One of my favorite lines from a movie is from Super 8, when Joe Lamb, who recently lost his mother in a tragic work accident, tells the alien who has been captive and tortured by humans for decades, “I know bad things happen.
Hi. Thank you. I use Procreate and sometimes Affinity Designer & Publisher. I do some things in print. I have 2 books of comics that I self published on Amazon. (Plus a bunch of knitting books.)
This is potent. Your ancestors worked the mills of NH?! I wonder whether they crossed paths with mine who were in Suncook/Manchester mills in the last centuries. The more I share my stories and read stories such as yours, the more I feel the world divided along lines of "how do you care about others?" than lines of family, tribe, genes, or geography. Looking forward to your stories.
It was the 1920s when my great grandfather worked there. I don’t know where exactly. He went to NH to get a better job after being a coal miner. Alas he died a few years later. Probably from alcoholism but I haven’t gotten his death certificate yet.
Yeah there are so many ways to connect. I don’t believe our roots are all genetic or geographical. There are so many things we learn and experience in our lives, we are growing new roots all the time!
So wrenching, so touching. Thank you Donna for saying all this that is in my mind as well. My heart trembles for the immigrants here today who will experience much sorrow in the next four years...
wow Donna!!! I think this is spectacular the art the multi-media artfulness! the combining of history and personal memoir!!!!! Is this available as a zine”??
This is just brilliant! Wonderful, wonderful work
Thank you so much.
Wow. Thank you for sharing your story of your ancestors coming to America!
These are so striking! What are you using to design the pages? And are you publishing on paper?
Hi. Thank you. I use Procreate and sometimes Affinity Designer & Publisher. I do some things in print. I have 2 books of comics that I self published on Amazon. (Plus a bunch of knitting books.)
This is potent. Your ancestors worked the mills of NH?! I wonder whether they crossed paths with mine who were in Suncook/Manchester mills in the last centuries. The more I share my stories and read stories such as yours, the more I feel the world divided along lines of "how do you care about others?" than lines of family, tribe, genes, or geography. Looking forward to your stories.
It was the 1920s when my great grandfather worked there. I don’t know where exactly. He went to NH to get a better job after being a coal miner. Alas he died a few years later. Probably from alcoholism but I haven’t gotten his death certificate yet.
Yeah there are so many ways to connect. I don’t believe our roots are all genetic or geographical. There are so many things we learn and experience in our lives, we are growing new roots all the time!
So wrenching, so touching. Thank you Donna for saying all this that is in my mind as well. My heart trembles for the immigrants here today who will experience much sorrow in the next four years...
Thank you Beth. Yes. It’s all really worrisome and sad right now.
wow Donna!!! I think this is spectacular the art the multi-media artfulness! the combining of history and personal memoir!!!!! Is this available as a zine”??
Donna this is terrific
Thank you, Tom!
(I hope we put it in The Divide?!)
No, we didn’t! Is it too late? I didn’t even think of that.