Margreet de Heer's Blog, page 16

Happy New Year!

This time we celebrate the New Year before Christmas!

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Naughty or Nice?

It’s that time of year again when the age-old philosophical question pops up: “Have we been naughty or nice…?” Is there no gray area? Can we truly define Good and Bad? No matter, an old saint in a white beard will decide for us! All we can do is sit back and wait…

Here in Holland, the waiting is over already – Sint Nicolaas has delivered his verdict and is by now back in Spain, where he lives. I’m happy to say that I seem to have been mostly Good last year, since I got my presents (including t...

Socratic Discussion

Somehow this “Socratic discussion”, that I use as an example in my book Philosophy: a Discovery in Comics, seems to be a recurring event in my life…:

Chapter from ‘Philosophy: a Discovery in Comics’

Canto Ostinato

Last weekend, my father took me to a concert. I’m not a particular concert-goer, but this was special: it was the performance of Canto Ostinato, a piano piece that has been the soundtrack of my life since I was about thirteen years old. Only later I learned it is a great example of fundamentalist minimalistic music, tonal and harmonious. It was written in the late 1970s by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt and you can click hereif you want to read more about him and the many facets of this fanta...

Creativity

What is creativity? Where does it come from? Is it something you have inside, or something you can tap in to?

I personally lean towards the latter. My most creative moments are when I’m in the bath tub, where I get the distinct sensation of “windows” opening in my mind, through which ideas are flowing…

History of the Earth

My Dutch book ‘Wetenschappen in Beeld’ gets a second print run! It has only been in stores for a few weeks, so I’m very happy!

Especially for the english-speaking followers of my blog, I have translated a few pages of the book to showcase here. In time, it will probably be published in English with the title ‘Science: a Discovery in Comics’.

Here’s a page from the chapter about Isaac Newton. It seems he was a rather grumpy man, which made it great fun to make a comic about him.

The book also has...

Of Cats Past, Part Five

Here are some more cat comics I drew for my daily webcomic in 2005. The practice of a daily comic made me learn to draw quickly without bothering too much about perfection (which shows) – I hope you enjoy them anyway!

—

—

—

—

Bookspotting

My book Philosophy: a Discovery in Comics has been spotted in several locations! Friends and fans were kind enough to send me these pictures:

Adrianne bought the book in Midtown Comics, New York

At The Comix Experience in San Francisco it was spotted by Lambiek colleague Bas Schuddeboom, in the “Real Life & Reportage” section even!

And here it is in Brighton, UK! Thanks Joan!

Facebook friend Gene Kannenberg Jr. went to some lenghts to photograph the book next to a glass of Three Philosophers Ale,...

A Day in the Life

I had a great time yesterday, drawing in the window of local bookstore De Nieuwe Boekhandel- here’s a graphic report of the day:

24 Hour Comics Day

This Saturday is 24 Hour Comics Day! Comic artists all over the world will attempt to create a 24-page comic in as many hours. It’s a great event in which I have taken part a few times – the last time in 2008 in comics store Lambiek, where I drew this:

This year, I won’t participate because I am sitting in a bookshop window for most of the day. So it will be a sort of mini-24-hour-comics-day for me; a 6-hour-comics-day probably. I’ll draw comics and cartoons for all to see, and sign my books i...