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Creative Spaces: The Oregonian talks to Portland creators about where they work.

Periscope Studio — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:01 +0000

Erika Moen and Periscope made it onto the front page of the O! section in The Sunday Oregonian.
Read the article at Oregon Live.
Photo by Beth Nakamura. Here it is annotated by Erika.

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Erika Moen Demonstrates her process

Periscope Studio — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:00:06 +0000

Erika Moen has posted up a recent step-by-step guide for her collage piece, “St. Artichoke.”

Check out the finished piece below and then stop by the blog to see how she made it.

Link to Erika’s blog

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Erika Moen at TCAF, May 8-9 in Toronto

Periscope Studio — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:56:55 +0000

Erika will be a guest this weekend, May 8th and 9th, at TCAF, the Toronto Comics Art Festival. She’ll have copies of her new book DAR, Volume 2. Go visit her table and take a look!

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Stumptown Art Exhibit

Periscope Studio — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:47:10 +0000

Artists Reception: Thursday, April 1, 2010 6:pm – 9:pm
Gallery runs through Monday, May 31, 2010.

Portland Center for the Performing Arts, the Stumptown Comics Foundation, and Sequential Art Gallery are excited to present the 6th annual Stumptown Comics Art Show, coinciding with Portland’s third annual Portland Comic Book Month. The exhibit this year showcases an unprecedented 40+ artists, ranging from local to international professionals and emerging talent, with 80 pieces of comic book and illustrated art.

Opening reception will be hosted at PCPA on First Thursday, April 1, from 6-9pm. Mayor Sam Adams will be in attendance to read the official proclamation of April as Portland’s Comic Book Month, and many of the participating artists will also be on hand throughout the evening. Catering and drinks for the event will be provided by PCPA’s ArtBar and MacTarnahan’s Brewing.

Free guided tours featuring the exhibit as well as other local galleries will be provided to attendees of the Stumptown Comics Fest (April 24-25; www.stumptowncomics.com). The Stumptown Comics Art Show will be available for viewing throughout April and May in the Antoinette Hatfield Hall of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts at 1111 SW Broadway (10am-5pm, Monday-Saturday; www.pcpa.org). Periscope’s Dylan Meconis, Erika Moen, and Susan Tardif will be part of the exhibit. For a complete list of artists please visit www.sequentialartgallery.com.

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Erika Moen interview

Periscope Studio — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:40:57 +0000

Erika Moen was interviewed at Emerald City Comicon by the folks at Sutmptown Trade Review.

The audio is at their site.

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Erika Moen designs a cover.

Steve Lieber — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:57:34 +0000

Over at her Livejournal, Erika’s put up a step-by-step look at her process for designing the cover to DAR Volume Two.

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First Thursday: robot vs ponies

Periscope Studio — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:40:40 +0000

Another First Thursday, another gallery opening that features work from our studio members. And this month there’s two shows!

Erika Moen, Terri Nelson, Cat Farris, and a string of other artists contribute their modified My Little Ponies to the OMG PWN!ES group exhibition at The Sequential Art Gallery. There will be tentacles until January. The opening reception begins at 6pm.

Paul Guinan moved his 25 piece Boilerplate robot art show from the ArtBar over to the Pearl Room at Powell’s Books on Burnside. A second, and last chance, to catch this show, it runs until the first weekend of January. The Thursday reception begins at 6:30pm. Paul will sketch in copies of the robot’s book.

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OMG PWN!ES!

Terri — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:56:12 +0000

OMG PWN!ES at the Sequential Art Gallery

Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6 to 10 PM, Sequential Art Gallery, 328 NW Broadway, Portland OR:

It’s a pony show! Studio members Erika Moen, Terri Nelson and Cat Farris have modified My Little Ponies in various amazing and wonderful ways. Go see’em!

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Confessions of an Immature Pervert: Erika Moen Overcomes Puritanism

Periscope Studio — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:07:29 +0000

Those who still think young women’s diaries are full of blushing and crushes will be shocked by Erika Moen’s online journal. DAR! A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary is a webcomic that can be raw, ribald, and revelatory. The strips are always insightful and funny, although firmly adult.
Johanna Draper Carlson talks to Erika Moen at Publishers Weekly about DAR

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Colleen and Erika- the best.

Periscope Studio — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:25:14 +0000

Copies of the Best Erotic Comics 2009 anthology just arrived at the studio today. It features work from two Periscope members: Colleen Coover and Erika Moen.

Colleen Coover and Erika Moen are in Best Erotic Comics 2009.

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