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OH!CON at Taigh Chearsabhagh
OH!CON comes to North Uist for the first time!
We're thrilled that Taigh Chearsabhagh are hosting two OH!CON workshops. Top artist, Kate Leiper, will be showing you how to draw your dragon, and comics genius, Paul Bristow, will help you create scary stories in your very own comic!
And that's not all! The Taigh Chearsabhagh office will be transformed into a comic den for the day. There'll be comfy cushions and a selection of illustrated novels to read, plus desk space and pens if you want to draw your own. This space will be available until 4pm, for anyone who fancies hanging out with fellow comic fans.
How to draw your dragon
A dragon drawing masterclass with Kate Leiper
- When and where: Saturday 11 October, 10:45am to 12:15pm at Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy.
- Suitable for: children age 8 and up
- Cost: Free, but booking is essential.
Discover how to draw your very own dragon, with Kate Leiper (illustrator of ‘An Illustrated Treasury of Dragon Tales’). Whether your dragon is a ferocious, fire-breathing beast or a masterfully mischievous monster, this is your chance to bring it to life on the page.
More details and book a place for Kate Leiper (Taigh Chearsabhagh box office)
When not in the studio, she loves getting out and about to meet with fellow book readers and budding illustrators of all ages.
Sharing Scary Stories
A fun comic creating workshop with Paul Bristow
- When and where: Saturday 11 October, 1pm to 2:30pm at Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy.
- Suitable for: children age 8 and up
- Cost: Free, but booking is essential.
Join comic writer and storyteller Paul Bristow, to hear some spooky stories and then work together to create your own comic to scare your friends and family.
More details and book a place for Paul Bristow (Taigh Chearsabhagh box office)
Paul is the founder of Magic Torch Comics CIC, who work all over Scotland to help people tell stories using comics. Those stories have included moments from Scottish history, forgotten folklore and superhero epics – all created collaboratively with young people and a team of artists.
You can read some of those comics online for free, including the current project, Multiverse Academy, a year-long comic story created in community workshops.
See Outer Hebrides Heroes, the comic that Paul created with local schools for OH!CON 2022.
Paul's website: Magic Torch Comics
Booking both workshops?
If you are booking both workshops and would like your child to stay at Taigh Chearsabhagh over the lunch break, we will have a supervised lunch table and play in the courtyard. Please email susannah@taigh-chearsabhagh.org to book this additional time.