Anni

New York

This is the second version, it was a trade-off between the stigmatization of the Pope's hand with a heart or showing the Pope in his old black shoes rather than the fancy red Pope shoes which are now in a donation box.

Anni

New York

I created a cartoon that speaks to current events. In a world filled with war, Pope Francis' message of peace and love is worth paying attention too. I decided to re-draw the cartoon focusing on the position of Cliffhanger's feet and then used the term Cliffhanger in the title. This is the first color version of my Tender Comic and I hope its heartwarming.

Jerry

New York City

Reaching for that great creative idea.

Kevin

Weehawken, NJ

When I rotated Ms. Bechdel's doodle from portrait to landscape,it suggested to me falling, flight, gravity, or its defiance, at play. It was a fun challenge! I used black marker and watercolor pencils to complete the work.

Nice collaborating with you, Ms. Bechdel!

Michael

Sumner

I draw while I’m on the phone listening to other people talk.

Tim

Port Jefferson

I created my doodle without really thinking and used it as a demonstration for my high school drawing class (all of whom will soon be entering hopefully) and I animated myself drawing it using marker, pencil, and watercolors on Vine: http://artroom161.blogspot.com/2014/10/drawing-bechdel-doodle-dare.html

Jason

NY

The instant I saw Alison's drawing I wanted to see her dangling off of the precipitous shelf that is Iggy Azalea's bodacious bottom. Thanks to this contest I finally had a valid reason to draw it in all of it's glory.

Dane

Georgia

High up in the sky

Bruce

Ann Arbor, MI

I don't know why the first thing I thought was that this poor lady was hanging from the spaceship on the cover of that Boston album.

Claire

Chicago, IL

"In case of glass ceiling, RAISE HELL"

Think she'll defeat the zombies?

Kathy

Virginia

The idea came from the expression on her face. What is scarier than this??

Judy

Ozone Park, NY

This is my first contest entry into the cartooning world. In my Early Childhood Teaching Days I drew lots of silly faces, to the adoration of my young students who were very easy to please. My inspiration for this came from the multitude of hair bows I make for my little granddaughters. Such a small thing can be a very daunting task to complete, especially when they truly believe that "bigger is better".

Cecile

Princeton, NJ

She had found it first, she was not about to let go.

Eloise

Australia

Inspired by when you're reading a book and so immersed in the world it's like being in a whole new reality, until someone comes and tries to rip you out of that other world.

Jessica

London/Astoria

Inspired by my adorably playful cat, fatty, who constantly feels the need to sit on everything and everyone. I imagined her larger than life and filling the whole apartment, the girl in the illustration being backed into a corner.

Derek

Brooklyn

Kyle

Nashville, TN

Aimee

Austin, Texas

My sweet kitty Luna serves as my muse in "CatPower."

Troy

Bronx, NY

Doodling ≈ Free Association; my doodling knows no bounds. Alison Bechdal’s drawing for The Great Studio 360 Doodle Dare evokes for me an image of one of my heroes, Professor Judith Butler of U.C. Berkeley. Like her I originate from Cleveland, Ohio and have always thought smart people derive from there. She is proof good things come from the heartland. Her work brings a great depth of understanding to our contemplation of this postmodern age in social-psychological, ethical, political, and philosophical terms. Not unlike her contemporaries Jacque Derrida the father of deconstruction and Julia Kristeva the neo-Freudian “freedom fighter”, Professor Butler enables critical thinking. Also, I am a fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s The Gods of Mars and for some reason or other, whether I am on the subway or walking down a street or waiting on line for coffee or even at the gym, I often doodle in my mind sketching one-liners in my thoughts, barbs and jibs that appear as acts of verbal sparring between my heroes and the rich characters in Burroughs’s fantasy Sci-Fi series. Salmagundi is just a mixture of stuff and as such is the title of a literary journal whose name ironically enough gets reused now and again; in our nation’s history of literary journals it appears more than once with no prior affiliations or affinity except for literary journal. Artist Alison Bechdal’s drawing provided for me a point of departure for my mental doodling or only slightly literary imaginings. Many thanks!
Troy Longmire
Bronx, New York

Teresa

Baltimore

I saw the look on the woman's face and the idea came to mind almost immediately. I started with "self-actualization," but "life lessons" scanned better (and fit better on the sign).