BY NOEL FRANKLIN Noel Franklin is a Seattle-based performance poet and visual artist with an academic background in fine arts printmaking. Her poetry has garnered a Seattle Arts Commission grant, a Jack Straw Foundation Fellowship and placement on Seattle’s National Poetry Slam team. Her visual art has been exhibited in Seattle, Sacramento and San Francisco. … Continue reading
BY NOEL FRANKLIN Last Call #1: OK Hotel, Seattle An introduction to the series: Last Call developed from my research for a potential graphic novel. As a beginning comics creator, I felt this project would do double-duty: it’s a way to practice the art form while accumulating an image bank to draw from in future, … Continue reading
BY NOEL FRANKLIN Last Call #1: OK Hotel, Seattle CREDITS I’d like to thank Steve Freeborn, Tia Matthies, Raymond Kempe, Patrick Barber and Ron Carnell for sharing stories. In addition, I referenced the work of the following artist: Jim Carey (Steve Freeborn and Tia Matthies, Page 2, Panel 1), Friese Undine (Steve Freeborn, Page 1, … Continue reading
