An interview with Siobhan Coombs about workshops for kids & comics!

Janice: You were a student of mine for singing and acting and showed enormous potential. Since then you've grown a family and gone off into areas where you are equally passionate!  Can you tell us a little about your new direction?

Siobhan:  My new direction is one that I felt pulled to, and once I stopped resisting and went with the flow, it felt really right for me. 

I've always loved comic books, and started working in comic book stores straight out of high school. I never thought of it as my career, but I loved it! 

I went to uni and a few different drama schools but the whole time I was working in comics as well - it became the most consistent and dependable part of my life.

 After over a decade of working in someone else's store, I saw a gap in the market, and decided to leap in head first and open my own store! Cockatoo Comics is the end result, and one I'm very proud of.

 We stock the best alternative, locally produced, second hand and kids comics. So far we only operate online, and we do pop up stalls at markets and various events.

 We also do workshops for kids! My business partner is a multimedia artist named Annie Huang, who makes amazing comics. 

I'm so glad I had such amazing training from you Janice, the lessons I learned have been so valuable for me in ways I could never have imagined - breath control,  confidence in public speaking, connection to my body. 

https://www.cockatoocomics.com/

https://www.annieandthemotions.com/