One of my favorite creative souls in the world, Ms. Elisa Keleven is here on my podcast! 

We talk about art, social justice, crazy publishing trends, family, loss, and the love and salvation of making art. 

From refugees to wars, to the current COVID 19 crisis in India (today is May 12- 2021) we talk, we lament, we try to make sense of the world.

She tells us about how her anthropomorphizing objects fed her imagination as a child and we explore the merits of anthropomorphizing, and how we naturally make connections that way.

We agree how picture books are the most challenging works of art, and they're not just for children, and how our constant connection to all the joy and pain in the world, courtesy of the new digital age, can be brutal on artists. 

Elisa is the celebrated and award-winning author and illustrator of over twenty-five books. Please visit her website and enjoy her distinct art and voice, in case you already are not familiar with her gorgeous creations. 

I call Elisa the Chagall of picture book art. Because I adore Chagall and Elisa.

https://www.elisakleven.com/

Hope you enjoy our talk. Please subscribe to my podcast and please keep on creating. Creative people make a better world. 

Thank you Elisa for your time, your insight, and the love you spread through your books.

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