On my recent trip north to our summer cabin high atop the mountains of Piney creek, North Carolina, we took a southward detour to visit my long time pal and fellow humor illustrator Fian Arroyo in his new home in Asheville.
We then made a 3 hour drive to Winsten-Salem for a first time face-to-face meeting with another fellow illustrator I met on twitter, the talented Bob Ostrom.
This is a candid interview with the Bob Ostrom as he shares some great information on his career as a cartoonist, how he got started drawing childrens books, freelancing, marketing and chicks on motorcycles. Enjoy.
I recently drove down to Atlanta, GA from N.C. where I’m currently vacationing, and had the privilege of being interviewed by the wonderful and gracious (not to mention beautiful) Xanthe Tilden of CNN En Español about the diabetes storyline which ran in my syndicated Baldo comic strip the last few weeks. We’re proud to have partnered up with the National Alliance for Hispanic Healthon getting the message out about diabetes and help build more awareness.
The interview was set up by the dynamic duo of PR and TV production, Carmen and Charlie Cruz of Effective Media Group. They even put us up for a night, took us to dinner and showed us around the Atlanta area. Xanthe even gave us a personal tour of the CNN studios.
Thanks guys! ; )
We had a great time despite that fact I was all nerves (my Spanish is a bit rusty). It made me realize just how far my Spanish had slipped and that I really needed to make a conscious effort to improve it beyond just casual conversation. There are many second and third generation immigrants who have a very weak handle on their mother tongue, if they still speak it at all.
Needless to say I’m watching more Spanish TV and making a conscious effort to speak only Spanish while at home. Besides, it’s better for my kids as well. I grew up learning two languages at once and never gave it much thought. I need to more consistent in enforcing the Spanish only at home rule with my own kids.
It’s just one example of how I bring awareness and contribute to important issues and causes through my art.
We can all contribute in some way, and as a creative person, there is always an opportunity to put your talent to work for yourself and others.
How about you? Is there something you’ve helped create awareness for or some community project you can, or have helped out using your creative talents? Let me know, I’d love to share it with the world.
Pictures from my most recent four week cartooning workshop at VSA arts of Florida-PBC, where I recently had the honor of teaching some Extraordinarily talented and imaginative students. Congratulations to all of them for creating and sharing such wonderful work. And a special thanks to Visual Arts Program Coordinator, Donald Perez for all the great work they do and for inviting me in.
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Check out this sneak peek at behind the scenes of my Baldo animation project. We’re having a great time and we have a fantastic team of artists working with us on it. I’m living my dream. And you can too, with the right direction and guidance. Enjoy.
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