Tag Archives: art

New poetry book!

October 12, 2022Uncategorizedart, chapbook, poems, poetry, publicationFranky Frances Cannon

Great news: BOTTLECAP PRESS based in LA has published my new poetry chapbook, Sagittaria. Order your copy of Sagittaria at Bottlecap Press

Sketchbook Coloring Book

September 14, 2022Uncategorizedart, book, franky frances cannon, project, sketchesFranky Frances Cannon

I combed through a dozen of my sketchbooks, scanned my drawings, and created a coloring book. You can see Harriet in action, coloring the pages enthusiastically.

Block-print-zine

September 14, 2022Uncategorizedart, blockprint, comics, franky frances cannon, loon, printmakingFranky Frances Cannon

One of my favorite art mediums is relief printmaking, either woodcuts or linocuts. Up until this month, I had not yet thought to create a block-print-zine, and by Jove, it worked out swimmingly!

Giant poetry scroll for Art Hop

September 14, 2022Uncategorizedart, franky frances cannon, ink, poem, poetry, scrollFranky Frances Cannon

SEABA, or the South End Arts and Business Association of Burlington, VT, awarded me a mini-grant to create an installation for the annual South End Art Hop on Pine Street. I painted this tall illuminated poetry scroll in ink.

Ladybroad Ledger Comics!

September 14, 2022Uncategorizedart, comics, drawings, franky frances cannon, publication, sketches, vermont, writingFranky Frances Cannon

The Ladybroad Ledger is a free femme Alt Comics newspaper in Vermont. They produce an annual publication to promote comics by femme and nonbinary Vermont cartoonists. What could be better? I’m a frequent contributor, and I’m pleased to have been included in the most recent issue, which you can find paper copies of around coffee shops, libraries, and bookstores around VT. Here are the comics of mine that they published in this recent issue:

Queer Joy and Isele in Print

August 30, 2022Uncategorizedart, joy, poems, publicationFranky Frances Cannon

I’m delighted to have been included in Isele Magazine’s ‘Queer Joy’ themed issue. Read the issue here, and here are my three poems. The Isele ‘Best Of’ Anthology will be published in print this fall, keep your eyes peeled! I will have an essay about teaching in the anthology.