Scott Nash

Giuseppe Castellano talks to author, illustrator, creative director, and executive director of Illustration Institute, Scott Nash about welcoming discomfort and change into one’s creative practice; who’s to blame for the general public’s ignorance of illustration; why you should know who Dahlov Ipcar, Barbara Cooney, and other great illustrators are from the great state of Maine; and more.

To learn more about Scott, visit scottnashillustration.com.

To learn more about Illustration Institute, visit illustrationinstitute.org.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Edward Gorey, Katie Yamasaki, Chris Van Dusen, Thomas Nast, Haddon Sundblom, Pearl Mann, Jerry Pinkney, Emily Flake, Joe Ciardiello, Barbara McClintock, Ashley Bryan, Barbara Cooney, Andrew Wyeth, Garth Williams, Dahlov Ipcar, Maurice Jake Day, and Alan Cober

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