Giuseppe Castellano talks to Mariam Quraishi, Senior Designer at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, about how she works with illustrators. She also answers questions from listeners about the efficacy of postcards, querying agents, and more.To learn more about Mariam, visit <a href="http://mariamquraishi.com" target="_blank">mariamquraishi.com</a>.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Matthew Forsythe, Kelly Murphy
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to Mariam Quraishi, Senior Designer at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, about how she works with illustrators. She also answers questions from listeners about the efficacy of postcards, querying agents, and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Mariam, visit &lt;a href="http://mariamquraishi.com" target="_blank"&gt;mariamquraishi.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: Matthew Forsythe, Kelly Murphy&lt;/p&gt;
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Mariam answers questions from listeners about working with illustrators, the efficacy of postcards, the pros and cons of querying agents, and more.

Mariam Quraishi

Giuseppe Castellano talks to award-winning illustrator, artist, designer, and writer, Maira Kalman, about navigating life’s inconsistencies; how we can stay centered and grounded creatively; what the most important thing is about being an illustrator; and more.To learn more about Maira, visit <a href="https://mairakalman.com" target="_blank">mairakalman.com</a>.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Beatrix Potter, Remy Charlip, Maurice Sendak, Edward Gorey
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to award-winning illustrator, artist, designer, and writer, Maira Kalman, about navigating life’s inconsistencies; how we can stay centered and grounded creatively; what the most important thing is about being an illustrator; and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Maira, visit &lt;a href="https://mairakalman.com" target="_blank"&gt;mairakalman.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: Beatrix Potter, Remy Charlip, Maurice Sendak, Edward Gorey&lt;/p&gt;
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Maira talks about navigating life’s inconsistencies; what the most important thing is about being an illustrator; and more.

Maira Kalman

Giuseppe Castellano talks to renowned children’s book illustrator, Axel Scheffler, about the deep, dark mistake he made with The Gruffalo; what he thinks about his “imperfect” art style; why he prefers to be called a family book creator; and more.To learn more about Axel, visit <a href="https://axelscheffler.com/" target="_blank">axelscheffler.com</a>.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Posy Simmonds, Jean-Jacques Sempé, Tomi Ungerer, Judith Kerr, Lisa Brown, William Steig, Wolf Erlbruch, Maurice Sendak, Edward Gorey, N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rockwell, Janet Ahlberg, Alice and Martin Provensen, and Leo and Diane Dillon
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to renowned children’s book illustrator, Axel Scheffler, about the deep, dark mistake he made with &lt;i&gt;The Gruffalo&lt;/i&gt;; what he thinks about his “imperfect” art style; why he prefers to be called a family book creator; and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Axel, visit &lt;a href="https://axelscheffler.com/" target="_blank"&gt;axelscheffler.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: Posy Simmonds, Jean-Jacques Sempé, Tomi Ungerer, Judith Kerr, Lisa Brown, William Steig, Wolf Erlbruch, Maurice Sendak, Edward Gorey, N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rockwell, Janet Ahlberg, Alice and Martin Provensen, and Leo and Diane Dillon&lt;/p&gt;
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Axel talks about the deep, dark mistake he made with The Gruffalo; what he thinks about his imperfect art style; and more.

Axel Scheffler

Giuseppe Castellano talks to illustrator and fine artist, Michael Deas, about his early years as an illustrator; how he created “The Torch Lady” for Columbia Pictures; why he doesn’t look back on his long career; and more.To learn more about Michael, visit <a href="http://www.michaeldeas.com/" target="_blank">michaeldeas.com</a>.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin, Herbert Tauss
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to illustrator and fine artist, Michael Deas, about his early years as an illustrator; how he created “The Torch Lady” for Columbia Pictures; why he doesn’t look back on his long career; and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Michael, visit &lt;a href="http://www.michaeldeas.com/" target="_blank"&gt;michaeldeas.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin, Herbert Tauss&lt;/p&gt;
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Michael talks about how he created “The Torch Lady” for Columbia Pictures; why he doesn’t look back on his long career; and more.

Michael Deas

Giuseppe Castellano talks to award-winning illustrator, and distinguished educator, Robert Hunt, about why illustrators should embrace “woodshedding”; how he created the DreamWorks logo; what the great Kazuhiko Sano meant to him, and to the illustration world at large; and more.To learn more about Robert, visit <a href="https://roberthuntstudio.com/" target="_blank">roberthuntstudio.com</a>.Artists mentioned in this episode include: John Singer Sargent, London Ladd, Bruce Wolfe, David Grove, Andrew Loomis, George Bridgman, Robert Henri, Brian Stauffer, Marc Burckhardt, Bernie Fuchs, Bob Peak, Mark English, Thomas Blackshear 
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to award-winning illustrator, and distinguished educator, Robert Hunt, about why illustrators should embrace “woodshedding”; how he created the DreamWorks logo; what the great Kazuhiko Sano meant to him, and to the illustration world at large; and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Robert, visit &lt;a href="https://roberthuntstudio.com/" target="_blank"&gt;roberthuntstudio.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: John Singer Sargent, London Ladd, Bruce Wolfe, David Grove, Andrew Loomis, George Bridgman, Robert Henri, Brian Stauffer, Marc Burckhardt, Bernie Fuchs, Bob Peak, Mark English, Thomas Blackshear&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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Robert talks about how he created the DreamWorks logo; why every illustrator should know who Kazuhiko Sano is; and more.

Robert Hunt

Giuseppe Castellano talks to folks in illustration, graphic design, publishing, animation, and other creative fields about the ups and downs of their careers.

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