Eleanor Klock is a Filipino-American cartoonist from Albany, Oregon. Her work explores themes of loneliness, existentialism, and consumerism as a performance of identity. By approaching her personal grievances with humor, Eleanor hopes to create opportunities for connection. During her residency, she will work on a collection of slice-of-life comics about a young woman navigating relationships in Portland.
Eleanor was drawn to the Oregon Cartoon Project by way of being an Oregonian and a cartoonist. She was excited to find a space such as the OCP that recognizes cartooning as an art form and encourages exploration. As a longtime fan of The Simpsons and a local zine aficionado, Eleanor is inspired by Oregon’s history of cartooning and looks forward to contributing her part.