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Leila Cabib

Drawing, Visual / Media

The goal of my workshops and residencies is to give students a hands-on experience in two art forms—cartooning and animation—that they have experienced as consumers but not, perhaps, as creators. I encourage playfulness, humor, and an original point of view. As they create their cartoons and animated films, students learn about the conventions of graphic novel storytelling, the tools and techniques of the professional cartoonist, and the history, science, and creative possibilities of animation. The theme of their project is usually connected to a subject they are studying.

About the Artist

Leila Cabib is a professional cartoonist, illustrator, and animator.  Her clients include The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Gannett newspapers, Time-Life Books, and many other publications and organizations.  She has written and illustrated two nationally syndicated comic strips.   She has been teaching cartooning in after-school programs for 29 years and cartooning and animation as an artist in residence in elementary, middle, and high schools (grades 2-12) for 20 years.  Her students’ animated videos have been honored with several national awards and shown at international film festivals. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leila speaks fluent Spanish and has taught her classes in both English and Spanish.                

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Artist's Statement

At the beginning of each residency I share my artwork with students through a PowerPoint presentation.  I show examples of the work I have created for clients and for my own personal pleasure.  I also show and describe the step-by-step process of creating an illustration for publication.

Featured Work

Photos

Illustration published in "Young Children" magazine.
Sketch of Capitol Hill Books created entirely on site.
Sketch of Logan Circle houses.

Videos

  • "Take a Peek at the Chesapeake"

    See more information about "Take a Peek at the Chesapeake"
    What do a disco-dancing dragonfly, a comb jelly with a combover and a spinning owl have in common? They all live in the Chesapeake Bay and star in this lively video created by 101 fifth graders during a week-long residency at Clarksville Elementary School in Clarksville, Maryland. The students learned how to create an animated cycle with the zoetrope, a 19th-century optical toy, and then filmed their drawings frame by frame. Each student brought to life a plant or animal of the Chesapeake Bay. The authentic animal sounds were provided by the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and by Gary Nafis. The music is by songwriter, singer, and musician Frank Schwartz and Tom Wisner, the late environmental educator and songwriter known as the “Bard of the Chesapeake.” "Take a Peek at the Chesapeake" was an official selection of the 2015 Chesapeake Film Festival.
    Medium: pens, colored pencils, paper
    Year: 2015
    Details: 09:33

Booking

Booking Price: $2,001-$5,000

leila@leilacabib.com
301-299-2659

Materials: Pencils, erasers, black rollerball pens, colored pencils, drawing paper, unruled index cards, one-hole punches, rubber bands, glue-bound unruled memo pads.

Technology: Computer, document camera, Promethean board.

I can travel throughout Montgomery County and to parts of Howard County, MD. No overnight stays.

Ms. Deborah Vanegas, art teacher, Glenallan Elementary School: Debbie_S_Vanegas@mcpsmd.org

Arts in Education

Audiences Types: Grades Pre-K – 2, Grades 3-5, Middle School (6-8 grade), High School (9-12 grade), Educators

5-day Cartooning Residency (grades 2-12)
5-day Animation Residency (grades 3-12)