Ino’s cloak is one of the most poignant moments in the Odyssey for me. It is the point when Odysseus, having lost absolutely everything, must relinquish the last scraps of safety in order to move forward. It resonated with a recent dream and images of floods that have been showing up nightly. I believe we are in a time when the scarps of what is broken, that seem to be keeping us aloft are the very things that will drag us deeper into undertow of authoritarianism.
I wanted to get this cranky scroll done as quickly as possible so I used black ink and worked quickly. The result is a completely, rough, human made, no AI nonsense video essay. I hope you enjoy it.
THE WOUNDED LAND SALON: STORYTELLING AND DRAWING
A zoom link will be provided for all paid subscribers. I’ll introduce the two stories and the larger themes.
Third session: Saturday April 19, 2025, 10AM PST. The Ceremony. Drawing down the spirits of the land. Setting the bad sorcery right.
Fourth session: Saturday May 24, 2025, 10AM PST. Renewal/Return. Healed land, communal sovereignty, reclaiming the Grail.
For anyone who is a paid subscriber you can join Saturday April 19th at 10 AM PST. The sessions will be organized by sections of story. Each session will include some live storytelling, drawing exercises that respond to the story and discussions. You don’t need to read anything beforehand. I will tell parts of the story or read sections of the book. After each section I will give you quick responsive drawing exercises as a way of thinking through the images in the stories. I believe anyone can draw. Your hand is a voice. You don’t need special training and you certainly don’t need to consider yourself “good”. Of course, if you are a trained artist that is great. You will bring other viewpoints and depth and will stretch your own practice. Drawing is a way of thinking through the images and themes.
THE NAKED BOY GRAPHIC NOVEL is now available through the Lulu Bookstore. Order your copy here.
DANIEL DUFORD
ISBN 978-1-304-44554-4
266 Pages, (7 x 10 in / 178 x 254 mm)
Uncoated, Paperback Perfect Bound, Glossy Cover
$26
The Ground Beneath Us Books, 2024
An adventure story, a mythic journey through North America, a fever dream of the United States: all of these describe The Naked Boy. The first three parts were published between 2009 and 2012. The final drawings were completed in 2014. The full volume has never been published. Now in 2024 the full volume is available.
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