I need a blurb to describe the Workshop-- can you help?
Yes-- each WORKSHOP page description starts with a paragraph that can be cut and pasted into press releases or your monthly newsletter to help you explain what our workshop is all about.
What exactly does your workshop cover?
Each description covers the A-Z of the workshops we offer. If you still have questions don't hesitate to email one of us: Andy@hebsandfish.com or Veronica@hebsandfish.com
Your workshop is more expensive than (fill in the blank)'s Workshop-- why?
Andy and Veronica are truly working artistic professionals. With 20 years of freelance art and teaching experience between them, from adult, to university to teen levels, they bring knowledge and purpose to all their workshop sessions.Besides doing workshops on comic art and manga, Andy and Veronica are respected faculty members of the Worcester Art Museum, providing quality instruction for serious art students as well as portfolio preparation for perspective art students.
In addition, Andy is an adjunct professor of graphic novel art at Emerson College in Boston, as well as the author of FOUR How To Books from Quintet Publishing in London-- and six graphic novels.
Besides being a very accomplished comic book artist, Veronica is a respected gallery artist as well-- her work has hung in galleries all over the United States and continues to be a popular component to gallery shows in New York and Los Angeles. PLUS, finding a professional FEMALE Manga and Comics artist is pretty rare and can be very inspiring to your female audience.
Do a Google Search for either of them and you'll find out they are the real deal-- Andy even has an entry on Wiki.We believe it is this quality and commitment to an understanding of all kinds of visual art, from comic books to contemporary galleries, has set us apart from others.
What do you need for your sessions?We prefer a dry-erase board or pad of paper to use in front of the students. If one is not available, we have a small portable white board that just requires a desk or otherwise to bring up to the student's eye level.We also require pencils and paper for each student. We ask this because only the venue can know roughly the number of attendees up until even the hour before the session starts.
Are you sure you don't do workshops for kids under 11 years old?Yes, we're sure. There are TONS of storytellers and artists who are available to do sessions with the younger kids-- but there is a big need for quality demonstration for teens through adults.
Where are you coming from?We commute to your venue from Worcester, Massachusetts. We ask for a $30 travel fee if your venue is outside Worcester County.Where have you been?We have traveled to all corners of the state, from Cape Cod to Stockbridge to Boston to Shelburne Falls, to Nantucket and all in between. We occasionally visit Northern Connecticut and Rhode Island. Check our MAP PAGE to see where we've been.
If I refer another library or venue and they book, do I get a discount?
If you recommend us or our program to fellow librarians and they book with us, we will waive our travel fee for your next booking. If you refer a close/neighboring venue and they book the same day so we can cut down on travel, we will waive the travel fee for both parties.
Do you offer any discounts at anytime?
We do an annual special for previously booked libraries, usually no travel fee or "Refer a Friend" promotions.
Do we get a discount if we book more than one program?Each circumstance is different. If you book a week of sessions, we are open to negotiating an incentive. If you recommend a neighboring (or relatively close) venue and they book the same day / different time as your workshop, we will waive the travel fee for both parties.
