Thursday, August 21, 2008
AAEC - Cartoonist Profile
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John Auchter
Personal
John has the complete inability to eat a salad without getting all sorts of stuff stuck in between his teeth.... (Oh, not that personal.) Born in Pennsylvania, raised in South Carolina and Michigan, John started drawing comics when he was eight-years-old. He's married now (to his high-school sweetheart), has three beautiful children, two needy cats, and a technical communications consulting business, but can still be found more often than not hunched over his drawing table.
Education
John has a Bachelor of Science degree in Scientific and Technical Communications with a minor in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University. This would be the proverbial "road less traveled" to a career in cartooning.
Awards
John’s cartoons have been stuck on refrigerators, office cubicles, and bulletin boards -- the highest award a cartoonist can hope for. He has drawn comics for various newspapers, magazines, companies, and websites. In April 2002, John had a gallery show at the Weston Theatre and Gallery in Grand Rapids entitled, “I Love West Michigan! …but I Sure Have a Funny Way of Showing It.” It showcased his work from the Grand Rapids Family Magazine and the Grand Rapids Business Journal. If you missed it, give him a call -- he might still have some free mints.
Quote
Everybody can draw. John is living proof of this. Through practice and a willingness to take chances, he has taken a seed of meager artistic talent and grown it into a flourishing hibiscus of meager artistic talent.
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Typically I talk with elementary, junior high, and high school students about what cartoonists do and related careers. |
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varies |
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The more notice, the better. But at least two weeks. |
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Contact me. |
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Lots of paper and lots of pencils. |
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