Our first Illustrator Gather was fabulous! Shadra Strickland and Kelly Light made us laugh and talked about:
Their illustration practice, process, craft books and tools
How important it is to find 15 minutes a day to write or draw right now–to keep things percolating
Not getting “too precious” with early drafts–just get it out of your head
How important it is, if you draw for children, to be in touch with the part of you that never grew up
Feeding your creativity with corkboard on your walls
Using playlists to make your brain go to the right place, that fits what you’re working on
Practicing your style, the natural way that YOU draw
Shadra also read a poem to use as an illustration prompt. If you do it, be sure and share it with us @HighlightsFound on Twitter and Instragram, and use #HFGather!