portland and drive to the lodge. 
Want to carpool? Discuss amongst yourselves, and if you come up dry, reach out and I will try to assist/connect you with rides. 
If you can get a bus or ride to Astoria (where Goonies was filmed), and it is easy to pick you up from there. 
Accessibility: The paths from the parking lot are well-lit and the road to the beach is paved. Reach out to the lodge for more info about which spaces are best for different accessibility needs. 
Contact: Our contact person at the Sou’Wester is Mary Korte: souwesterevents@gmail.com

Wifi:
There is free wi-fi access, it can sometimes be spotty, but pretty
reliable overall.

Guests: We are creating a special, concentrated container for our work and community during this retreat. Necessary people only, please. If you’d like to bring a partner for child-care purposes, of course I say yes and wonderful. My preference is that non-essential friends & partners arrive after we close our retreat, but do reach out if you want to discuss or have a special request.

 

I’m excited to get to see you in person!

Questions? Email me! I’ll be traveling until 5/20, but can answer on the 21.

 

Sincerely,

n.g.

 

p.s. If you need a fancier space and are staying elsewhere, please let me know when you enroll in the retreat/workshop.

 

More info about food & suggesting items to bring,  cribbed from Trailer Blaze’s welcome packet:

There is an IGA grocery store in Seaview within walking distance and
the Sou’Wester has a convenience store that carries lots of items like
coffee beans, potatoes, eggs, soda water, wine, candy…
The Sou’Wester makes coffee every morning that is served in the
Lodge. They also do special servings like Golden Milk or smoothies as
part of their wellness offerings. If you drink coffee all day long and
want to make it in your room, bring pre-ground coffee or your own
grinder.

All kitchens come equipped with french presses and basic pots, pans,
dishes, bowls, a strainer, utensils, glasses, mugs. In previous years, we
scavenged each others’ rooms for the things we needed for group
meals and then put everything back before we left.

Suggested stuff to bring:
Casual, warm clothes, rain boots, flip flops
(to walk around the grounds, or walk to the showers or sauna).
Swimsuit (optional for sauna-you can be nude!) Towels provided.

All your art & writing supplies because you won’t be able to replenish
there.

Bring everything you might need to transform a kitchen table*
into a work space (maybe a cutting mat, extra lamp, etc..)
*You will either have a desk or a kitchen table where you can work.
There are also lots of common areas that have huge tables, inside and
outside of the Lodge.

Toiletries: There is small soap with your sinks, but you will need to
bring your own toothpaste and shampoo & conditioner.

 

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2025 Emotional Support Animals Calendar PRE-ORDER

$18.00

 

2025 Emotional Support Animals Anonymous Fuzzball Calendar

by Nicole J. Georges.

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER.

Calendars will ship mid-September 2024.

This is a full-color calendar, 5.75 x 7.18″, printed at Brown Printing in Portland, Oregon on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. This calendar is shipped unwrapped with no plastic used.

Features 12 months of support animals, with an extra worksheet at the very end that you can fill out, copy, or redraw yourself all year.

More images, with sentiments, coming soon.

 

SHIPPING INFO:

Fulfillment provided by Kill Rock Stars. Email Rob@jealousbutcher.com with shipping inquiries.

 

International Shipping Quotes!

If you are ordering 1-3 calendars Internationally, these are the shipping rates:

UK: $15.44
Canada: $13.54
Germany: $13.78
Japan: $16.39
Australia: $40

If you are not charged the proper amount at checkout, please send the difference to nicolejgeorges@gmail.com on paypal, or I’ll send you an invoice!

 

NOTE: If you live somewhere where the postage is just too extreme, but you really want these animals in your life,  don’t be forlorn- I will be posting a high-resolution digital version of this calendar sometime in September/October. 

Why are they not just included at checkout? Because I am not that good at automating shipping charges, apparently! It’s a one woman, one blind pom-chi operation over here.

 

Thank you for your patience!