Our first newsletter comic artist-in-residence is the talented cartoonist Eric Dyck, based in Lethbridge. He doesn't live anywhere near Ramsay, but I thought his work would fit perfectly into our little local newsletter, since he writes comics about real-life stories happening in his own neighbourhood. Take a look at his website to find comics filled with humour, vegetables (kohlrabi, anyone?), history, local awesomeness, farting dogs, and beautiful lettering. And did I mention he recently designed a local beer label - which just confirms to me that he'd be right at home in Ramsay. |
Hi everyone! As you know, if you've ever taken a look at this blog, I've been writing comics about life in my neighbourhood for a while. This year, I'm stepping away to work on a few other things. But I hated to leave the Ramsay newsletter readers without their monthly comic. So I thought I'd ask some creative people to contribute their own comics this year, instead. Hence, the Ramsay Newsletter Artist in Residence Series! (A fancy way of saying you'll be getting some surprise artworks in your monthly newsletter - which may or may not have anything to do with Ramsay!) Here's the comic Eric kindly contributed to the newsletter, to start off 2018. What will be next? Wait and see! (Or, if you have a great suggestion - send it my way!) Check out the whole Ramsay Community Newsletter, in all its volunteer-run glory! This month's issue features a story about creative Ramsayite Caitlynn Cummings! (Alas, the online version has not been posted at the time of writing, but stay tuned, it'll get there one of these days. Did I mention volunteer-run?)
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11/21/2018 06:37:02 pm
It is a good thing that you had Ramsay Newsletter Artist in Residence Series invited tp produce a content for you. In all fairness, they have a good reputation i terms of what they do that's why I couldn't be happier for the both of you. You had a wonderful and worthy content for this month, while they also got the exposure they have been longing to for such a long period of time. By the way, I am a huge fan of Eric Dycke and I am glad to see him here on your website! It was a good feature because you cited his strengths abd weaknesses.
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11/30/2022 06:56:21 am
So I thought I'd ask some creative people to contribute their own comics this year, instead. Hence, the Ramsay Newsletter Artist in Residence Series! Thank you, amazing post!
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sam hesterI am a graphic recorder based in Calgary. I like local stories. I write comics when I have free time. And I leave eraser shavings everywhere I go. Looking for a
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