#Sarah kempa

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Sarah Kempa.

Bio: My cartoons and comics have appeared in various publications, including The New Yorker and McSweeney’s. I also had a short little comic-activity book published with AMU titled, Where Did My Roommate Put My Charger?: A Kind-Of Activity Book for Kind-Of Adults.

Find this print here!

Book link

Excerpt from book

This is my favorite cartoon they've published, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my true favorite (no offense cartoon!) which is this comic, done in honor of Dolly Parton and the Moderna vaccine.

Tools of choice: I draw all cartoons I pitch to The New Yorker on an ipad using Procreate.... I will forever appreciate the grace it gives me in making mistakes, and the speed of switching tools and adding a wash. I draw anywhere from 7-10 cartoons a week to pitch to the New Yorker, which for me honestly feels like a lot of drawing!! (Bravo to all the other cartoonists who accomplish such a feat without breaking a sweat!)

For the cartoons I pitch, I don't need everything to be perfect, but I do want it to feel like it could be a cartoon in the magazine, so I do my best to add a wash and make them look the part. The most wonderful thing about Procreate is I can do all that while sitting on the sofa watching/not watching Real Housewives, with a small dachshund napping on my lap, and not spill one drop of ink. Just as the cartoon gods intended!

For idea generation, I use Strathmore recycled newsprint, essentially a giant 18x24 pad of scrap paper. I will cuddle up with this pad and go through my different idea generation exercises, until I find something I want to make into a cartoon. The paper is nothing fancy, and I can fill it up with as many things as I want without running out of space. It seems like it's not very practical or portable, but I actually find it to be the opposite. I carry it around the apartment with me, take it outside, use it as a tray to move my workstation from the sofa to table, and have even leveraged a sheet or too as wrapping paper! It's perfect. I use these Muji gel ink pens with it and they pair nicely.

Tool I wish I could use better: Right now I'm working on using watercolors. I like the idea of bringing a little portable watercolor set to the park, and then painting nature, but those are both things I have never put into practice, but sound really nice in theory. 

Tool I wish existed: I always make a mess whenever I use ink, wash, water colors, pastels... you name it. I'm thinking it would be nice to have those invisible ink markers that only work on a certain type of paper, but instead with markers, my paints, pastels, inks, etc that I can't use without making a mess.

Tricks: I'm trying to quite literally do less. I burn out creatively more easily these days, so I'm making the decision to do less, and affirm to myself that it is okay. :) Maybe that means submitting less cartoons in a batch, or not drawing everything I think of that could be a cartoon, just trying to be a bit more intentional to keep the burn out away.

Website, etc.

My book! I think it would make a good gift? 

Instagram

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If you enjoy this blog, and would like to contribute to labor and maintenance costs, there is a Patreon, and if you’d like to buy me a cup of coffee, there is a Ko-Fi  account as well! I do this blog for free because accessible arts education is important to me, and your support helps a lot! You can also find more posts about art supplies on Case’s Instagram and Twitter! Thank you!

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Welcome to Dollyworld!

By Sarah Kempa

April 6, 2021

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A cartoon by Sarah Kempa. Shop cartoons: http://nyer.cm/eNvZv3o (at Forest Hills Financial Group, Inc.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaU4_w4Ln6CEUzmfC4Y0I8mULrN6zIwzYPNU4c0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Caption Contest Cartoon by Sarah Kempa My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #775 buff.ly/3uXTa2h #SarahKempa #TheNewYorker #Dinosaur #Meteor #Band #Cartoon #CaptionContest https://www.instagram.com/p/CU4A-ROsH8c/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Sarah Kempa

An interview with Sarah Kempa, the cartoonist and illustrator behind Aunt Sarah Draws

What does your typical day look like right now? Is this a big departure from your pre-Covid routine?

I work full time as a UX designer, so it’s always been important for me to spend the first part of my morning drawing. My alarm goes off around 6:45am and I get up and make coffee. I generally will spend the next couple hours hydrating on water and coffee, while going through different creative exercises—maybe some drawing warmups, creating lists, sketching ideas, or writing. I’ll generally switch gears into my job around 9am, working until 5pm most weekdays. After work I will go for a run, cook dinner, and spend some time reflecting on the day. I don’t generally draw in the evenings, but oftentimes I will write if there’s something on my mind.

In many ways this is quite different from my pre-Covid routine, which now in retrospect seems like I was doing way too much. I used to wake up every morning at 6am and go for a run, I had a long commute so I would draw on my commute both ways, and then cook dinner and draw more in the evenings. I think in some ways it was easier to draw more then because the mode in which I was seeing people or commuting provided some energy. It’s definitely more challenging and exhausting to be tied to video calls every day.

Do you normally have any rituals or superstitions that you rely on for getting your work done?

Oh hm, I’m not that superstitious, not unless I’m watching sports. I do set a lot of mini-goals at the start of the year and throughout the year. Some I try to be specific achievements or things to work towards, like getting published in a magazine I have so much love for, and others are things that I can just do (like take a number of classes, or write once a week, or email someone whose work I admire). I find then that in some ways it helps push me forward and grow, and that I start to hit the other specific, achievement-type goals.

https://subtlemaneuvers.substack.com/p/aunt-sarah-kempa-routine

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TV Game Shows Inspired by Online Dating

Kathryn Kvas, Sarah Kempa, and Irving Ruan propose a satirical list of ideas for TV game shows inspired by the disheartening world of online dating. from Humor, Satire, and Cartoons https://ift.tt/349YIer from Blogger https://ift.tt/319vESk

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TV Game Shows Inspired by Online Dating

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TV Game Shows Inspired by Online Dating

Kathryn Kvas, Sarah Kempa, and Irving Ruan propose a satirical list of ideas for TV game shows inspired by the disheartening world of online dating.

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A cartoon by Sarah Kempa. #NewYorkerCartoons (at Kew Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV6n_ZujQTqg4yEldeZAfDAKHakD4Vc6HfQRTs0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A cartoon by Sarah Kempa. #NewYorkerCartoons https://www.instagram.com/p/CT8Gvl3LOi7nM9T9X0gRaoe5Uz1WBA5BB9IXpo0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A cartoon by Sarah Kempa. Shop cartoons: http://nyer.cm/RhxNvIR https://www.instagram.com/p/CTQf-49DSawIZvSVxQMhBQBBjFXbzyVn1bMBho0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Where Are They Now? Your Favorite Childhood Cartoon Characters in Today’s Workforce

Megan Schwartz and Sarah Kempa offer a humorous illustrated update to the career trajectories of several beloved cartoon characters, including Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Curious George, Lisa Simpson, Daffy Duck, and more. from Humor, Satire, and Cartoons https://ift.tt/38Ppqs8 from Blogger https://ift.tt/38RVQ5h

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A Pep Talk for My Wardrobe

Sarah Kempa humorously writes and illustrates a pep talk for a person’s wardrobe of jumpsuits. from Humor, Satire, and Cartoons https://ift.tt/31TU1AB from Blogger https://ift.tt/2PoublY

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Reasons I Imagine People Change Their Hair Styles

Irving Ruan and Sarah Kempa humorously illustrate the motivations behind hair-style changes. from Humor, Satire, and Cartoons http://bit.ly/2WRBNO6 from Blogger http://bit.ly/2UeB87K

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Reasons I Imagine People Change Their Hair Styles

Irving Ruan and Sarah Kempa humorously illustrate the motivations behind hair-style changes. from Humor, Satire, and Cartoons http://bit.ly/2WRBNO6 from Blogger http://bit.ly/2uRotO3