Eileen Christelow

Giuseppe Castellano talks to best-selling illustrator and author, Eileen Christelow about her transition from being a photographer in the 1960’s, to becoming a best-selling children’s book maker; what illustrators (especially those in critique groups) can learn from Jim Giblin—Eileen’s long-time editor; what illustrators can do to improve (hint: it’s likely you’re already doing it); and more.

To learn more about Eileen, visit christelow.com.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Margaret Bourke-White, John Steptoe, Maurice Sendak, James Marshall, and Arnold Lobel

To learn more about James Cross Giblin, you can read this interview with Roger Sutton.

Eileen mentioned the Esalen Institute. To learn more about it, go to esalen.org.

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