Welcome to DrawTogether with WendyMac!
Part Mr. Rogers, part Bob Ross, part Sister Wendy (she is the original Wendy!), DrawTogether is an educational drawing universe that grows our creativity, curiosity, care, and connection through the joyful act of art-making.
Drawing, to be precise.
Since its launch, DrawTogether has attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers from around the world, all excited to draw with host and #1 NYT-Bestelling illustrator (plus social worker and professional goofball) Wendy MacNaughton— aka “WendyMac.”
Here’s a few quick links:
The Illustrator Teaching Kids (and Their Parents) How to See, New York Magazine
Access our non-profit DrawTogether Classrooms. We offer educators support and programming to help bring more art and social emotional learning into their learning environments
DrawTogether Strangers is an ongoing project that brings strangers together and encourages curiosty and attention through drawing
Keep up with DrawTogether on Instagram: @drawtogether.studio and Wendy here: @wendymac
Want to know about the Grown-Ups Table and the 30 Days of Drawing? Read on:
Join the Grown-Ups Table
Hosted on the Substack platform, the Grown-Ups Table (aka The GUT) is a real, active community of DrawTogether minded people seeking to develop creativity, curiosity, and attention, and connect with one another through the simple (and fun) act of drawing.
What started off as a personal experiment has organically evolved to become perhaps the biggest participatory drawing class in the world, ever.
Every Sunday, WendyMac shares a drawing lesson grounded in art and social work, integrating art history, visiting artists, skill development, field trips, and more into a framework for an assignment. GUT members receive the assignment and share and celebrate each others work in the DT GUT Community Chat.
We’re all beginners, always. It’s always Day 1 in the GUT. Join the GUT community at any time.
The GUT is also where WendyMac hosts the 30 Days of Drawing, the annual drawing program in which Wendy offers daily lessons throughout January, and thousands of people around the world join her to draw together every day for ten minutes. The impact of this project has been life-changing for participants. Learn more and check out the Frequently Asked Questions.
WHO is WendyMac?!
(aka Wendy MacNaughton)
Wendy MacNaughton’s work is based in the practices of drawing, social work, and storytelling. She combines the practice of deep looking, listening, and drawing to create stories of often overlooked people, places, and things. Wendy has worked on varied projects across mediums and fields, and in collaboration with numerous groups and individuals, but one thing stays consistent: Wendy;s work explores drawing as a vehicle for curiosity, care, and connection.
As a visual columnist for The New York Times and California Sunday Magazine, Wendy drew stories everywhere from high school cafeterias to Guantanamo Bay.
She has authored and drawn two books, How To Say Goodbye and Meanwhile in San Francisco, and illustrated many others, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat and New York Times Bestseller The Gutsy Girl by Caroline Paul.
She is the Creator and Drawer-in-Chief of DrawTogether, a participatory drawing show for kids, and The Grown-Ups Table, lessons and community for drawing-minded adults, as well as it’s non-profit DrawTogether Classrooms. She is also the co-founder of Women Who Draw with Julia Rothman, an advocacy database launched in 2016 to increase visibility and opportunities for underrepresented artists, illustrators, and cartoonists.
She lives in the SF Bay Area, but you can often find her on the road, speaking at conferences, universities, or companies, or in her mobile studio (built inside the back of a Honda Element) doing the thing she likes best: drawing.
Got questions? Answers? Anyone care for a mint?? We'd love to hear from you.
Email us at community@drawtogether.studio
Pencils UP!
