Rhiannan Sibbald, a Grand Rapids based illustrator and muralist, shares how she got her start, how to break into public art, mural tips, and how to get paid for your work!
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You can read a free zine of Rhiannan’s advice here, or order a physical copy.
Keep up with Rhiannan!
This week Jennifer and Abby are bringing you an interview with Sean Dempsey! Sean is a self-published comic artist and illustrator who travels all over the Midwest for indie comic and small press shows. Sean shares some tabling tips, how he balances illustration with a non-art job, and how to stay structured outside of art school.
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You can read a free zine of Sean’s advice here, or order a physical copy.
Keep up with Sean!
This week Jennifer and her daughter Abby are bringing you an interview with Julia Kaye, a cartoonist and storyboard artist. Julia is a published comic artist with two graphic novels. She is known for her “UP and OUT” gag webcomic and her autobiographical comics about life as a trans woman, “Super Late Bloomer” and its sequel “My Life In Transition.” Julia also worked as a storyboard revisionist on “Big City Greens” and as a storyboard artist on “Jellystone!”
Julia shares how she filled in the gaps of her art school education, how webcomics got her a job at Disney, and her self-promotion tips!
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You can read a free zine of Julia’s advice here, or order a physical copy.
Keep up with Julia!
Check out Julia’s website, Instagram, Bluesky, and read Super Late Bloomer and My Life In Transition!
Get involved!
Have some advice for fellow artists you want to share? Send a short voice recording to abby@craftsanity.com and we might play it in a future episode!
This week Jennifer and her daughter Abby are bringing you an interview with Connie Jin, an interactive developer/designer, comics journalist, and illustrator. Connie is working on a graphic novel and is a graphics reporter at National Public Radio! They share their journey with art, how to balance the creative workloads of a day job and a passion project, getting out of a creative slump, and mental health tips for creatives!
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You can read a free zine of Connie’s advice here, or order a physical copy.
Keep up with Connie!
Check out Connie’s work for NPR, website, and Twitter. (This comic for NPR might be particularly helpful to check out if you’re feeling stressed!)
Get involved!
Have some advice for fellow artists you want to share? Send a short voice recording to abby@craftsanity.com and we might play it in a future episode!
On this episode of the CraftSanity podcast Jennifer and her daughter Abby interview Genice Chan! Genice is a freelance visual development artist and illustrator known for her concept art for the Netflix anime series “Brand New Animal.” She shares her journey from school, to studio work, to freelancing, and some tips about managing the grind and making sure you get paid.
Zines! Zines! Zines!
You can read a free zine of Genice’s advice here, or order a physical copy.
Keep up with Genice!
Check out Genice’s website, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr!
Get involved!
Have some advice for fellow artists, or a question you want to share? Send a short voice recording to abby@craftsanity.com and we might play it in a future episode!