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Angela Boyle

Address: Bellingham, WA

E-mail: hello [at] angelabcomics.com

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Specific Interests (though pretty much everything):

Design: sci-fi, nature, and science education

Illustration: mammals, bones, and dinosaurs

Proofreading: nature and comics

Experience

Freelance Designer

Lettering Setup​  -  First Second

Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams and Karen Scheemann• November 2022

Continental Drifter • October 2022

Homicide, Book 2 • September 2022

Ruined • August 2022

The He-Man Effect by Brian "Box" Brown • June 2022

Dictatorship • May 2022

Bea Wolf by Weinersmith and Boulet • March 2022

Homicide, Book 1 • March 2022

In Limbo • February 2022

Shuna's Journey by Haiyo Miyakzaki• November 2021

Now Let Me Fly by Ronald Wimberly and Brahm Revel • November 2021

Belle • October 2021Einstein • September 2021

History Comics: Transcontinental Railroad • August 2021

Demon in the Woods • July 2021

Why the People • May 2021

So Much for Love • March 2021

Himawari House • February 2021

Forever Friends • January 2021 

The Greatest Thing • January 2021

Twisting Time - Megan Archer  -  2022

Layout book for color PDF and black-and-white print.

Sue C. Boynton Poetry Broadsides and Zine  -  2021, 2022

Lay out poetry broadside for the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest winners and merit awards. Layout zine collection of all winners.

Lettering and Layout  -  First Second

Clash of Clans: Book 2 by Gene Yang and Les McClaine 2023 

Clash of Clans: Book 1 by Gene Yang and Les McClaine 2023 

History Comics: Roanoke Mystery by Chris Schweizer 2020

History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire by Kate Hannigan 2019

Island Book by Evan Dahm 2019

The Nameless City: The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks 2018

Head Games by Craig McDonald 2016

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Freelance Illustrator 

Sue C. Boynton Poetry Broadsides 2011–14, 2018–2022

Poetry broadside illustrations for the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest winners and merit awards. 

Artema Issue #1 (2017), Issue #2  (2019), Issue #3 (2020)

24-page comic written by Rachel Cholst. Lay out the minicomic. See the website. Published by Rachel Cholst.

Vermont Folklife Center, The Most Costly Journey September 2016

6-page comic based on a transcript for an interview with migrant farm workers in Vermont. Provided in English and Spanish. See the project.

Shing Khor, Blood Root, Issue #1 June 2014

Black-and-white illustration of the life cycle of Sanguinaria canadensis, bloodroot, the flower for which the comic anthology is named. See illustration. Published by Sawdust Press.

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Freelance Proofreader (Chelsea Green Publishing)

2022

At Work in the Ruins by Dougald Hine. Published by Chelsea Green.

The (Big) Year that Flew By by Arjan Dwarshuis. Published by Chelsea Green.

Wildcrafted Vinegar by Pascal Baudar. Published by Chelsea Green.

The Small-Scale Poultry Flock, Revised Edition by Harvey Ussery. Published by Chelsea Green.

Cider Planet by Claude Jolicoeur. Published by Chelsea Green.

Birds, Beasts, and Bedlam by Derek Gow. Published by Chelsea Green.

2021

Energetic Herbalism by Kat Maier. Published by Chelsea Green.

Cold-Hardy Fruits and Nuts by Scott Serrano and Allyson Levy. Published by Chelsea Green.

Fermentation Journey by Sandor Ellix Katz. Published by Chelsea Green.

The Forager Chef's Book of Flora by Alan Bergo. Published by Chelsea Green.

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Chelsea Green Publishing

Freelance Marketing and Audio Editor December 2022 to present

Edit marketing text such as cover copy and pamphlets. Revise book manuscripts for audio-book recording, and review audio files against script. Work includes The Meaning of Geese by Nick Acheson; Seed Detective by Adam Alexander; What Remains by Rupert Callender.

Freelance Production Assistant February to December 2022

Ensure projects are produced on schedule and edit marketing text such as cover copy and pamphlets.

  • Seed Detective by Adam Alexander

  • Grass-Fed Beef by Ridge Shinn and Lynn Pledger
  • Hoofprints on the Land by Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
  • Meaning of Geese by Nick Acheson
  • What Remains? by Rupert Callender

Production Assistant June 2015 to August 2017

Copy edit manuscripts and ensure projects are produced on schedule.

  • Production management includes Gods, Wasps and Stranglers by Mike Shanahan​; Salted and Cured by Jeffrey Roberts; and Tamed and Untamed by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.

  • Copyediting includes Cheddar by Gordon Edgar; The Essential Bernie Sanders by Jonathan Tasini; and Dreaming of Lions by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, new additions for reprint.

  • Proofreading includes Carbon Farming Solution by Eric Toensmeier; Horse-Powered Farming for the 21st Century by Stephen Leslie; and Miracle Brew by Pete Brown.

  • Illustrations include: Soil-food web illustration; Tamed and Untamed by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, 4 illustrations; and The Bio-Integrated Farm by Shawn and Stephanie Jadrnicek.

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Library Work

Ferndale Public Library • February 2019 to February 2022 • Page - check-in books; create displays 

Schulz Library, The Center for Cartoon Studies 

Blog Writer  -  February 2015 to present  -  Write blog posts about CCS-related topics 

Assistant Librarian  -  March 2015 to May 2015  -  Maintain and procure books

 

Tyler Technologies

Senior Information Architect April 2006 to August 2014

Write help, including procedures and conceptual topics. Aid in user interface design. Design visual elements, such as button icons and flow charts. Write and create videos and interactive training for end users and internal users. Focus on Eden's Personnel suite, Eden's implementation of Tyler Dashboard, Tyler CAFR Statement Builders, and Insight Extensions by Tyler Technologies.

 

Programs

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Clip Studio Paint Pro

Microsoft Office Suite

Education 

MFA in Cartooning

Center for Cartoon Studies

September ​2014 - May 2016

Two year program covering all aspects of cartooning. Concludes with a thesis project over the course of the second year. Thesis advisor: Anders Nilsen.

 

Natural Science Illustration certificate

University of Washington, Continuing Education

September ​2013 - June 2014

Nine-month certificate program with twenty students in the program, focusing on botanical and wildlife art. Learned a variety of media: watercolor, ink, graphite, carbon dust, silverpoint, drafting film.  Learned about invertebrates, birds, and mammals. Covered Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign.

 

Bachelor of Science in Technical Communications

University of Washington

​2000-2004

Technical Communications focuses on writing for readers. The program included writing, editing, creating web design, and learning various applications.

Publications

Maker Comics: Live Sustainably • First Second •  April 2022

Author. Art by Les McClaine.

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Threadbare Memories • Flying Dodo Publications •  August 2021

Graphic novel publication of original webcomic: tmcomic.flyingdodostudio.com. Successful Kickstarter.

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Awesome 'Possum • Flying Dodo Publications  -  Editor, Curator

Volume 1, September 2014; Volume 2, January 2016; Volume 3, December 2016; Volume 4, December 2018.

Natural science comic anthology that I curated, edited, and laid out. Printing successfully funded through Kickstarter. Volume 3 won gold at PubWest 2017 for Graphic Album - New Material, and is a winner of Self-Published Cover in Adult Nonfiction for the New York Book Show 2017.
 

Her Blood and Bone • Flying Dodo Publications • January 2018

Collection of illustrations and flash fiction; 66 pages, black and white. Successful Kickstarter.

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Seven Days: The Vermont Alt-weekly • August 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Comic page feature for The Center for Cartoon Studies.

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Inkt|Art, Volume 1, Issue 1 • inktart.org  • Winter 2013

Gertrude, pen and ink: 1) Secrets; 2) Fingers; 3) Baby: Trial and Error; 4) Unique Shoes; 5) Calamari

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Take Five: Weekly Arts Magazine  • Bellingham Herald • Winter 2013

Cover art highlighting Bellingham ComiCon: Squid Love, Alia in the Woods, Flying Kites

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Bureau of Drawers • 2012

Volume B (June 2012)  -  "Bubbles," 4 pages; ink and brush, digital colors

Volume C (September 2012)  -  "Corner of Imagination," 7 pages; watercolor, pen and ink

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Science: Fact and Fiction • Stumptown Underground • July 2012

"Water Bear," 2 pages, pen and ink. Artist, written in conjunction with UW science student Marianne Cuenco.

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