Love this conversation. I think what stories have taught me is that we can tell a better story. My dear friend, Gareth Higgins, speaks of this in his beautiful literary magazine, The Porch. I so appreciate your connection to a beloved children’s story, Breena. So we can see with fresh eyes how we can do creative work in a way that is meaningful to us individually without the bounds of the label of work.
Haha yes! This is a struggle I have regularly. It’s a lot of unlearning the “work ethic” that was engrained in me. The need to be productive in a very specific quantifiable way is generally unhelpful with writing and drawing long form comics.
Also so excited for the Claudia Claws book! Making room on my bookshelf!
Love this. Lol never dawned on me how capitalistic the ant story is. I would be good friends with Fredderick.
" I commented on Instagram a few weeks ago that someone should rework this tale for adults who need its message" ... 👀
This is so beautiful! I'm definitely going to put it on hold at the library for the kids.
P.S. I am so excited about Claudia Claws!
Love this conversation. I think what stories have taught me is that we can tell a better story. My dear friend, Gareth Higgins, speaks of this in his beautiful literary magazine, The Porch. I so appreciate your connection to a beloved children’s story, Breena. So we can see with fresh eyes how we can do creative work in a way that is meaningful to us individually without the bounds of the label of work.
Haha yes! This is a struggle I have regularly. It’s a lot of unlearning the “work ethic” that was engrained in me. The need to be productive in a very specific quantifiable way is generally unhelpful with writing and drawing long form comics.