Trailer Blaze 2026 (Our 10th annual!)

Our 10th annual Trailer Blaze comics residency concluded on April 17th. What an incredible week with artists from all over the country, and one from Germany!

Residents included: Iona Fox, Julia Gootzeit, Tine Fetz, Verónica Velázquez-Avilés, Rae Whitlock, Glynnis Fawkes, Kat Sun; invited artists Christina Lee, Amelia Greenhall; and 2 local alumni mentors Jessica Hoffman and Kelly Froh.

We all got to know each other from the shared experiences of car-pooling, firepit sitting, home-cooking, walking along the beach, sweating in the sauna, and playing Pictionary in a rapid fire way! But we also had plenty of alone time to focus on our projects, especially mid-week during some exciting rainstorms. Seeing each other’s work and everyone’s little studio away-from-home remains such a bonding part of the residency, we leave filled up with inspiration from each other!

Residents view & learn about Kat Sun’s work.

Pages and thumbnails from Veronica Velazquez’s forthcoming comic.

Iona Fox shows her recent work.

Game night in the Lodge living room.

Thanks so much to all the residents, The Sou’Wester, Chris Tudor, Megan Kelso, Natalie Dupille, Kiki MacInnis.