Who is Square City? - Square City Comics is a Washington, DC based collective of artists, writers, and comic-book creators!
What is Sensus Obscura? - It’s our latest comic-book anthology, which is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter, and which aims to express feelings that words just can’t fully encapsulate.
But, wait who are the contributors? - Who indeed? Let’s get to know one of them better - Kristy Cunningham! @enterthespiral
What do you do? I’m an artist and writer for the comics I create
Tell us about your piece in the anthology. My piece in the anthology is “Querencia”. It honors the memory of my Gram and her influence on my life and many others in our family. My Gram always brought us all together around the table. Babies were placed on it to kick and play, we hid under it, we shared our troubles, we shared our joys. It represents the amazing legacy of love and safety she gave our family.
What’s your favorite part of making comics? I enjoy putting together visual and verbal pieces to tell a story. I’ve tried my hand at fiction writing and used to draw all the time. Combining the two to tell stories is incredible. That space where I’m writing, thumbnailing, and sketching out how it will go is a great space for me. I use a lot of sketchbook pages and post it notes with this.
Was anything about this project challenging for you? I originally started “Querencia” as a gift to my Gram. I wanted to surprise her because she always championed my comic work, especially “Infinite Spiral”. Unfortunately, shortly after conceiving the comic idea, she lost her decade and a half long battle with COPD. The piece has become a memorial for her and a gift to our entire family.
Who’s your favorite creator? I really enjoy the work of Hayao Miyazaki - from the style to the storytelling, I really feel swept up in the journeys he has created. I love the way he embeds culture and timeless messages deep within his work. Beyond that there is a sense of absolute wonder at the universe that I admire.
What’s your favorite tool of the trade? I’m a big fan of a good mechanical pencil on paper, truth be told. A lot of Infinite Spiral is done digitally, but there’s nothing quite like pencil on paper. I’m also a big fan of technical pens, like Microns, which you’ll see in use for “Querencia.”
What brought you to SCC? I’d recently moved to the DC area after finishing graduate school at Michigan State. While getting my degree I took a class on comics and was hooked. I started Infinite Spiral, but was feeling alone. I found SCC on Meetup and the rest is history
What’s one tip you would give to 15 year old you in regards to making comics? Don’t hate on your own art so much it makes you quit. When I was 15 the internet was young. There were only so many artists I could compare myself too, but I would still do it. I felt like my art wouldn’t go anywhere. In fact, in my 20s there were years where I just stopped drawing. Don’t make that mistake! Stop for a moment, take a deep breath, and remember you are 15. Most artists you see have been at it years longer. Then stop for a moment, take a deep breath, and realize you just realized something isn’t right with your art. It means you are ready to get better. The only way to do that? Observe the world, ask for feedback and draw!
Where can readers find more of your work? You can find more of my work linked from my portfolio site:http://novemberkris.webflow.io/ or you can reading my ongoing fantasy epic, Infinite Spiral by going to: http://www.enterthespiral.com/
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