Blackwing Blog

Makers Series — Leslie Hung

Andrew Nguyen

A Conversation with Leslie Hung   We partnered with comic book artist and illustrator Leslie Hung for our Artist Series Notebooks featuring her incredible original artwork. Leslie is the co-creator of Image Comic's Snotgirl.   Can you tell...
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Makers Series — Jason Patterson

Andrew Nguyen

We had the opportunity to sit down for a chat with portrait artist, woodworker Jason Patterson. Using historical documents and meticulous research, Jason’s transformative work is centered around telling stories of African American history from his local community...
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Corita's Rainbow Swash

Andrew Nguyen

Along the side of I-93, Boston’s Southeast Expressway, stands one of the most iconic public artworks of the 20th century - commonly referred to as the “Rainbow Swash”.
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Give a Damn - The Life & Legacy of Corita Kent

Andrew Nguyen

From a small town in Iowa to the “City of Angels” and beyond, Corita Kent’s life and work pushed the envelope and expanded the boundaries of the art world. Kent’s artwork, mainly in the medium of serigraphy, challenged...
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