Ballet Des Moines Artist Residency
Over the course of six weeks I participated in the Ballet Des Moines Artist-In-Residence Program, working on-site to create a 10-page comic book and multiple original drawings. The residency program concluded with an art showcase at Mainframe Studios.
My original project pitch to Ballet Des Moines:
“The ballet and comics are two art forms that have never properly met. I'd like to make that introduction. My project concept is to merge these two platforms into a visual story, inspired by the sequential storytelling nature of comics, graphic novels and comic strips, and explore a day in the life of one dancer — full of heart and light humor.”
Photos from the Ballet Des Moines Artist-in-Residency showcase at Mainframe Studios:
Original ink drawings inspired by the Ballet Des Moines Artist-in-Residency:
Captured moments of dancers at rest ended up being some of my favorite drawings.
Many of these sketches and poses informed the art of the comic book.
