Haiku Comics Workshop – 8-week series
October 11 @ 1:00 pm – November 29 @ 3:00 pm
In Person Yume Japanese Gardens
$275 Non-Member / $220 Member
Class Capacity 15, Recommended for Ages 14+
SUNDAYS, OCTOBER 11, 18, 25, NOVEMBER 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
“This class combines the subtle minimalism of Japanese haiku poetry and the versatile visual imagery of comics (manga). Each session invites participants to capture small, beautiful moments from daily life that often go unnoticed. Through guided instruction, reflection, gentle prompts, and supportive group sharing, we will explore the structure and principles of haiku alongside the fundamentals of comics. Participants will develop their own illustrated narrative poems while building tools for self-expression, insight, and creative confidence.
Our art-making sessions will include mindfulness practices, guided visualizations, and somatic (mind–body–spirit) awareness exercises to help participants connect more deeply with their experiences.
Recommended Art Materials:
A Strathmore 300 Series Bristol sketchbook is included.
Additional suggested supplies:*
- Sakura Pigma Micron Set of 3 Black Pens, Size 01
https://artistcraftsman.com/sakura-pigma-micron-pens-01-black-set-of-3/ - Sakura Pigma Micron Pen, Size 08, Black Felt Tip Artist Drawing Pen
https://artistcraftsman.com/sakura-pigma-micron-pens/ - Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Artist Pens, Black
https://artistcraftsman.com/drawing/pens/faber-castell-pitt-big-brush-artist-pens-black/
*These supplies are suggested but not required. The instructor will provide them if needed.
instructor
Lin Lucas
Lin Lucas is a multi-disciplinary ritual-artist, educator, and ancestral lineage healing practitioner whose teaching practice centers the reactivation of intuition. Lin has taught youth and adult graphic narrative courses for a wide variety of schools and arts organizations in Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, and Tucson. His work is an extension of his interest in Chan Buddhism and the Japanese art of butoh; it is grounded in a desire to reclaim the transformative role of dreamers in community.
Lin’s published comics and short fiction have appeared in Top Shelf Comics anthologies, the Xeric Award-winning Two-Fisted Science, the French anthology Le Dernier Nerone, Split Rock Review, Genesis Science Fiction Magazine, and the Genesis II Anthology. “