LINEWORK NW

It’s been over a year and a half since we wrapped up our third Linework NW festival back in May of 2016. When that show closed, we announced that we would be putting LWNW on hiatus for 2017, with the intention of returning in 2018. However, after much consideration, the LWNW Crew has decided to extend our sabbatical indefinitely. There will be no Linework NW festival next year or anytime in the near future.

As we mentioned last year, LWNW is a volunteer-run organization, and it takes a tremendous amount of energy to put on the festival each year. All of the organizers have had major creative, professional, and personal business to take care of in the last year, and and taking some time off from putting on the festival has honestly been a welcome break for all of us. While we love and cherish the incredible warmth and energy of the festival and the Linework NW community, we hope you’ll also understand that we’ve decided to take more time off. If and when we decide to return, Linework NW will be better than ever. And you’ll hear about it here first.

As always, all of our thanks, love, and appreciation to the creators, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees who have made Linework NW such and incredible, moving, and vibrant nexus for our creative community in Portland and beyond. 

All our love,

The LWNW Crew

So long, farewell... And see you again soon!

Just over a week ago, Linework NW brought together hundreds of creators and thousands of attendees in the beautiful Norse Hall in Portland, Oregon. Over the course of two days we saw amazing art, bought and sold books, comics, and prints, and discovered new creations. We were reunited with old friends and made new ones. For the third year in a row, Linework NW was the center of a creative community of illustrators, cartoonists, designers, and more. As the organizers of the event we couldn’t be more honored or more proud.

If you weren’t there on Sunday, you may have missed an important announcement: Linework NW is not returning in 2017. LWNW is a volunteer-run organization, and it takes a lot of energy to put on the festival each year. After three amazing years, the LWNW Crew had decided in advance that we would be retiring the festival for the time being. We printed up an announcement in the Sunday program and we were ready to drop the mic at the end of the weekend.

But.

All weekend we got so much positive feedback from our exhibitors, our attendees, our volunteers, and more. As word began to spread that we were retiring Linework, many people came to us with offers of support, pledging to lend a hand to keep the festival running and make it even better. We began to talk more and more about the possibility of keeping the festival going, and the excitement was hard to deny.

So, we made a big decision: We’re taking 2017 off, and we’re bringing it back in 2018. With this additional time, and the help of some amazing new team members, we think that we can make LWNW even better, more ambitious, and better run than ever before. We think that Linework NW 2018 is going to be the best-ever version of our festival, and we are so excited to see you all again in two years!

In the meantime, you can expect to hear from is in the weeks and months to come. While we won’t be running a full-sized festival before 2018, there are still lots of ideas in the hopper for ways to keep on connecting with our community in Portland and beyond. Follow us on Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to hear all the latest news from us. In the coming weeks we’re very excited to share audio and video from our fantastic panels, more photos from the festival, and more.

Thank you so much to all of our attendees, exhibitors, Special Guests, sponsors, venues, and partners. Linework NW can’t exist without your support, energy, and creativity.

All our love,

The LWNW Crew

#LWNW2016 DAY TWO PHOTOS UP HERE

Creating for Kids - All-Ages Comics & Books - 2:00

Creating comics and illustrations that can appeal to all ages is a difficult but rewarding road to travel. Come hear amazing artists talk about creating meaningful art that appeals to a wide age range, as well as the ins and outs of this business. Rilla Alexander (Her Idea), Aron Nels Steinke (The Zoo Box), Robin Kaplan (Cold Iron Wars), Sam Spina (Nickleodeon Magazine). Moderated by  Kinoko K. Evans (Magical Character Rabbit)

Rodney Alan Greenblat Spotlight - 3:00

Special Guest Rodney Alan Greenblat (Parapa the Rapper) is a legend in the art world, reknown for his work as a charcter designer, painter, and author. Join us for a candid conversation with Portland artist Bwana Spoons.

Gender Lines - 4:00

Comics is rife with super stereotypical representations of gender. Who are artists and characters that counter this trend, representing gender in real, honest ways? What are tropes that artists and writers lean on too often in regards to gender representation? And how is the comics industry changing—or not—in whose work gets published? Sashiko Yeun (Wishcandy) Ed Luce (Wuvable Oaf) Virgina Paine (Milkyboots) and Hazel Newlevant (Chainmail Bikini). Moderated by Sarah Mirk (Bitch Magazine)

Rilla Alexander Spotlight - 5:00

SPECIAL GUESTS

Rilla Alexander  29B

Rodney Alan Greenblat  13A

EXHIBITORS

Dave Alegre  25A

Alternative Comics  26

Believe in Wonder  28B

Boss Cat Network / Daniel St. George / Deth P Sun  16A

C.M. Butzer  31A

Walker Cahall  23A

Brett Carville  36A

Anna Craig  25A

COFFEE BEER  24A

Czap Books / Kevin Czap  12B

Lori D.  7A

Sabrina Elliott  4

Jennifer Ely  29A

Kinoko Evans  15A

Fantagraphics Books  22/30

The Funhaus / Fred Noland  37B

Goblinko 9

Good Gravy / Bwana Spoons  / Martin Ontiveros  14

Trillian Gunn  25A

Meg Hunt  19

IPRC  3

Laura Knetzger  2B

David Lasky  7B

Tom Lechner  33A

Little Friends of Printmaking  17

B.T. Livermore  28A

Live Rad Studios / Thomas Fernandez   27A

Tina Lugo  4

Leigh Luna  25B

PMurphy   19

Hazel Newlevant  34A

Oni Press  20

Opal Pence  15B

Thien Pham  5

Laurie Piña  8A

Pizza Party HQ / John Black  36B

Pony Club Gallery /  Amy Kuttab / Holly Cappello   / Johnny Acurso  / Jennifer Parks  21 Press Gang / Floating World Comics / Zack Soto / Study Group Comics / François Vigneault  6    

Reid Psaltis  31B

Reading Frenzy  11

Alex Robinson  37A

Sardine Can Press / Chris Cilla  33B

See-Saw Club / Kate Bingamin-Burt / Jason Sturgill /Alex Despain  18

Jason Shiga  5

Ally Shwed  23B

Josh Simmons  10A

Sloane Leong 2A

Sparkplug Books / Virginia Paine / Suzette Smith  1

Sam Spina  34B

Aron Nels Steinke 13B

Teenage Dinosaur / Tim Goodyear / Bobby Madness 38

Tin Can Forest  32

Tugboat Press / Greg Means / MK Reed  35

Pam Wishbow  12A

Jess Worby  8B

Wuvable Oaf Comics / Ed Luce  16B

Yeti Press / R.J. Casey / Erik Nebel / Scotty Snowden  24B

#LWNW2016 DAY ONE PHOTOS UP HERE

Day two starts at 1PM and goes to 8PM! Don’t forget that both days have totally different lineups! 

SUNDAY, MAY 22

SPECIAL GUESTS

Rilla Alexander  29B

Rodney Alan Greenblat  13A

ANCHOR EXHIBITORS | BOTH DAYS

Alternative Comics  26

Fantagraphics Books  22/30

Goblinko / Sean Aaberg  9

Good Gravy / Bwana Spoons  / Martin Ontiveros  14

Little Friends of Printmaking  17

Oni Press  20

Pizza Party HQ / John Black  36B

EXHIBITORS

Dave Alegre  25A

Believe in Wonder  28B

Boss Cat Network / Daniel St. George / Deth P Sun  16A

C.M. Butzer  31A

Walker Cahall  23A

Brett Carville  36A

Anna Craig  25A

COFFEE BEER  24A

Czap Books / Kevin Czap  12B

Lori D.  7A

Sabrina Elliott  4

Jennifer Ely  29A

Kinoko Evans  15A

The Funhaus / Fred Noland  37B

Trillian Gunn  25A

Meg Hunt  19

IPRC  3

Laura Knetzger  2B

David Lasky  7B

Tom Lechner  33A

B.T. Livermore  28A

Live Rad Studios / Thomas Fernandez   27A

Tina Lugo  4

Leigh Luna  25B

PMurphy   19

Hazel Newlevant  34A

Opal Pence  15B

Thien Pham  5

Laurie Piña  8A

Pony Club Gallery /  Amy Kuttab / Holly Cappello   / Johnny Acurso  / Jennifer Parks  21 Press Gang / Floating World Comics / Zack Soto / Study Group Comics / François Vigneault  6    

Reid Psaltis  31B

Reading Frenzy  11

Alex Robinson  37A

Sardine Can Press / Chris Cilla  33B

See-Saw Club / Kate Bingamin-Burt / Jason Sturgill /Alex Despain  18

Jason Shiga  5

Ally Shwed  23B

Josh Simmons  10A

Sloane Leong 2A

Sparkplug Books / Virginia Paine / Suzette Smith  1

Sam Spina  34B

Aron Nels Steinke 13B

Teenage Dinosaur / Tim Goodyear / Bobby Madness 38

Tin Can Forest  32

Tugboat Press / Greg Means / MK Reed  35

Pam Wishbow  12A

Jess Worby  8B

Wuvable Oaf Comics / Ed Luce  16B

Yeti Press / R.J. Casey / Erik Nebel / Scotty Snowden  24B

Presented with the generous support of Hiveworks Comics. Many thanks!

All panels will take place upstairs in the Lodge Room.

Handicapped accessible, just ask a volunteer to assist you.

Paid in Full: Fundraising for Artists - 2:00

If you’re thinking about running a Kickstarter or Patreon, take some tips from these fundraising veterans: Hazel Newlevant (Chain Mail Bikini), Audrey Redpath (Oath), Charles Brownstein (CBLDF). Moderated by Tristan Tarwater (Hen & Chick).

Matt Furie Spotlight - 3:00pm

Special Guest Matt Furie (boy’s Club) has left his mark on the worlds of fine art, illustration, comics, and much more (Pepe the Frog, anyone?). Join us for a free-wheeling conversation between Matt and Justin Scrappers Morrison (Stay Wild).

Line/Work: Making a Living as a Freelance Illustrator - 4:00pm

It’s tough to take the plunge into freelance illustration as your career—learn how to best manage your work with everything else in life! Marissa Louise, Leila del Duca (Shutter), Kate Bingaman-Burt, and BT Livermore. Moderated by Tristan Tarwater (Hen & Chick).

Ping Zhu Spotlight - 5:00pm

A closer look at the remarkable work of NY City-based illustrator Ping Zhu. Interviewed by Kristin Rogers-Brown, Art Director of Bitch Magazine

Cannabis & Comix - 6:00pm

SATURDAY, MAY 21

SPECIAL GUESTS

Matt Furie  29B

Ping Zhu  16B

EXHIBITORS

Alternative Comics  26

Rebecca Artemisa  11B

Andrea Bell  24B

Elijah Brubaker  10A

ChiChiLand  13A

Brian Cook  31B

Crawdads Welcome  21B

Brian Dionisi  28B

Dongery / Sindre Goksøyr  8

Theo Ellsworth  34B

Fantagraphics Books  22/30

Morgaine Faye  16A

Sean Ford  32A

Friendship Edition Press / Jenn Woodall / Trevor Henderson / Kat Verhoeven / Erin Rei / JJ Tebrake /Laura Harte / Gillian Blekkenhorst  5

Good Walrus Goods / Andrea Rosales  24A

Laura Graves  19A

Gridlords / Andrice Arp / Sean Christensen   1

Goblinko / Sean Aaberg  9

Good Gravy / Bwana Spoons  / Martin Ontiveros  14

Nicole Gustafsson  31A

Sage Howard   3

Intruder Comics / Joe Garber  15B

Ross Jackson  37B

Shirley Jackson  15A

Levon Jihanian  23A

Graham Kahler  11B

Jeremy Kemp  10A

Know Your City  36A

Kungfutoast  35B

Leftstudio  25B

Little Friends of Printmaking  17

Brandon Lehmann  25A

Dylan Meconis  18B

Molly Mendoza  3

Neoglyphic Media  4

Night Pong  37A

Oni Press  20

Pity Party  19B

Pizza Party HQ / John Black  36B

Porkbelly Comics  10B

Ansis Purins  6B

Paul Reinwand  31A

Revival House Press  7

Rough House / Brendan Kiefer / Gillian Rhodes / Doug Pollard   18A

Mackenzie Schubert  21A

Scraped Knee  2

Ben Sears  13B

Matt Sheean  38

Kara Sievewright  12B

Anuj Shrestha  32B

Sour Candy Illustration / Nyssa Oru / Marlowe Dobbe / Robert Dunsmuir / Maddie Loftsesnes / Colin Laurel  / Tandy Kunkle   33

Studio JFish / Jason Fischer / Robin Bogert  27

Team Craw / Asher Craw / Lillie Craw  12A

Daria Tessler  23B

Jen Tong  34A

Betty Turbo  29A

Aiyana Udesen  29B

Tom Van Deusen  35A

Alden Viguilla  11A

Malachi Ward  38

Unofficial LWNW Offsite Event! We just found out about this amazing exhibition of Japanese zines on display, but we’re pretending we had it planned the whole time! Don’t miss out, a ton of awesome zines from Japan to look at and even buy! TODAY ONLY!! MOUNT ZINE comes to Portland

Portland, OR - Tokyo based ZINE shop, MOUNT ZINE, will exhibit over a 100 different zines for one day only on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Publication Studio in SW Portland. All zines are created and published by Japanese artists and will be available for purchase. MOUNT ZINE owners will also be in attendance. We hope you’ll stop by and check out the collection.

Saturday, May 21, 2016 11:00AM ～ 7:00PM Publication Studio @ 717 SW Ankeny St. Free and open to the public — MOUNT ZINE is a creative shop established in 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. The retail shop houses the work of Japanese artists and hosts weekend markets and workshops for the public.

LineworkNW and Coffee Beer have teamed up this year creating 70 limited edition commemorative mugs, designed with Kinoko Evans’ “Café Racer” logo for this year’s show. Get ‘em while they last! Mugs are available only at LineworkNW’s merch table both days.

Each year LineworkNW has proudly gotten support from some of Portland’s finest Food Carts, right at our door step, keeping exhibitors and attendees well fueled during the weekend’s activity.

This year we are very excited to announce the following carts who will be posted just in front of the Norse Hall, serving up the goodness this weekend.

Yoburi Coffee Coffee and Curry with Yo’s. Find your espresso, coffee and tea here. Come back for delicious Thai Curry & Tofu or Chicken over Rice. Vegan options and Gluten Free. More info: Here

Taco Pedaler Modeled after the late night amazing street food you can find in small villages throughout Mexico. Taco Pedaler uses responsibly sourced meats and produce from small local farms, and their cart is bicycle powered. Vegan and Gluten Free options! Check out their menu here: Menu

Fifty Licks Portland’s best ice cream!

Here’s a full breakdown of our Panels & Interviews this weekend!

Presented with the generous support of Hiveworks Comics. Many thanks!

All panels will take place upstairs in the Lodge Room.

Handicapped accessible, just ask a volunteer to assist you.

Saturday:

Paid in Full: Fundraising

for Artists - 4:30

If you’re thinking about running a Kickstarter or Patreon, take some tips from these fundraising veterans: Hazel Newlevant (Chain Mail Bikini), Audrey Redpath (Oath), Charles Brownstein (CBLDF). Moderated by Tristan Tarwater (Hen & Chick).

Matt Furie Spotlight - 3:00pm

Special Guest Matt Furie (boy’s Club) has left his mark on the worlds of fine art, illustration, comics, and much more (Pepe the Frog, anyone?). Join us for a free-wheeling conversation between Matt and Justin Scrappers Morrison (Stay Wild).

Line/Work: Making a Living as a Freelance Illustrator - 4:00pm

It’s tough to take the plunge into freelance illustration as your career—learn how to best manage your work with everything else in life! Marissa Louise, Leila del Duca (Shutter), Kate Bingaman-Burt, and BT Livermore. Moderated by Tristan Tarwater (Hen & Chick).

Ping Zhu Spotlight - 5:00pm

A closer look at the remarkable work of NY City-based illustrator Ping Zhu. Interviewed by Kristin Rogers-Brown, Art Director of Bitch Magazine

Cannabis & Comix - 3:30pm

Cannabis: Medicine, inspiration, recreation, and more. Join Charles Brownstein of the CBLDF as he interviews Matt Furie (Boy’s Club), Cameron Hawkey (Nux Yorica), Opal Pence (Temi), and Jesse Reklaw (LOVF) about weed, its presence in comics and the lives of those who make them.

Sunday:

Creating for Kids - All-Ages Comics & Books - 2:00

Creating comics and illustrations that can appeal to all ages is a difficult but rewarding road to travel. Come hear amazing artists talk about creating meaningful art that appeals to a wide age range, as well as the ins and outs of this business. Rilla Alexander (Her Idea), Aron Nels Steinke (The Zoo Box), Robin Kaplan (Cold Iron Wars), Sam Spina (Nickleodeon Magazine). Moderated by  Kinoko K. Evans (Magical Character Rabbit)

Rodney Alan Greenblat Spotlight - 3:00

Special Guest Rodney Alan Greenblat (Parapa the Rapper) is a legend in the art world, reknown for his work as a charcter designer, painter, and author. Join us for a candid conversation with Portland artist Bwana Spoons.

Gender Lines - 4:00

Comics is rife with super stereotypical representations of gender. Who are artists and characters that counter this trend, representing gender in real, honest ways? What are tropes that artists and writers lean on too often in regards to gender representation? And how is the comics industry changing—or not—in whose work gets published? Sashiko Yeun (Wishcandy) Ed Luce (Wuvable Oaf) Virgina Paine (Milkyboots) and Hazel Newlevant (Chainmail Bikini). Moderated by Sarah Mirk (Bitch Magazine)

Rilla Alexander Spotlight - 5:00