What Is 4EverBold?

4EverBold is an arts-based award program that celebrates the courage, confidence, strength, and resilience of young consumers of home parenteral nutrition. With the support of the Oley Foundation and Baxter, in 2021 the 4EverBold program provided unique and meaningful engagement opportunities for the Oley Foundation’s home parenteral nutrition consumers through a comic strip contest.

The comic strip contest was open to home parenteral nutrition consumers of the Oley Foundation, ages 7 through 25. Consumers were challenged to draw upon their personal experiences with the creation of a comic strip, illustrating who they are and what they do in the bold pursuit of an independent life.

Click here to:

• to order your free book (you'll need to sign into your Oley membership)
  
  
• to purchase note cards featuring the winning comics
  
  
• read about the 2021 winners and runners-up , or watch us celebrate them in the 2021 Awards Ceremony
  

WEBINAR: Drawing Comics with Ira Marcks!

Having trouble creating your comic? Can't figure out how to tell your story? Let Ira Marcks, author and illustrator, help you jump-start the creative process! Ira will show you how to create a four (or three, or two, or one) panel comic with only a few simple things: a pencil, paper, and a basic understanding of the elements of comic art (which is where Ira comes in)! Join Ira to learn the three main elements of storytelling: CHARACTER, SETTING, and THEME. You'll then have everything you need to turn your own personal story into a comic!

Ira Marcks Recorded Webinar

Ira Marcks Presentation (PDF)

Faces and Expressions Reference Sheet

Ira Marcks

Author and Illustrator

Hey, I’m Ira. I’m a cartoonist living in Upstate New York with my wife, two cats, a dog, and lots of books I’ve been meaning to read. My love for ancient magic and possible futures has led me to work with the European Research Council to speculate on future-tech and create a warehouse of esoteric objects for the Hugo Award Winning magazine, Weird Tales. My proudest moment was when Understanding Comics author Scott McCloud wrote a thoughtful blog post about my work. Currently, I teach around 2,500 students a month on Skillshare and my new graphic novel SHARK SUMMER is available from Little, Brown Books.