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Angela Boyle

 

Address: Bellingham, WA

E-mail: hello [at] angelabcomics.com

 

Interests:

Comics: sci-fi, nature, and science education (and pretty much everything)

Natural Science Illustration: mammals, bones, and dinosaurs

Proofreading: nature and comics

Professional info
 

With training in technical communication, natural science illustration, and cartooning, Angela combines these skills in both nonfiction and fiction books, be they comics or prose.  

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

Free Speech Handbook • November 2020

Horse Trouble • November 2020

Big Apple Diaries • October 2020

Constitutions • July 2020
Jukebox • June 2020

The Bubble • June 2020
History Comics: American Bison • May 2020

Jukebox • May 2020
History Comics: Mustangs • January 2020
History Comics: Challenger • October 2019

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 

Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Graphic Novel by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson 2018

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

Wedding Announcement  -  March 2018

Design wedding announcement postcard and illustrate a portrait of the couple. See front of postcard.

Jade EP  -  March 2016

Illustrate cover in watercolor; design album cover. See illustration. Music by Allison Preisinger.

It Is the Bad Time  -  Design Consultant  -  February 2016

Consult on design and file prep for horror anthology with 5 creators. Curated by Kazimir Lee Iskander.

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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. 

Adrift logo 2021

Update logo to rainbow colors. Offered multiple options.

Birthday Illustrations June 2020

Seven ink and watercolor portraits of baby girl and sister in different jobs.

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.

Father's Day Portrait June 2018

Portrait of father and daughter as Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee in pen and ink, and watercolor. Following the style of the 1980s animation.

Birthday Illustrations April 2018

Seven ink and watercolor portraits of baby girl in different jobs. See Portrait portfolio.

Glacier T-Shirt September 2017

"Glacier" text for a t-shirt, 8-color screen printing. See illustration.

The Loquitor October 2016

Gag without a caption for a caption contest. Alligator with person at a desk in it’s open mouth.

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.

Upper Valley Curling June 2016

Four comics about curling to advertise the Upper Valley Curling group. See illustration .

Round Mountain Fiber May 2016

Four birds from which the plumage inspired the yarn colorways. See Kestrel and Green Jay.

IBEX 2015

T-shirt illustration following specific criteria, both for size and subject. Presented a variety of ideas. Inked the accepted pitch for screen printing. Contracted through The Center for Cartoon Studies.

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

At Work in the Ruins December 2022

By Dougald Hine. Published by Chelsea Green.

The Great Regeneration December 2022

By Dorn Cox with Courtney White. Published by Chelsea Green.

The (Big) Year that Flew By November 2022

By Arjan Dwarshuis. Published by Chelsea Green.

Wildcrafted Vinegar May 2022

By Pascal Baudar. Published by Chelsea Green.

The Small-Scale Poultry Flock, Revised Edition April 2022

By Harvey Ussery. Published by Chelsea Green.

Cider Planet April 2022

By Claude Jolicoeur. Published by Chelsea Green.

Birds, Beasts, and Bedlam February 2022

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.

2020

Fermentation as Metaphor by Sandor Elix Katz. Published by Chelsea Green.

Bringing the Beaver Back by Brigit Strawbridge Howard. Published by Chelsea Green.

#futuregen by Brigit Strawbridge Howard. Published by Chelsea Green.

Koji Alchemy by Brigit Strawbridge Howard. Published by Chelsea Green.

2019

Dancing with Bees by Brigit Strawbridge Howard. Published by Chelsea Green.

Mid-Course Correction Revisited by Ray Anderson and John Lanier. Published by Chelsea Green.

2018

Nourishment  -  by Fred Provenza. Published by Chelsea Green.

Dirt to Soil  by Gabe Brown. Published by Chelsea Green.

Oil, Power, and War by Matthieu Auzanneau. Published by Chelsea Green.

The Call of the Reed Warbler by Charles Massy. Published by Chelsea Green.

The War on Bugs by Will Allen. Published by Chelsea Green.

Making Massive Small Change by Kelvin Campbell. Published by Chelsea Green.

2017

Conosaurus, website by Stephanie Zuppo.

2016

The Moon's Answer by Lana Ayers. Published by Egress Studio Press.

Talk Dirty to Me by Luke Howard. Published by Adhouse.

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Teaching

Inking with a Nib March 23, 2019

Dakota Art, Bellingham.

Illustration for Comics Summer 2018

Western Washington University, Extended Education in conjunction with the Design Department.

Introduction to Illustration Techniques Winter 2018

Western Washington University, Extended Education in conjunction with the Design Department.

 

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.

  • Grass-Fed Beef by Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger

  • Hoofprints on the Land by Ilse Kohler-Rollefson

  • 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 Manager:

  • The Alzheimer's Antidote by Amy Berger

  • The Art of Leading Collectively by Petra Kuenkel

  • Born on Third Base by Chuck Collins

  • Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth

  • Gods, Wasps and Stranglers by Mike Shanahan

  • Human Heart, Cosmic Heart by Tom Cowan

  • The Ketogenic Kitchen by Domini Kemp and Patricia Daly

  • Lean Logic by David Fleming

  • Matter and Desire by Andreas Weber, trans. Rory Bradley

  • Miraculous Abundance by Perrine and Charles Herve Gruyer

  • Parachuting Cats into Borneo by Alan AtKisson and Axel Kim

  • Salted and Cured by Jeffrey Roberts

  • Surviving the Future by David Fleming and Shaun Chamberlin

  • Tamed and Untamed by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Copyediting:

  • Cheddar by Gordon Edgar

  • The Essential Bernie Sanders by Jonathan Tasini

  • Fasting and Feasting by Andrew Mefferd

  • Letter to a Young Farmer by Gene Logsdon

  • Dreaming of Lions by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, new additions for reprint

  • The Ketogenic Kitchen by Domini Kemp and Patricia Daly, metric and British conversions

Proofreading:

  • Carbon Farming Solution by Eric Toensmeier

  • Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth

  • Gods, Wasps and Stranglers by Mike Shanahan

  • Horse-Powered Farming for the 21st Century by Stephen Leslie

  • Miracle Brew by Pete Brown

  • Rules for Revolutionaries by Becky Bond and Zack Exley

  • Your Baby's Microbiome by Toni Hartman and Alex Wakeford

Illustrations:

  • Soil-food web illustration

  • Tamed and Untamed by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, 4 illustrations

  • The Bio-Integrated Farm by Shawn and Stephanie Jadrnicek

  • The LDN Book by Linda Elsegood 

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Library Work

Ferndale Public Library February 2019 to February 2022

Page - check-in books and create displays as needed

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

Comic Shows

Bellingham Comic Arts Festival

2018

Bellingham ComiCon

2011-2014

Boston Zine Fest

2015

Exterminator City

Spring 2014

Jet City Comic Show

2011-2014

MASSive ComiCon

2016

MeCAF

           2015, 2016, 2017

MICExpo

2014 - 2015

Nonfiction Comics Minifest

2017

Olympia Comic Fest

2012-2014, 2018

Portland Zine Symposium

2012 - 2013

Raptor Con

2016

SPX 

2015

 

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, Bellingham, WA

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, Seattle, WA

Volume 2, January 2016, White River Junction, VT

Volume 3, December 2016, White River Junction, VT

Volume 4, December 2018, Bellingham, WA

Natural science comic anthology that I curated, edited, and laid out. I also included my own comic and illustrations. 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, Bellingham, WA

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

 

Seven Days: The Vermont Alt-weekly

August 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Comic page feature for The Center for Cartoon Studies.

 

 

Science as Art:

The Process and Product of Natural Science Illustration

Natural Science Illustration 2014 Anthology - Designer, Organizer

June 2013, Seattle, WA

Artist pages, appendix, and spot illustration for botanical and wildlife art.

Angela organized and laid out the anthology. Jody Marx headed the graphic design.

 

Inkt|Art, Volume 1, Issue 1

inktart.org  -  Submission

Winter 2013

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

 

Take Five: Weekly Arts Magazine

Bellingham Herald - Upon request

Winter 2013, Bellingham, WA

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

 

Bureau of Drawers

2012, Seattle, WA

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

 

Science: Fact and Fiction

Stumptown Underground - Submission

July 2012, Portland, OR

"Water Bear," 2 pages, pen and ink

Comic artist, written in conjunction with UW science student Marianne Cuenco

 

Flying Dodo Publications

Self-published, many publications

January 2011 - present

Comic artist and writer, complete list available at comics.flyingdodostudio.com.

 

Between the Lines

Edmond Community College  -  Submission

Fall 2011, Bellingham, WA

Black-and-white print magazine

Crows in Tree, linocut print

Exhibitions

Natural Science and Botanical Illustrators

April–August 2019

Aljoya, Mercer Island, WA 

Group show with the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Northwest

3 art pieces: Try Again and Hit the Sky (Fledgling Northern Flicker) (watercolor), From Root to Blood: The Lifecycle of the Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) (pen and ink), Feathers of a Bird Stick Together (Red-tailed Hawk) (watercolor)

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Comics Place Featured Artist

March/April 2018

Comics Place, Bellingham, WA 

Solo show including both comic and wildlife art, 12 art pieces

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Fruiting Bodies

November/December 2017

Push/Pull, Seattle, WA 

Mushroom-themed show with multiple artists.

3 art pieces: Darkening Walk (ink and colored pencil), Tea Time with Tapir (scratch board), Kaiju Mushroom (acrylic)

 

Kaiju

May/June 2017

Push/Pull, Seattle, WA

Kaiju-themed show with multiple artists. 

Art piece: Kaiju Mushroom (acrylic)

 

Everything But . . .

February/March 2016

Coolidge Hotel, White River Junction, VT

Fine art show with other artists I met through The Center for Cartoon Studies, 8 artists total. 

12 art pieces, variety of techniques

 

Featherless Flight

May 2015

Gargoyles Statuary, Seattle, WA

Wildlife art with my Natural Science Illustration certificate program 2014 graduating class. 

Art piece: The Fig: Hammer-Headed Fruit Bat Skull (Hypsignathus monstrosus) (scratchboard)

 

In Progress

April 2015

Howe Public Library, Ledyard Gallery, Hanover, NH

In-progress comic pages with other current students at The Center for Cartoon Studies (pen and ink)

 

Pacific Northwest Birds

November 2014

Central Cinema, Seattle, WA

Wildlife art with my Natural Science Illustration certificate program 2014 graduating class.

Art piece: First Try, Fledgling Red-Shafted Northern Flicker (watercolor)

 

New England Wildlife

October 2014

Habitat Massechuesetts Audobon Sanctuary, Belmont, MA

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators - New England chapter, group show.

 

Cafe Bambino

July 2014

Seattle, WA

Solo show including both comic and wildlife art.

 

Science as Art:
The process and product of natural science illustration

June 26, 2013 - October 2014

Burke Museum - a Smithsonian Institution, Seattle, WA

November 2014 - October 2015

Hall Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Botanical and wildlife art with my Natural Science Illustration certificate program 2014 graduating class.

Art piece: View within a Red Fox (watercolor, pen and ink)

 

Valentine's Day Show

February 14, 2013

Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA

Comic art with the Bureau of Drawers, Drink and Draw group. 

2 art pieces.

 

Ink Tub Art Show

November 17, 2012

Egress Studio, Bellingham, WA

Comic and wild life art with Anita Boyle at her Egress Studio location.

 

Volunteer Work

Real Change

Freelance Illustrator  -  â€‹May 2013 - August 2014

Create illustrations to accompany books reviews in Real Change, a non-profit organization in Seattle that works with the homeless and under-paid. The illustrations often include botanical and wildlife art.

 

Technical Communication

Book Reviewer​  –  April 2009 - August 2014

Society for Technical Communication's quarterly magazine.

Write reviews of books relating to the job of a technical writer.

Reviews include:

#tweetsmart: 25 Twitter Projects to Help You Build Your Community by J. S. McDougall

See What I Mean: How to Use Comics to Communicate Ideas by Kevin Cheng

Setting the Scene: The Art and Evolution of Animation Layout by Fraser MacLean

Understanding Color: An Introduction for Designers by Linda Holtzschue

Mosquito Marketing for Authors by Michelle Dunn

Will Write for Food by Dianne Jacobs

Origins of the Specious by Patricia T. Conner and Stewart Kellerman

Blogging for Fame and Fortune by Jason S. Rich

 

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