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Trust the Process: Linsday Stripling, Catapult Artist for July 2019
I think what I love about illustration is that there are so many ways to challenge myself.
As part of our Catapult Artist program, Nicole Caputo, Catapult’s creative director, sits with July’s #CatapultArtist for a conversation on art, creativity, and the artist’s life.
Nicole is the VP, Creative Director of Catapult, Counterpoint Press and Soft Skull Press. She is also founder of her own studio based in the Catskill mountains and the co-founder of She Designs Books, an organization that celebrates women in book design.
Awards include a Silver Cube from the Art Director's Club, Communication Arts, Type Director's Club, AIGA/NY, HOW International Design, PRINT Regional Design, the New York Book Show, the National Gold Ink Awards, London International Creative Competition, amongst others.
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“How am I telling the story, and how am I representing the people in that story?”: Sara Wong, Catapult Artist for December 2019
“It’s not enough to consider the content—how am I presenting the content?”
The Challenges of Distilling Metaphor into Art: Kim Salt, Catapult Artist for November 2019
“Always meet your deadlines, do good work, and be easy to get along with.”
“Self-belief gets you quite far as an illustrator”: Hannah Lock, Catapult Artist for October 2019
“Refrain yourself from throwing things away. Even if you think you’re going nowhere with what you’re creating.”
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Make What You Love and You Will Be Found: Sarah Robbins, Catapult Artist for June 2019
“‘Illustrator’ is just the easiest catch-all for many jobs—which again, I’m rather restless so it’s worked out great that I never get bored!”
“People will always need art in their lives.”: Alexandra Bowman, Catapult Artist for August 2019
“Working for myself is all about balance. Although illustration is my career and passion, I still need to have a life outside of art-making.”
“Look at everything!”: Celia Jacobs, Catapult Artist of September 2019
Learning to apply my curiosity wherever it’s needed has made my illustration career more fun and maybe more successful, too.