George O’Connor, Journey into Mohawk Country-1
More pages from my sketchbooks. This time, some wicked-looking clubs from pre-gunpowder times. Also a pretty neat spoon, made from some tree bark.
Yours Truly in PORTLAND OREGON this week!
test headingI'm about to fly off to Portland -- a trip I always look forward to -- to give some talks at PNCA... Here's the info for their programs this Thursday and Friday, October 5 & 6th, which are open to the public. PNCA is at: Pacific Northwest College of Art 1241 NW Johnson Portland [...]
George O’Connor, Journey into Mohawk Country-2006
Some pretty cool wolves from my sketchbooks. What’s that you say? There’s no wolves in Journey into Mohawk Country? You’re right. I had really wanted to put some in, but couldn’t find a place. I practiced drawing them a lot, though, just in case.
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While going through my sketchbooks I came across this older Mohawk, possibly a chieftain or a guide, and his pipe. I like his look. I wish that I had remembered this design while I was doing the finishes.
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From my sketchbooks. Cool shot of a sitting Mohawk or Oneida.
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I like this sketch of a rowing Mohawk. Another design that I’m sorry didn’t make it into the final book.
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Kinda nifty sketch of a Mohawk trader, his goods rolled up in duffel cloth and tied with a strap to his head and hands.
MARJANE SATRAPI
test heading Anyone who has read Persepolis may have wondered if Marjane Satrapi was a one-shot wonder. This latest book of hers should put that to rest. I found this to be one of the most moving and beautifully crafted graphic novels in existence. Truly, truly romantic, from a truly remarkable author. Comes out in [...]
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Some examples of pre-contact Mohawk fashion. There was a lot of cultural diffusion in the early days, and I had to be careful not to depict the Mohawk and Oneida in incongruous attire. The Mohawk in particular were influenced by certain European cuts of jackets, and traded beaver pelts heavily for European shirts and glass [...]
NYC EVENT: FIRST SECOND BOOKS CREATORS TO SIGN AT MIDTOWN COMICS
test heading George O'Connor, the creator of Journey Into Mohawk Country, (September 2006) and Grady Klein, the creator of The Lost Colony: The Snodgrass Conspiracy (May 2006) will be signing copies of their books at Midtown Comics at Times Square (New York City: 200 West 40th Street, on the corner of 7th Avenue) on Thursday, [...]