Cory Godbey

Illustrator, Cory Godbey, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about how he balances illustration and parenthood; how personal projects—from sketchbook collections to a tribute website for Where the Wild Things Are—led Cory to landing prestigious client work (including The Dark Crystal for the Hensons); what it’s like to be bitten by the “Comparison Bug”—and how to be cured from it; and much more.

To learn more about Cory, visit corygodbey.com.

They discussed Cory’s tribute website to Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. It’s called “Terrible Yellow Eyes”. You can still visit it here.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Kazu Kibuisihi, Brian Froud, Arthur Rackham, and Edmund Dulac.

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