Hay Festival Querétaro 2023 – Drawing

Manuel Marsol’s (Spain) father passed away when he was just 11 years old. This event has left its mark on the work of this illustrator, who expresses his affection for his father through memories and through fantasy. He did so in the illustrated book Astro, an allegory about the love between a father and a son, told through the story of a stranded astronaut who finds himself on a distant planet under the care of an alien. And he has done so once again in El cielo en casa, where a photograph of a penalty kick taken by his father in 1970—capturing the ball suspended in mid-air, leaving us forever unable to know whether it ended in a goal—becomes the starting point for an exploration of childhood memory: a song, a few films, the penalty Roberto Baggio famously blasted over the bar, unanswered questions, and spheres spinning through space for eternity.

Get your paper, brushes, paints and felt-tip pens ready —although we’ll have all the materials ready for you— because Queretaro’s most special illustration workshop is here! Sofía Romo Saavedra and Sam Sama will be running a workshop for children where we will learn the basics of drawing and painting. A unique opportunity to learn from the best and improve our skills!

Sam Sama, an illustrator and graphic designer from Queretaro, will lead this workshop, in which participants can learn the basics of character design. We will start from scratch, with a splash of paint, and move on to combining basic geometric shapes. Then we will discover that the magic of creativity can emerge from this simple combination, as the characters begin to come to life on our canvas.

Get your paper, brushes, paints and felt-tip pens ready —although we’ll have all the materials ready for you— because Queretaro’s most special illustration workshop is here! Sofía Romo Saavedra and Sam Sama will run a workshop for children where we will learn the basics of drawing and painting. A unique opportunity to learn from the best and improve our skills!